With only three days left before the new season comes out, let's take a moment to look at some of the major theories circulating about what is to come in season 7 and season 8 of Game of Thrones.
We will start with my favorite character in the show Daenerys Targaryan (Khaleesi), the unburnt, the mother of dragons, breaker of chains.
First off, we know from the end of last season that she is going to be looking to forge an alliance through marriage. However, it is unlikely that she will actually get married in the upcoming season. Their are really only two eligible bachelors for her to choose from at the moment;
Jaime Lannister (who Cersei would never permit to marry Daenerys)
and
Jon Snow.
Another thing we know from last season, is that the Queen of thorns (Olenna Tyrell) has the
ability to cut supplies to King's Landing off; and now, with her family being dead she will surely seek her revenge for there is nothing to hold her back from doing so. By starving the people of King's Landing she can weaken them enough for Daenerys to come and make an attack (the battle hinted at in the trailer for season 7).
Now, let's move on to Tyrion Lannister. Should we even be calling him that? Many believe he is actually a Targaryan. Here are the clues used to come to that conclusion. Like Jon snow, Tyrion was always an outcast in his family; maybe that is why they formed a small bond in their few but meaningful interactions (or was it because they are actually blood?). Tyrion also has the same hair color as Targaryans. Tywin Lannister's last words to Tyrion were that he was no son of his. Was this just another attempt to shame Tyrion? Or did he know that Tyrion wasn't his son? Let us not forget that The Mad King, Aegis Targaryan was completely infatuated with Joanna Lannister (Tywin's wife).
If Tyrion truly is a Targaryan, then this would provide an answer to another theory, that Jaime Lannister can be the only brother of Cersei's to fulfill the final part of the prophecy given to her as a young girl. (Jaime will be the one to kill her.)
There is also a theory going around that Syrio Forel is still alive and that he is one of the faceless men. As we know from the first season, Syrio is from Bravos just like the faceless men; however, as much as I wish this theory to be true, I highly doubt that we will see Syrio again.
Lastly, my favorite theory, Bran is actually the Knight King. The three eyed raven told Bran, "You will never walk again, but you will fly." Many believe that this means he will learn to fly through time. We have already seen him begin to travel to the past and in these moments he has proven to not just be a spectator to the events taking place. Examples: For a moment, the younger Hodor saw him, his father heard him, and the Knight King not only saw him, but also grabbed his arm.
So essentially the theory goes like this, Bran could be the other Brandon Stark from all of the stories nans tells him, he is the voices the Mad King hears telling him to burn all the white walkers, and he is Bran the builder (the builder of winterfell and the wall). The theory ends with Bran eventually going back in time to when the children of the forest create the Knight King so he can try to stop them. But he will have forgotten something important about that time period; the children of the forest were at war with the first men. Because of this, when they see him they wont recognize him and will decide to use him to create the Knight King. Though, if this theory is correct, then Bran will have to be killed by none other than his brother Jon Snow.
I hope you all enjoyed these theories. Below is a couple of links that will take you to the trailer for season 7 and a couple of videos that talk about more Game of Thrones theories.
Photo Credits
Image 1-Wallpaper Cave
Images 2, 4, & 6-Game of Thrones Wiki Fandom Page
Image 3-The Daily Beast
Image 5-The Comic Vine
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