Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones may have featured a baby being sacrificed and an adult woman seducing a teenage boy, but the thing that really has fans upset is the accidental reveal of a major character’s identity that was supposed to remain secret. We’ll go ahead and warn you now that even if you have read the George R.R. Martin novels upon which the series is based, there are some major GoT spoilers ahead: Season 4 episode 4 of Game of Thrones ended with a terrifying scene in which a baby is left in the woods, only to be scooped up by a White Walker and transformed. It’s the sort of nightmare-inducing moment we’ve come to expect from the hit series, but for rabid fans of the books, the scene was hard to watch for a different reason: The ultimate badass White Walker who steals the baby’s soul was revealed in an HBO online synopsis to be the legendary Night’s King – a character who has yet to appear in the first five installments of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. The King has been mentioned briefly in the books as a sort of boogeyman used to frighten young children, but by confirming that the first White Walker is alive and well and snatching up babies, GoT broke an unspoken rule by entering territory not yet covered in the books. If you’re not an obsessive GoT fan, this may seem like a pretty minor offense, but since the show has thus far kept pace with Martin’s novels and the Night’s King may prove vital to the story’s conclusion, it’s easy to see why some fans feel betrayed and have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure. Search #NightsKing to experience some pure, white-hot nerd-rage and watch Game of Thrones online at TV Fanatic to keep up on all the bombshell revelations. Game of Thrones Characters In Real Life Open Slideshow 1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. View As List 1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 2. Emilia Clarke Photo Emilia Clarke stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 3. Kristian Nairn as Hodor Photo Kristian Nairn plays Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 4. Kristian Nairn Photo Kristian Nairn from HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 5. Rose Leslie as Ygritte Photo Rose Leslie plays Ygritte on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 6. Rose Leslie Photo Rose Leslie stars on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 7. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark Photo Maisie Williams as Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 8. Maisie Williams Photo Maisie stars in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 9. John Bradley as Samwell Tarley Photo John Bradley plays Samwell Tarley on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 10. John Bradley Photo John Bradley stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 11. Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth Liam Cunningham plays Davos Seaworth on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 12. Liam Cunningham Photo Liam Cunningham of Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 13. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Photo Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 14. Peter Dinklage Photo Peter Dinklage is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 15. Alfie Allen Photo Alfie Allen is one of the star’s of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Here, he attends the show’s fourth season premiere. 16. Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy Photo Alfie Allen plays Theon Grey on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth. 17. Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane Photo Rory McCann on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actor looks completely different in real life. 18. Rory McCann Photo Rory is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. He plays Sandor Clegane on the show. 19. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister Lena Headey on Game of Thrones. She plays evil queen Cersei Lannister. 20. Lena Headey Image Lena Headey of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actress plays Cersei Lannister on the show. 21. Carice van Houten as Melisandre Photo Carice on Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre. 22. Carice van Houten Photo Carice stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre. 23. Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Photo Christie on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth and looks completely different from her character! 24. Gwendoline Christie Photo Gwendoline Christie of HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth on the series. 25. Game of Thrones Dragon Photo One of the dragons from Game of Thrones. This guy looks nothing like the actor who plays him.
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The Night’s King: HBO Accidentally Reveals Major Game of Thrones Spoiler
