The return of the Kraken’s daughter?
For those who’ve been missing the Iron Islands (I know there must be some fans out there who are), take hope! The show may have cut the long and arduous task of a kingsmoot from this season, but that doesn’t mean the Greyjoys are down and out. Tumblr noticed the other day that Gemma Whelan is listed by her agency as appearing in Game of Thrones Season 5.
In case you think this might just be an error, please not the lower part of the screengrab. Note that the agency also announced that Reece Noi would be returning as Mossador, which turned out to be correct. The agency was also on the money so far as Indira Varma was concerned.
And although we’re already halfway through the season and the only Greyjoy we’ve seen is Theon, that doesn’t mean Yara can’t show up. The last we saw of her, she was riding away declaring her brother dead after he refused to acknowledge himself lest her rescue attempt was a trap. But Yara is a vengeful soul, and you can bet she would be on Team Kill the Boltons if she and Stannis happened across each other on his way to Winterfell.
Other ways we might see her? Though most show watchers have probably forgotten by now, Balon Greyjoy was the fifth king in the War of the Five Kings, and supposedly Melisandre marked for death back when she performed her leechcraft in Season 3. Not that there’s a good way to do this (especially with the Kingsmoot and half the Greyjoys cut) but the show might feel the need to establish that Balon died, in order to show that Melisandre’s power is for real.
SPOILERS FOR A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
And then there’s the way I hope she shows up. One of the more memorable moments in Theon’s story from A Dance with Dragons occurs after he escapes Winterfell only to crash directly into Stannis and company. Who’s the first person he sees? His sister, who is currently being held captive by Stannis. His joy and laughter and relief at seeing her, even as he’s thin and freezing and half dead of frostbite, is a beautiful moment.
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