Wuf, the thing is in this story there is the possibility of people coming back from literal death, and of course we have seen miraculous recoveries from the start of the show (Bran in Season 1).

So if every dramatic death ends up being a twist, then it kind of cheapens it. Like I used to hope that Syrio Forel had survived because he didn't see him actually die and that he would meet up with Arya somehow, or that he was Jaqen Hagar. But at this point it just feels stupid for him to be around as he wasn't that important a character, even if he was fun.

I'm pretty sure that Benjen Stark will have a role to play in all of this, because he was never resolved.