Let’s say they haven’t played any essential role in the plot so far that depends on them being supernatural protectors of the Starks. For example, the dragonglass could have been found by anyone or by some other method. Starks and others have been rescued by them on occasion, but that role could have been played by some other character including an ordinary human. The dragons, in contrast, have been absolutely indispensable to Dany’s entire storyline. Without them, and specifically their magical qualities, she couldn’t have achieved any of her conquests and would have been dead several times over. Dany would be nothing without the dragons, while the direwolves are a sidelight that could have been eliminated from the story without making any real difference.
So where is Meera Reed? Shouldn’t she be hanging around Bran and Winterfell?
I think she went home to wherever it is the Reeds live. It’s weird that we have never seen Howland Reed other than in the Tower of Joy flashback though, he’s a Stark bannerman so he probably should have mustered some units to their cause at some point.
Given that he has known all along about Jon’s true parentage, it’s no wonder the show made him a non-person.
That conversation about “the ginger who got his eyelids burned off” was referring to the Lannister soldier/singer whom Arya met last season, no?
Yeah, she went back to the swamp (Greywater Watch, on the Neck) where the Reeds live to be with her family when the Walkers come. She got upset with Bran when all he said was “Thanks” when she said she was going to leave.
Yeah, it referred to the cameo by Ed Sheeran. Sheeran apparently Instagrammed, “Thanks, I knew I was a survivor.” I’m sure burning him up was a wink at all the criticism the cameo got.
Off topic, but this showed up in my newsfeed today:
I assume the dragons could eat the deer, moose, or whatever the bears and wolves eat in the North.
Another consideration is that if the dragons have to go out ranging far and wide to hunt they may not be available when the Army of the Dead arrives. Remember Drogon was gone for months at one point.
And hopefully less likely to be distracted by bones.
You know what kind of people name weapons.
Heh. I knew you did.
Too bad Gendry didn’t name the Hound’s weapon for him.
Heh, I thought of something completely different. 
Hartman: “Tonight, you pukes will sleep with your rifles. You will give your rifle a girl’s name.”
Cunt would have been perfect.
I was going to suggest “Cuntsmiter.”
Definitely not “Buttlicker.”
In season one, Ned tells Arya that one she’ll one day be a great lady, etc. etc. and she responds “That’s not me.” When she encounters her wolf in a later season, she says “That’s not you,” meaning that reuniting with Arya wasn’t the life the wolf was meant to live. Didn’t realize the parallel until I rewatched episodes from season one last week.
Has no one mentioned how awful Jon Snow’s plan actually was? Aside from turning the North into a province of Dany’s new Targaryen empire (which no one seems super jazzed up about), all he’s managed to do is lose a dragon to the Night King, essentially delivering to him a method of breaching The Wall. Cersei is no more on board with helping than she was before, except now she a) knows their plans and b) knows they are short one dragon. At best, all Jon has done is inspire Jaime Lannister to come north where he will be lucky to not be killed by every character he’s fucked over for the past seven seasons.
The stupidity of the whole Wight Hunt plot device was discussed at considerable length last season, even before the fact that the dead dragon would be used to breach the Wall was known.