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Why? Tyrion, Jon, Dany, it's possible....but Sam? That's absolutely not the Sam we see on screen in the show.

You answered yourself. Big terrible traumatic events (a war in this case) have big terrible consequences in everyone and every single thing. Legality is one of those things. Cause and effect. The writing makes narrative sense.

The thing is, we did not need the markets to predict Queen Cersei. We only needed: -To ignore the books -To know that 7 was not the final season -To look at the show narrative as a whole (Knowing they love to work with Lena helps too) And the same narrative tells me: -Sansa will rule something. -Arya will not rule. -Tyrion will not suddenly become the Tyrion that some theories say.

I really hope not.

Writers write. They don't "punish". Sansa is not real.

Then, we see Cersei, now the Night Queen, sitting finally on the throne, hundreds of her undead troops in front of her. Fade to black End credits. (Somewhere, GRRM and D&D are giggling in front of a tv screen)

Remember we are the kind of fans who read all that extra behind-of-scenes stuff and commentaries. The 95% of fans only watch the show. And I think the narrative of the show itself tells me it will be a loooong time before Arya settles down finally.

Same uncertainty I feel about Arya endgame. I think it will be the "West of Westeros" ending, but I have my doubts, of course.

About Sansa trust issues, besides all the other previous traumatic events, she recently survived Ramsay Bolton. Ramsay Bolton. Ramsay. I rest my case.

Discussing Sansa? Here? Now, that's new! Also, GRRM private life? Really?

He is not a fan in twitter. That's exactly my point. He loves to write about characters. Even if that character dies. In my case, I'm indifferent about a Targaryen restoration or a Stark rising to power or the Lannisters paying their debts.

Even if GRRM loves the Targaryen, that does not mean a Targaryen restauration. GRRM perhaps loves Tyrion, but it does not guarantee he will be alive at the end. GRRM loves to write about certain characters or groups. That's the difference between fans and writers

Disagree. Arya in the show, is much more than a killer. She struggles constantly with her own feelings. There are such scenes like this in 3.9, 4.7, 5.3, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2 ...and many more episodes before and after those I mentioned.

You didn't write why. The answer is very simple:They assumed she cares, at least, about staying alive. But that is precisely the irony within the narrative! All those preparations are not possible precisely because nobody cares/believe except those who saw the NK undead troops. Also once the dragons come to destroy the ice....yes, the NK kills them the same. And that is assuming using the frozen sea was the only NK plan. The wight hunt was a very good plotline to show the contrast between the utter indiference of millions and the terrible desperation of oh so few people.

The pacing is rushed, but only in some cases. And Winterfell plot makes total sense (and wight hunt too), precisely because they are consistent with the characters involved in the plots.

As per Javi, as you say. The problem is, specially this year, I doubt (a lot) about the spoilers/leaks. HBO did a good job about it. Therefore, I rather follow the narrative of the show to make my predictions. And in the show the Hound's narrative is strongly tied to Arya instead of Sansa. And Sansa narrative is tied to the North. And the North is not only a place, it's its people too.

The problem with this theory is Arya' list: Cersei and Gregor. And Arya going to KL means the Hound going with her. Also, Cleganebowl.

I doubt Sansa will want that. About Jon's armor, it's resistant as long the Red God wants it to be. Once the mission is done who knows what the Red God will want.

Oh, I think it will be April....now, about the year...

Please HBO, pleaseeee! Maybe just a poster? Nothing? Okay....maybe the date of the first trailer? The date of the day they will announce the date of the new trailer? Anything???

Nothing on screen tell us that Sansa is actually a master player.

True. She thinks she still can use him for her own plans.

True. And the claims make easy to criticize their criticisms.

Once again, interviews are not scripts. Tyrion trusts Cersei wants to survive. Later he finds she is pregnant, and that's a new reason too. Marry and to destroy the family of her husband. She have seen that before. She also knows who killed Joffrey and how LF plots. Very traumatized girl with trust issues, girl that also is 100% sure Ramsay will trick Jon, whatever he does. It does not matter if she is right, it matters she thinks she is. Again, every single thing mentioned, makes narrative sense.

Who say Robert want to marry Sansa? Who say Sansa want to marry Robert? With Ramsay is a different issue. She does not know him and she is counting on that marriage ending more or less soon. About the Bolton troops. Look at the map. LF needs their permission to be able to betray them in time. About Cersei. Look at the map again. He needs also her permission. It's a long way to Winterfell. About the northern family, he was already in the way to Winterfell to meet Roose and it seems like he already made a deal with him.