In this week’s episode of Game Of Thrones it finally happened – Gendry (Joe Dempsie) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) finally got it on after some feverish flirting.
As punters from around the world rejoiced and cheers’ed at the sight of them giving in to their pre-battle wants and needs, it then made us wonder something a little more negative.
Now we’re rooting (wrong choice of word?) for these two to make it to the end (of at least the series, whatever happens after that is up to them) it’s only definitely going to be denied to us by showrunners.
Right?
The whole dang series to date we’ve watched on innocently as good-hearted characters were amped up and cut down in their prime – why would Gendry be any different seeing as he’s got a solid storyline now alongside Arya?
Only, we may be being way too cynical here and, according to Watchers On The Wall deputy editor Luke Nieto, Gendry may live to tell a brilliant tale.
‘Though a main character like Arya forming such a deep connection with a secondary character like Gendry right before a battle would appear to be the kiss of death for the latter, Gendry could play a surprisingly political role in the later half of the season,’ he told Metro.co.uk.
‘If Gendry survives the battle to come, he could be legitimised by either Jon or Daenerys and given House Baratheon’s lands, the Stormlands.’
Ah, remember this one – Gendry, the blacksmith, love of Arya, is the bastard son of Robert Baratheon and, unlike Joffrey and Tommen, has a legitimate claim to the Iron Throne (should his bloodline be recognised).
Still, as Nieto added: ‘To be clear, a “Gendry Baratheon” would not technically be a heir to the Targaryen crown before Dany or Jon (though Baratheons have some distant Targaryen blood), but Gendry’s Baratheon status would be enough for vengeful or ambitious Lords to prop him up.’
We can’t wait to see Dany’s face should this come to fruition, just saying.
Game Of Thrones continues on Sunday in the US on HBO and Monday in the UK on Sky Atlantic.
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