Game of Thrones cast convenes in Seville as filming begins; A surprising guest actor returns 

moves south and most of the main cast coalesces in Seville as filming begins in the Andalusian capital. We also get a clearer picture at Daenerys‘s dress! Finally, as the only spoiler for today, we tell you about the surprising return of a guest starring character who many of us assumed would never make another appearance. Only read until the red spoiler warning if you don’t want to know more!

First, let’s time travel to last week, as

visited the set at Itzurun beach. Aside from a photo with the showrunners, Benioff and Weiss, Eagleman shared one with Emilia Clarke which offers our best closeup at one of Daenerys’ season seven outfits.

1/2: Last week I spent two days on the Game of Thrones film set in Spain. Quick pic: the smart & talented Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) pic.twitter.com/vzcCvJb2uV

Now, on to Seville for the myriad of sightings of the recently arrived cast members, especially Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who arrived a few days ago and appears to be quite eager —or at least has the eternal pacience needed— to take pictures with all his fans. Iain Glen has also been in the city for a while with his family. However, as his children appear in the picture, we will not share it out of respect for their privacy. Pictured below with Nikolaj you will find Gwendoline Christie and Pilou Asbæk, who plays Euron.

We have it in good authority that the strangest parental relationship in the show (which is saying something) will also film in Itálica’s amphitheater and Seville’s Royal Shipyards: Anton Lesser and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson are to travel to Seville. That is, Cersei’s new Hand Qyburn and his creation the

. What about the Mad Queen? We have no pictures yet, but it appears Lena Headey will film in Seville too.

Also, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Nathalie Emmanuel, Liam Cunningham, Conleth Hill and Alfie Allen have been sighted en route to Seville. There are also reports of other actors, but these are unconfirmed and should be discounted as false alarms for the moment. Still, it’s unprecedented for much of the main cast to be together, especially at a foreign location, yet there they are. Take a look!

DIOS QUE ME MUERO ME ACABO DE ENCONTRAR CON NIKOLAJ ACÁ JAIME LANNISTER ESTOY EN COMA pic.twitter.com/vuXNpVirqW

— spooky lizard queen (@likecoldcoffee_) October 31, 2016

UPDATE: Surprisingly, Rory McCann has been spotted in Seville, amongst others, including Jerome Flynn, Daniel Portman and Hafþór. See for yourselves:

Rory McCann and Iain Glen spotted in Sevilla (photo by @salolainus) pic.twitter.com/Hvwjxk0goU

— dragon's daughter (@yeahclarke) November 1, 2016

Jerome Flynn is also in Sevilla (photo by @salolainus) pic.twitter.com/sp6EEsNbeb

@ferchucientab cuando estas a lo loshi esperando horas a emilia en el lobby.. y ella esta ahi a lo viri en el bar del hotel a metros tuyos.. pic.twitter.com/y7D78WHyjU

— salomé benitez (@salolainus) November 1, 2016

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Jon Snow 😘❄️🌹 #neverwashingmyrighthand #gameofthrones #kitharrington

@TalegaGomez Con #Daenerys #EmiliaClarke tomando un helado en Sevilla #JuegodeTronos. Chavalón!!! #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/zrLaEztJAs

— Talega Gomez (@TalegaGomez) November 1, 2016

Alfie was also spotted in Sevilla today (photo by @salolainus) pic.twitter.com/5020xthEme

Daniel Portman seen in Sevilla today too pic.twitter.com/2dU1I2bRaB

La Montaña que Camina también está en Sevilla, @yeahclarke (fotos de @hispanodominica) pic.twitter.com/mrmBt2eldv

— Javi Marcos ن (@javimgol) November 1, 2016

Liam was there too but well we all knew he was. (Photo via @salolainus) pic.twitter.com/L2bDTtG7Fx

Whatever these actors may be filming in and around Seville, we now know exactly

. As we suspected, Itálica comes first: Production will focus on the amphitheater this week and then film at the Royal Shipyards on November 8th, which also happens to be a fateful day for the future of our world (Vote, Americans!)

Finally, let’s move on to the spoilers. Stop reading if you don’t want to know any more!

If not even the mysterious nature of this coming together of the cast holds your interest, we bring you a spoiler from season seven that may do the trick.

sources told us that the Iron Bank of Braavos will rear their greedy head this season, and we know exactly how: Tycho Nestoris, played by Mark Gatiss, will make a house call to King’s Landing and warn Queen Cersei that their debt to the Iron Bank is due. This is not a strange narrative detour or a cameo, either: We’ve learnt that Cersei’s way of dealing with the debt will have substantial ramifications in the story. Knowing Cersei, I doubt she will choose the more peaceful approach available.

For those keeping up with spoilers, this deluge of actors in Seville is even more telling. There are seventeen confirmed characters present at the massive Dragonpit scene: Queen Cersei Lannister, Ser Jaime Lannister, Qyburn, Ser Gregor Clegane, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, King Euron Greyjoy, Queen Daenerys Targaryen (

), Tyrion Lannister, Ser Jorah Mormont, Missandei, Varys, Theon Greyjoy, King Jon Snow, Ser Davos Seaworth, Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Payne and Sandor Clegane. There may even be more to come! Nothing like this has happened in

ever before. The closest the show got was when the cast was much smaller and two thirds of it came together at Winterfell in the very first episode. Not even the crowded Purple Wedding comes close. This scene promises to be eventful, to say the least.

Let’s discuss: What do you guys think unites so many starring cast members in Seville? What will Cersei do when our dear old friend Tycho informs her of the debt deadline? Remember to refrain from any mention of the unreported leaks about season seven. That belongs in the forums, where you will find a vibrant conversation on the topic.

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I think Tycho may meet his end at the hands of the Mountain, considering the Iron Bank chose to back Stannis not so long ago.

Basically everyone except the three Starks and Tormund will be at King’s Landing? Including Euron Greyjoy. Also Yara, Dornish faction and Olenna……… I hope Pod’s there, and GW too. I would be surprised if the Hound was there – isn’t he supposed to be up North?

The news about the Iron Bank coming back into play is not too surprising!

Of course with his face it’s not hard to take pictures all day.

Delighted to see Mark Gatiss back – I loved his portrayal of Tycho Nestoris in seasons four and five, and cannot wait to see him again in season seven. Davos is being proven right – without Tywin, the Lannisters have proven to be a bad bet – and I don’t imagine Cersei will be too pleased to see Tycho!

Whatever they are filming, this is shaping up to be the biggest gathering of the main cast since 101/102 when Robert & the Lannisters visited Winterfell (the only thing I think that comes close to it is the Purple Wedding, at which point the KL-based cast was massive). The story is really coming together, and so many characters that have either never met before – or have not met for a very long time – are going to cross paths. Exciting times!

Yes but Cersei better watch out considering the Iron Bank can so very easily hire faceless men to take care of her lol!

I am so excited to have the Iron Bank back in the story! I wasn’t too sure they were coming back to begin with (and the show missed an opportunity to have Cersei use the debt with the sept as a bargaining tool with the High Sparrow), but this is a nice indicator of them bringing much more to a resounding close than I previously imagined.

Yes!! Good to hear the Iron Bank will come calling. It’s about damn time Cersei’s flippant treatment of them came back to bite her.

I love that Nikolaj is so friendly and accommodating to his fans. And he always looks like he’s in a good mood. It’s good to see Gwendoline Christie too. There’s been a severe lack of Gwen/Brienne sightings during filming.

*Fingers crossed someone gets a picture of Rory McCann*

People are excited that so many actors are together in one place but logically, I would think they’re going to film completely different scenes, happy to see Nikolaj and Gwen back on set and I’m not too surprised Lena isn’t there yet given the custody issue in her family.

Really curious to see how she handles the Iron Bank situation and what effects it will have on the Realm, I want to see her properly take on her new role as Queen and give people a tough time, I absolutely adore her !

I hope she and Dany don’t parlay, that would completely ruin the amazing character build up. Peace is for cowards !

She deserves to go out with a bang and really make her mark on the Seven Kingdoms !

Will iron bank get to kill her ..that would solve a lot of problems

Whatever they are filming, this is shaping up to be the biggest gathering of the main cast since 101/102 when Robert & the Lannisters visited Winterfell (the only thing I think that comes close to it is the Purple Wedding, at which point the KL-based cast was massive).The story is really coming together, and so many characters that have either never met before – or have not met for a very long time – are going to cross paths. Exciting times!

Yup, this is on the scale of the Winterfell scenes in S1. I can not wait to see so many characters on screen together. The first meetings, especially, should be mind blowing.

Mark Gattis! 🙂 I want to see Cersei dealing with the bank. 😛

Since we are talking about mark gattis…any news on when will Sherlock come back..

Rory I am not buying until I see a picture. Maybe he does go south. I don’t recall him agreeing to join the BwB. HMmm, maybe he has unfinished business in the south. A big brother who’s guts he hates?? JUST KIDDING!

It will be interesting to see how Cersei deals with the IB. Or no more food from the last Tyrell standing.

All these wonderful people together, so awesome. 😁

I know Tycho’s storyline was somewhat different in the books to the show. I’m a bit rusty now because it’s some time since I read it but I seem to recall him being at

in ADWD. Well, it will be interesting to see how it pans out but I don’t want to be spoiled anymore than to know he’s coming back into the show story.

I have had this suspicion the Iron Bank is interested in more than debts it is owed , but the big picture , it does not want Westeros to fall to Ice-Sauron and will also be backing Dany.

Tho I have seen Nikolaj and Iain Glen on the town with the cast , seems both of them like solo smoozing .

But since iam not part of any other fandom like GoT I thought I can ask about it here to fellow fans..

Great and unexpected to see Gatiss back. You’ve got to admire D&D: they’re tying up literally every loose end (story/character) before this all ends. Very impressive.

Tyrion signed over Casterly Rock and all its wealth to the Second Sons. Could Cersei do the same for the Iron Bank?

….or maybe Cersei has Tycho executed and the Iron Bank asks the Faceless Men to have her killed.

With that many characters from scattered storylines in one place, I half-expect them to perform a rousing rendition of “One Day More,” LOL.

I’m thinking that Cersei refuses Tycho Nestoris (maybe even has him killed) and this leads the Iron Back to back Dany for the Throne. If Dany allies with Jon then they’ll have a nice source of funds in the war against the Others.

Casterly Rock is bankrupt in the show (though that hasn’t been mentioned since Season 4).

We’ve learnt that Cersei’s way of dealing with the debt will have substantial ramifications in the story. Knowing Cersei, I doubt she will choose the more peaceful approach available.

The most obvious reading of this is that she just kills Tycho, but in the alternative, maybe she decides to sell Westerosi civilians captured in her wars as slaves to pay the debt? That came to mind because of that extras casting report we got a while ago where the women were told they would be playing slaves, when there aren’t any slaves in Westeros. Though I don’t know that this would have “substantial ramifications”; it would certainly piss off Dany.

https://twitter.com/JuegoDeTronosTM/status/793503231737462785 Nikolaj and Pilou Asbæk with a fan today.

I was thinking Quaithe would be the surprising return character.

I’m delighted to hear that Tycho Nestoris will be back. I’ve really enjoyed the way that the show has brought the Iron Bank into the story and made it such a significant player across several seasons.

With only 13-15 episodes left, I had thought it was plausible that they might not return before the events of the main story concluded. Their relative silence throughout Season 6 played into my amused headcanon that Mace Tyrell turned out to be a far better negotiator than anyone expected him to be. Leaving the Crown’s debt unresolved would have been a loose thread, but we needn’t have worried: as we’ve seen over the course of the past few seasons, the writers are quite adept at tying all those threads up. The answer to all of the Internet’s strident and frantic questions in the

With House Tyrell, a major financial backer for the Crown, now all but extinct and what remnants remain now in open rebellion against the Iron Throne, it makes complete sense that the Iron Bank would return to have its due. It all comes back to Mark Gatiss’s joking, yet prescient remark that he’d like to see Tycho be the last one standing when the series concludes because “the bankers always win in the end”.

Then again … the bankers winning in the end may not save Gatiss’s specific banker in the present. I have a gnawing suspicion that

“Cersei’s way of dealing with the debt will have substantial ramifications in the story”

“Cersei orders the Mountain to cut Tycho Nestoris in half”.

That isn’t likely to solve her problem, of course. Far from it. As Tywin warned her back in Season 4,

“One stone crumbles and another takes its place and the temple holds its form for a thousand years or more. And that’s what the Iron Bank is, a temple. We all live in its shadow and almost none of us know it. You can’t run from them, you can’t cheat them, you can’t sway them with excuses. If you owe them money and you don’t want to crumble yourself, you pay it back.”

I sure hope so. She’s definitely the loose end I’m most interested in revisiting.

Edit: dreamshade, Sorry I didn’t see that you already posted this photo.

The Iron Bank seems to have a lot of bad loans on their books. Who would they go after for Stannis’ debt, Davos? They’re probably not going to want to deal with anyone in Westeros anymore.

Dorky theory about the ramifications… The IB forecloses on the Red Keep, evicting Cersei out into the streets of Flea Bottom. Nestoris proclaims himself king and is sitting the iron throne when the story finishes. Nobody would guess that dude would end up ‘winning’ 😛

Whomp Whomp, he’s dead for sure! Whatever, let Cerseri dig herself into a hole.

Great to hear that some of the more subtle subplots are still in play, amidst all the battles and dragon- and ice zombie-drama that are undoubtedly in store as the story draws to its conclusion.

It will be fitting if a Lannister failing to pay her debts brings down ruin on her house.

That sort of irony (especially relating to house words) seems to be right up the series’ alley.

I am most interested in how Tycho Nestoris fits into the story, and these ramifications of Cersei’s actions. Maybe it pushes the Iron Bank to support Dany as well? But Dany already has more than enough resources to defeat Cersei.

I’m actually a tad bit impressed that they are going back to this dangling storyline. I honestly thought they would never address it again.

With only 13-15 episodes left, I had thought it was plausible that they might not return before the events of the main story concluded. Their relative silence throughout Season 6 played into my amused headcanon that Mace Tyrell turned out to be a far better negotiator than anyone expected him to be. Leaving the Crown’s debt unresolved would have been a loose thread, but we needn’t have worried: as we’ve seen over the course of the past few seasons, the writers are quite adept at tying all those threads up. The answer to all of the Internet’s strident and frantic questions in the

With House Tyrell, a major financial backer for the Crown, now all but extinct and what remnants remain now in open rebellion against the Iron Throne, it makes complete sense that the Iron Bank would return to have its due. It all comes back to Mark Gatiss’s joking, yet prescient remark that he’d like to see Tycho be the last one standing when the series concludes because “the bankers always win in the end”.

Your head-canon regarding Mace’s negotiation skills fits in with what Roger Ashton Griffiths has always said about playing the character as if Mace’s bumbling nature was mostly an act, and that there was always more going on under the surface than there appeared to be.

I also hadn’t considered the role that the fall of House Tyrell could play in this. I think in the Small Council meeting in which Cersei sent Mace to Braavos, Mace did offer to foot the bill and said that the Crown could pay House Tyrell back in time. Cersei rejected this offer as she wanted to get Mace out of KL while she plotted to bring down his children, but I wonder now if Mace gave Tycho private assurances that House Tyrell could and would cover any financial difficulties in the future as Margaery was then queen. And now that the Tyrells have fallen out with the Crown and Mace is dead, that assurance is no longer there.

That’s an interesting theory. It would certainly provide a more detailed reason for the big caravan.

I guess you’re right. It’s going to be interesting. I almost feel sorry for Cersei.

He looks amazing ! Nikolaj too, his smile is ravishing ! Gotta hand to the men of GoT, this season we’re in for a treat ! They’re all so handsome, getting better with each year !

So excited to see the Iron Bank back!!! I was scared they had dropped the sub plot.

I loved the expanded plotline there w/ Stannis and Davos in season 4.

Thanks. Added those on mobile. Bad idea 😛

Uh yeah I’m going to go ahead and delete posts where people are openly posting stuff from leaks.

The Iron Bank calls its loans. Desperate for gold, Cercie starts a fraking operation at Casterly Rock to mine the last bits of gold. That produces a sinkhole so big it triggers an earthquake bringing down the Wall. Walkers wind up on the Iron Throne.

Clob: The Iron Bank seems to have a lot of bad loans on their books. Who would they go after for Stannis’ debt, Davos? They’re probably not going to want to deal with anyone in Westeros anymore.

Ah Tycho!! In all his sour-faced glory. That question sort of came up a week or two ago on another thread, when someone asked who owned Dragonstone now that Stannis was dead. My reply was that the Iron Bank owned it and the leftover fleet of ships in Eastwatch. Davos convinced the IB to loan Stannis the money to build his army and claim the Iron Throne. At the time I lamented that we’d probably never see Tycho/Gatiss again, because that storyline would take too long to play out in the number of episodes left. So glad to be wrong! Wow, with all the fantasy flying around, a little reality is now hitting the fan! OMG I can’t wait to see this stuff play out.

The fact that they have Tycho personally going to Kings Landing is an event in itself. I don’t think they ever showed him making personal visits in the show. He’s not a dummy; after hearing about what Cersei did to everyone, he’s not going to go into KL unguarded. I’d be pretty sure he’s bringing a contingent of guards with him, both the visible, military kind, and the faceless variety to spy and do whatever else needs doing. What possibilities this could lead to … a Jaqen Cersei perhaps? What if Cersei actually heard the warning Tywin gave her about the bank and decides to try the right thing? That would be a surprise.

Yeah, I always thought old Mace struck a favorable deal with them, based on his joyous singing in the square after the meeting. Tycho personally escorted him to the square, and stood there with a pained look on his face as Mace sang. You don’t go around singing opera in the open if that banker has just told you to take a hike.

BunBunStark: Yup, this is on the scale of the Winterfell scenes in S1. I can not wait to see so many characters on screen together. The first meetings, especially, should be mind blowing.

I wonder how many of these people Daenerys could be meeting for the first time?

I am also looking forward to seeing Jon encounter the Lannisters again.

From your lips to the ears of the old and the new gods, Benioff & Weiss. (I’d hate for Tycho to be killed, but if it brought about an appearance by Jaqen…)

For a moment, on the small screen of my smartphone, I thought that was Natalie Dormer (being the surprising guest actor) in the picture with Nikolaj. And I was wondering what character was the other girl. But apparently the surprising guest actor is someone else. lol

I liked Quaithe, but I don’t think she will return. Very expressive eyes she has!

That must be strange all those actors who never played together on GOT, to finally be on the same set. I hope Lena Headey will soon return too.

Where is Lord Harold Karstark?? He’s the only person who is still missing

This spoiler gives me hope that the fanfic leaks are mostly BS as this was not mentioned at all!

So whatever she does has ramifications for everyone so it can’t be as simple as just killing him can it? Of course the debts belong to Kings Landing so Dany would inherit that debt as well if she took out Cersei and I doubt she has that kind of money. This could be interesting.

Wow – I can definitely see how you would think that! Beautiful girl.

I’ll be in the minority here and say I am really pumped to see Euron this season, even if his lovely locks appear to have been buzzed.

so far the spoilers that were leaked have turned to be true, now, I’m scared

We’re hoping they’re part conjecture on the leaker’s side. In that he does have some insider info but does a lot of guesswork and over-interpretation of said knowledge to the point of taking things out of context (probably) and even making things up altogether (hopefully).

ok Luka, usually I avoid spoilers (meaning that I only read the headlines) but this time I had to click and yes, read the spoiler, just because I wanted to congratulate you on this verb “coalesce”. Never heard it before but yes, an important word, so thanks for teaching me something today! PS it goes without saying that english is not my mother tongue.

I’ll be in the minority here and say I am really pumped to see Euron this season, even if his lovely locks appear to have been buzzed.

I am going to join you in the minority!! I think season six Euron suffered from much of the book Kingsmoot lines being moved to his meeting with Balon on the bridge at Pyke. I am hopeful that we will see more of Euron going forward, and that he will be a far more rounded character than he was in the little we saw of him in season six. I think season six was a hint at Euron, and season seven will show him in full flow.

I’m not much of a book Euron fan so seeing LESS of him on the show is fine by me.

It’s painful for Kit to smile it seems Haha! I don’t blame him. He must get hounded all the time.

Oh Cersei is totally killing a bank clerk or two. Would be kind of cool to see Jaqen come after her for that though.

It’s painful for Kit to smile it seems Haha! I don’t blame him. He must get hounded all the time.

I think that’s what’s going to happen. It would be awesome. I would like to see Jaqen with someone else not just Arya all the time.

I think Tormund would rather stay up North. I don’t think he’d like the heat.

Yeah, I would love to see Tormund meet up with this lot!!

ETA: Though if Randyll Tarly’s opinion of the free folk is anything to go by, perhaps it is best he stays in the North?

I would love to see her! I thought she would be the one to cure Jorah.

I hope Jerome Flynn is also in Seville…Hope he’ll finally meet up with Iain Glen…and with Rory McCann and Peter Dinklage again.

I also hope the leaked spoilers are fake. 😆😆😆

From your lips to the ears of the old and the new gods, Benioff & Weiss.(I’d hate for Tycho to be killed, but if it brought about an appearance by Jaqen…)

Why would Tycho be killed ? Jaqen might actually work for IB. It would be funny though if Westeros houses would borrow money from IB to hire Faceless Men to kill Tycho 🙂

This I’m really forward to. Back in Winterfell, he wasn’t even allowed to eat in the main hall with the royal family and Jaime mocked him for joining the Night’s Watch. It’s amazing how far he’s come since then.

Really, though, it’s mind boggling how things have change since those first few episodes. Back then, Ned was the Warden of the North, Robert was King, and Dany was basically a sex slave. Now, we’ve got Jon as KitN, Cersei as Queen (with no King), and Dany sailing to Westeros as a conquering Queen. Summer 2017 never seemed so far away.

Hi, Myname! *waves* It’s good to see you posting again. I’m glad you didn’t stay away too long. I missed you and the cast pictures you share with us.

Returning characters are not a major spoiler for me, so I’ve read the part of Tycho returning and I can say that I like that he is back. Hopefully, he will have a more significant role this time and not be just the “mouth of the Bank”.

Alba Stark: Yeah, I would love to see Tormund meet up with this lot!!

ETA: Though if Randyll Tarly’s opinion of the free folk is anything to go by, perhaps it is best he stays in the North?

the big caravan will be the decoy and that the Lannisters will use it to ambush Dany, not visa versa, because otherwise Cersei wouldn’t be in KL by the end of the season (or at least Ep 6). BTW, this speculation is based exclusively on the official In Production Trailer showing the Lannister banner unfolding over the box labelled as “Oleena’s carriage”, not on the reddit leaks.

I like your idea about Cersei trying to pay her debts by selling people of Westeros into slavery, but IMO there may be more to that, cause if we accept this theory, we also have to ask what the Iron Bank would do with those alleged slaves and what is the Iron Bank and it’s ultimate goal.

We were told that the Iron Bank is a “temple”, and that this “temple” stands in the free city of Braavos which was found by the Faceless Men who escaped from Valyria and maybe even caused it’s doom to prevent the masters coming fro their property scenario. Hence, it’s legit to assume that the Iron Bank is a subsidiary of the Faceless Men, and that Braavos is a symbolic representation of the two inevitable evils according to J. M. Keynes: death and taxes/dues. But what comes out of that, if we assume that the Iron Bank serves the Many-Faced God? What is the goal of the Many-Faced God in the end game? On the one hand, the God of Death may be simply interested in death and destruction: the Doom of Valyria hints that such scenario is possible. On the other hand, the White Walkers who would act as agents of this new doom should be an abomination to the God of Death, because they are undying and their existence shatter the fundamental balance between life and death. Hence, the God of Death may be interested in restoration of that balance at the end, especially if the LOL and/or his champions will agree to stop playing with resurrections, etc.

So, one way or another, the Iron Bank indeed looks like the end game player (and probably even the ultimate winner, because the survivors will have to pay the dues), and whatever path Cersei takes in dealing with them – be it killing the messenger (banker) or paying the loan in some gruesome way, it will have a major effect on the story. An I expect Arya playing some role in this context too.

It wouldn’t need to be the Iron Bank taking the slaves as payment. They could just take the cash Cersei receives in exchange from people in other Free Cities.

Can’t wait to see what Cersei does, hopefully she isn’t stupid enough to kill a member of the iron bank, if she does they are gonna come back at her with a vengeance maybe even Jaquen will make a reappearence.

2 out my 3 favourites. What I wouldn’t give to be there! 😊

WRG to the Iron Bank and the North- wouldn’t Jon and or Sansa have to have a talk with them? In Book

will they have some version of this in show?

I asked more questions then the show may want to answer.

BunBunStark: This I’m really forward to. Back in Winterfell, he wasn’t even allowed to eat in the main hall with the royal family and Jaime mocked him for joining theNight’s Watch. It’s amazing how far he’s come since then.

Really, though, it’s mind boggling how things have change since those first few episodes. Back then, Ned was the Warden of the North, Robert was King, and Dany was basically a sex slave. Now, we’ve got Jon as KitN, Cersei as Queen (with no King), and Dany sailing to Westeros as a conquering Queen. Summer 2017 never seemed to far away.

The scene between Jon and Jaime I always interpreted as being in part about Jaime seeing in Jon the same naivety he had when he joined the Kingsguard (it was a little bit about him mocking Jon, but also a little bit about him mocking his younger self). And now Jon has risen far higher in the world than Jaime. It would be interesting to see Jon’s reaction if they speak, as I think that ultimately Jon has come to realize that a lot of what Jaime said was the truth.

A Jaime/Jon conversation would also be interesting given that 1) Jaime was Robb’s prisoner for around a season, and 2) Jaime actually used Jon as bait against Catelyn in the scene where she visits him in his pen with Brienne and ultimately sets him free.

Alba Stark: I am going to join you in the minority!! I think season six Euron suffered from much of the book Kingsmoot lines being moved to his meeting with Balon on the bridge at Pyke.I am hopeful that we will see more of Euron going forward, and that he will be a far more rounded character than he was in the little we saw of him in season six. I think season six was a hint at Euron, and season seven will show him in full flow.

Aww we can make our own club. Hee! I really loved that bridge scene, and the drowning scene. There’s so much potential for his character, I really hope to see it this season. 😀

Thanks Sue – I really am trying to avoid any of the leaks this year.

Rory McCann! Man are all these cast members gonna meet in one place in an episode sequence?

The rumored ‘dragonpit’ at KL? A place that has not even been hinted at on the show, just a book wise thing. A mysterious meeting.

Updated with pictures of Rory McCann, Jerome Flynn, and others we already knew about.

Pigeon: 2 out my 3 favourites. What I wouldn’t give to be there!

Hmm, so it looks like the Hound will be going south…Clegane bowl after all?

I haven’t seen any mention of him filming here (and this is the only GoT related site I visit). I just mentioned his name because of his reaction to the revelation that Gilly is a wildling; if that is indicative of public opinion throughout Westeros, perhaps Jon didn’t want to risk antagonizing people by taking Tormund with him. A shame, in my opinion, as I would love to see a scene with Brienne, Jaime and Tormund!

aagnee: Why would Tycho be killed ? Jaqen might actually work for IB. It would be funny though if Westeros houses would borrow money from IB to hire Faceless Men to kill Tycho

Okay, putting my tinfoil on. I believe the FM are the Iron Bank.

Sean C.: It wouldn’t need to be the Iron Bank taking the slaves as payment. They could just take the cash Cersei receives in exchange from people in other Free Cities

I can think of few things that would motivate Dany more than she is already motivated to “break the wheel” than for Cersei to start dealing in slaves. If that happens and is allowed to continue, while Dany is actually in the area, what’s to stop Essos from starting to deal in slavery again? So she HAS to undo Cersei, there won’t be any deals made between the two queens.

Pigeon: Aww we can make our own club. Hee! I really loved that bridge scene, and the drowning scene. There’s so much potential for his character, I really hope to see it this season.

Absolutely! I think and hope that there is quite a bit more to come from Euron.

Newbietothegame: Okay, putting my tinfoil on. I believe the FM are the Iron Bank.

I don’t mean they are the same but surely IB can afford to hire FM. I think Tycho would make sure he can be safe at KL, he wouldn’t go there unguarded.

What you wrote about LF doing in the books would be an interesting thing to have happen in the show, and also quite in line with LF’s personality. And didn’t Bronn mention

in an earlier season something about thieves stealing all the food in a siege situation and reselling it at high prices? maybe that was foreshadowing of a horrible famine in KL. We’ve been hearing about of coming famine for a couple of years now. There was much discussion in the off-season last year about a famine in Mereen and Tyrion having to find food to feed the people. but nothing much came of that. Maybe the great famine is this coming year.

Not tinfoil at all – there have been theories for years regarding the closeness of the FM and the Iron Bank.

Wow, so we’ve got the unprecedented amount of 13 starring cast members in (or on their way to) Seville this week: Dinklage, Coster-Waldau, Headey, Harington, Clarke, Cunningham, McCann, Emmanuel, Hill, Flynn, Glen, Christie and Allen!

Cleganebowl + Bearpit reverse with Brienne jumping in to save Jaime + Team Dragonstone + Gendry + Iron Bank/Faceless Men = public revolt in KL (epic Ep 6).

Newbietothegame: Hmm, so it looks like the Hound will be going south…Clegane bowl after all?

I kind of feel as though a Hound-Brienne tag team would be a good match vs Ser FrankenGregor. 😜

I just wrote the same above: FM=IB; two inevitable evils according to Keynes – death and taxes/dues.

Add to that Pilou Asbaek, Anton Lesser (Qyburn) and Thor Bjorsson.

The gathering is huge, there has to be more to it than what’s been leaked. That’d be so anticlimatic and silly.

I can’t help but picture ‘games’ at that dragonpit. ‘Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is that not why you are here?!’

Hey Sue!! Happy Bday!! Hope your day is fun!

Looks like Richard Dormer was spotted in Sevilla.

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Hyped for the Iron Bank! You just know Cersei is going to do something messed up and whoever reigns after her will have to pick up the pieces.

Alba Stark: Not tinfoil at all – there have been theories for years regarding the closeness of the FM and the Iron Bank.

Exactly. They might work together. It’s not coincidence no one ever robbed that bank 😉 Braavos seems to be important.

Not surprised at all! I always thought Tycho Nestoris would be back.

Pigeon: I kind of feel as though a Hound-Brienne tag team would be a good match vs Ser FrankenGregor.

LOL, it may take both of them. Not sure how they would kill the undead, probably need to sever his head.

Absolutely. If Dany learns about Cersei’s attempts to trade slaves she will feel obliged to undo her at any cost, as well as Jon. Moreover, I can’t imagine any of the Free Cities risking to buy slaves from Westeros with Dany and her dragons around. It would be hard to imagine the Iron Bank being happy with such a deal as well: it is supposed to be found by the former Valyrian slaves just like entire Braavos. Hardly it will be OK with reintroduction of slavery, which is now on the brink of abolition in Essos due to Dany’s efforts. I can only imagine the Iron Bank luring Cersei into a trap, but we’ll see how it plays out. IMO, the most probable scenario would be Cersei killing Tycho Nestoris following her principle of “power is power” and this way provoking ramifications in the from of the Iron Bank/Faceless Men taking the side of Dany and Jon in return to their promise to pay back all the loans.

Absolutely. If Dany learns about Cersei’s attempts to trade slaves she will feel obliged to undo her at any cost, as well as Jon. Moreover, I can’t imagine any of the Free Cities risking to buy slaves from Westeros with Dany and her dragons around. It would be hard to imagine the Iron Bank being happy with such a deal as well: it is supposed to be found by the former Valyrian slaves just like entire Braavos. Hardly it will be OK with reintroduction of slavery, which is now on the brink of abolition in Essos due to Dany’s efforts. I can only imagine the Iron Bank luring Cersei into a trap, but we’ll see how it plays out.

IMO, the most probable scenario would be Cersei killing Tycho Nestoris following her principle of “power is power” and this way provoking ramifications in the from of the Iron Bank/Faceless Men taking the side of Dany and Jon in return to their promise to pay back all the loans.

It could happen but it means Tycho will return only to be killed 🙁

Alba Stark: I am also looking forward to seeing Jon encounter the Lannisters again.

My initial thought when I read this was “M’eh.” While I’m more excited about seeing Jon and Tyrion reuniting than Jon and Daenerys meeting, I have only mild interest in a Jon Jaime meeting as long as he is still backing Cersei (if he changes sides, that’s a conversation I’d like to see). Cersei and Jon would be the least interesting. She’d sneeringly call him a bastard; he’d think she’s an evil idiot. Done. Then, however, I decided that perhaps tne best scene all season could be Cersei’s reaction to Jon if everyone knows he’s Rhaegar’s son: the son of the man she’d hoped to marry and the woman said man and her husband both loved and prefered to her. That might get a rise out of her. I can’t decide if she’d rather bed him out of spite or kill him. Probably both.

I don’t expect a famine: it’s a crawling disaster which takes months to unfold and whatever will be happening in S7 will be happening fast. However, an abrupt disappearance of bread and/or an abrupt rise of its prices has been a precondition of almost every revolution, so yes: that can be expected.

Newbietothegame: LOL, it may take both of them. Not sure how they would kill the undead, probably need to sever his head.

Chreechree:….. That might get a rise out of her. I can’t decide if she’d rather bed him out of spite or kill him. Probably both.

Melisandre would be like “hell no Bitch.. if I didnt get to hit that you dont either” lol

for real though.. IF they are brought together Cersie will TOTALLY try to seduce him.. most likely just to kill him afterwards..

“For those keeping up with spoilers, the actor sightings are even more telling. As of now, there are seventeen confirmed cast members involved in this massive Itálica shoot. Except for Lena Headey, all of them are already in Seville. This means the following characters will be involved in this eventful scene at the Dragonpit: Queen Cersei Lannister, Ser Jaime Lannister, Qyburn, Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, King Euron Greyjoy, Queen Daenerys Targaryen (“titles, titles…”), Tyrion Lannister, Jorah Mormont, Missandei, Varys, Theon Greyjoy, King Jon Snow, Ser Davos Seaworth, Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Payne and Sandor “The Hound” Clegane.”

What a list! What a scene! You should add Grey Worm as well, though 🙂

I added a new paragraph in the spoiler section making clear how momentous this scene will be:

For those keeping up with spoilers, this deluge of actors in Seville is even more telling. There are seventeen confirmed characters present at the massive Dragonpit scene: Queen Cersei Lannister, Ser Jaime Lannister, Qyburn, Ser Gregor Clegane, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, King Euron Greyjoy, Queen Daenerys Targaryen (“titles, titles…”), Tyrion Lannister, Ser Jorah Mormont, Missandei, Varys, Theon Greyjoy, King Jon Snow, Ser Davos Seaworth, Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Payne and Sandor Clegane. And there may even be more to come! Nothing like this has happened in the show since the cast was much smaller and joined together in the very first episode. Not even the Purple Wedding comes close. This scene promises to be eventful, to say the least.

Dutch Maester: You should add Grey Worm as well, though

Thanks. I thought it was on my part but Moaif and Elybe had the same problem.

Yeah, I always thought old Mace struck a favorable deal with them, based on his joyous singing in the square after the meeting. Tycho personally escorted him to the square, and stood there with a pained look on his face as Mace sang. You don’t go around singing opera in the open if that banker has just told you to take a hike.

I remember that, and Mace was going on about ‘usury’, how it was nonsense to try to outlaw it as one past king did. Then he called the bank ‘gamblers’. Tycho balked at that and said the bank wasn’t a gambler.

The only other connection with gambling is Arya and the “Thin Man”. Arya asks Jacquen why the ships captain would make bets with the “Thin Man” if he only wins when he loses his life. Then there was talk about the “Thin Man” refusing to pay up when he loses, because the captain’s destitute wife can’t compel him to.

Anyway, Arya was supposed to kill the “Think Man”. I wonder if her failure to do so will have far-reaching consequences. Arya thought it was more important to kill Ser Meryn…. what if it wasn’t?

Jacob Anderson has not been spotted. For all we know Grey Worm could be dead by then.

(And there was no Dormer sighting. It turned out to be Iain Glen.)

selena:IF they are brought together Cersie will TOTALLY try to seduce him.. most likely just to kill him afterwards..

If anyone were to go all praying mantis on Jon Snow, it would be Cersei.

Cersei will likely decline the Iron Bank’s request for repayment of its loans to the Capital, which were primarily obtained by Littlefinger, very likely for the benefit of Littlefinger. I suspect the Iron Bank will then fund Cersei’s enemies, of which she has many. The bank could also employ Faceless Men to take care of the Cersei problem.

I wonder if the Iron Bank will be looking for repayment of the money it lent to Stannis as well?

So finally the last piece of the prophecy has become clear.

The Iron Bank is the Valonqar and will fulfill the prophecy!

Damn! My last post was just for fun, but right now everything is clicking into place – now I finally know why Kevin Eldon will be back this season! Nice move…

There are theories FM are pulling the strings and Jaqen will take the Iron Throne. It would be great to have Jaqen/Cersei scene. However I think it could be Jaime to kill her. She will go fully mad and commit some more atrocities and he will stop it like he did with the mad king.

Ha! One Day More! Well, They will filmed the scenes on a theater (sorts of), after all. So GoT the Musical is not too far-fetched. LOL

Seeing the Mountain “living” as a grotesque zombie would be justice and closure for the Hound.

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