This was written before the premiere of Season 7. There are SPOILERS for past seasons in here. If you aren’t caught up and you don’t want it to be spoiled STOP READING NOW.

Winter is here.

By the time that this goes public Game of Thrones season 7 will have premiered. I have no idea what’s going to happen in this upcoming season. I have hopes and dreams of course but surely characters that we all love will inevitably die.

I predict a MAJOR character death will happen this season. We saw some traumatizing things last year. "The Battle of the Bastards," "The Door," just one trauma after the other. We all needed a drink after those episodes.

It’s no surprise that Game of Thrones is coming to an end. HBO has confirmed that it will end after Season 8.

I have no idea what will happen this upcoming season. I’m sure book fans have some ideas tucked under their sleeve but the showrunners have already proven that they don’t mind taking alternate routes in the story that wasn’t present in the books. I like to think that’s it’s a toss-up for everyone along for this wild ride.

At the end of the last season, we learned some interesting details about Jon Snow and his parentage.

I’d like to take some time and talk about one of my favorite characters: Rhaegar Targaryen.

We all know that he was slain by Robert Baratheon at the Ruby Ford during the Battle of the Trident. I like to think of the Targaryen crowned prince as being fierce and a dominating force.

Truth is, he was and he wasn't.

Sure, he was a skilled warrior, but some lesser known things about Rhaegar is that he had an interest in the arts. He was described as quiet and bookish. He was a talented musician and was very well loved by the people of King’s Landing.

He was a man that preferred the path of artistry instead of the path of the warrior. He loved to play his harp much more than he liked using his lance. It is said that his singing and musicianship would bring women to tears.

Yet, he was a Targaryen. Rhaegar is an interesting character with his motives clouded in mystery. He was not interested in war, however, he was a man very interested in the prophecy of the “Prince that was Promised.”

I’m very interested in seeing after the big reveal last season how season 7 will play out. There’s so much on the line and things are about to get crazy in Westeros. With the highly anticipated premiere and all that will be going on, it leaves me to wonder if there’s just anytime for a more thorough explanation of Rhaegar?

I can only dream. Hopefully, some light will be shed but with how the plot is moving it seems that bit of exposition is over. We’re throttling towards a stunning conclusion and I wonder if at the end if there will even be an Iron Throne for someone to sit on?