Game Of Thrones Season 7: 9 Hints From "The Spoils of War" Trailer

9. Cersei And The Iron Bank

After Tycho Nestoris returned in The Queen's Justice to call in the Lannisters' debts to the Iron Bank, it looks like he's taken up Cersei's offer to wait around King's Landing for some gold to fall into his lap.

It's still a little surprising that he's actually giving Cersei the time of day, since he'd usually just go and fund her enemies, but the idea of fiscal security under a Dothraki horde probably isn't all that probable in his mind. Still, he tells her he's happy to help her as long as she delivers the gold, which is as much of a threat as it is a reassurance.

Mark Gatiss' acting is genius here - in a flash, he somehow manages to capture both earnest enthusiasm and the mildest of scorn. Almost as if he's not entirely willing to accept she's good for the repayment.

There's a couple of shots in there, reminding us all how much Gatiss looks like he's hosting This Is Your Life...

And about those "spoils of war" of the title? They're clearly the reason the Lannisters went after the Tyrells while abandoning Casterly Rock to the Unsullied. It all boils down to lots of shiny gold - the same treasure pot Cersei will seek to pay off the Iron Bank with...