So there are no spoilers here, just educated guesses based on the first six seasons.

Weiss have a pretty clear table set for their series endgame.

Yet, be that as it may, the question remains of what will occur in those seven chapters.

We have some ideas.

And Cersei is not-so-convincingly filling it.

Oh, and Winterfell has a new King in the North.

Whose sister is one of Cerseis most hated enemies.

Another way to put this is that the French rebelled for less than blowing up the Vatican.

No, Cersei remains unloved by all now, including her incestuous brother.

And with Daenerys set to make landfall early next season, the Strangers embrace beckons for this queen.

In that moment, Cersei will attempt to repeat history and choose to burn the capital down.

So too will he probably plunge his sword through Cerseis heart.

No one will remember why this happened, but maybe Tyrion will feel something resembling pity for his brother?

But Daenerys is a conqueror and needs to form a battle strategy of her own.

And with that kind of military might, it is a foregone conclusion that Cersei is doomed.

Its just a matter of whether Jaimes merciful blade or Daenerys ravenous dragons reach her first.

Presumably, there is much knowledge, both ancient and new, tucked away in all those books.

It even makes me wonder how Westeros is overall so uneducated with this kind of intellectual hub.

I am starting to theorize that the maesters hoard knowledge instead of sharing it to enlighten the world.

After all, Shireen was cured by somebody before it consumed her whole body as a baby.

They could even chat about Jorahs long departed father.

Jon Stark should suffice at this point if there is a crown on his head, methinks.

But showrunners David Benioff and D.B.

Weiss would like to sow the seeds of doubt with the stolen glances between Littlefinger and Sansa.

This is a smoke screen of misdirection.

However, I also believe The Winds of Winter pretty resoundingly gave answers to both Starks allegiances.

Both characters acknowledge this with Sansa being the first to insist that Jon Snow is a Stark.

She refuses that and looks genuinely happy for Jon as he is declared King in the North.

The capital ruined her life.

Baelish needs Jon out of the way so that Sansa can be declared Queen in the North.

Unfortunately for the Master of Treachery, therearethose things.

Plus Sansa will never marry him.

And hopefully, hell lose his head in the process.

More than any other family member, Arya might have suffered the most of the living Stark children.

And she has definitely hardened the most as a result.

When we met the youngest Stark sister, she yearned to learn water dancing and fence with the boys.

Admittedly, I was also delighted at the sight of Walder Freys life draining from his face.

Or in other words, season 8.

It is built not just of ice but also by old magic that keeps the White Walkers at bay.

Thus their collective Watch will end forevermore.

The literary title of the entire George R.R.

Martin saga obviously pertains to the stories of Jon Snow (ice) and Daenerys Targaryen (fire).

I suspect that this question will be primarily left to season 8.

The most obviously fan-pleasing outcome would be for Daenerys and Jon Snow to marry.

Together, theirs is the song of Ice and Fire that will save the world from the Long Night.

And that is exactly why I dont think itll happen.

Or at least that will not be the ending if wedding bells do indeed ring.

But the friction between them is inevitable.

Tolkien and not enough George R.R.

It just seems inauthentic for this show to give viewers the equivalent of a happily ever after.

I do not see Jon Snow ever being content in Kings Landing.

Hes got too much of Ned in him.

Nor do I think Daenerys even necessarily wants to be married.

And why would he have to commandeer a dragon if Dany and Jon are always on the same side?

Jon Stark will be remembered as the King Who Didnt Kneel.

And it would certainly leave viewers feeling conflicted and probably a little queasy.

Now that is a George R.R.

Martin kind of ending.

But words are wind.

Until then, valar morghulis.

This article was originally published on June 27, 2016.