Of all the Game of Thrones theories, perhaps the most enduring and hotly debated are as follows:
- Is Tyrion a Targaryen? It's been long speculated that Tyrion Lannister is actually a member of the Targaryen family, with reasons ranging from the possibility that he's the product of The Mad King Aerys II's rape of his mother, to the uncharacteristically light color of his hair. The show seemed to drop a big hint in the second episode when they showed Tyrion taming Dany's dragons, which no one other than a Targaryen should be able to do.
- Who is "The Prince That Was Promised"? The popular myth basically states that someone will be reincarnated as a long-dead hero figure named Azor Ahai, and will vanquish the White Walkers. Some people think it's Daenerys, while others have their money on Jon Snow.
- Who are Jon Snow's real parents? Yes, it looks like the "R + L = J" theory is going to be answered, meaning we'll finally know whether or not Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, who supposedly died giving birth to him. Nothing has been confirmed just yet, but in the scene where Bran and the Three Eyed Raven warg back to the Tower of Joy and see a young Ned Stark fighting Ser Arthur Dayne, a woman's screams can be heard coming from the tower behind them. The scene ends without giving us an answer, but we'd be willing to bet Lyanna is the one screaming out in pain while in the midst of childbirth.
So far, season six has set up all three of these theories to be answered over the course of the final two seasons, which will give fans the closure they deserve.
