So let me get this straight
Criston Cole, exhausted, emmaciated and weak, kills about 12+ enemies.
Asks for a 1v2 to spare the lives of his remaining men and get's shot down by arrows from a distance.
And Team Black is cheering?
They literally proved his point. They would rather shoot him from a distance like the cowards they are than duel him.
And the Best part?
They omitted the "I'll have no songs about how brave you died Kingmaker...." line!
So it makes that scene look like they shot him not because they thought he did not deserve a warrior's death, but because they would rather not face him head on.
He truly is the realm's greatest warrior, at the time of the dance.
And the fact that he wraps around Alicent's handkerchief (is that what it's called?) Around the handle of his sword as he prepares for his last stand. It cannot get more romantic than that.
And he DOES get remembered in the main series, by Jaime and Arianne Martell so it's a big fuck you to Blackcels.
Here's to Ser Criston Cole! The Kingmaker! Long may he be remembered (he does)
all hail the absolute GOAT of hotd, the true underdog of the f&b π
