[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin Also, why did a Jon and the group go through the gate in the wall? Why didn't they go through the part the white walkers destroyed? Did they rebuild that monstrosity in a fucking week?

Originally Posted by wwe2222 The wall came down at Eastwatch not Castle Black.

Besides, once again, there are time lapses they clearly aren't addressing. With the constantly referenced shit pacing, the story appears to happen in the span of like two days. The only hint of time passing is Jon's beard going from well groomed to bushier and unkempt. It was a better signifyer when Tyrion was in jail/smuggled to Essos, as he went from clean shaven to hermit in however long all that journey from Joffrey's death to meeting Danerys took. Since he now looks like that all the time, there's no way to tell how long they kept him. Two days? Two months?

All that to say this: wall contruction could have been underway. You don't just go stomping through the busy zone like an asshole when you can just use a door. Also, assuming how they framed the final shots, all of this is happening in parallel. The Wildfolk might have actually helped rebuild in exchange for help getting resettled in their lands. Who knows? They could have been there for months before heading out, but the show made it look like he made it from prison to the wilds in like an hour.

As for where the wall came down, it's safe to assume the writers forgot that part, so we can assume the hole moved to Castle Black.