We live in Florida, so despite what Ned Stark always said (before his untimely death, #RIP), winter probably isn’t coming anytime soon. Luckily, while winter might not be coming, season 8 of Game of Thrones finally is. We’re all obsessed with TV at Fish, and one of our biggest passions is Game of Thrones (Lorne’s ringtone is even the show’s theme song, true story). Suffering through the drought of no new episodes since season 7’s finale in 2017 has been brutal, but luckily 2019 is finally on the horizon, bringing with it the series 8th and final season.
In the show’s extended absence, we’ve all filled the Game of Thrones shaped hole in our hearts with endless conversations wondering what will happen next season. We all know anything is possible in Westeros. Here’s a few of the wildest theories on what season 8 will bring.
- Daenerys Targaryen & Jon Snow will have a baby. Sure, they may be aunt and nephew, but incest isn’t a taboo in the world of Game of Thrones. According to the theory, which is outlined in this Bustle article, the power couple give up their firstborn to save the world from the Night King and his Army of the Undead. There is pretty much no reason for mankind to win the battle. In fact, it is super unlikely. So Jon and Daenerys have to think outside of the box and offer up their only son. Cue the tears.
- Cersei’s a goner, and Jamie will be the one to finally take her out. When Cersei was a child, she received a prophecy which said, “And when your tears have drowned you,” she says, “the valonqar shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you.” “Valonqar” means “little brother” in High Valyrian. She’s spent her entire life assuming that it would be her estranged brother Tyrion who the prophecy predicted would take her life, but it might be her beloved brother Jamie. After the Mad King, we all know that he isn’t above murdering a ruler if it’s for the sake of the greater good.
- Arya will use Jaime’s face to kill Cersei. Taking the valonqar theory one step further, fans think Arya will use her skills as No One to travel to King’s Landing and kill Jaime Lannister, as outlined in this Harpers Bazaar article. Once she does this, she will make a mask of his face and impersonate him, catch the queen of the Seven Kingdoms off guard, and slay her. Technically, this would still fulfill Cersei’s valonquar prophecy, as Arya would be wearing Jaime’s face when she kills her, but Jaime wouldn’t exactly betray his sister. Arya would eliminate the “last Lannisters who count” from Westeros. Finally, she’d be able to check off another name from her famous kill list.
- Jon will kill Daenerys. One of the pervading GoT theories states Jon Snow is the Prince Who Was Promised, that is, a reborn Azor Ahai, who was a legendary hero forced to sacrifice his wife, Nissa Nissa, by plunging a sword through her heart to unleash its true power. This is how the powerful sword Lightbringer was created for Azor Ahai to defeat the god of darkness, or the Great Other. The legend goes on to say that the Prince Who Was Promised will one day pull Lightbringer from the fire once more to complete another hero’s journey. If Jon is, in fact, the Prince Who Was Promised, and if he falls in love with Daenerys and marries her, this would make her his Nissa Nissa. Per the legend of the forging of Lightbringer, Jon would need to sacrifice something he loved in order to create the sword. This sacrifice could very well be Dany herself, or one of her dragons—either one could be considered “fire,” after all.
