Game Of Thrones Season 7: 9 Big Questions After 'Beyond The Wall'

7. Is The Night King A Greenseer?

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This is a theory that's been around a little while, but has really gained prominence after this week's episode, and it's one that is worth thinking about. Could the Night King be a greenseer?

In this episode he largely does nothing, only springing into action when the dragons arrive on the scene, and it just so happens he has three dragon-killing ice spears with him - so did he plan this?

There are some holes in that, such as it being Tyrion's idea to capture a wight, but there's a basic structure in him planting a trap for Bran that would bring Jon and, eventually, the dragons to him. It'd help explain why, in Season 6, he was able to not only see Bran but touch him. It'd also explain how they just so happened to have those chains, but maybe it's looking for a theory to fill plot holes, rather than it being an actual plot point.

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