There Was A Hidden Detail In The "Game Of Thrones" Opening Credits That Explains Everything

Yep. Winter is here.

If you watched the Season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones, you know that the Hound saw something ~interesting~ in the fire.

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Yep, he said he saw the army of the dead just walking AROUND the gigantic wall that was built for the sole purpose of keeping them out.

That left a lot of fans confused: If the White Walkers could've just gone around the Wall, why didn't they do it a long time ago?

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The answer might lie in the opening credits, of all places. Here's a shot of the Wall from Season 6, Episode 1:

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And here's a shot from the Season 7 premiere. Notice anything different?

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That's right: The entire sea is FREEZING OVER!

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This comparison from Redditor RohitMSasi points it out nicely.

So that means that the huge army of wights really could just — you know — walk around the Wall.

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*Sweats nervously*

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