Will there be any happy endings, what is Melisandre up to, will Theon rescue Yara?
Here are the major questions season 8 has to answer…
So what are the living going to do about it?
Nothing, is Cerseis answer.
Her tunnel vision sees only the Iron Throne.
Will the Seven Kingdoms be able to push back its undead attackers a second time?
What will defeat the Night King?
Who will be left standing?
Here are those questions and more yet to be resolved by the soon-to-arrive season eight.
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Read our spoiler-filled season seven recap here.
Youve heard the one about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
That said, once the Night King has been defeated, life will go on.
So who has the best claim to the title?
Before Roberts Rebellion, the Targaryens were the royal family.
Dany though, is unlikely to meekly hand over rule, so expect trouble on that front.
In the Baratheon line, King Robert only had bastards like Gendry, whose illegitimacy rules them out.
Translation: dont hold your breath, blondie.
The Targaryens were fans of keeping it in the family.
Cerseis always been cruel and merciless.
Her sole redeeming feature was her love for her children and now theyre dead, shes lost even that.
How far will this new enmity go?
Fans have long predicted a mighty clash between brothers Sandor and Gregor Clegane, the Hound and the Mountain.
Of whom does Sandor speak?
The sensible money says hes talking about himself.
Rory McCann told Den of Geek.
Itd be interesting if it happened.
The redemption of Theon Greyjoy took a decisive turn in the season seven finale.
Now just comes the small job of sneaking into Kings Landing and extracting his sister from her prison.
Between them, Arya Stark and fate are doing a pretty good job of ticking names off her death-list.
That just leaves Queen Cersei, the Franken-Mountain, Ilyn Payne, and Melisandre.
Which brings us to Melisandre.
Like Varys and Littlefinger, the Red Woman is one of the Seven Kingdoms behind-the-scenes string-pullers.
Unlike those two though, shes been doing it not just for decades but for centuries.
Melisandres magic killed Renly Baratheon and restored Jon Snow to life, killing many innocents along the way.
We last saw Melisandre leaving Dragonstone for Volantis, after urging Dany to summon Jon Snow.
Before she went, she told fellow Essosi Varys that she was destined to come back to Westeros.
I will return, dear Spider, one last time, she said.
I have to die in this strange country, just like you.
What is Melisandre cooking up back east?
Her prophecies might not always be bang on the money, but she does have power.
Could it be used to defeat the Night King?
Valyrian Steel and Dragonglass are the two known ways of killing White Walkers.
But does the Night King share the same vulnerabilities as his icy brethren?
Can dragonglass kill him?
Could removing said blade return him to his human state?
Perhaps Danys remaining dragons have a role to play.
Ordinary fire kills Wights.
Might dragon fire also destroy White Walkers?
He may or may not be capable of changing the past, or seeing into the future.
Could he manage it with something larger?
A dragon say, alive or… undead?
Will Ser Bronn finally get his castle?
Will Samwell become the archmaester?
Will Tyrion retire to his peaceful vineyard?
Will Grey Worm and Missandei move into their very own pyramid and raise a bunch of adopted former slave-children?
Will Tormund survive Eastwatch to woo Brienne of Tarth another day?
Or will Jaime and Brienne live out their days together, their former enmity happily behind them?
Happy endings are likely to be few and far between in season eight.
Amid all these questions, one things for certain: people will die.
Tears will be shed.
Game Of Thrones season 8 starts on Sky Atlantic on Monday the 15th of April.
