So far in Season 7 of "Game of Thrones," David
Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been quick to foreshadow groundbreaking plot
points.
We're talking realm-changing stuff here. Sure, much of it is
inevitable, but fans are still anxious and chomping at the bit.
"The Queen's Justice," when Jon Snow states,
"I'm not a Stark," as one of Daenerys' dragons briefly nosedives
right overhead.
Clue: Jon will soon find out he's a Targaryen heir! (Dear
Jon, please find out before any more sparks fly with Dany, though the practice
aligns with the Targaryen brand of intimacy.)
Or, as another example, in the same episode, the Red Woman,
Melisandre, tells Varys that she will return to this region of Westeros to die
in the "strange country," right as she warns Varys of a similar fate.
So, should fans assume that Varys will not live through this
epic contest for the Iron Throne?
In hindsight, there have been a number of occasions where
Benioff and Weiss gently pulled back the curtain, to show viewers what was
ahead. That dates back to the very first season — when the showrunners still
worked with full George R.R. Martin source material.
With that in mind, let's take a look at four different
scenes from prior seasons that either teased a later event or that still have a
chance to come to fruition in the penultimate season.
Robert Baratheon was a usurper. He seized the throne during
a rebellion which bears his name. He was in a loveless — and actually childless
— marriage to Cersei Lannister, all for strategic reasons. The Lannisters had
their funds and Tywin's tactical brilliance.
But when he wasn't talking about ale and women, Robert was
an intelligent and practical man — more so than he is given credit for. In
Season 1, Episode 5, he admonishes Cersei over a looming Targaryen threat —
when said Targaryen claimant has a Dothraki horde behind him.
