Warning: Contains spoilers for Game Of Thrones season seven.
The Game Of Thrones season seven finale delivered a feature-length conclusion stacked with revelations and a particularly savage death.
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Following the divisive Beyond The Wall, season finale The Dragon And The Wolf packed huge character reunions, incredibly satisfying character inter-play and the confirmation of a huge fan theory.
So where do we go from here? Does Viserion breath ice or blue fire? Is it all about cocks in the end? Here’s all the questions we have following the partially excellent season seven finale.
Did Tormund and Beric die during the fall of The Wall?
So let’s start with the end. The Night King descended upon The Wall with his newly-taken dragon and burned down the barrier protecting the seven kingdoms from undead invaders.
As The Wall came crumbling down however, both Tormund Giantsbane and Beric Dondarrion could be seen shouting for people to flee, with a quick cutaway leaving audiences to ponder whether the pair made it out alive from the destruction.
Considering Game Of Thrones normally shows the deaths of significant characters, it’s perhaps unlikely this will be the last we see of the pair. But will they be in an unscathed state? And could this be pushing Beric’s ‘last life’ to the extreme?
How will Jon Snow’s real parentage affect Arya, Sansa and Bran?
So after centuries of waiting, Game Of Thrones finally confirmed Jon Snow is actually the legitimate son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.
Not only that, his name is actually Aegon Targaryen. But considering his lifetime of growing up as a Stark surrounded by Arya, Sansa and Bran – how will the discovery of his newfound Targaryen heritage affect his relationship with his Stark past?
It’ll certainly be interesting to see whether Jon (Aegon) potentially rejects the name, especially following his conversation with Theon about him being part Stark for having grown up under Ned’s wing – will Jon have a similar heart when it comes to discovering his true parentage?
As Arya and Sansa look more united than ever after killing Littlefinger, could this bombshell also be something which causes new waves of disagreement within House Stark? And will they see Jon Snow’s bending of the knee to Daenerys as something else entirely?
Where will Jaime go now he’s abandoned Cersei?
Jaime almost became victim to The Mountain in the finale, with Cersei failing to follow through with the killing order at the last minute as he walked out of King’s Landing to fight against the undead army.
While he’s clearly heading to support the cause up North, who will Jaime turn to? And will he tell Jon Snow (Aegon) or Daenerys about Cersei’s plans to deceive them both?
It certainly feels like Jaime is long overdue a heart-to-heart with Brienne Of Tarth, which was briefly teased in this episode, so we’re hoping another hot steamy bath scene is on the horizon.
Did Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey deliver the best scene of the entire season?
Seriously. Name a scene more satisfying.
Tyrion Lannister faced up his fears of encountering his sister alone in the heart of King’s Landing, in a bid to appeal to Cersei and make her see the threat which is looming up North.
Following a pretty anti-climactic gathering in the Dragon Pit, it was a perfectly judged and wonderfully acted centrepiece for arguably the two best characters on the show – as Cersei discovered even her cold heart doesn’t possess the evil to kill her little brother.
Peter Dinklage is King and Lena Headey is Queen. Long may they reign.
Will Theon actually manage to save Yara from Euron?
Theon underwent some significant growth this episode by killing an unruly member of the Iron Born, earning some friends and proving he may have finally overcome his weak Reek past.
Considering his uncle Euron still has Yara Greyjoy captive however, who is in an unknown state, could Theon be too late to save her? And how will he overcome someone with better combat skills and an evil vicious streak?
We’re not convinced a lack of penis will become useful in that fight, to be honest.
Could Daenerys still be able to have children?
Daenerys has said multiple times this season how she isn’t able to have children, twice in Beyond The Wall in fact, so as is the case with heavy-handed writing – it seems the opposite could actually be true.
This was made especially clear when Jon Snow (Aegon, we know) practically dismissed witch Mirri Maz Duur’s claim she will no longer be able to have kids, saying to Daenerys how she ‘may not be a reliable source of information’. You know, being a witch.
Considering they’ve now both shacked up together, unknowing of their family connections, could Daenerys and Jon Snow (Aegon) be about to become parents to a baby born from incest?
It’ll certainly deliver some interesting parallels to Cersei’s pregnancy if it does materialise, with two would-be mothers battling for supremacy and their heirs to the throne.
How long do we have to wait until season eight again?
It’s currently unknown when season eight will actually air, with the earliest being touted as summer 2018 and the latest possibly 2019.
Whatever the date, it’s simply too long to wait. Can someone channel the Three-Eyed Raven and answer our burning questions now, please?
RIP The Wall.
You can catch the Game Of Thrones season finale on Sky Atlantic Mondays in the UK at 9pm. You can catch-up on Now TV.
