Some theorised that in order for the Night King to be destroyed, the magic powering him would need to leave the world – and, in fact, the show would end with no magic in the realm. This seemed especially likely considering we’d already seen the demise of the Children of the Forest and the giants before Season 8 had began. But by the time the show ended, we still had two direwolves alive, one dragon, and, of course, the Three Eyed Raven as the freaking king. So yeah, this theory definitely didn’t pan out.