Game Of Thrones: 12 Big Questions That Must Be Answered In Season 7
Seriously, where the f**k is Gendry?
Game of Thrones is over for another year, and as all the chaos and excitement leftover from the events of Season 6 begins to die down, talk inevitably shifts to the next instalment.
The bad news is that Season 7 is set to be a shorter one than we're used to, with seven episodes expected to air next year (although that number is still unconfirmed at the moment). Making it worse is the possibility of a longer wait, as the production will be delayed slightly because, as we saw in the finale, winter is finally here.
The good news, however, is that there is a lot to talk about to help fill those gaps. Season 6 was one of the series' very best, offering huge, fan-pleasing moments and delivering payoff that dated back not just to the premiere episode, but plenty of events throughout every season, from the truth about the Tower of Joy (and confirmation of the biggest fan theory) to Arya's revenge.
Things are left in a great position for Season 7 too, with the events of The Winds of Winter nicely shaking up the status quo: Cersei sits atop the Iron Throne, Jon is KING IN THE NORTH, Arya's back in Westeros, and Dany's finally on her way there.
With a long wait on our hands, it means there's plenty of time to ponder these quesitons, which Season 7 needs to answer.
12. Are We Done With Essos?
Although Westeros is the main setting for the series, for some time now we have been spending a considerable amount of time in the neighbouring continent of Essos, due to the fact that two main storylines have been taking place there.
However, Season 6 saw both of those come to an end, and begin to converge back towards Westeros. Arya's time in Braavos is over, and she's already in the Seven Kingdoms, while Daenerys has finally left Meereen and is headed home.
Does that mean we're now done with Essos? There are characters we've spent time with there, but not really strong enough to carry a plot line: does anyone care what Daario's doing in Meereen without Dany, or Jaqen being cryptic to himself in the House of Black and White?
No, I thought not. Still, it's a bit of a shame that we might not explore more of these worlds, because there was plenty of promise to Braavos in particular, while seeing more of Valyria (ok, it's technically an island off Essos now) would be great. Maybe that's where Jorah will end up?