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BesidesJonSnow'slusciousmaneandTormundGiantsbane'smajesticbeard,oneofthemostfunthingsabout
GameofThronesisreading(orinventing)crazytheoriesaboutwhat'sgoingtohappennext.Youalreadyknow
R+L=J,whichatthispointisbasicallyconfirmed,butwhataboutthereallydeepdives,likeVarysisamermanwho
wantstomelttheNorthsohispeoplecanhaveahome?Itsoundsnuts,butrememberthisisashowthatalso
featuresicezombies,knightzombies,resurrection,anddragons.Whatdowesaytothegodofrationality?Not
today!(Spoilersahead,obviously.)
1.JonSnowandMeeraReedaretwins.ThisispredicatedontheideathatMeera'sdadHowlandReedwasthe
onlypersonattheTowerofJoywithNedStarkwhenNed'ssisterLyannahandedoverherbaby(JonSnow)and
beggedNedtoprotecthim.WhatifLyannahadasecondbaby,andNedaskedHowlandtotakeherandraiseher
ashisown?Also,KitHaringtonandEllieKendrickkindoflookalike.
2.SansaStarkispregnantwithRamsayBolton'schild.Thisoneisn'tactuallyallthatcrazy,especiallygiven
thatRamsaysaid,"Iampartofyounow,"toSansarightbeforeshewatchedhimgeteatenalivebyhisowndogs.
No,no,no,no,no.
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3.JonSnowandSansaStarkaregoingtogetmarried.Nowthatthey'recousinsinsteadofhalfsiblings,it
wouldbelessfrowneduponintheworldofWesteros,andSansahasalwayswantedtomarryaroyal.Sophie
Turnerisn'tonboardthough:"Ireallydon'tthinkeitherofthemwouldbeparticularlyupforthat,"shetoldVariety.
4.JonSnowandDaenerysTargaryenaregoingtogetmarried.Shecouldbenefitfromawellconnected
husbandwithabandofloyalsupportersbehindhim,andhecouldbenefitfromherarmyandherdragons.The
nephew/auntthingisn'tanissueeither,sinceTargaryenshavealwaysbeendowntomarryeachotherwhenthe
needarises.
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5.NedStarkisalive.SinceothermembersoftheStarkfamilyBranontheshow,andAryaandJoninthe
bookshavewargingabilities,it'snottotallyinsanetosurmisethatNedmighthavebeenabletodoittoo,and
thathediditrightintothebodyofSerIlynPayne,Cersei'sfavoriteexecutioner,rightbeforeSerIlynchoppedoff
hishead.
6.There'sadragonlivingunderWinterfell.TheStarkancestralhomeisnotablysituatedontopofhotsprings
thatkeepitwarmthroughoutWesteros'syearslongwinters.Whatifthehotspringsareactuallycausedbythe
breathofadormantdragon?Alternatively,whatifthedragonisanicedragon,orjustametaphoricaldragonthat
isactuallyJonSnowbecausehe'sreallyaTargaryen?Pleaseputonyourtinfoilhatsandbeginthedebate.
7.TyrionLannisterisaTargaryen.Tyrion'smotherJoannadiedgivingbirthtohim,whichisonereasonTywin
Lannisteralwaystreatedhimlikedirt.BelieversinthistheoryfurtherspeculatethatTwyinhatedTyrionbecause
hisactualfatherwasAerysTargaryen,whoclaimed"beddingrights"overJoannaonTywin'sweddingnight.Also,
Tyrionisprettygoodwiththosedragons.
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8.ThatcatAryausedtochasearoundtheRedKeepisPrincessRhaenysTargaryen.Attheveryleast,the
catisprobablyBalerion,theblackkittenRhaenyskeptbeforeshewaskilledduringtheSackofKing'sLanding.To
takeitfurther,theTargaryens(liketheStarks)havehistoricallybeenabletowarg,andRhaenysaccidentally
wargedintoBalerionrightbeforeherdeath.Orit'sjustastraycatgettingupineverybody'sbusiness.
9.ZombieGregorCleganehastheheadofJoffrey.Becausetheeyecolorisn'tright,youdig?AndJoffrey's
headwaslessdecomposedsoQyburnthoughtitwouldworkbetterthanGregor'shead.
10.LordVarysisamerman.Thoughit'slargelytreatedasajoke,thistheoryisjusttoohilarioustoignore.In
short,VarysishelpingDaenerysbecausehewantsherdragonstocometoWesterosandmelttheNorth,thus
givinghismerpeoplemorespacetolive.
11.RooseBoltonisavampire.He'spale,helikestoskinpeople,andhe'sgotaweirdthingforleeches.But
doeshesparkleinthesunlight?
12.MissandeiisaFacelessMan,workingtobringtheTargaryensdownfromtheinside.She'ssowiseforher
age,don'tyouthink?Andsheseeseverything.
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13.JorahMormontisAzorAhai.Melisandre'stheorythatStannisBaratheonwasAzorAhaididn'tquitepanout,
somaybetheguywho'sgoingtosavetheworldfromtheWhiteWalkersisJorah,andhe'sgoingtokillDaenerys
intheprocess.ButdoesbeingAzorAhaialsocuregreyscale?
14.QuaitheisatimetravelerandpossiblyalsoDaenerys,comefromthefuturetoteachherpastselfwhatto
do.RememberthatmaskedladybackinseasontwowhogaveDaenerysthatprophecyshe'sbeenusingtoguide
heralloverEssos?Well,thistheorypositsthatQuaitheiswearingamasktohidehertrueidentityfromherpast
self,becausethefirstruleoftimetravelisyoudon'tletyourpastselfseeyourfutureself.Hermioneknowsall
aboutit.
15.BranStarkcausedtheMadKingtogomad.Thistheorygainedmoreprominenceaftertheepisodewhere
Braninadvertentlywentbackintime(orsomething)andcausedHodortolosehismind.IfBranhastheabilityto
manipulatethespacetimecontinuum,maybehealsotraveledbackintimetotellAerystoburntheWhiteWalkers,
onlyAerysdidn'tgetitandtriedtoburnKing'sLandinginstead.AsimilartheorypositsthattimetravelingBran
alsowargedhimselfintoJaimeLannisterandpushedhimselfoutthewindow,inordertopreventanevenmore
cataclysmicfuture.
16.WesterosisJ.R.R.Tolkien'sMiddleearth,butwayinthefuture.HobbitsbecametheChildrenofthe
Forest,MordorbecameValyria,andthedoomofValyriawasliterallyMt.Doomerupting.
17.ThewholeworldisaspeckintheeyeofagiantnamedMacumber.Justgowithit.
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