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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8: Here Are the Odds On Who Survives the Battle of Winterfell
Sunday night the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 will likely be the biggest bloodbath in the history of the show. Possibly in the history of fictional onscreen warfare. The Night King is bringing the White Walkers to Winterfell’s door, and the armies of men are preparing to defend their lives from actual death itself.
No big deal, right? Well, as Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) says in the episode 3 preview below, “The most heroic thing we can do now is look the truth in the face.”
The truth is, a lot of fan favorite characters are gonna die, no matter what.
Oddsmakers have some idea as to whose chances aren’t looking too great right now, reports Newsweek:
According to the oddsmaker’s predictions, Theon Greyjoy has the largest chance of dying first in Sunday’s episode. He was given odds of 5/4. This prediction raises questions about the safety of Bran Stark. As viewers may remember, Theon agreed to protect Bran while he used himself as bait to lure the Night King. Bran has the mark of the Night King on his arm, and explained in last week’s episode that he could be the only way to draw the Night King out in the open. If the Night King falls, so does his army.
Theon is followed by a list of other likely deaths, including Jamie Lannister at 3/1, Euron Greyjoy at 5/1, Cersei Lannister with 15/2 and Yaya Greyjoy with 10/1.
So the Lannisters and the Greyjoys may be doomed.
These predictions came from betting sites like US Bookies and Bet-PA.com, which are part of “the betting intelligence network,” according to Newsweek.
Who’s likely to be safe? Given GoT’s history of not giving a damn whether fans wanted a character to remain alive or not, the truth is that everyone from Sansa to Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) to Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) is probably fair game.
Here are the major characters oddsmakers believe will make it out alive and possibly even take the Iron Throne: Bran Stark, with 2 to 1 odds and Sansa Stark at 3 to 1. Other likely survivors include Jon Snow, Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, The Night King, Daenerys Targaryen and Samwell Tarly.
In an interview with EW, episode director Miguel Sapochnik said of this episode that it is “survival horror.”
“That’s the whole episode for me,” Sapochnik continued, “What we realized is you look at like Assault on Precinct 13 — movies where a group is under siege — usually there’s an ensemble cast and a central theme in there. So I’ve been trying to work out whose story this is. That’s different than the stuff I’ve done previously which was generally from Jon’s perspective. Here I’ve got 20-some cast members and everyone would like it to be their scene.”
Whatever happens, plenty of apprehensive fans will be tuning in to watch.
Game of Thrones airs Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Pizza For Breakfast Is Healthier Than Sugary Cereal, Nutritionists Say
In 2018 a nutritionist created a stir with the claim that pizza would make a better breakfast—healthier breakfast—than cereal.
Chelsey Amer is the expert who made the claim, saying in part that “pizza packs a much larger protein punch, which will keep you full and boost satiety throughout the morning.”
This is irresistible. It’s affirming, for one thing—all those shameful moments in college munching a pepperoni slice at 6:30 am don’t feel quite so shameful anymore—and it feels like it just makes sense, given Amer’s point about protein.
Australia’s News.com.au has weighed in on the question and found the truth may be a little less cut and dried, writing that “it depends on what sort of pizza and breakfast cereal we are talking about.”
Noting that many cereals popular in the United States are heavily processed and mostly made of sugar, News.com.au’s Susie Burrell writes that there are still plenty of healthy cereals on the market and their ingredients include “oats, muesli and bran flakes, which can be teamed with protein-rich toppings,” like greek yogurt.
Burrell follows up:
Recent Australian data exploring the diets of breakfast cereal consumers published in the journal Nutrients, revealed breakfast cereal eaters have lower BMI’s, have healthier diets throughout the day, consume more whole grains and dietary fiber and consume the lowest amount of added sugars each day.
So while there are some sugary breakfast cereals out there, this does not mean that all breakfast cereal is a poor breakfast option.
Basically, then, saying that pizza beats cereal as a nutritious way to begin the day is at best imprecise. Everything depends on the type of pizza or the type of cereal you choose, and what you add to it.
So choose one or the other, but choose wisely. Whatever you do, just don’t skip breakfast completely. Another recent study found a correlation between skipping the first meal of the day and an elevated risk of early death from cardiovascular disease. CNN reports:
After a person’s age, sex, race, socioeconomic status, diet, lifestyle, body mass index and disease status were taken into account, the study found that those who never had breakfast had a 87% higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with people who had breakfast every day…
We’re never missing another morning meal and also sticking with nutritionist Chelsey Amer on this one.
Sugary cereal is great for many things—the munchies, plopping on the sofa for a retro cartoon binge, buying your dentist a new Ski-doo—but pizza is the bomb. Muesli can stay in Whole Foods where it belongs.