Warning: Do not proceed any further if you don't want to know anything about anything with regards to Game of Thrones: Season 7. While some of this is merely strong speculation, it's still rather spoiler-y for those who may not want to "know nothing, Jon Snow." The night is dark and filled with hunches.
War is coming to Westeros. Full-blown, massive and mighty war featuring Lannister forces, the Ironborn, the Unsullied, the Dothraki, and -- naturally -- a flame spitting dragon or three. Season 7 is only set to run for seven weeks, but it's going to be overflowing with violence in the name of the Iron Throne.
Daenerys Targaryen, now allied with key members of the Greyjoy clan, is about to land in the Seven Kingdoms, ready to finally make good on her promise to reclaim her birthright. It's no secret that she's after Queen Cersei's spot in King's Landing, but will she see the newly reformed Northern alliance as a threat to her claim or a tool to help her win the day?
And what about the frozen horrors that lie in wait beyond the Wall, ready to invade once winter comes and permanent night sets in? There's a lot to juggle here, but these are the things we know (or are pretty dang sure) are headed your way when Game of Thrones returns on July 16th.
Okay, this is the big one. It's the huge battle shown in the trailer involving Dany's forces and Lannister boots. An open field. A soaring Dragon. Normally, this type of conflict would be saved for the end of a season but the fact that we got it in the first trailer might suggest that it happens quickly, within he first three episodes. Again, there's no time for dilly and/or dally with only 7 episodes.
Could it be that Queen Cersei's reign will be even shorter than we expected (and we didn't expect it to be all that lengthy)? Footage in the trailer even shows a moment that looks like the Unsullied were overrunning, perhaps. Lannister ground zero - Casterly Rock. With Dany possessing so much power, and so many people out to take down Cersei, the Queen (of Mean) might make a quick exit. Even star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime, mentioned that the new episodes happen at a much faster pace than everyone was used to. "A lot of things that normally take a season now take one episode," he said.
Euron Greyjoy, Theon and Yara's psychotic uncle, may be the wild card this year. Now that crazies like Joffrey and Ramsay are gone, Euron is poised to take over the mantle of the most vile villain in the land.
In a smidgen of Season 7 trailer footage, we see Theon being attacked in a sea battle, and Yara kissing Ellaria Sand. With the Greyjoy siblings and the Dorne faction (along with Olenna Tyrell) all wanting to put an end to the Lannister rule, could this mean that uncle Euron is going to form an alliance with Cersei? After all, he was out to find himself a bride when he set sail for Daenerys' neck of the woods. And having his forces unite with King's Landing would surely help even things out a bit.
Daenerys' first stop, in her homecoming tour, seems to be the old Targaryen haunt of Dragonstone. You know, that damp, dreary island where Stannis used to spend his days moping in between breaks where he'd burn his detractors alive. Anyhow, it once belonged to Dany's clan -- hence the name -- and she's back to sit in its throne and walk the grounds while plotting her first moves. This we saw in the teaser - the one featuring James' "Sit Down."
And speaking of Dragonstone, from the trailer, it appeared as though exiled, wayward Melisandre might have found her way back there. Will Dany have any patience for the "Red Woman?"
By all rights we're also in store, finally, for a big Stark family reunion.
Remember the joy we felt when Jon and Sansa reunited last year? Well, with Bran headed south and Arya, from the looks of the trailer footage, headed North (i.e. somewhere cold) from the Riverlands, it seems logical that they all meet up in Winterfell.
Arya's been alone for so long that it stands to reason she might keep trekking on by herself, but with the final target on her list being the actual Queen, it'd make sense for her to detour back home first. Also, in the photo cover shoot for EW that the Stark actors did last month, Maisie Williams had Littlefinger's infamous Valyrian dagger at her hip.
Which brings us to Petyr Baelish himself. The trailer shows Jon slamming Littlefinger up against a wall, much like father/uncle Ned did back in Season 1.
Back in Season 5, though reunited, Jon and Sansa were not always aligned in thought or method. The biggest reason was because Littlefinger had taught her to play "the game" in a smart but somewhat disreputable way. Look for her resentment toward the praise being heaped upon Jon, along with Littlefinger's ever-present influence and adoration, to drive a wedge even further between the two siblings (or cousins, really).
Of course, the moment also seems to take place down in the Winterfell crypt - where Lyanna Stark us buried. So Jon's anger could come from something Tower of Joy-related.
At some point this season, perhaps in the back half, Jon Snow decides to ditch civilization once again and make his way beyond the Wall for some more White Walker whacking. Or, if we're to make some assumptions from trailer footage, desperately fleeing for his life, with Tormund in tow, as an undead horde of horrors closes in.
This part of the season actually works to spotlight the two big remaining stories that need to get wrapped up: Daenerys' return and the human conflict that follows, and the supernatural invasion about to occur from the Land of Always Winter. Presumedly, The Night's King and his army will be saved for the final season and Jon's return to the icy deathscape of the true "North" could act as a final bridge to that saga...
...along with the fact that Winter, most assuredly, will finally come.
The reason we're getting Game of Thrones in July and not April is because production had to get shifted so that they could actually shoot in colder climates. Not just the beyond-the-Wall stuff, because if that was the case they could have just kept the schedule as it was. No, there needed to be snow south of the Wall. And south of the North. After seven seasons, the House Stark motto will finally pay off and everyone up in Winterfell will get to send out ravens with messages that read "TOLD YOU SO!"
There's so much warring to get through first though, so look for the snowflakes to fall toward the end of the season. Or even, mark the final frame of the season.
Aaaand, it's safe to assume at this point, that Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, the personification of the Ice and Fire in A Song of Ice and Fire, will come face to face in Season 7.
With the Mother of Dragons finally landing in Westeros, it's hard to imagine that these two, who've been on an extremely roundabout collision course since the very first season, won't meet up and exchange some words.
Harsh words, though? Pleasantries? Will either of them know that Jon's probably her Targaryen - um - nephew? Will they know she's Aunt Dany? We'll have to see!
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at http://ift.tt/2aJ67FB.
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