In Memoriam 2016: Honoring Television’s Fallen Characters
Roose Bolton, Game of Thrones
Season 2 – Season 6
Time of Death: “Home”, Season 6, Episode 2
Cause of Death: Stabbed in the heart by his evil psychopath son
There was no love lost on Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton). If he had a bunch of fancy surnames like Daenerys, one would definitely be ‘Betrayer of Starks’. This guy was the absolute worst on Game of Thrones… until his bastard son Ramsay (Iwan Rheon) came along, that is.
After Roose secured the North, he made the gigantic mistake of legitimizing him and claiming him to be his rightful heir. However, once Roose produced a legitimate heir with wife Walda, Ramsay lost it. He set his wheels of anarchy in motion as he quickly stabbed his father in the chest and then set to killing his baby bro and stepmother in the most horrific way possible.
We won’t miss Roose at all, especially since his demented offspring is still causing chaos all over the land. To be honest, Roose’s legacy won’t be dead until someone finally offs that walking monster of a man. Hopefully soon.
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