10 Game Of Thrones Reunions We Can’t Wait For In Season 8
Season eight will be dark and full of reunions...
Game of Thrones may have castles and dragons and an army of the dead, but its success still hinges on the same thing that defines every other show; the relationships of its characters. (The dragons and White Walkers are pretty darn cool though.)
For a show that has made its name by ripping our hearts out year on year, season seven laid the sentiment on pretty thick with a flux of reunions. Although not all of them were hugs and kisses, families were reformed and some of our favourite pairings brought back together. It was all so pleasant that the show drew accusations of fan-baiting simply for the sake of cheap reactions.
Throughout the season we saw lots of reunions: Bronn and Tyrion, Tyrion and Jaime, Jaime and Brienne, Brienne and Arya, Arya and Sansa, Sansa and Bran, Bran and Arya - the list runs so deep that Friends Reunited should consider approaching showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to act as consultants.
However, as was the general theme throughout the season, conclusion was balanced with intrigue and there were some highly-anticipated reunions that were held back for the final series. These characters will meet again before our watch has ended...
10. The Hound & Sansa
The Hound was secretly Sansa’s great protector in King’s Landing, when the Lady of Winterfell was still a little bird, and hostage of the Lannisters.
He saved her from being raped in season two when she was attacked by three savages, and offered to escort her safely home when he walked out on Joffrey and the realm at the Battle of the Blackwater. Sansa refused - a decision she must now regret.
Sandor Clegane, seemingly for no other reason than he’s got nothing better to do and he needs food and shelter (though there are big hints he's changed a lot since his "death") has found himself aligned with Jon and Daenerys. He will arrive in Winterfell to a couple of familiar faces, including that of Sansa.
This reunion would not require grand gestures, just something subtle to show Sansa’s gratitude and the Hound’s pleasure at seeing that his little bird has flown the nest.