Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 will air this Sunday at 9pm EST. This 69-minute episode will be the longest yet, leaving plenty of time to kill off major characters, shift the balance of power — and, most importantly, confirm fan theories.
Here are a few predictions for the upcoming episode.
1. Littlefinger will try to marry Sansa.
We vaguely know Littlefinger’s plan in the North from a conversation he had with Cersei in Season 5. There, he promised her he would defeat the Boltons in exchange for being given the title of Warden in the North.
But is Littlefinger committed to Cersei as an ally? For one, she has been stripped of her power in King’s Landing and would not be able to give him the Warden position if she wanted to. And secondly the crown has never been weaker, not exactly an ally you want to get too attached to.
So Littlefinger may try for the North a different way, by marrying Sansa. Sansa is the only known living true born Stark. By marrying her, Littlefinger can essentially take control of the North.
It may be inevitable as Jon and Sansa have no bargaining power. Their army was decimated to a few hundred Wildlings, although they may be able to rally support from other northern households eventually. But Littlefinger betraying Jon like he did Ned is all but inevitable.
Littlefinger is in the position to kill two birds with one stone. Gain control of the North and act out his creepy obsession with Caitlyn Stark by marrying her daughter.
2. Jon’s parentage will finally be revealed.
If you’ve been reading these predictions religiously you’ll know I make this prediction almost every week and every week I’m wrong.
But not this time, I can feel it.
Bran is approaching the Wall with Benjen and before he leaves the Land Beyond the Wall he is due for one more vision. This will finally close out the Tower of Joy scene. As far as we got into Bran’s vision, a young Ned Stark was climbing the stairs of the tower hearing the wailing of a woman. This woman is his sister Lyanna and the screams of pain are caused by Jon’s birth.
The show will at the very least show that Jon is not Ned’s son but his nephew, and they may reveal Jon’s father to be Rhaegar Targaryen, Daenerys’ deceased brother.
It may take Jon much longer to learn the truth, unless there is a clue hidden in the crypts of Winterfell somewhere near Lyanna’s grave.
3. Lightbringer will make an appearance.
Part of the Azor Ahai (AKA Lord of Light Jesus) prophecy is the flaming sword Lightbringer. In the legend, Azor Ahai must craft a hero’s sword to defeat the darkness overtaking the world. After many failed attempts he finally gets the process right by driving the sword into the chest of his wife, thus making the sword glow with flames.
A similar event may happen next episode. Jon may be tasked with beheading Melisandre as punishment for her role in burning Princess Shireen alive. The Red Witch’s magical blood may be the ingredient necessary for Jon to forge his own Lightbringer.
4. Potential leak on Tommen’s fate.
Look away if you dislike spoilers. Reddit user Truede, king of the leakers, revealer of “Hold the Door” and breaker of Clegane Bowl hype, said that Tommen will kill himself by jumping out a window.
This is a likely reaction to Cersei blowing up the Sept of Baelor with wildfire and killing his new religious mentor, the High Sparrow, and maybe Margaery as well.
5. The White Walkers will start their invasion.
What’s the best way to provide a sense of urgency to Season 7? Get the White Walkers off their icy asses and crossing into Westeros.
The White Walker hype has been glacially building since the first episode. It’s already Season 6, and despite being the supposed ultimate villain of the show, they haven’t done that much.
If they at least arrive at the base of the Wall and act like they are about to take Castle Black and start their attack on Westeros, fanboys/girls heads will explode.
6. Jon Snow’s a phony.
Look at the bend of his sword! Was Jon Snow just faking it this whole time?
I was made to believe that Valyrian Steel is the strongest substance in the Seven Kingdoms yet you can clearly see it bending like rubber? What else could be fake? Did Jon really die? Do dragons even exist?
HBO has a lot of explaining to do.
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