18. A Stark Reunion At Winterfell
The great Circle of Life will finally be complete. Everything that we’ve seen in Season 6 leads up to this one much-earned moment by the fans; a reunion of the Starks (or whatever is left of them) in their home of Winterfell.
Bran Stark and Meera are already on the path to Winterfell, being led there by yet another member of the great Stark clan, Uncle Benjen. And then there’s Arya Stark, who for all intents and purposes, will pass Winterfell on her rampage-driven road to seeking all-out vengeance on those who slaughtered her family. Upon seeing the Stark banner on the stronghold again, there’s no doubt that Arya will finally return to her family. But a Stark reunion means so much more than just a few hugs and kisses. It means we’ll see a meeting between the original badass, Arya Stark, and the new badass on the block, Lyanna Mormont! Just wrap your head around that scene for a second! It also means we’ll see tensions between Arya and Sansa, because we all remember how gung-ho Sansa was about marrying into royalty in Season 1. Not to mention, Sansa is on Arya’s list. Yikes. Also, there’ll be time for sadness. The remaining Starks will be forced to remember all they’ve lost, from their parents to Robb Stark, to their direwolves and Hodor, and finally poor Rickon Stark. And of course, we’ll have to see how everyone deals with Brandon being the Three-Eyed Raven now. How’s that party trick going to play out at the dinner table? Awwwkwaard.
17. The Hound Vs The Mountain
The Hound is back and he’s ready to kick some ass. Or, you know, jam an axe up someone’s groin. And whose groin are we hoping he goes after? The Mountain! That came out wrong, but you get my point.
A poet when it comes to language of the cuss kind, The Hound hates his brother with every living fiber in his being. Now that Gregor Clegane is a Frankenstein monster of some sort ready to do all of Cersei’s bidding without question, there’s no doubt that a battle between the towering colossus that killed Oberyn Martell will come face to face with the rogue butcher of Westeros, Sandor Clegane! Now, there’s no motive for The Hound to go up against Cersei because as we all know, he couldn’t give less of a sh*t about the Iron Throne and whatnot, but there’s a little someone who has a bone to pick with the Queen. Yes, Arya Stark has a list, and Cersei is on it. And there’s no way the show will go on without a reunion between The Hound and Arya, so he might as well escort her himself to King’s Landing in an attempt to help her exact vengeance on the Lannister matriarch. That’s when Gregor will get in the way, and that’s when Sandor will step in to settle this rivalry for good, and that’s when we’ll ring the bell as the Cleganebowl finally gets underway!
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