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Game of Thrones viewers spot baffling plot hole in latest episode

The Night King in Game of Thrones - HBO
The Night King in Game of Thrones - HBO

You could easily be forgiven for getting so swept up in the pulse-pounding drama of the latest Game of Thrones episode that this small, yet vexing, detail passed you by.

By the way, if you’ve not seen the latest episode, Beyond the Wall, the spoilers are about to come thick and  fast. You’ve been warned…

Episode six gave us battles with White Walker bears, Jon Snow’s hardy band getting surrounded by the Army of the Dead on an icy lake, them then needing to raven in a Targaryen dragon evacuation team, Jon Snow almost dying (again) and one of Daenerys’s scaly 'children', Viserion, being slain and brought back by the Night King as a White Walker dragon.

Viserion Game of Thrones The Night King - Credit: HBO
Viserion resurrected as a White Walker dragon Credit: HBO

Yes, a White Walker dragon. That is something of a game-changer when it comes to Westeros power dynamics.

Yet amongst this blizzard of action some viewers clocked one small plot hole that has left them perplexed: The Night King’s chains.

Now the lands north of the wall aren’t the most economically vibrant. And for all its military prowess the Army of Dead is hardly the most well-equipped fighting force.

Which left some fans at a loss as to where the Night King managed to get his hands on the gigantic industrial chains used to drag Viserion’s corps up from its icy lake grave.

The mystery gets deeper when you remember that the Army of the Dead can't actually swim. 

Other fans were quick to point out that giant chain procurement is not the most impressive feat considering the Night King's unique repertoire of skills.

Whereas some proffered theories for what these chains might have been doing before making their debut seven seasons in.

One viewer even offered up a plausible theory as to where they could have come from.

But it seems for now we'll just add this one to the sizable pile of Game of Thrones mysteries we'll be hoping for resolution to in next year's final season.

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