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*Warning: House of the Dragon season 3 episode 6 spoilers ahead*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) meets his unceremonious end in House of the Dragon\u2019s<\/a> latest episode, and while readers of Fire & Blood saw it coming, many TV viewers were left with a completely different question: who actually killed him?<\/span><\/p>\n

In season three episode five, Cole revealed his true intentions to Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox). Essentially, he\u2019s leading their men on a suicide mission, paving the way for the brutal Butcher\u2019s Ball<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Episode six, \u2018Faceless Men\u2019, picks up with Cole and the remnants of the Green army marching into the Riverlands, where they stumble across what appears to be an abandoned military camp littered with the bodies of fallen Rivermen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Realising something isn’t right, Cole\u2019s suspicions are confirmed when many of the \u201ccorpses\u201d leap to their feet, revealing themselves to be Black soldiers lying in wait as part of an elaborate ambush.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Roddy
Credit: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After fighting through the first wave, Cole and his men discover they’ve been lured into a trap and are completely surrounded by a much larger force led by Oscar Tully (Archie Barnes) and Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Refusing to surrender, Cole challenges the opposing commanders to a final duel, determined to die with a sword in his hand rather than be taken prisoner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But before he can take a single step, Alysanne \u201cBlack Aly\u201d Blackwood (Annie Shapero) cuts him down with a series of arrows, ending the former Hand of the King\u2019s story in abrupt, unheroic fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who the heck is Alysanne \u2018Black Aly\u2019 Blackwood?<\/h2>\n
\"Alysanne
Credit: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Little has been shown about her in the Game of Thrones<\/a> prequel so far, but Alysanne \u201cBlack Aly\u201d Blackwood is well known to Fire & Blood<\/a> readers as a fierce archer from House Blackwood and aunt to the young Lord Benjicot \u201cBloody Ben\u201d Blackwood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She is one of Queen Rhaenyra’s (Emma D\u2019Arcy)<\/a> most loyal supporters during the Dance of the Dragons and quickly earns a fearsome reputation on the battlefield.<\/span><\/p>\n

Black Aly first appeared briefly in the House of the Dragon season three premiere and in episode two as Daemon\u2019s (Matt Smith) army celebrates and sings. Although she\u2019s seemed very insignificant before Criston Cole, the books give her a much larger role in the war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without spoiling too much, Alysanne survives the Dance and remains one of the conflict’s most prominent Black commanders. After the war, she marries Lord Cregan Stark and eventually becomes Lady of Winterfell.<\/span><\/p>\n

House of the Dragon viewers have the same complaint after Criston Cole’s death<\/h2>\n
\"Criston
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The problem for many viewers right now is that the HBO<\/a> show has barely introduced her. She has yet to be properly named on screen or given any meaningful backstory, leaving many non-readers confused when she killed one of the show\u2019s biggest characters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking to <\/span>Reddit<\/span><\/a>, one asked, \u201cIn the scene where Cole dies, is that Alysanne Blackwood or a random female archer? Not sure if we have any other hints.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, one person wrote, \u201cYes, the casting has been known since before the show aired. Why Black Aly hasn’t been given an actual introduction scene so casual audiences know who tf she is, I have no godly idea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some believe it speaks to a wider issue with House of the Dragon\u2019s writing, something George R.R. Martin<\/a> himself spoke about in his now-deleted blog post slamming the changes made to the source material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that people have to ask is such an indictment on the writers,\u201d wrote one, while another quipped, \u201cYes she is but I don’t know why they decided to put a Zorro mask on her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a separate <\/span>thread<\/span><\/a>, a fan asked, \u201cOkay, but who was the person who fired the arrow? Do we know her?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After confirming it\u2019s Aly, another said, \u201cI had the same question. Apparently she was in S3E1 at Daemon’s opening battle but I don’t think she had any lines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Daemon
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\u201cEdit: I was wrong, she had one verse in their victory song after the Fish Feed in S3E2. I feel like maybe there’s a deleted dialogue scene which introduces the new Riverlands bannermen who weren’t at Harrenhal in S2?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A third added, \u201cThe show has done a hilariously awful job at establishing the new characters. Neither Black Aly or Roddy the Ruin have been name dropped yet which is absolutely baffling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut to answer your question, you should know who Black Aly is, unfortunately for you the writers do not possess a singular grain of competence and have failed at their one job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite these grievances, many viewers have celebrated how Cole was taken out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI loved that he tried to challenge an old man and a young boy to hand-to-hand combat in a last ditch hail mary at dying honorably in battle and they were just like haha no man, you’re defeated already,\u201d wrote one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThank god they didn’t take him up on his ridiculous demand and just shot him dead instead smh.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another said, \u201cGood job Criston Cole, you got your wish. Good riddance.\u201d Ouch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i>like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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