Ramsay Bolton and Jon Snow, bastard vs. bastard, is finally happening this Sunday on Game of Thrones in episode 9, ‘ Battle of the Bastards .’ It’s the fight we’ve been waiting all season to see. The Battle of Winterfell , the Bastard Bowl or whatever you want to call it could be the culmination of a series-long buildup to this point.
The battle for the North is not just about claiming territory or politics; it’s also about preparing for the White Walkers and getting some much-needed revenge. Remember it was Ramsay’s father who helped Walder Frey slaughter the Starks at the Red Wedding. It was Ramsay who mutilated and tortured Euron Greyjoy and raped Sansa Stark. And it’s Ramsay who currently is holding Rickon Stark hostage.
The Battle of Winterfell reportedly took several weeks to film and is rumored to be the biggest fight scene Game of Thrones has done. Epic is a word that’s so often overused but if you believe the hype , and certain Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 9 spoilers , ‘Battle of the Bastards’ will not disappoint.
Below are photos, spoilers, leaks and predictions for ‘Battle of the Bastards.’
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Episode 9 ‘Battle of the Bastards’ Photos
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Episode 9 Spoilers: Who Wins The ‘Battle of the Bastards’?
Common sense says we’re unlikely to see another Jon Snow defeat or death at this point, but for a show that routinely defies common sense no one is safe in the Battle of Winterfell. Beware MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW.
In the now-deleted, overanalyzed and yet confirmed reddit thread leaking major spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6, we do know how some of the Battle of the Bastards shakes out but big unknowns remain. We do know – here’s where the real Game of Thrones Season 6 spoilers begin – Rickon does not survive the battle.
Every redditor’s favorite Game of Thrones Season 6 leaker, truede, detailed the heart-wrenching scene in the deleted thread. "Ramsay and Jon meet across the battlefield. Ramsay releases Rickon and tells him to run toward his brother," the confirmed spoilers said. "As Rickon runs, Ramsay starts shooting arrows up in the air one at a time that keep missing him. Jon starts galloping toward Rickon but just as he reaches him, one of Ramsay's arrow hits him and he dies in Jon's arms. Sansa is the smart one. She tells Jon before the battle that Rickon is already dead.”
But how does Jon Snow and his army defeat the Boltons against all odds? Well, some well-timed Gandalf riding at the last minute to save Helm’s Deep-esque shit might go down. Brienne may have failed to successfully get Tully’s support at Riverrun but Sansa’s other plan may have worked. Remember that letter she sent ? Well thanks to some screenshots from the scene, we know that letter was sent to none other than Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish. Expect the Knights of the Vale to come riding in on horseback to save the day at just the moment when it appears all hope is lost for Tormund, Jon Snow, Wun Wun, Davos and the other survivors.
After that, most of the confirmed spoilers don’t offer much more other than to say Jon Snow and his army end up victorious in the Battle of the Bastards and that Snow, at least initially, chooses to imprison Ramsay instead of killing him on the spot.
The deleted reddit thread, all hail king truede, said there are multiple deaths in the finale but that he/she wasn’t going to spoil all of them.
Well, that’s all for the Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 9 spoilers for now. To read what might happen in the Game of Thrones Season 6 finale, click here for a look at photos and spoilers of what will be the longest show in Game of Thrones history, “The Winds of Winter.”
