Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-25371179-20160827042542

194.74.102.133 wrote: I'm really annoyed that lord Frey is dead

We're probably not in agreement, but I'm more "annoyed" (which isn't really the right word in this context) in the way that he died. It just felt too much like... fan service to me. I guess I could see Arya taking out Lothar and Black Walder... maybe. But I wish that Walder Frey simply died in his sleep. The show's made a point that he's getting quite old, and it would really continue the "harsh reality" that the show's put forward: not all evil people are punished, and not everyone is avenged. There isn't always justice.

Of course, I think Walder would have a "post-humous" punishment: with his death, and presumably Lothar, Black Walder, and Stevron(?), House Frey will descend into chaos without a proper line of succession. Ultimately, it could return to a status quo ante bellum. The Red Wedding was all for nothing but a few short years of serving as Lords Paramount over a region that they hardly could claime rule over in the first place. It's definitely a stain on their legacy. Same for the Boltons too, for that matter. They ruled the North for a few short years and ultimately were driven to extinction.