All you need to remember about Season 3 of "Game of Thrones"

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Valar morghulis, friends. You have just entered the Mashable Citadel, where we are revisiting the throne dissecting the Game of Thrones season to prepare the last six episodes beginning April 14th.

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Here are all the best theories of season 3, unanswered questions, unresolved intrigues and forgotten treats to remember before the end of winter 8.

What is the power of blood of the King?

Fire and blood, the blood of my blood, the magic of blood, the blood of the king – blood counts in the game of Game of Thrones. But even the most knowledgeable fans do not know how or why.

Melisandre insists that Gendry be sacrificed for the blood of her king in season 3. But she is content to burn some leeches with her blood and name the usurpers Robb Stark, Balon Greyjoy and Joffrey Baratheon. Then they all died one after the other

. But one may wonder if leeches really caused these deaths. People are dying all the time, especially during the war. In addition, the blood of this same king did nothing good when the poor and innocent Shireen Baratheon was burned as a sacrifice during Season 5.

Moreover, what is it? who even constitutes the "blood of the king?" Does a person suddenly get magical blood after being declared royalty? It is not only a question of who is officially king, since Mel claims in his books that even Mance – the king behind the wall – has the powerful blood of the king.

There are several ways to interpret the statement that the king's blood is powerful.

The first is simply that they are bullshit, and that Melisandre is clever at lies, hints and bad luck.

But we have strong enough evidence to suggest that blood magic works. The witch Mirri Maz Duur uses it to "bring back" Khal Drogo. Burning it as a sacrifice was probably related to the fact that Daenerys did the ritual of hatching dragon eggs.

Historians also agree that the power and ability of old Valyria to tame the dragons came from the magic of blood (all that was said of him). Targaryen incest keep the "dragon's blood" pure). It is possible that the blood power of the king is actually that of Targaryen blood, since the Baratheon also have Targaryen ancestors.

Or, as Varys proposes, it is perhaps that "the power lies where men believe it lies." It's a trap – a shadow on the wall. " As in, the power of the king's blood might come from belief and the subjects of oaths swear before their kings and their homes. Remember that when Stannis sacrificed Shireen, almost all his flags left him, which means that he ceased to be king at that time.

One thing is certain: the blood (or at least the lineage) is correlated . to magical abilities, not just for the Targaryen. Starks and Reeds are known to have ancestral lineages that have given them powers such as dream vision (psychic visions and dreams) and warning (mind fusion with animals).

All the extremely important and unanswered mysteries around the Reeds

Jojen and Meera apparently fulfilled their roles after helping Bran become the Three-Eyed Raven. But a sneaky mention in season 3 of their mysterious father, Howland Reed, alludes to the much larger mysteries of the family – including Jon's true identity.

I do not mean that you did not wonder why Reed children were so attached to life.

In episode 2, Jojen and Bran discuss how their fathers were friends, Howland even saving Ned's life during Robert's rebellion. We did not know how important that would be. It's up to season 6, when Bran returns to that fateful day at the Tower of Joy.

Howland Reed not only rescued Ned but also badisted (and kept secret) the plot to hide the true parentage of Jon Snow.

This now makes it a person (if it is only only ) left alive. can certify to the rest of Westeros that Jon is the true son of Rhaegar Targaryen and the heir to the iron throne. Since, you know, Bran's degenerative visions will probably not do much to convince the lords and ladies that matter.

There are even more crazy questions around the ancient bloodline of the Reeds, with ancestors mating with the Children of the Forest. . It is suspected that this is the reason why they and other northern homes, like the Starks, possess such magical abilities as wargings and greenseeing.

In a very visible way, we know practically nothing concrete about House Reed and the ancient secrets that they keep hidden in their area. the neck. One on knows that the Weirwood trees (which give Bran access to visions) bear witness to some of the most important events of prehistory of Westeros.

In particular, the Island of Faces is the sacred place where the First Men and Children concluded a pact of peace thousands of years ago to end the war between them. . This could be the site of countless other mysteries, like the one described in the rock paintings of season 7 – when men and kids teamed up to defeat the White Walkers during the long night.

In season 7, Meera returned home to his father, Howland, after a thankless goodbye to Bran. It would be a pity if, after all, it was the last time we saw the reeds.

Melisandre tells Arya that they would meet again

In season 3, the Red Woman was added to the list of victims for Gendry's kidnapping. . What is unusual is that, unlike everyone else, Melisandre took Arya, a faceless man, very seriously.

Really upset, Melisandre said to Arya, "I see darkness in you, eyes, blue eyes, green eyes, eyes that you will close forever, we'll meet again."

These could be the eyes of all the targets already removed from the list of Arya. But when he is badociated with Melisandre's statement in season 7 that both Varys and she will both have to die in Westeros, it looks terribly like one of those eyes that will be Mel's.

Ironically, it is one of the only predictions on which we have no doubt. I'm right because at this point there are simple calculations: elite badbadin + Arya + kill slam = Mel's death in season 8. [19659008] What will it mean to be a "fire guard" for Jon and Beric?

Jon's general sensuality does a good job at helping us forget, but our boy is literally the undead. As Beric of the Bannerless Brotherhood of Season 3, Jon was brought back by the Lord of Light – at least according to the Red Priestess who did the magic trick to resurrect him.

But how is it that the Lord of Light brings life back to life itself, and what does it mean? long term?

In a broadcast like Game of Thrones it is hard to imagine that being brought back from death will have no consequences, or at least an explanation solid to know how and why. Fortunately, this is a question that George RR Martin was quite explicit about in an interview in 2017 during which he revealed what Jon and Beric are now:

"Poor Beric Dondarrion , which has been created This presages of all this … Each time (he brings it back), he is a little less Bericanic.His memories fade, he has all these scars, he becomes more and more physically hideous, because he is no longer a living human being, he does not beat, his blood does not flow in his veins, he is an evil man, but an evil man animated by fire rather than ice. "[19659049] It's true: our boy Jon, savior of the living fighting the White Walkers and in reality, their undead powers resemble them much as reanimated corpses or "fire warriors".

What this really means is a mystery to be solved for season 8. But this probably has something to do with Azhor Ahai's prophecy, which describes the prince promised as being brought back from the dead.

Given what we know about White Walkers, it could mean that Jon and Beric resurrected might be more likely to be controlled by the Lord of Light (or whatever the source of it). magic of fire is actually). In the episode of season 7 "Beyond the Wall", Jon already shows signs of greater openness to the Lord of Light after Beric had explained his belief in religion R & # 39; hllor.

Their nature as fire warriors could even make Jon and Beric believe that they alone are immune to the ice magic of the White Walkers. Or perhaps like ice weights with the cold, fire weights could be more fireproof.

If we want to follow the whole conspiracy theory of aluminum foil, the red priests of R & # 39; hllor could possibly bring back the dead to life so that they are fighting for the living against the frozen undead of the White Walkers.

What voice did Varys hear in the flames?

One of the most revealing and mysterious scenes of Varys takes place during Season 3 tells Tyrion the night he was castrated Child:

"One day at Myr, a man made my master an offer too tempting to refuse.I was afraid that the man would like to use it in the same way I heard that some men used little boys, but what he wanted was much worse, he gave me a potion that made me powerless to move or talk, but did nothing to muffle my senses. Crochet blade, he m cut the root and stem, He burned my parts in a blaze, the flames became blue and I heard a voice answering his call.I still dream of this that night, not the wizard, not his blade, but his voice, he's a god, a demon, a wizard's trick? do not know, but the wizard called, and a voice answered. And since that day, I hated magic, and all who practice it. "

What Varys heard in the flames is still a mystery.In Mereen, in Season 6, the red priestess Kinvara refers tonight to Varys, to her shock and absolute horror:

" terrible things happen for a reason. Take what happened to you, Lord Varys, when you were a child. If not for your mutilation on the part of a second-rate wizard, you would not be here to help the chosen ones of the Lord to bring his light to the world. Knowledge has made you powerful, but there are still so many things you do not know. Do you remember what you heard that night when the wizard threw your parts into the fire? You heard a voice coming out of the flames, do you remember? Should I tell you what the voice said? Should I tell you the name of the person who spoke? "

The combination of the ritual sacrifice and the hearing of voices in the flames is very similar to that of Varys used in ritual sacrifice by a practitioner of the Lord of the Light.

So it is quite possible that the voice spoke of Azhor Ahai and the imminent destruction of the whole world. It is for this reason that Varys is so motivated to put a Targaryen back on the throne.Others see in this event a clue that Varys has a special blood (see King's blood), prefiguring his potential identity as Targaryen. secret.

It is also possible that we already learned what the voice was saying in the flames.In season 7, another red priestess was scared at Varys when Melisandre told her that they were going both die in this "strange country" of Westeros.

Others have even speculated that it would be Bran's, in a situation similar to that of Hodor, where he would have influenced the people. the past to ensure a future result.

Why did White Walkers follow Gilly's baby?

This question is at the heart of what White Walkers want. For a more in-depth dive on this topic, check out our Season 2 guide.