Game Of Thrones Season 7 Premiere: 9 Things You Might've Missed In 'Dragonstone'

7. The Word But...

Game of Thrones Jon Snow
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Ned Stark gets referenced in this episode in the scene between Jon and Sansa, with the King in the North telling his sister that their father (well, his uncle) used to say "everything before the word but is horses**t."

It's not the first time we've heard these wise words of Eddard quoted on the show: way back in Season 1, Benjen Stark said the same thing to Tyrion Lannister.

It's not the only reference to his father Jon makes in Dragonstone, as he also reiterates his core belief that "the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."

Ned's obviously a big influence on Jon in terms of his honour and ideals, though hopefully the latter won't make the same mistakes. There'll be more Ned quotes to come too, as we already heard in the trailer Sansa using his book line: "...The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives."

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