Back in the premiere of season four, Margaery is preparing to wed Joffrey. Her grandmother, Lady Olenna, is determined to find the perfect necklace for the occasion but dismisses every option. Margaery suggests, "Perhaps I should just let Joffrey choose it for me . . . end up with a string of dead sparrow heads around my neck."
The moment is up to interpretation. Margaery is no doubt referring to Joffrey's sadistic streak and his psychopathic tendency to harm animals. On a more subtle level, though, it's possible the showrunners already knew plenty about Margaery's story arc with the High Sparrow. Perhaps they dropped this subtle breadcrumb to remind us that Margaery is always playing a game and always aware of the bigger picture. Perhaps we'll get a Sparrow bloodbath after all.
