Game Of Thrones: 10 Last Minute Predictions For Season 8

10. Cleganebowl DOES Happen

Game Of Thrones Cleganebowl
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Cleganebowl - a fight between the Hound and the Mountain - is one of the most popular Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire theories, and while the show has passed the point of them fighting in Cersei's trial by combat, it does look as though the much-hyped meeting between the two brothers is going to happen in Season 8.

Sandor needs a purpose for his return beyond simply being just another soldier in the Great War, and Gregor hasn't really done a great deal since his return either, save for brutalising a couple of folk and being generally threatening. Season 7 not only teased their showdown, but it was heavy on fan service, something that may well continue in Season 8.

If that is the case, then Cleganebowl will probably happen (whether it should or not is a different matter). It does feel like an easy win for the showrunners right now, especially as things will likely head to King's Landing towards the end of the season. Even better, though, would be if they subverted all hopes and, in finally delivering Cleganebowl, ended up with both brothers then dying.

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