Game of Thrones Season 8 is finally here, and the first episode, in classic fashion,
left us with way more questions than answers.
So today on Beyond the Screen we’re bringing you our thoughts and theories about the final
series of the beloved fantasy show with our list of the Top 10 Game of Thrones Season
8 Theories.
So, with that, let’s just jump right in.
10 Sansa Is Pregnant With Ramsay Bolton’s Baby
Now, this one is a hit or miss for me -- and may have already been debunked.
But as we know from previous seasons, time is irrelevant in the world of Game of Thrones.
This theory comes from a line Sansa says to Littlefinger about her wedding night to rapist
Ramsay.
I quote: “I can still feel it.
I don’t mean in my tender heart it still pains me so -- I can still feel what he didn
in my body standing here right now.”
-- Now as I stated before, this theory hinges on actually how much time has passed between
seasons.
Ramsay died in Season 6, so Sansa would have already been showing in seven, but if the
timeline is far more condensed than we realized, this could actually be a legitimate theory.
9 Sansa and Gendry End Up Together Yep -- hear me out on this one.
This theory comes to us from a fan on Reddit, and explains the surprising reappearance of
Gendry back in season seven.
Now, as the Redditor points out, Ned Stark predicted back in season one that his daughter
would end up with “someone strong, and wise, and brave” --- sounds like Gendry to me.
He is of noble birth, and is the last living Baratheon.
He gets along with both Sansa and Arya.
And, as a blacksmith he has valuable knowledge going into the final battle, and could play
a very heroic role as the White Walkers approach.
8 Cersei’s Pregnancy Will Kill Her As we know, Cersei was prophesied to have
three children, all of whom would die before Cersei.
However, at the end of Season Seven, we discover that Cersei is pregnant.
A popular theory though is that Cersei was lying about her pregnant, in order to keep
Jaime one her side.
However, let’s consider for a moment that the pregnancy might actually be real.
A handful of Redditors have expressed that perhaps Cersei will meet the same end as her
mother, aka, death in childbirth.
In a way, it would be very poetic.
She would die from her brother, his child would kill her, and the incestious relationship
would have finally won out.
7 Melisandre Will Return With An Army To Save The Day
We last saw Melisandre in Season Seven, when she shot a threat at Varys before announcing
that she was to sail across the Narrow Sea to Volantis, aka, one of the Free Cities of
Essos.
However, she went on to state, I quote: “I will return, dear Spider, one last time.
I have to die in this strange country, just like you.”
As we know, Melisandre comes from Volantis, the same place Kinvara -- the Red Priestess
we met in Season Six also comes from.
In that same season, Kinvara met with Tyrion and told him that she believed Dany was he
Princess That Was Promised.
So, this theory goes that Melisandre and Kinvara will team up, considering they both believe
in Dany’s cause.
Fans have pointed out that Volantis is guarded by a massive army called the Fiery Hand, which
could be very useful in a battle against Ice.
6 Jon and Daenerys Will Betray Each Other Okay, so in my opinion, this is pretty likely.
Especially considering that Jon has finally learned of his true heritage, and Dany being
the power hungry Queen she is, may not be very accepting of this fact.
So, as we know, Jon and Daenerys have been engaging in some light incest, and their relationship
definitely isn’t going to be endgame.
From the previous trailers, and the first episode of season 8, show us that the union
of Dragon and Wolf is causing a divide amongst the ranks -- particularly between Sansa and
Jon.
If things continue this way, it could lead to an ultimate betrayal.
In the book version, Dany is given a prophecy, I quote: “three fires must you light...one
for life and one for death and one to love...three mounts must you ride...one to bed and one
to dread and one to love...three treasons will you know...once for blood and once for
gold and once for love.”
Now, this third betrayal we are patiently waiting on, but perhaps this will be Jon’s
doing.
Now, back in season two, during this scene when Dany is have her vision, King’s Landing
is empty, as she approaches the Iron Throne.
However, before she can get there she is interrupted by the cries of her dragons.
However, this also sparks an entirely separate theory that perhaps she will abandon her throne
to be with her dragons again.
5 Daenerys Will Become The Mad Queen It’s not secret that madness runs through
the blood of Targaryen’s.
Dany’s father was the Mad King Aerys II, who the Baratheons revolted against, setting
up the ear of Westeros we see now.
The Mad King burned killed anyone who was disloyal to him or the crown, and Dany has
proven quite recently that she is following in his footsteps, particularly when she torched
two Tarly lords for not bending the knee.
Now, she explicitly states that she cannot and should not be held accountable for the
actions of her father, yet here she is, demanding the families of Westeros recognize her power.
For many seasons we were blind to her actions, instead revelling in the fact that she is
an absolute badass, and a Queen that should rule, and more importantly, deserves to rule.
She had positioned herself as the unimpeachable leader of the freed, but even she is blind
to her own weaknesses.
We even came face to face with this fact when Tyrion warned her that while atop her dragons
she is vulnerable.
Jon also stated to her that using dragons to wage war makes her just like every other
mad tyrant who wants to fight for the throne.
So, perhaps this will be Dany’s downfall, she’s power hungry, and wants nothing more
than to rule the seven kingdoms.
4 Arya Will Use Jaime’s Face To Kill Cersei I love this theory, and it could be highly
probable considering everything we have seen leading up to this point.
Many fans think that Arya will use her skills as No One to travel to King’s Landing and
kill Jaime Lannister.
But, as we know, Jaime is now in Winterfell with all of the Stark’s, so perhaps she
won’t have to travel too far in order to do this.
One she kills him, she make a mask of his face and impersonate him, catching Cersei
off guard and finally slaying her.
However, considering everyone aside from Cersei is now in Winterfell with the White Walkers
quickly approaching, this one seems harder to achieve.
Unless Cersei comes up from the South.
3 Jon and Daenerys Will Have A Baby In the Season Seven, we finally watched on
as Dany and Jon got it on, and their relationship is still going strong into Season Eight.
While Dany believes that she can no longer have children because of a prophecy that occured
after she sacrificed her newborn to save Khal Drogo.
However, the prophecy may not be entirely true.
According to Tumblr user, Girl With The Ruby Slippers, I quote, “The third head of the
dragon will be Jon and Dany’s baby.
That’s how her womb will quicken.
Only death pays for life.
Viserion’s death will pay for her new child’s life.”
So, will Viserion’s death pay for the life of a new child?
As we know, Targaryens want to keep their bloodline pure, but if they were to have a
baby it would be the product of Ice and Fire, shedding a new light on the theory of the
Prince Who Was Promised.
2 The Night King Will Turn The Dead Starks Into White Walkers
So far there has been a ton of emphasis on the crypts of Winterfell, not only in the
promos for Season 8, but also in the first episode.
It is in the crypts that Jon finds out that he is a Targaryen.
Now, perhaps this is signifying something significant that will happen in the upcoming
episodes.
Now, as we know, the war to end all wars is going to be taking place at the Stark’s
home base, and it’s very possible that the Night King may bring back the dead on site
as reinforcements.
This includes: Ned, Rickon, Ramsay Bolton, and maybe even Catelyn.
However, if the latter returns she will come back as Lady Stoneheart, as she didn in the
books.
Now, this theory is supported by one of the trailers leading up to Season 8, where we
saw Arya running from something in the crypt -- is she being chased by her dead father?
Perhaps.
1 Bran Started Everything Alright, here we go.
This is the big one.
It’s been theorized that the entire plot of Game of Thrones was kicked off way before
the series even began with the actions of the Mad King.
Reddit user Negative Karma Sniffer, believe that Bran might have had more to do with him
than fans originally though.
In Season Six, Bran realizes that the people he’s been watching in his visions might
be able to hear him -- and could perhaps lead him to reasoning with the Mad King.
Though Bran is only trying to help, this Redditor believes that Bran’s voice is actually the
voices the Mad King hears in his head -- the ones which made him paranoid and drove him
to insanity.
Thus kicking off the plot of Game of Thrones.
However leading on from this, many think that Bran is actually the Night King.
As we know, the children of the forest created the white walkers thousands of years ago in
order to protect themselves in a war against the First Men.
However, they lost control of them.
Now, this theory goes that Bran will attempt to travel back to stop the entire creation,
and in doing so will accidentally become the Night King himself.
Though, it’s a stretch, lets believe for a second this might be true, that means Bran
is trapped inside of a tool that was created to kill, but at the same times he’s trying
to prevent all of these events from unfolding.
One reddit user states,” How do you protect life when you know the only thing you can
do is bring death and when you know that no one has the power to stop you from inflicting
it?
Destroying the source of the magic that keeps him bound to the curse: the main Heart tree
at the Isles of Faces that is at the center of all Weirwood trees in Westeros and killing
himself by killing Bran.
This is why the army of the dead completely turns around and goes back North when the
Night King marks Bran.
Because killing Bran is the priority.
Had they known, all Westeriosi people had to do was let the Night King and the White
Walkers pass through.
As a result, who would be the villain in this scenario?
Is it the Night King and the White Walkers that killed tens of thousands so they could
stop themselves from endlessly killing life?
Or is it Bran and the gang, that sent tens of thousands to their death instead of stepping
aside like Sam did in his first encounter with a White Walker?
One thing is for certain, knowledge would have been their true savior.
Even with the most unlikely king of people or thing, there may be common ground.
In this case, both the Night King and Jon Snow were fighting for the same cause without
realizing it: to protect the living.”
End quote.
Yes, it’s crazy, but it wouldn’t be a huge shock to find out the monsters are in
fact the good guys.
Well, there we have it!
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