Okay, everyone. It's now been about three days since that episode of Game of Thrones (or even longer, if you couldn't resist watching the leak). I think our aching hearts have healed to the point where we can talk about Game of Thrones season seven episode six, entitled Beyond the Wall. Of course, the main talking points from the penultimate episode of the penultimate season of the HBO fantasy epic revolve around the budding relationship between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen and the Night King's Olympic-standard javelin-throwing arm, not to mention the emotional fallout and wider implications of having a White Walker dragon terrorising Westeros fairly soon. However, I would like to focus on a character return that's been oft-forgotten amidst the drama and grandiose action of the previous episode. Cast your minds, if you will, back toward the end of the episode. Daenerys' dragon Viserion has been tragically struck down, slain by a ice javelin throw that was literally deadly accurate, forcing the rest of the characters to flee on Drogon before Jon Snow can be rescued. Jon is surrounded on all sides by wights, fighting them off valiantly in the freezing cold. All hope seems lost, but at the 11th hour, Jon's uncle Benjen "Coldhands" Stark rides through the fog, and helps the King of the North onto his horse, sending it back home before he himself can get back on it. "There's no time," he says to Jon's protests, and the last we see of the half-undead warrior is the flash of some kind of swinging lamp weapon as he's overwhelmed by hundreds of wights. Reflecting on the episode in the HBO special Inside the Episode, Game of Thrones showrunner and co-creator David Benioff talked about Benjen's appearance in Beyond the Wall - which some fans think was too short to do the character justice. "The thing with Coldhands is that it all has to work in a pretty compressed time frame because there just isn’t time. We need the emotional connection. Coldhands has to somehow convince [Jon] very quickly to do what I say, and the easiest way for him to do that is to show his face. Jon kind of has to respect the decision because he just did the same thing [letting Dany fly away without him]." If you're anything like me, the conclusion you're making with Uncle Benjen's character is probably along the lines of "this lamp-swinging madman is very, very dead". Benioff seemed to confirm that this could be the character's final appearance in Game of Thrones. "For Coldhands, it’s almost kind of a relief in a way because he’s been trapped in this kind of purgatory state between life and death for quite some time and, like so many in the show, waiting to find out what his purpose is. Why is he still alive when he should be dead? For him, it seems like he found his purpose in these last two seasons by saving first Bran and now Jon." A heroic exit, for sure, and while David Benioff's words here sound pretty ominous for Uncle Benjen's character, we all know by now that anything can happen in Game of Thrones. Will Coldhands survive this latest, attack, ensuring that we don't have to endure the death of yet another character named Uncle Ben? We'll find out this Sunday, August 27, for the final episode of Game of Thrones.

For the past eight years, millions of us have been tuning in to HBO in order to find out the fates of the various favourites and foes in Westeros. Now, in 2019, the final season is set to air - and the first teaser dropped yesterday at the Golden Globes.

The sneak peek is only a matter of seconds long, but it contains a very important moment: Sansa Stark meeting Daenerys Targaryen.

When we left them in the last series, Sansa was chilling out as the Lady of Winterfell, and Daenerys was getting it on in traditional Targaryen fashion (i.e. incestuously) with her nephew and new bae, Jon Snow. With the White Walkers fast approaching, though, it's likely that Sansa will need to call on Daenerys and her dragons for help, which may explain this brief, albeit very tense, moment:

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Spliced between teasers for other HBO shows, the Game of Thrones clip shows Sansa greeting the Khaleesi, saying, "Winterfell is yours, your grace" in what seems to be a very reluctant manner. This is obviously a huge moment in the show, as it is the first time in the entirety of the series that the two have ever met face to face.

Separately, they've each had a significant influence on who gets to sit on the iron throne - but will either of them be the one to claim the top spot?

Recently released betting odds show that Daenerys is actually the second most likely character to be named the next Queen of Westeros, with a 4/1 chance of being crowned. She is tied with Jon Snow, however, and Bran Stark is likelier than both of them to sit on the iron throne, with his odds of victory being at a staggering 50 per cent.

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Sansa, meanwhile, has only a 12/1 chance of claiming the title, though, meaning that - in many ways - Daenerys is actually her rival.

However, The Mother of Dragons is also more likely to die than Sansa. Again according to betting odds, there's a 75 per cent chance that Daenerys will not survive the final season. Meanwhile, the elder Stark daughter has only a 58 per cent chance of dying, which may seem high, but - when you consider how frequently main characters die in the series anyway - it's probably no more than the normal percentage for her.

That being said, Sophie Turner (the actress who plays Sansa) made some statements last year which made many believe her character might not make it to the end.

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"[There were] a lot of tears. I think, you know, as an actor it was really satisfying - I think for everyone, everyone’s storylines - to be able to act out the way that it all ends. It was really satisfying for us," Turner said.

"Who knows if it will be satisfying for the fans. I think a lot of fans will be disappointed and a lot of fans will be over the moon, I think. I think it will be really interesting to see people’s reactions, but for me reading the script it was just like heartbreaking to read at the very final page of the script it just says, ‘End of Game of Thrones’. That was really emotional."

With all that to think about, and now having seen the latest teaser, April 2019 really can't come soon enough.

Spoil the next Game of Thrones episode for a die-hard fan and I can guarantee you'll be subject to at least some of the medieval torture methods that the hit HBO television show loves to depict. That is, until the name Jon Snow is uttered. It only takes one mention of Jon Snow's name to command the attention of every Game of Thrones fan in any given room. In fact, aficionados of the television show are a breed in and of themselves when you consider their dedication to the series. But I guess that they have to be to keep up with the show's whiplash-inducing plot twists and arbitrary killings of central characters (including our favourites). So; once you've finished this week's episode and are eagerly awaiting the next instalment, what else is there to do other than to commit yourself to analysing theories about the show, attempting to unravel plot twists and unearth nuggets of information that give clues as to what will happen next? Nothing. Unless you really don't like spoilers - in which case it's probably best to switch off the internet now.  Game of Thrones viewers had quite the reaction after watching this week's episode where things got decidedly steamier between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. It all began when Tyrion Lannister told Daenerys that Jon is in love with her. After this, we quickly learnt that things were reciprocated when Daenerys risked her life and that of her dragons to save Jon and his crew. And then things got more obvious when Jon pushed Tormund out of the way during battle to admire Daenerys. This was followed by the heart-stopping moment when Jon and Daenerys reached for each other but missed by a fraction. I know it's hard to believe but it does get better. Daenerys waits for Jon on top of the wall, despite everyone else having lost hope that he would emerge alive. She waits for him again at his bedside, and after he arises, she swears to fight the Night King with him. And in the most documented screen grab of the series so far, we see Jon lovingly call Daenerys "Dany" and "my queen". Yes, my heart is aching too. I mean, all of that gazing into each others' eyes and hand holding would get to even the most cold-hearted person. And the people of the internet certainly could not get enough of it all, with Twitter leading the way, naturally: [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/6_questions/status/899453594226786305]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/MuvaDesign/status/899441429130248192]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/899456798050185216]] Whilst we are all aware that Jon and Daenerys are related at this point, it really hasn't scuppered people's excitement. I mean, are we really shocked about who falls in love with whom in Game of Thrones at this point? It's all part of the (incredibly twisted) experience, folks. In need of more Game of Thrones? We've got you covered. Here are 28 absolutely hilarious Game of Thrones memes to get you through the week...

Last Sunday, we saw what might be the last episode of Game of Thrones for a while. Season seven concluded with its 80-minute, spectacular and thoroughly entertaining seventh episode, and there was a lot for us to analyse and fawn over as the HBO fantasy epic begins its journey down the home strait. There's quite a bit of food for thought in the episode entitled The Dragon and the Wolf, but we will do that as much as possible to avoid the sobering reality that we'll be waiting at least two years for season eight. When the analysis ends and the long, difficult wait begins, we'll comfort ourselves with fan theories of varying scale and plausibility, and this particular hypothesis is quite the doozy. Let's address the scene at the end of Game of Thrones season seven, episode seven. You know the one I'm talking about. After an entire season of flirtation, political posturing and discussions of dragons, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen finally addressed their growing chemistry when they made love in the Mother of Dragons' chamber. Considering we'd spent the majority of a season practically begging them to get together, the reaction to said scene was... muted to say the least, and I'm not just talking about on screens at home. While the pair were in loving embrace, a voiceover from Bran Stark informed us that Jon Snow (formerly thought a bastard) was in fact a Targaryen, rightful heir to the throne, and that he was in the throes of getting it on with what would be his aunt. So, not exactly ideal. While this was going on, however, Tyrion Lannister stood outside the room, his back to the door as the copulating continued, draped in shadow with a look on his face that suggested he was just as unimpressed as we were with the literal incest occurring mere feet away from him. The thing you've got to remember is that Tyrion isn't privy to Bran's exposition, and has no idea that Jon and Daenerys are related. As a result, fans of Game of Thrones are speculating Peter Dinklage's character is upset with the union for another reason: he's in love with Daenerys Targaryen. In a way, it kind of makes sense; Tyrion would be far from the first to get the hots for the silver-haired queen, and as Jorah "Sir Friend Zone" Mormont will tell you, Game of Thrones isn't averse to placing characters on the romantic sideline from time to time for extra drama. As fan theories began to circulate and escalate, however, the episode's director Jeremy Podeswa confirmed that yes; Tyrion Lannister is jealous of the coupling, but maybe not in the way that you're thinking. "Well I think there’s jealousy, but it’s maybe not romantic jealousy, in the way that it is for Jorah, for example. I think that for Tyrion, it’s more complicated... I think for him, with Jon and Dany getting together, this represents a possible undermining of his position with her and also a monkey wrench thrown into what the master plan really is meant to be around this entire alliance. "The way I see it is Tyrion is a bit of a strategist—not just a bit of a strategist, he is a major strategist—and I think now, he can’t see where this is gonna go and that’s very difficult for someone who is always thinking three steps ahead." As Daenerys' trusted advisor and strategist, who knows how the new relationship will affect the dynamic of the team? Will Daenerys factor this new relationship into her decision-making? Will her judgement be clouded as a result? Jeremy Podeswa thinks this could be unprecedented ground for Tyrion Lannister, but we won't know which way things will go for at least another two years. As the countdown toward season eight begins, let's enjoy ourselves finding out all the new theories about what is one of the most extensive and exciting fictional universes of all time.

With just a month to go until the final season of Game of Thrones makes it to our screens, fans are somehow even more hyped about the show than they've ever been before. Social media has exploded with wild theories, superfans have spent hours poring over minute details in past episodes and trailers, and even the cast have been a little more open about the upcoming season than they were previously.

And, thanks to the new trailer, many people think they've spotted a hint about what might be in store for Jon Snow and his (spoiler alert for those who aren't up to date) newly-discovered Targaryen blood.

Here's the epic trailer if you haven't had a chance to watch it already:

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As you'll remember from the last season, Jon meets Daenerys for the first time, and they very quickly - uh - hit it off. Unbeknownst to Jon, however, Dany is his aunt.

Of course, the undead Night's Watchman had no way of knowing he was related to the Khaleesi, but he should maybe have got an inkling in the season 7 episode 'Eastwatch', when one of Dany's dragon's, Drogon, let Jon pet him. As we know by now, dragons are fiercely loyal to Targaryens, and very rarely let anyone from other houses interact with them.

But a dragon's bond with a Targaryen goes further than that. As we know from Daenerys' antics over the past few seasons, those from the dragon house can also ride on the creatures - and fans think that the new trailer hints at Jon being able to do just that.

This shot, in particular, is what kicked off the theory:

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Two Targaryens, two dragons - one of whom happens to be named after Jon's real father, Rhaegar. You do the math.

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But that's not the only hint the trailer has given away, of course.

We've also been shown that Tormund Giantsbane is still alive (thank the gods!), that Arya is running from an enemy while carrying a dragonglass spearhead, and that Cersei seems genuinely shaken up by something that's about to happen to her.

And yet, it left us with so many more questions than it answered. How did Tormund survive? Who is Arya running from? And why is Cersei so worried?

Thankfully, we only have a matter of weeks to wait for everything to be revealed.