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Also, I truly believe Rickon being brought back is an inside job. The Umber that brought him to Winterfell is Smalljon Umber, whose Dad was at the Red Wedding but left to take a piss and is presumably captive. I think it’s secretly a ploy to get a Stark back in Winterfell from the inside as a part of the Grand Northern Conspiracy. He’ll work with the Umbers and Manderlys from the inside to fight secretly I think. In the bigger scheme of things, he will be fighting from the inside while Sansa unites the North from the outside to fight and Jon eventually bands up with the Wildlings with the army and fight Boltons when they come to attack Castle Black (which we see in the season preview). Boom, Starks (Jon, Sansa, and Rickon) take back Winterfell and the North.
Can’t help but think the White Walkers are going to wreck them all either during or immediately following the battle for winter fell when everyone is weary and there are plenty of fresh bodies to turn into Wights.
Oh shit, that’s a good point. But from my knowledge of the books, there’s something (a spell or some shit) about the Wall that keeps the White Walkers from crossing.
That’s true, supposedly when the wall was built by Bran the Builder 8000 years prior it had magical properties. It’s said that only blowing the Horn of Joramun can bring the wall down and thus let the Others through.
Also, from what I’ve read, the umbers take their oaths very seriously, so him refusing could mean a lot
100% true, they are famously loyal. Specifically to the Starks, so I’m thinking Umber is there to plot and wreak havoc on the Boltons from the inside.
I’d tend to agree, but the fact that they killed Shaggy Dog makes me question that. A Stark child wouldn’t likely go along with a plan that involved straight up murdering his dire wolf.
I don’t think an inside job would include Shaggydog’s head on a spike. Also he would probably take the advice of Osha, who is extremely untrusting
That head was tiny, direwolves are gigantic. Has to be a fake, no way that’s really Shaggydog.
small like Jon Snow’s pecker
Saw this after I comment the same thing, my bad.
Finally gave the podcast a shot, definitely worth it
Tormund’s flow last episode was just murderous. That dude has gotta be sponsored by Suave by now. Real recognize real
Just an incredible head and face full of hair.
I thought the waif girl asking about Arya’s kill list was a nice setup to bring Sandor Clegane (The Hound) back into the fold. Could be important because Cersei is going to be given a trial and she’s definitely going with trial by combat based on that one scene in the basement this week. She will obviously choose the undead Gregor Clegane to be her champion. The longstanding theory is that will be her champion and the faith will choose their champion and it will be Sandor Clegane (theory is called Cleganebowl). In Cersei’s prophecy, it says she will be killed by the “Valenqor” which means little brother. She has always taken that to mean Tyrion but it could mean Sandor. If he defeats his older bro, Gregor, in Cersei’s trial by combat that means Cersei dies.
Isn’t she the older twin between her and Jamie? That’d be interesting.
Yes, it is true Cersei is older than Jaime but it seems like they’re back on the same team so it seems unlikely he will kill her.
Could pull something out of Greek or Shakespearian Tragedy.
Really hoping for Clegane bowl but find it hard to see how hound joined up with the sparrows, not his MO.
Kings Landing seems removed from all of the larger happenings, unless they get caught up in a war between the Sparrows, and an invasion of Dorne AND Danaerys (whenever she finally gets to Westeros).
Another theory as well- Theon will somehow finally rally the Ironborn navy to support Jon Snow- though this is overly optimistic.
I will be legitimately pissed if The Hound has somehow joined up with the Faith Militant.
He’s not necessarily with the Faith Militant. The theory revolves around this part in the book when Brienne and Poon Slayer Pod are traveling together and end up on the Quiet Isle with all these septons/septas. There’s a massive guy there digging graves and it may or may not be the Hound. Supposedly they found him dying and helped him heal so now he’s kind of mellow and helping them on the island. In theory, the High Sparrow guy could call on him to be the Faith’s champion in the trial by combat and once he finds out it’s his brother he’d fighting he says yes because he fucking hates his brother.
to further that theory, the dog goes right to the gravedigger. Plus Sandor’s horse is stabled there and was known to trust no one but Sandor. Its a very intriguing theory. My only ‘problem’ with these fan theories is if GRM decides to change his planned plot surprises because a fan theory (or the TV show) guesses correctly and ruins the surprise
The audio books are fairly cheap with audible. The first book you can get for free and then you just pay $15 a month for 1 book a month. Then you cancel your subscription once you get them all. You still get to keep the audio books after you cancel. That’s what I did to make my commutes better.