"Protect the retreat"
The entire episode was chaotic fighting. An army of crazed undead bodies. An entire dothraki khalasar charging into battle. Blizzard midnight conditions. Except for one group, the Unsullied. Yes, a few scenes showed the fear in faces of the Unsullied but they were the only group that didn't have anyone run in fear. They held the line firmly, heroically knowing that they were sacrificing it all.
"Protect the retreat" - the order acknowledges death is coming. Everyone is going back into the castle to hopefully win the battle. Except us, because our charge is to hold the line long enough for others to maybe survive later.
It was the most emotional part of the episode to me. To think of these men - formally tortured, enslaved boys that were freed by a dragon queen only to remain enlisted in her service. Serving her for years. To come north to die in a strange cold land, fighting death itself. And they all stood in formation in front of the trench fire barrier as others ran back into the castle. They chose to get slaughtered and overran, but they died in perfect formation protecting the retreat.
RIP Unsullied. The bravest and best army Westeros will ever know.
Submitted April 30, 2019 at 04:27PM by TheBestNarcissist http://bit.ly/2vxJLQS
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