This Game of Thrones series was rough, guys. And, honestly, by now so many terrible things have happened to beloved characters that we should be desensitised to death by now.

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Except we’re not.

It was heartbreaking to watch a young Rickon Stark, pursued by Ramsay’s archers, run towards his big brother Jon Snow – in a straight line. The world collectively cried out “ZIG ZAG!” in the moments before Rickon was pierced and killed by an arrow – and among them was SNL cast member, Ghostbusters star and Game of Thrones super fan Leslie Jones.

Ok I met Riccon today!! Watch pic.twitter.com/Mv3KpvKtJ4

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 9, 2016

"They wouldn't have killed you if you zig zagged!" Jones exclaims to Art Parkinson, the actor who portrays – er, portrayed – Rickon.

pic.twitter.com/J2o05BXLpD

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 9, 2016

Jones pretty much sums up our emotions – our tear ducts ran dry, our Twitter feeds exploded – but now there's an app where you can try to right this terrible wrong and zig zag Rickon to freedom.

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Come on, Rickon! It's not that hard to zig zag!

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