- The Game Of Thrones Faces: Is Jon Snow Alive? TL;DR: HBO’s teaser images for Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” suggest that Jon Snow could still be alive. HBO stirred the theory pot in late February when it posted on its official Facebook page an image of dead faces. The only problem: Not all of the characters whose faces are shown are dead (yet). […]
- The UnKiss: Sansa Stark’s Mismemory TL;DR: Sansa Stark thinks the Hound kissed her, but he actually didn’t (e.g. the “Unkiss”). The mismemory could signify Sansa’s attraction to the Hound. Sansa Stark has been established as an unreliable narrator, and perhaps her biggest lapse in memory — at least that the readers are aware of — is the “UnKiss.” So what […]
- Robert Strong Is The Mountain’s Reanimated Corpse TL;DR: Ser Robert Strong is the reanimated corpse of Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain. Gregor Clegane — “the Mountain” — supposedly died when dueling Oberyn Martell to decide Tyrion Lannister’s fate. The Mountain, as his name suggests, is a massive man. He was a ruthless killer and was nigh unstoppable in one-on-one battles. Martell defeated […]
- ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Trailer Hints At Jon Snow Living Via Warg Powers TL;DR: The Season 6 “Game of Thrones” teaser trailer hints at the possibility that Jon Snow is alive because of his and/or Bran’s ability to warg. HBO released a teaser trailer for Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” this week, and while it involves no new footage, it lends itself to some theorycrafting nonetheless. Of course, […]
- Sandor Clegane — The Hound — Is The Gravedigger TL;DR: Sandor Clegane — the Hound — is still alive, living as a novice on the Quiet Isle. This theory about Sandor Clegane is among the most popular Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice And Fire theories out there. The site awoiaf.westeros.org rounds up the key points of the theory, which, if true, means […]
- Rickon Stark Would Be A Terrible Ruler TL;DR: Should Rickon Stark somehow come into power — be it in Winterfell, the Red Keep or somewhere else — he will be cruel and not very Stark-like. This theory about Rickon Stark was initially presented on Reddit by SonOfJack541. As noted above, the short theory posits that if Rickon is ever to rise to […]
- According To This Theory, Tyrion Is A Targaryen TL;DR version: Tyrion Lannister is actually the bastard son of the “Mad King” Aerys II Targaryen. “Prince Aerys … as a youth, he was taken with a certain lady of Casterly Rock, a cousin of Tywin Lannister. When she and Tywin wed, your father drank too much wine at the wedding feast and was heard […]
- D+D=T: A Tyrion Lannister Theory TL;DR version: Tyrion is Dany’s child (Rhaego). “To go north, you must journey south. To reach the west, you must go east. To go forward you must go back, and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.” -ACOK, Daenerys III. Spoken by Quaithe. D+D=T is irrefutably one of the most insane fan […]
- Stannis Sacrifices Shireen: Jon Snow Theory Takes A Hit TL;DR version: When Shireen was sacrificed by Stannis in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” a semi-popular theory that Jon Snow will be risen from the dead through a sacrifice of Shireen took a hit. “A king’s blood. Only a king’s blood can wake the stone dragon.” -ASOS, Davos IV. Spoken by Melisandre. It’s not canonical — because it’s the […]
- Why The Night’s King Is Interested In Jon Snow TL;DR version: The Night’s King is interested in Jon Snow because he sees some of himself in the current Lord Commander. “The gathering gloom put Bran in mind of another of Old Nan’s stories, the tale of Night’s King. He had been the thirteenth man to lead the Night’s Watch, she said; a warrior who knew no […]
- R+L=J: Jon Snow’s True Parentage TL;DR version: Jon Snow is a Targaryen, the true-born son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. ‘Never ask me about Jon,’ [Ned Stark] said, cold as ice. ‘He is my blood, and that is all you need to know.’ -AGOT, Catelyn II. This is the most popular theory of them all. Known simply as R+L=J, the theory maintains […]