A Glimpse into Season 4 (MAJOR SPOILERS AND SPECULATION)

HBO has given us a look at some scenes for season 4 in their year-end recap video.

So what can we expect to see in Season 4? (SPOILERS FOLLOW)

Dany's Victory over Meereen

    This is obviously Oznak zo Pahl charging at Dany's army. Westeros.org puts forth that it is Daario Naharis that stands in for Strong Belwas in the show. I'd wish they'd added him, we're being denied the buddy cop film that is Strong Belwas and Ser Barristan.

"You're a loose cannon, Selmy!" - Joffrey

Tyrion's Trial

     Some interesting questions come to mind here. Is it from the 10th episode? Could a certain little shit bite (drink) it earlier in the season than expected? While I could foresee that the Purple Wedding was to be a 9th episode moment, it could be equally compelling to have Tywin take his final bow this season and thus set the stage for AffC/ADWD seasons 5/6.

Nice Day for a Purple Wedding

 

Speak of the devil! It's a little early to see what can be gleaned from this screen shot. He looks unusually grumpy in this picture so I can't be sure if this is from the actual wedding. Lady Olenna's screen cross is throwing me off and we haven't seen any official Joff and Margaery wedding photos. Could be this is the scene that reintroduces Ser Dontos to the audience. It must be said though, I'm going to be sad that we won't see anymore of the amazing Jack Gleeson as this will likely be his last acting job.

The Man with the Golden Hand

 

Jaime's got his new hand and has taken up his position as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Looks as if this scene maybe lifted straight from the books. I'm just happy that he shaved.

Winter Wonderland

Those grills are killing me.

Decor aside, Sansa is definitely at the Eyrie, where she's been spirited off to by Littlefinger.  Again, a question of timing. How much are we going to see this season? We're going to dip into the Alayne POV for sure as Bronze Yohn and Lady Anya Waynwood are to appear this season.

 Whatever the case may be, I'm certainly looking forward to this season. As a book reader, season 3 was a game changer in some ways that I think make the show sometimes more exciting. I'm getting the feeling that the Jamie/Cersei/Loras arc could be a winner.


 Read Westeros.org's speculations here.