The Game of Thrones cast and crew have promised us an epochal Season 6, with showrunner David Benioff calling it “the strongest season we’ve had.” As the show approaches its endpoint (the showrunners have estimated that only 13 episodes are left after Season 6) maybe it’s about time we finally get down to this whole multi-pronged invasion Westeros dealie. Could Season 6 finally see White Walkers marching toward King’s Landing? Will Daenerys and her dragons land in Dorne?
Since this season of Game of Thrones will be the first to outpace events in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series, predictions for the new season have even less grounding than normal. Sure, events like a Tower of Joy flashback and an immense battle against the Boltons have already been revealed in trailers, but beyond that, Game of Thrones Season 6 could go in all sorts of gonzo directions.
Whatever happens, it’s bound to be epochal. The writers of iDigitalTimes have some thoughts, which you can watch above.
Here’s 51 more of our best guesses, roughly listed from least likely to almost guaranteed.
- 51. Jon Snow is actually just plain ol’ dead.
- 50. Jon Snow is resurrected, but is killed again this season.
- 49. Arya kills Waif, Waif was Jaqen H’ghar all along.
- 48. Bronn swordfights Brienne, loses.
- 47. Benjen Stark will return.
- 46. Melisandre sacrifices herself to resurrect Jon Snow.
- 45. Bran sides with the Night’s King, White Walkers become sympathetic.
- 44. Given no alternative due to his sister-in-law’s treachery, Doran Martell will march on King’s Landing.
- 43. Bran experiences a vision from the last invasion by the White Walkers.
- 42. Mace and Olenna Tyrell will make a failed play for the Iron Throne.
- 41. Drogon will eat a Dothraki horse.
- 40. Lancel Lannister will get his smug face stomped by zombie-Mountain, Ser Robert Strong, permanently marring his facial tattoo.
- 39. The Three-eyed raven is sympathetic to the White Walkers.
- 38. Bran will bring Children of the Forest South of The Wall.
- 37. Meereen will fall to the Dothraki.
- 36. Brienne will finally get to protect Sansa.
- 35. Theon will team up with his sister Yara Greyjoy in defying Euron.
- 34. Tommen stands up for himself, disobeys Cersei Lannister.
- 33. The giant Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun dies.
- 32. Beric Dondarrion will become a strong contender for Azor Ahai, a prophetic hero who’s most likely Jon Snow.
- 31. The Dragon Horn, which controls dragons, will be introduced and shown to actually work.
- 30. Daenerys takes over the Dothraki once again, Dothraki join invasion of Westeros.
- 29. Lady Stoneheart—a resurrected Catelyn Stark—will be introduced.
- 28. Bran brings down The Wall using his new magic.
- 27. Arya checks more names off her list.
- 26. Sansa Stark kills Littlefinger.
- 25. Jon Snow will personally kill Olly.
- 24. The Night’s King reveals himself to be an ancestral Stark.
- 23. The Frankenstein-ed Gregor Clegane will kill the High Sparrow.
- 22. The Faith will execute Loras Tyrell, but Margaery will be set free.
- 21. Samwell Tarly will take, or be given, his father’s Valyrian steel sword.
- 20. Tommen will no longer sit on the Iron Throne by season’s end.
- 19. Qyburn dies by the hands of his own creation.
- 18. Kevan Lannister is killed by agents of Varys, because it happens in the book.
- 17. As rule of Meereen, Tyrion will crush the Sons of the Harpy and we’ll never have to look at those masked rich kids again.
- 16. King’s bastard Gendry will return as a member of Beric Dondarrion’s Brotherhood Without Banners.
- 15. Ramsay Bolton will kill his father before Jon Snow's army can get to him.
- 14. Jorah Mormont will sacrifice himself for Daenerys and never become a Stone Man.
- 13. Edmure and Brynden “the Blackfish” Tully will slaughter Walder Frey and his family in a spectacularly bloody fashion.
- 12. Roose Bolton will die defending Winterfell from Jon Snow.
- 11. Sandor Clegane becomes The Hound once more.
- 10. Tormund will die at the hands of the Boltons.
- 09. Daenerys’ invasion of Westeros begins.
- 08. New character Euron Greyjoy will win the Kingsmoot, become leader of the Greyjoys.
- 07. Jon Snow learns of his Targaryen lineage, abandons The Night’s Watch.
- 06. Tyrion rides a dragon.
- 05. The Tower of Joy flashback reveals that Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen were in love.
- 04. Arya Stark joins a theater troupe, it’s annoying.
- 03. Sandor Clegane is alive.
- 02. Arya will see again.
- 01. Jon Snow returns with the help of Melisandre, takes back Winterfell.
The first episode of Game of Thrones Season 6 airs April 24 on HBO. From coverage of the premiere, we know a lot of the episode will take place at Castle Black. It seems likely that we won’t even have to wait for the end of the season premiere to see the return of Jon Snow. If our predictions are right, Jon Snow’s return could radically alter the balance of power in Westeros. After the Season 6 premier,e Game of Thrones will never be the same again.
