A Lot Of Loose Ends For Game Of Thrones Created A Lot Of Questions That We’ll Be Stewing Over Until The Eighth And Final Season.

he Wall is down, and while one incestual couple has broken up (sayonara, Lannister twincest!) a new one has formed (hello, Targaryens!). There was a truce in the Seven Kingdoms, then there wasn’t, then there was again … but there really isn’t. “The Dragon and the Wolf” wrapped up a lot of loose ends for Game of Thrones, but it also created a lot of questions that we’ll be stewing over until the eighth and final season. Does anyone ever sit down on a sea voyage in Westeros? Tyrion? Standing and staring ahead. Davos? Same. Jon Snow? Couldn’t find a seat, despite the fact that everyone still thinks he’s a king. Missandei? Facing the port side, but on her feet. Jorah? Yup. Who had the most awkward run-in at the Dragonpit? It was the high school reunion from hell: You not only had to slide around, awkwardly sizing up everyone you used to know, but you also recognized quite a few people in the crowd as murderous raving lunatics. Still, some duos had it worse than others. Cersei couldn’t have been delighted to see Tyrion, but she did manage to sit quietly while he spoke, so bully for her. When Theon last saw his Uncle Euron, he literally dove off a boat in fear and now he has to see him face to face. But the prize goes to the Clegane brothers. Even though the Mountain is just a pile of brainless flesh with oozing eyes, he nonetheless inspires sheer rage from his scarred and vengeful little brother. Which was the cutest meet-up? Not everyone was bummed to see old acquaintances! Tyrion finally reunites with Pod, who saved his life in the Battle of the Blackwater and stood by him when Tyrion faced execution for Joffrey’s murder. They are adorable. Then, Bronn assures Tyrion that he’s only looking out for himself and Tyrion practically whispers, “It’s good to see you.” They are extra adorable. “I thought you were dead,” should be a common greeting in Westeros, considering how often two people part under that impression. When Brienne tosses it out to the Hound, it’s almost admiring. In just a few quick snippets as they solidify their mutual admiration and care for Arya, these two also turn into the kind of besties who would never put on the necklaces, but totally feel the love. They are the most adorable. What’s the weather situation in King’s Landing? As Jaime rides alone from the capital in the wake of his confrontation with Cersei, snow flutters down from the sky. But earlier in the episode, there’s no telling whether it’s cold enough for Jon Snow to be wearing his IKEA cape or not. Cersei is in a dress/vest combo, Jaime is donning his armor, and Brienne is sporting an elegant fur ensemble, but the trees are green and birds are singing happy tunes. Bronn, The Hound, and quite a few others are only attired in the leather gherkins they wore all summer. Apparently, no dress code was indicated on the parley invitation. Did Jon and Davos practice their Undead TED Talk? It was so clearly, adorably rehearsed. “Now’s the part where you hold up the hand and I light it on fire. Got it, Jon?” Is Jon right that Daenerys’ might be able to have children? The more you think about it, the more sense it makes. For several years now, Daenerys has believed she’s infertile because the cranky witch who got her husband killed said it was so. Is it possible that just … isn’t true? That Mirri Maz Duur lied? Could be, but what’s far more likely is that the prophecy the witch laid down—that only “when the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, when the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves,” will Daenerys bear a child — is about to be fulfilled. After all, it’s no coincidence that just hours after Jon makes this point to Daenerys, he knocks on her cabin door and they practice that baby making. Do the Westerosi avoid wine while pregnant? So controversial, right? Some doctors say a little sip here and then won’t hurt, others say any alcohol could have dire implications for your fetus. That’s why I don’t blame Cersei for passing on the goblet of fine Arbor red that Tyrion handed her. No matter what she did, someone would carp that she was a fool. Even pregnant queens aren’t exempt from judgment. Was Cersei manipulating Tyrion throughout their meeting? Could Cersei have known Tyrion would ask her back to the table? Probably not. But once he was there, it’s pretty clear she sees her opening and takes it. If Cersei refuses to move forth with any negotiations, she risks Jon and Daenerys’ troops laying siege to King’s Landing. There are, after all, an army of the Unsullied and the Dothraki sitting right outside the walls with two dragons. But by backing out of the agreement and then stepping back in after she’s been wronged, she has some leverage. She’s using the opportunity to negotiate perfectly for herself. As she later explains to Jaime, her army will not go north; it will retake the lands in the south while she lets Dany’s forces battle the White Walkers on their own. And by letting Tyrion know she’s pregnant, she’s finally given him reason to find her sympathetic — and perhaps to spare her life in the future, if it comes to that. Did Theon’s missing penis save his life? You’d think that people would be a little more sensitive to the fact that this man had his genitals removed by a skin-stripping psychopath, but really, folks have been pretty rubbish to Theon about his missing penis. Which is why the glorious look on his face when his fellow Ironborn kept, repeatedly, kicking him in the former penile area, might have filled your heart with glee. After eating rats, losing fingers and toes, and suffering through a brutal case of PTSD, Theon finally found a perk losing his twig and berries. A cheap shot to the balls couldn’t throw him off. In fact, it actually let him gain the upper hand, thus saving his life and allowing him to sail to save his sister Yara from … okay, yeah, Theon is still dead meat.