--- title: Game of Thrones: How White Walkers Will Pass the Wall description: Although we didn't see the White Walkers in Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, the threat of the dead is definitely still looming. canonical: https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-24T22:28:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:42:26.096Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: This Game of Thrones Detail May Reveal How the White Walkers Will Get Past the Wall og:description: Potential spoilers ahead og:url: https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54b161b573e7d2c4/69888c3d0b72e385c66e8a69/white-walkers-gamme-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: white-walkers-game-of-thrones og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Game of Thrones Detail May Reveal How the White Walkers Will Get Past the Wall twitter:description: Potential spoilers ahead twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54b161b573e7d2c4/69888c3d0b72e385c66e8a69/white-walkers-gamme-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Tiny _Game of Thrones_ Detail May Reveal How the White Walkers Will Get Past the Wall  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 24, 2017 10:28 PM CUT  HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 24, 2017 10:28 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season seven of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined"). Although we didn’t see the [White Walkers](http://time.com/4704609/game-of-thrones-the-great-war-white-walkers-history/ "undefined") in Sunday’s episode of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/ "undefined"), the threat of the dead is definitely still looming. Following the ominous sequence that appeared to show [the Night King’s army marching south](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNc2eV7P%5F1E "undefined") in the premiere, an [eagle-eyed Redditor](https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/comments/6opkrj/main%5Fspoilers%5Fdid%5Fanyone%5Fnotice/ "undefined") spotted a change in the show’s opening credits that seems to hint at how the Others will try to get past [the Wall](http://time.com/4854028/game-of-thrones-season-7-questions-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen/ "undefined"). When the map pans to the Wall and its surroundings, the water at the far eastern end now looks to be frozen over. Of course, this is right around the location of [Eastwatch-by-the-Sea](http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Eastwatch-by-the-Sea "undefined") — the castle that Jon Snow sent Tormund to guard and the [Hound later appeared to see in the flames](http://time.com/4860314/game-of-thrones-hound-fire-vision/ "undefined"). “Ice, a wall of ice. The Wall…It’s where the Wall meets the sea,” he described his vision. “There’s a castle there. There’s a mountain, looks like an arrowhead. The dead are marching past, thousands of them.” **MORE:** **To stay up to date on everything** **_Game of Thrones_** **, follow our all-encompassing** [**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined")[ **page**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined") **and sign up for our** [**exclusive** ](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")[**newsletter**](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")**.** Some speculate this means the Night King has figured out how to freeze the sea and will attempt to pass the Wall by simply going around it. This argument is made more convincing by the fact that the line, “The waves are frozen,” was [reportedly cut](https://winteriscoming.net/2017/07/18/contemplate-interesting-line-cut-hound-game-of-thrones-dragonstone-season-7-premiere/ "undefined") from the final version of the Hound’s premonition. However, others think the magic imbued in the Wall will continue to keep the White Walkers at bay. But if [the Night King’s mark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JnvJrUEjM4 "undefined") nullified that magic when [Bran crossed back over](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzaqLSPYZrc&t=1m47s "undefined"), it’s a whole different ball game. By any means, the show seems to be setting up a major conflict between the living and the dead at Eastwatch. Keep your eyes on the map, _Thrones_ fans. “The Queen’s Justice,” the third episode of _Game of Thrones_‘ seventh season airs July 30 at 9 p.m. on HBO. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/"},"headline":"This Tiny Game of Thrones Detail May Reveal How the White Walkers Will Get Past the Wall","datePublished":"2017-07-24T22:28:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:42:26.096Z","description":"Potential spoilers ahead","url":"https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54b161b573e7d2c4/69888c3d0b72e385c66e8a69/white-walkers-gamme-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54b161b573e7d2c4/69888c3d0b72e385c66e8a69/white-walkers-gamme-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"white-walkers-game-of-thrones","caption":"","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4871607/game-of-thrones-white-walkers-the-wall-detail/","name":"This Tiny Game of Thrones Detail May Reveal How the White Walkers Will Get Past the Wall"}}]}] ```