Game Of Thrones Preview: What To Expect From S5E8 Hardhome
7. Hardhome
Last weeks episode title, The Gift, proved slightly misleading as it did not refer to the location just South of The Wall, but rather the gifts of Lancel to Lady Olenna and Tyrion to Daenerys, from Littlefinger and Jorah Mormont respectively. Therell be no such name-based confusion with this weeks episode, Hardhome, which will centre on the area North of The Wall the remaining wildlings have gathered at, and the place Jon Snow and Tormund Giantsbane are headed to (we also get a glimpse in the teaser of Sam back at Castle Black, trying to explain why Jon had to go, although his brothers likely wont be buying it). It appears they wont be warmly received (and not just because winter is coming), as we hear a Thenn saying: My ancestors would spit on me if I broke bread with a crow. We also get a look at a character called Karsi, a wildling chieftainess, played by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, which could be the shows own take on or nod to the wildling Val, who in the books is sent by Jon to bring the remaining wildlings back to The Wall. So while it appears that the wildlings wont be going easily back to Castle Black, there may be something that changes their minds
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