Originally Posted by
Wander
I think you are right... but I also think it is within the realm of possibility that the good guys win before the last episode, and the real last battle is Dany's forces vs everyone else.
But, I think it's definitely true that a lot of characters are going to die. The main characters like Jon, Sansa, Dany, Cersei, Jamie, Sam and Arya are going to survive until near the end... if any of them die, it will be at the hands of each other. However, there are A LOT of fan favorites that are expendable to make us hate the White Walkers... Brienne, Davos, Gendry, Bronn, Tormund, Jorah, Gilly, Lyanna, Podrick, and lots of others are all totally fair game to be slaughtered in a zombie battle (or executed by Dany if they go the route of setting her up as more villainous).