When another episode of one of the world's largest TV shows airs, fans pour over every second to see whether there are any hidden gems or nuances that might have been overlooked. The first episode of season seven of Game of Thrones had many spewing theories about Jorah, Cersei, Jon Snow, and virtually anyone else who had a decent bit of screen time.
*Spoilers Below*
That's been seen again in episode two, 'Stormborn', when Jon (Kit Harington) confronted Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen) in the crypts underneath Winterfell. Before the King of the North sets off to Dragonstone, he wanted to pay his respects to a statue of his dad before he sees he's being followed by Petyr Baelish.
He grabs Littlefinger by the throat and slams him against the wall.
Some might shrug and question how that relates to anything, but it's very reminiscent of a scene in season one. Ned grabs Lord Baelish by the throat when he thought he was lying about hiding Catelyn in a brothel.
In that moment, Littlefinger says to Ned: "Oh, the Starks. Quick tempers, slow minds."
In the most recent chapter, Lord Baelish throws some more shade towards the family, telling Jon: "I was sorry when he died. Your father and I had our differences, but he loved Cat very much. So did I. She wasn't fond of you, was she?"
Any bastard child probably wouldn't take that well, but Jon turned his back and told Baelish off for being in the crypts. But that's when the lord saved his most pointed phrase.
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"Not even thank you?" he says. "If it weren't for me, you'd have been slaughtered on that battlefield. You have many enemies, my king, but I swear to you I am not one of them. I love Sansa, as I loved her mother."
Look, the guy isn't wrong, if Littlefinger didn't pull a few cheeky strings here and there towards the end of season six, Jon, Winterfell, Sansa and pretty much everyone in the North would've been ravaged by Ramsay Bolton's army.
But the really creepy bit is him confidently telling Jon that he fancies his sister...well it's still not 100 percent clear that Sansa is his blood sister.
Thankfully, Jon replies with: "Touch my sister and I'll kill you myself."
Ugh, that is a scene that would be cherished by the Littlefinger-haters.
The episode has sparked a lot of fan theories about how much Lord Baelish actually knows about Jon Snow's parentage. Looks like that big reveal will have to wait a little longer.
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