us Last night was a dark one for Daenerys Targaryen — and that's putting it lightly. Not only did another of her dragons go down ( maybe ? ), she also had to mourn the loss of her most loyal companion, watch her best friend get beheaded , and lose even more of her fleet to enemy forces... all in a matter of what? A few days? We knew D.B. Weiss and David Benioff weren't going to lether off easy in the end, but killing off a second dragon? That was low, even for them.<doc-sep>With the Night King defeated and just two episodes till the endgame, Game of Thrones is firmly back to the question that once defined it – who will sit the Iron Throne? The major conflict is between the two queens, Daenerys and Cersei, with Jon Snow/Aegon Targaryen coming up on a wild card. But there’s still a chance for something completely unexpected to happen. We are talking about Sansa and Tyrion. Both of them are smart, capable leaders, with a sure grasp of King’s Landing politics. Also, there has always been a crop of theories that claimed this outcome. Let’s examine the reasons why this could happen. The War of the Roses George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series (on which Game of Thrones is based) is a loosely adapted version of a real intergenerational war that tore through Britain in the 12th century – the War of the Roses. Even the names of the Noble families involved that war – Lancasters and Yorks – are similar to the conflicts of Game of Thrones (Lannisters, Starks). Now, that war was ultimately resolved with a marriage between one Lancaster and one York. We know the show follows Martin’s guidelines about crucial plot points. It is possible that Martin plans to end the Ice and Fire saga with the marriage of a Lannister and a Stark. Who better from either family than Sansa and Tyrion? Sansa and Tyrion’s renewed chemistry Sansa and Tyrion’s first marriage was totally against their wishes. But Tyrion was the only man who never hurt Sansa even when he had every opportunity. They even developed a respectful friendship before parting at Joffrey’s wedding. Sansa too has acknowledged Tyrion’s kindness many times. Some sparks were evident between them in the crypts during the battle of Winterfell. Tyrion remarked maybe they should have stayed married, and kissed her hand when they feared certain death. Also, he seems to be the only man Sansa trusts beyond political equations, and that is the lot coming from the super-cynical Lady of Winterfell. Here is a relationship based on mutual respect rather than physical desire or romantic love – just what you need in a good royal couple. Growth-centric story arcs Sansa has grown exponentially through the seasons. She survived exceptional adversity and cruelty that can turn people insane (as it did for Theon) and came out stronger. She has been making all the right decisions for a long time even in the face of Littlefinger’s manipulations. She has a brilliant grasp of people’s characters, understands deception from a mile, and is a competent ruler who always keeps the welfare and needs of her people in mind. Tyrion has been proved to be a competent ruler in the early seasons as well. He may have failed one too many times in advising Dany, but that is mainly because his priority always has been to avoid bloodshed and all-out war. Both Tyrion and Sansa’s outlook is genuinely pro-people, not just saviour or hero complex. Now compare this to the other possible rulers. Daenerys started off with a dream to break the wheel and “free the world from tyrants” but is swiftly descending to megalomania and madness. Her obsession with the throne and her tendency to burn down her detractors are not signs of a good ruler. Cersei may be a war mastermind but no one would call her a good ruler. She has made it repeatedly clear that she does not care about the people and would not think twice about using them as human shields as she is doing at the moment. Jon Snow is the best claimant right now, as the lawful son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. He is a war hero and loved by all, also has prophecy-backings. But he has repeatedly proven himself to be politically naive and is disinterested in being King. Significantly, the animal connected to his Stark roots (direwolf Ghost) is gone, and the animal connected to his Targaryen roots (Rhaegal) is dead. This may foreshadow his death or injury in the coming episodes. What are the odds? Neither Sansa nor Tyrion has the necessary bloodline to ascend the throne. But Martin’s narrative has always been openly critical of the feudal structure of Westeros, so it makes sense for him to champion the unlikely but more suitable people for the throne. Sophie Turner, Joe Dempsie, Kit Harington all have promised a totally unexpected and divisive ending for Game of Thrones. But would having Jon, Cersei, or Daenerys on the thrones really be unexpected? Thought not. So is the time for the Imp and the Ice Queen finally come? Only two weeks until we know!<doc-sep>After the previous battle-heavy episode, Game of Thrones fans were prepared to see the devastating aftermath of the war against the dead, but they probably couldn’t expect that Episode 4 would bring so much drama to Westeros. Sunday night’s episode of Game of Thrones’ last season was a real emotional rollercoaster. Things got off to a grim and sentimental start, with characters of the show facing the fallout of the Battle of Winterfell: Daenerys weeping over the corpse of Jorah Mormont and Sansa silently slipping a wolf pin onto Theon Greyjoy’s body. READ MORE: Game of Thrones REVEALS What to Expect in Episode 4 After DEADLY Winterfell War After Jon Snow gives a speech to honour the dead and survivors burn piles of corpses, they gather in Winterfell’s hall to celebrate the victory over the Night King, who’s hopefully gone for good. WARNING: The following text contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4! Episode 4 was full of romantic – and broken hearted – vibes: the newly-minted Lord of Storm’s End Gendry Baratheon popped the question to Arya Stark, the hero of the battle. Even though her sophisticated answer has left Gendry and social media users in a lot of pain, netizens couldn’t resist posting spot-on memes and references to the previous seasons of HBO’s mega-hit: gendry: be my wife be the lady of storm’s end arya: seen ✔️ — lauren (@sansastcrk) 6 мая 2019 г. What you say to marriage pic.twitter.com/l3MFjkeueO — more ice 🍨 (@Maurice1Charles) 6 мая 2019 г. Arya, rejecting Gendry’s proposal: “You’ll be a wonderful lord. And any lady would be lucky to have you. But I’m not a lady. I never have been. That’s not me.” Arya, Season 1 to her dad:#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/sd4xiAiATY — Sarah Lerner (@SarahLerner) 6 мая 2019 г. Arya when Gendry asked her to be his wife… #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/NQuDb2xNq8 — Callum Fahey (@fahey_callum) 6 мая 2019 г. But their encounter was not as dramatic as what happened when Daenerys with her dragons and the Unsullied headed to King’s Landing: her second “child”, Rhaegal, was fatally shot down in the sky by Euron Greyjoy. Everyone tonight after watching Missandei be executed in front of Grey Worm, rhaegal shot down, Varys conspire against Dany, Jon send Ghost away without saying goodbye, Jamie leave Brienne for Cersei, and Dany lose almost everything she has: pic.twitter.com/kTMeFeGRei — FABBYULOUS (@Fabbyulous23) 6 мая 2019 г. I want Euron Greyjoy to experience the most brutal death ever for killing off Rhaegal #GameofThrones #GOTS8E4 pic.twitter.com/ZwhXTy4BU7 — Carla (칼라) (@choi_hyo_in) 6 мая 2019 г. And if Rhaegal’s tragic demise was not enough, Cersei Lannister’s people captured Missandei, once a slave who was liberated by Daenerys and became her most trusted confidante. READ MORE: Game Of Thrones Creators Fuel Fan Theory on White Walkers' Comeback In the final moments of the episode, Cersei orders the Mountain to behead chained up Missandei, who shouts the word “Dracarys” right before she dies in front of Daenerys. Her last words may be a signal to the Dragon Queen to unleash fire upon her enemies and burn Cersei’s palace to the ground – even if it means killing thousands of innocent civilians along with it. Missandei's last word was "Dracarys" which marked the beginning of Dany's path as breaker of chains when she burnt the slavers of Astapor. That word meant freedom for Missandei and the Unsullied. It meant hell for tyrants. The fight for freedom is not over yet. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/iYK6RBj897 — Dany's whore (@asongofdany) 6 мая 2019 г. I will never forgive the writers for making Missandei die in chains. SHE DESERVED BETTER#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/sHvPj7OJIa — 💍 Flower Girl 💍 (@VoicelessBlip) 6 мая 2019 г. My dumbass really thought Drogon was gonna come save missandei because she said dracarys- #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/cxofdqXpNJ — Maryam ⎊ (@atmaryamm) 6 мая 2019 г. I’m not saying Missandei should have pulled a Harry Potter with Cersei but….she should have pulled a Harry Potter #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/hANL4jIKPs — Rachel 💁🏻‍♀️ (@RaquelTheShell) 6 мая 2019 г. Seeing the death of Rhaegal and Missandei might have sent Daenerys into a destructive spiral of grief that may bring us to a major plot twist in which she turns into her father known as the mad king. READ MORE: Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage's Pakistani Doppelganger Debuts in Food Advert Social media users are pinning hopes on the “mad queen” theory and have even noticed that Daenerys seemingly has green eyes, which has prompted new speculation that Melisandre’s prophecy to Arya (“Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes you’ll shut forever”) was actually about Dany, not Cersei. She lost Jorah. She lost the Dothraki. She lost Rhaegal. She lost Viserion. She lost Missandei. She lost her claim to the throne. She's losing Jon. The Mad Queen is awaken.#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/8vtldG3KGc — j (@jajamerez1) 6 мая 2019 г. Daenerys also has green eyes; maybe Arya gets to kill her and not Cersei when she turns into the Mad Queen. #GOTS8E4 #got pic.twitter.com/AqXvD39v4B — christopher jan (@tougherjan) 6 мая 2019 г. Guys do you realize Daenerys has green eyes….what if these are the eyes Arya will shut, not Cersei’s cause I strongly believe Cersei will me Killed by Jamie #GameOfThrones #Cersei #Daenerys #Arya pic.twitter.com/I1dLE179BP — 🐩Mdevah★🐩 (@KingMdevah) 6 мая 2019 г. Does anyone else feel like the close ups of Daenerys in this episode were designed to remind us that Dany has Green eyes? ‘Brown eyes, Green eyes, Blue eyes.’ Arya will stop the Kings Landing massacre, but which green eyed queen will she kill? #GamefThrones pic.twitter.com/BuSNfgc6D4 — Kerri (@Kerri_may) 6 мая 2019 г.<doc-sep>A new Game of Thrones fan theory has suggested that the end could be near for Cersei Lannister – and there’s some convincing evidence to back it up. In Game of Thrones season 8, episode three, fans were left to pick up their jaws from the floor after Arya Stark fatally stabbed the Night King with her Valyrian steel dagger, annihilating his army of the dead in the process. But the unexpected slaying has left fans theorising that Arya could be about to kill another major enemy. Advertisement Only moments before Arya killed The Night King, Melisandre was heard to repeat the prophecy she made when her character first met Arya back in season three. She told Arya that she would “shut many eyes forever. Brown eyes, green eyes… and blue eyes.” While the blue eyes are believed to be those of The Night King, fans say that the brown eyes belong to Walder Frey – who met a sticky end at Arya’s hands in season six. So what about the green eyes, then? The theory claims that it’s a reference to Cersei Lannister, who still remains as one of the biggest threats in Westeros. Advertisement The ‘Valonqar Prophecy‘ told by a witch to Cersei back in season five about her demise is still left unfulfilled. Could Arya be the Valonqar? Who else has green eyes in Game of Thrones? If not Cersei, who else could be the green-eyed character about to meet Arya’s pointy end? Jaime Like his twin sister, a popular theory is that Arya will kill Jaime, take his face and use it to murder Cersei. Could it be a doubly whammy of green-eyed deaths? Ilyn Payne The man that executed Arya’s father Ned Stark back in season one had green eyes. He’s on Arya’s ‘list’, but we haven’t seen or heard from him in a long while, so this might be a bit underwhelming. Daenerys Does Dany have green eyes? Well, you would be forgiven for not noticing until Season 8, episode 4, when a lot of the shots seemed to focus on zooming in on her peepers. ?Arya's prophecy – Green eyes Cersie / Dany ? Dany's prophecy – 3rd betrayl once for love – Jon Cersie's valonqar prophecy -her little bro will strangle her : Jamie/tyrion kills Cersie /Arya kills with face Dany becomes mad queen Arya – Bravos ,Jon -castle black Sansa -Throne pic.twitter.com/lAU0RLzn4U — Yoda (@iamVariable) May 6, 2019 Her eyes are indeed green. We know there’s no love lost between the Stark women and Dany. With them recently learning of John’s true parentage, does Arya see Dany as standing in the way of her brother – or is it cousin – claiming The Iron Throne?<doc-sep>
Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5. If you don't want to know what happens, turn back! • Cersei Lannister died on Game of Thrones last night, making fans wonder which character with green eyes is left for Arya to kill. • The Red Priestess Melisandre made a prophecy that Arya would kill people with "brown eyes, green eyes—and blue eyes." • With Cersei out of the way, it seems likely that Arya will kill Daenerys Targaryen. After Sunday night's doozy of an episode, the fan theory that posits Arya Stark will kill Daenerys Targaryen is looking more and more plausible. Why, you ask? Because with Cersei Lannister (almost definitely?) dead, there's only one person left with green eyes for Arya to kill, per Melisandre's prophecy: the Mother of Dragons. Wait, what's the deal with green eyes on Game of Thrones? Arya, our friendly neighborhood assassin, has always been destined to kill somebody with green eyes. Remember the prediction Melisandre made in season 3, and then repeated in season 8? "You said we'd meet again,” Arya tells the now-deceased Red Priestess during the Battle of Winterfell. “You said I’d shut many eyes forever. You were right about that, too.” "Brown eyes, green eyes—and blue eyes," Melisandre says. The brown eyes likely applied to Walder Frey, and the blue eyes belonged to the Night King. For ages, fans assumed "green eyes" meant Cersei Lannister, but after episode 4—"The Last of the Starks"—some viewers weren't so sure anymore. In that episode, Arya made it clear to Jon that she didn't want Dany on the Iron Throne. And sure enough, a shot in the final moments served as a reminder that our Khaleesi has green eyes, too: Just now realizing dany has green eyes....what if these are the eyes Arya will shut, not Cersei pic.twitter.com/1hzQiLhuWG — The Dilla☀️ (@Kassidykeech) May 6, 2019 Does that mean Arya will kill Dany on the Game of Thrones finale? It seems like a distinct possibility, now that Cersei is (again, ALMOST DEFINITELY?) out of the picture. The ending of episode 5 certainly pointed in that direction. On Sunday night, we saw Dany "dracarys" all of King's Landing to ash, killing hordes of innocent people—including a mother and child Arya tried to save. The episode ends with Arya finding their burnt corpses, then climbing onto a white horse and riding off to...well, I can't say for certain, but beloved characters who ride off on white horses usually have something noble to do. Like kill a Mad Queen who just destroyed a whole city in her thirst for power. Fans also pointed out the apparent link to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—the Book of Revelations says that Death rides a pale horse. However you slice it, it seems like Dany's in trouble on the Game of Thrones finale.