Game Of Thrones Season 7: 11 Big Questions After 'The Spoils Of War'

8. Will Gendry Work The Obsidian?

Game Of Thrones Jon Flame
HBO

Four episodes in, and there's still no sign of everyone's real favourite bastard, Gendry. This is despite the fact that Joe Dempsie's return is Season 7's worst kept secret, so we know he's coming back - the question is why?

While there are various reasons to bring Gendry back - not least because it's a plot thread that's been dangling since the end of Season 3 - one of the most sensible is to put his smithing skills to good use. It's one thing mining dragonglass, but you still need to make it useable.

So if, as expected, Gendry does eventually return to Dragonstone, will he be charged with making weapons out of the obsidian? His old master, Tobho Mott, was one of the few blacksmiths who could work Valyrian steel, and there's a chance that knowledge was passed on to Gendry. And if he can work dragonsteel, chances are he can work dragonglass too.

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