Game of Thrones season 6 recap: 10 major plot points before season 7
The seventh series will consist of seven episodes and will air in July as the battle gets underway and characters collide like never before. It will feature some of the longest episodes in the history of the show that will see humanity in a war with the White Walkers as a queen returns to reclaim her throne from the usurpers. Newly-released photos from HBO show characters teaming up including the Hound (played by Rory McCann) and Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer).
Here is our Game of Thrones season 6 recap: Jon Snow’s parents After speculation in both the novels and the TV show, it was revealed that Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) are the real parents of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), making him an heir to the Iron Throne. The massive revelation came in one of Bran Stark’s (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) flashbacks to the past as he trained with the Three-Eyed Crow (Max von Sydow). Of course, Jon does not know any of this yet but Bran could be the one to break the news to him when they finally reunite.
SKY Mothers of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones
Jon Snow comes back from the dead In one of the worst kept secrets in television, Jon came back from the dead in the season six opener thanks to a little help from Melisandre (Carice Van Houten) and the Lord of Light. He’s also no longer the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch after renouncing his oath following his resurrection. Jon Snow and Sansa Stark team up After fleeing Winterfell and the clutches of Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) with the help of Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) was finally reunited with her half-brother Jon. The pair then planned to take back Winterfell by fighting Ramsay in what was one of the most epic battle scenes in Game of Thrones - The Battle of the Bastards. Despite having wildlings and men from the North on his side, it was only when Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen) brought the full force of the Vale that Ramsay was defeated. Half-way through the battle though Rickon Stark (Art Parkinson) was brutally killed by Ramsay in one of his sadistic teams.
SKY Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones
Ramsay Bolton is killed off Much like the death of Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) at the Purple Wedding, viewers were probably punching the air when Sansa (Sophie Turner) set the brutal lord’s own ravenous dogs on him and let them rip him to pieces. It was a grisly and violent end for a detestable character. But could Sansa develop a taste for killing that could turn her into a villain? Euron is the king of the Iron Islands Game of Thrones may have found its new big bad villain in the form of Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk), who killed off his brother before taking his kingdom from him. He was on a crusade to win over Daenerys using his manly persuasions but Theon and Yara got there first and teamed up with her. Will he now switch allegiances and join with the Lannisters in season 7?
SKY Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger in Game of Thrones
Sam goes to Oldtown On Jon’s orders, Sam Tarly (John Bradley) went home to Highgarden with his lover Gilley (Hannah Murray). After getting an extremely frosty reception, Sam and Gilley made their way to the Citadel in Oldtown, where he began his training as a maester. Daenerys Targaryen teams up with Theon and Yara Greyjoy She’s already joined forces with Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) but the Mother of Dragons made another alliance with Theon (Alfie Allen) and Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whlan) after the turned up in Meereen. Daenerys Targaryen returns to Westeros After six years, the finale of the last season of Game of Thrones saw Daenerys finally touching down in her kingdom following her voyage across the Narrow Sea.
SKY Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones
Cersei sits on the Iron Throne In the most explosive finale of Game of Thrones to date - quite literally - Cersei disposed of her enemies quite swiftly using a cache of wildfire to blow up the Sept of Baelor and all her enemies with it. Despite her son Tommen Baratheon (Dean Charles-Chapman) ending his life by committing suicide, it looked like Cersei was pretty pleased with herself as she was crowned the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms as she sat on the Iron Throne. Arya is back in Westeros Following her training with the Faceless Men and nearly getting killed off by the Waif (Faye Marsay), Arya returned home to Westeros. The trained assassin killed off Walder Frey (David Bradley) after coming back to the Seven Kingdoms in revenge for perpetrating the Red Wedding in which her brother Robb (Richard Madden) and mother Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) were slaughtered mercilessly.
Game of Thrones series 7: First Look Sat, June 10, 2017 Game of Thrones series 7: Here's the exciting first look at Jon Snow & Daenerys Targaryen in action. Play slideshow HBO 1 of 28 Game of Thrones series 7: First look