The third episode of season 8, "The Long Night" lasted
for one hour. It was an episode that is purely bloodshed. The Night King along
with his allies White walkers and the Army of the dead came to the Winterfell
and slaughtered all of the humans who were present there to stop them.
Melisandre with her magic helps to light swords of Dothraki
warriors and help in their fight against the Army of the dead. She also helps
to fire up the trenches with her spell for defending the castle.
Once Melisandre has told Arya looking at her eyes that she
sees a darkness in Arya. She also says Arya that they will meet again. It is
Melisandre in the end who sends Arya to her destiny, the destiny of killing
Night King.
Melisandre Joins the Lord of Light after her purpose fulfilled
Melisandre after the battle walks past the Winterfell walls
into the snow, lose her magical choker and dies. Why did she die ? She lived
all these years to fulfill the destiny of helping the Promised Prince who is
believed to end the darkness i.e kill the Night King. She plays her part, leaves
her magical choker and embraces death. Why leave magical choker? here is the
reason Melisandre is described as a character
a servant of the Lord of Light and is centuries old. She maintains her
youthfulness with magic.
As she removes her magical chokers she loses her youthfulness
and turns to a centuries old wrinkled woman. It is 'Carice van Houten' who
played the Melisandre character.
She predicts her death after Winterfell battle
She in season seven reveals to Ser Davos that she would die
the day she reaches Winterfell. She also once mentions(in the third episode of
season 7) to Varys that she would return one more time to Westeros to die.
The Red woman dies after her fulfilling the purpose of the
helping the living in the battle against the darkness.
