Screen Rant

  • Game of Thrones' Battle of Winterfell had some weird parallels to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 1 / 9

    Daenerys And Jon Snow In Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3

  • Specifically, the actions of the Night King are reminiscent of key moments in Episode VIII. 2 / 9

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  • The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson joked on Twitter about how the Night King's echoes Snoke's. 3 / 9

  • The Night King survived Drogon's dragonfire completely unharmed and just smiled. 4 / 9

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  • This was very similar to when Luke Skywalker's Force ghost tricked the First Order by surviving their blaster barrage. 5 / 9

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  • Arya Stark used a specific move with Littlefinger's dagger to kill the Night King. 6 / 9

    Arya Stark In Game Of Thrones Battle of Winterfell

  • Arya's move was just like how Rey killed a Praetorian Guard in The Last Jedi. 7 / 9

  • Rian Johnson is working with GoT's showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss as they develop Star Wars trilogies. 8 / 9

  • George Lucas was also on set while season 8 was filmed, furthering Star Wars' Game of Thrones connection. 9 / 9

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