We need a proper thread discussing this guy's abilities and motives.
From what I can tell he knew dany and the dragons were coming. He sat on that horse and didn't attack Jon and crew for at least a day we're made to believe right? With it being light dark then light again at the frozen lake.
His regular weapon of choice was absent and instead he and the walkers were equipped with javelins BEFORE THE DRAGONS GOT THERE.
Now think of the lord of light. Visions in the fire allowing glimpses of the future. Melisandre tries to set the stage and allow that vision to come to fruition. Evidence there is telling stannis to go north when she saw the battle of the bastards in the flames, NOT stannis vs boltons.
So it seems obvious to me the NK is also having glimpses of the future. He saw the ice lake and the dragons. You also have to ask yourself why eastwatch specifically? Because whatever he saw showed him eastwatch and a dragon taking the wall down.
The only way to salvage the NK backstory is brans role in s8. There has to be a backstory explained because so far he's just the typical big bad.
Or put it all down to shit writing.
shit writing
bomp
you can't bump your own thread, idiot
>sage
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>Thinking about the Night King's abilities
You're thinking too much, they're just making up shit along the way and trying to get this show finished.
Of course they'll touch on his motives/story. Just don't expect much.