This clause contain massive spoilers up through " The wind of Winter , " the last episode of the 6th time of year ofGame of Thrones . you could readour full review of the episode , or see our ranking ofits most lurid import , and you might want to peruse the rest ofourGame of Thronescoverage .
Like the High Sparrow , we were completely blown away by the Season 6 finale ofGame of Thrones . Theshocking deaths and reveals , the substantiation ofa long - held buff theory , and the adept rearranging of major chess pieces to set the series up nicely for next yr – great stuff . But the finis still left more than a few of its many threads dangling . And it ’s going to drive us nuts for the next 10 month if we do n’t talk it out !
While it would take a fire full of sponge to divine precisely where George R.R. Martin and showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff are drive this story , we ca n’t avail but speculate on the inquiry raised , the clues left unconfirmed , and our own hypothetical answer . So let ’s dive in – here are some mysteries we ’ll be bewilder over while we expect in torture for Season 7 .
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Why did Lancel follow that kid down into the catacombs?
Lancel has never been the smartest man in King ’s Landing , but his decision to trail a mischievous tyke with a torch late beneath the Sept of Baelor when he was supposed to be searching for Cersei and Tommen was not his finest minute . Has he never seen a fuzz show or did he pretermit the honest-to-god chestnut tree that you should always await for musical accompaniment ? His determination to keep an eye on the kid blindly into the duskiness might well have been a metaphor for his religious conversion , but whatever the reason , his choice lead to him become the Wile E. Coyote treatment from barrels of bright - green dynamite , in that insane explosion that would n’t have looked out of post inIndependence Day . Bye , Lancel !
What’s Olenna Tyrell up to?
From the minute we saw Olenna on the " previously onGame of Thrones " software , it was clean one of our favorite characters would be doing some scheming in the last sequence . But what precisely are her plan ? I signify , besides dropping a few disgusted burn on the Sand Snakes , and on the face of it enter into the accord propose up by Ellaria and Varys : vengeance against the Lannisters . Yes , revenge does seem to be genuinely on the Queen of Thorns ' judgment , and justifiedly so , give that Cersei just kill off her family line , and no doubt she ’d prefer to side with Daenerys in the coming war of the queens . But Olenna is every bit as crafty and duple - dealings as Varys and Littlefinger – she ’s going to diddle all the cards available to her to get her best deal . you could almost count on a vista between her and Littlefinger next time of year . Dany ’s reaching in Westeros ca n’t gothatsmoothly , can it ?
How did Varys get back to Meereen so fast?
The clock time - machine issue of how certain characters move has pose many viewers . Usually the gripes pith on Littlefinger ’s seeming ability to appear anytime , anywhere , but Varys vex into the act in the finale . First , the eunuch pop up in Dorne , and we eff that his meeting there with Ellaria Sand and Olenna Tyrell happens not long after Cersei destroyed the sept because the Queen of Thorns references suffer Mace , Loras , and Margaery . But in the episode ’s last shot , Varys appears again , standing behind Daenerys and Tyrion as they navigate for Westeros . Superfan screen - grabber have insulate two ship – one bearing the sigil of House Tyrell and one fly the Martell banners , and both likely bringing envoys from Highgarden and Dorne to meet Dany in soul – that advise the Spider hauled can all the way of life back to Meereen ( a longsighted way ! ) just so he could immediately head back ( presumptively ) to Dorne . We trust he get frequent boater miles .
What will Sam find at the Citadel?
Well , books , for one thing . stacks of volume . And more anti - Gilly discrimination by fussy Citadel desk clerks . ( And a sidebar combustion inquiry : where will Gilly go while Sam is study to be a maester – a process that takes , oh , years ? Will she , too , get in a rowboat and join Gendry in that eddy somewhere off the seacoast of Westeros , where underwritten TV show fictional character go to paddle until they ’re needed for plot purposes again ? ) But he notably comes bearing his family ’s Valyrian brand , so most potential his story arc at the Citadel will be learning the probable magical process of fashion the ancient swords that kill White Walkers .
What happened to Brienne?
The last prison term we consider the mighty Brienne of Tarth , she was being row by from Riverrun by Podrick and sharing a meaningful gaze with Jaime Lannister . During last night ’s finale , Jaime arrived back at King ’s Landing in time to see his sis take the Iron Throne , but Brienne has n’t made it back to Sansa ’s side ( or Tormund ’s ! ) . What her plot line will be next class is up in the aura , but she ’s had notable interactions with Arya Stark and the Hound – both of whom were last see in the Riverlands – as well as Melisandre , who has been ban by Jon Snow and is head south . Could the Brotherhood Without Banners – which could draw in the likes of Melisandre and Arya , like it has Sandor Clegane – be an obstacle in her path to Winterfell ?
Where will Melisandre go now?
Jon banish her in the very broad direction of Confederate States , but we have n’t seen the last of the Red Woman . As she suggested to Jon before he institutionalize her packing , she in all probability has some sixth sense into the White Walkers , as she’svery , very oldand own magical powers . It ’s also unlikely that she has any allies in the South , given that she hails from Asshai overseas and Stannis is utter . Plus , she truly seems to believe that Jon Snow is the Prince That Was Promised – she wo n’t stray too far . Our upright guess : she ’ll join up with the Brotherhood Without Banners , whoshe meet way back in Season 3when Arya was with them . They dish the Lord of Light , after all , and are heading Second Earl of Guilford . But she also narrate Arya that they ’d meet again , and that she saw " a darkness " in Arya with " eyes staring back " at her – " Brown eyes , blue eyes , immature eyes , " said Melisandre , " eyes you ’ll close eternally . " It would be weird if that prophesy did n’t come true . And so it will . But Arya hates Melisandre for carting off her pal Gendry . And now Arya is a skilled assassinator .
Does Cersei have any allies left?
It ’s lone at the top . And in Cersei ’s case , it ’s very lonely , as everyone in the Seven Kingdoms hat her with a passion other than the disgraced maester she ’s made her Hand of the Queen and the hulking zombie goon who does n’t talk . The Tyrells are gone or conspiring against her . The Freys are dead and/or in disarray , so no allies in the Riverlands . The typically neutral Vale has declare for the North . Dorne desire her drained . Now it would seem that not even Jaime , who commands the Lannister Army , will be on her side in time of year 7 ; the last prison term a ruler threatened to set the world alight with wildfire and " burn them all , " the one - handed knight stabbed him in the back . And he was shooting sticker at Cersei after her enthronization .
What’s Sansa’s next move?
When David Benioff tells you the relationship between Jon and Sansa will be " of the essence to catch , " you listen . In his after - sequence comment , Benioff reminds us that , despite the Stark siblings ' trust on and tenderness for one another , Sansa does n’t fully trust Jon – if she did , she would have inform him of her conclusion to summon the Knights of the Vale and her prior encounter with Littlefinger . It seems unlikely that Sansa will be content to bring second fiddle to Jon , now that he ’s been declare the King in the North ; she is the true heir to Winterfell , after all , and Ramsay would still be in charge had she not saved the day . After she rebuffs Littlefinger ’s creepy-crawly suggestion that they go up to the Iron Throne together , he plants doubt in her judgment that plays out in their side - eyed look after the " motherless bastard born in the South " wins the financial backing of the northerly houses . Will she take Littlefinger up on his crack , after all ? Or is she merely trying to spot what schema he ’s sound to hatch next ? Or both ? Either way , she ’s right smart more complicated than Jon will ever be , and we ’re excited to see where her story is manoeuver .
Where’s Ghost? Seriously.
Now that Jon Snow is King in the North and the Stark banner with its direwolf sigil is unfurled at Winterfell , would n’t having one of the lone survive direwolves on hand make sense ? on the face of it not . Is Ghost still chill back at Castle Black ? Did Wun Wun sit on him ? If Ghost does n’t flex up in the very first instalment of Season 7 , we ’ll sue . And while we ’re talking about MIA animate being , what ever happened to Ser Pounce ? And will Arya ever reunite with Nymeria ? amount on !
What name did Lyanna whisper to Ned?
What is the period of warging back to meaning preceding events if you ’re not going to tolerate faithful enough to make out the words people whisper , Bran ? Even HBO ’s closed - captioning affair declined to spell out the line that Lyanna infuriatingly whispers to her pal before she ( more audibly ) says , " If Robert finds out , he ’ll belt down him – you get laid he will . " That ancestry , plus the dissolve from her babe ’s face to present - day Jon ’s , all but confirms the theory that Lyanna is his mother . But did this Tower of Joy flashback unfeignedly provide enough evidence to supportthe Rhaegar paternity title ?
Where are the Night’s King and the White Walkers?
Typically , the Night ’s King and the White Walkers make only one big visual aspect per season . And although this season picture many plot of ground threads jump into hyper - movement ( often to the farm thwarting of the continuity - and - map - haunted ) , our chaotic - evil pals beyond the Wall were once again infrequent guest stars this yr . We have n’t seen them since they confronted Bran , Hodor , and the Three - Eyed Raven back in Episode 5 , which is weird , since they were in spicy pursuit of Bran , who was being pulled slowly on a sled by Meera untilBenjen turned upin the following episode . lease ’s assume the White Walkers are busy accumulate their force for a run at the Wall and Jon Snow ’s US Army shortly . But will that showdown take stead in Season 7 ? And do they know that Lyanna Mormont will be waiting for them ? Be afraid , White Walkers . Be afraid .
How many days out is Daenerys and who will she marry?
Despite all the lingering question time of year 6 has serve , we ’re still in the dark about how long sailing across the world actually takes . ( Hopefully , only the length of theGoThiatus ; after six straight seasons of following Dany on the road , we ’re tapped out on traveling dangerous undertaking . Just get there , give thanks you ! ) The stopping point saw the Queen of Dragons set sail for King ’s landing place with Tyrion , Varys , and Missandei on board – but poor , sweet , beautiful Daario was left behind to take maintenance of Meereen . Daenerys remind him that the best way for her to forge alliances is through marriage , indicating that she needs to be unattached and undistracted when she lands in Westeros so that she ’ll be able to trust to domiciliate up with somebody raw , if she needs to . But which eligible bachelors are even allow in Westeros at this point ? allow ’s see . There ’s Littlefinger , who commands the forces of the Vale . There ’s Euron , who is batshit crazy , yet has the maverick caliber she dig in Daario . There ’s Jon Snow , who might well be her nephew but , come on , Daenerys would be bored silly by . And there ’s Jaime Lannister , who seems doomed to only have eyes for Cersei – even though Bronn did pointedly cite Jaime ’s predilection for blondes in the finale . But whoa : what if Daenerys finally adopt her dark side and aligns with the Night ’s King ? Did that just blow your mind ?
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