Latest Game of Thrones episode leaves fans in shock, despair

The latest Game of Thrones' episode that debuted on Sunday left hardcore fans of the show sad after Hodor became the latest character who had to bite the dust. 

Bran Stark was once again in troubled waters that eventually led to his direwolf Summer and faithful servant Hodor getting killed. Unsupervised, the young Stark child grasped a root and went deep into a dream wherein he saw the frightening White Walkers up close. As Bran went close to their fiercely horrifying commander, he ultimately realised that the creature could see him. Not only that, he grasped him by the hand until the boy woke up startled. 

That meant curtains for Bran and his entourage who were holed up in the Three-Eyed-Raven's cave. The leader of the White Walkers had gotten a whiff of the young boy and would soon come looking for him, warned the Three-Eyed-Raven. As soon as the party was about to depart, sure enough the White Walkers turned up by the thousands outside their cave, ready to hunt the young boy and his bewildered party. 

Clearly the strongest member of the group, it was up to Hodor to hold the fort--or more appropriately, the door when the going got tough. Left behind by Meera Reed (who could be labeled selfish but we really can't question her judgment) to hold back the barrage of White Walkers pounding on the door, Meera was able to drag Bran away from an impending slaughter as the Walker got to Hodor in the end. 

The transition of the dialogue 'Hold the door' to 'Hodor' was the icing on the cake. All the more, it evoked a strong response from Game of Thrones' fans around the world, who missed the burly man and couldn't come to grips with the fact that there'd be no more of him in the upcoming seasons. 

All in all, it would certainly be interesting to see how Bran and Meera (both of whom are on the run with a hoard of White Walkers on their trail) manage to evade almost certain death and survive without Hodor watching over them.