# Game of Thrones 5.08 "Hardhome" 5/31/15 \[Show discussion\]

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> [@"Yankee Words"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankee-words/94339/2):
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> 1. I thought they already established that wights could only be killed by fire? It seemed like they were putting a lot of them down with conventional stabbing.

I thought the wight walkers could be killed by fire, but the one Jon was fighting was awfully cavalier about walking around the building that was on fire.

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