House of the Dragon season 3 has featured another shocking, major death – but, this time, fans are celebrating.
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In the new episode, Ser Criston Cole is unceremoniously killed off in unexpected fashion in the opening scenes. Now, book readers might have seen this coming thanks to some ironic foreshadowing in the last episode, but, otherwise, it's a shocking moment.
Criston is ambushed by soldiers from Team Black who are playing dead, and then, after challenging his opponents to a duel, he is shot dead by arrows.
The kingsguard knight hasn't exactly been a fan favorite over the years, which means, now that he's gone, House of the Dragon fans are celebrating.
"Dude had so much plot armor there for awhile, I'm glad they just dropped the axe like that," says one fan on Reddit, commenting on a post titled "fucking finally."
"I loved that he tried to challenge an old man and a young boy to hand-to-hand combat in a last ditch Hail Mary at dying honorably in battle and they were just like haha no man, you're defeated already. Thank god they didn't take him up on his ridiculous demand and just shot him dead instead smh," says another person.
Someone else has noticed some poetic justice in the death, too. "Funny that he went the same way as Jace, right down to the number of arrows," they say. Jacaerys was killed in the Battle of the Gullet.
"Good job Criston Cole, you got your wish. Good riddance," says another fan, while another says: "Thank god he's FINALLY dead."
House of the Dragon season 3 continues weekly on Sky, NOW, and HBO Max in the UK, and HBO in the US.
You can keep up to date with our House of the Dragon season 3 release schedule, and, for even more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Game of Thrones movies and TV shows.
