"Game of Thrones" officially returns this summer and to give fans a tease of what's to come, HBO has released the first batch of photos from season 7.
While the next season of HBO's epic drama does not premiere for another few months, the series creators sure do love to drive fans wild by giving bits of spoilers about the anticipated season. On Friday, the network unveiled the first look photos from season 7 featuring scenes with Cersei (Lena Headey) sitting on the iron throne, the scheming Lord Baelish (Aiden Gillen) with Sansa (Sophie Turner), and Bran's (Isaac Hempstead Wright) tumultuous journey with Meera (Ellie Kendrick).
One of the set images also hint at what is believed to be the major turning point of the series: the possible meeting between Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and Jon (Kit Harington). Last seen setting sail for King's Landing, the Mother of Dragons and her entourage appear to have landed somewhere. They are all lined up and seems to be facing an important visitor. Unofficial photos taken from the show's set last year prove that Daenerys and Jon filmed in one location, so it's becoming quite clear that the alliance between them is becoming closer to reality.
Inverse points out that a photo of Jon might confirm another theory about the said character. In the image, Jon appears to be in the Winterfell crypts. It is likely that he is in the dungeon area where the villainous Ramsay (Iwan Rheon) was fed to his own dogs. Jon is looking up, which means he could be looking at the statue of Lyanna in the crypts. A fan theorizes that Rhaegar's infamous harp is hidden inside Lyanna's (Aisling Franciosi) statue and the "promise" she asked from young Ned (Robert Aramayo) to make was to preserve Jon's birthright.
The seventh season of "Game of Thrones" premieres Sunday, July 16, at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO.
