So a couple days ago I went back and watched the old episode where Dany has a bunch of Mysterious Visions (last ep of Season 2). The visions start with Dany in the Iron Throne room and it's destroyed and snowing. She turns away from the iron throne, then suddenly is crossing North of the Wall. She walks a short way then enters a Dothraki tent to see Drogo and her never-born son. Originally it read as the visions being temptations she had to reject to be with her dragons, but now I think it's a foreshadowing of her death.
Based on her reaction to Jon's identity and her history I think she's gonna to a semi-heel turn, probably screw up something important by fighting with Jon. She'll have a chance to claim the Iron Throne but will spurn it to go far north, like to pursue the Night King or eliminate where ever he came from. Either way it'll be a suicide mission for her and Drogon (they already made a point that the dragons suffer in the cold). Just a thought about where she might be headed.
She already had a chance to take the Iron Throne and already spurred it to go north.
Sort of, but the throne room wasn't destroyed, and she went past the Wall before she did that, so the sequence and details don't line up. I suppose you could argue going past the Wall to save him was the moment of spurning it though and the destruction was symbolic of the ruin taking the throne would bring her. In which case she's gonna have a real bad day next ep.
Who do y'all think is getting it next week?
Brienne and Theon for sure I'd say. Grey Worm also right up at the top. Pod seems both well liked and disposable enough that I think he's gone. Jorah seems likely, probably defending Lyanna after their scene. Very likely at least 2 of Beric/Tormund/Edd. Probably Bran unless they plunk him on a dragon and try to draw away the Night King. Sam's gonna have another shot to defend Gilly/baby Sam but I feel like either he or they go, probably at least Gilly (bonus pts if Craster's last son winds up the way the rest of them did). Likewise on the fence for Tyrion. Other characters like Varys and Missandei don't seem to have much of a story left, but it could mean they have something important to do later on.
On the other side, Jaime and the Hound seem likely to live to get their siblings. Jon and Dany's conflict has to get worse before it resolves and they've got dragons so probably both of them; if anyone goes it's Dany though. Sansa seems like a survivor. And I think Davos has one more big morality speech in him, though if it happens this episode I think he flips to definitely dead. Arya and Gendry probably get out - reminding the audience who his dad is seems like it'll be important later. I think Arya's the more vulnerable one to be honest. Lyanna Mormont is super popular, they're reluctant to kill a kid character, and she'll give a recognizable face to the future of the North at the end, so she'll probably figure something out.
Wouldn't be shocked if Bronn shows up last second and saves either Jaime or Tyrion. He may die too but I hope not. Melisandre is probably not coming back til Kings' Landing but could conceivably show up here. Then whoever else I'm forgetting, they're totally dead.