Winter is here, and it`s going to be a cold one. Spoilers ahead! A year and a half ago in August 2017, we watched the Season 7 finale of HBO`s Game of Thrones, and our jaws dropped. The Wall came down. Littlefinger died. And Jon Snow did a lot more than bend the knee to Daenerys Targaryen.At the time, it seemed we`d have to wait forever to see the final six episodes in the series. But now, finally, we`re there. Season 8 will premiere on April 14, and we`ll finally get to see who, if anyone, will win the game of thrones. But first, our heroes have to deal with a little threat up North. The Night King has it in for the Starks, the Lannisters, and anyone else with warm blood coursing through their veins. That includes Cersei, cold-blooded as she seems.The extended break since the last episode has given the show`s most dedicated fans time to theorize. We scoured the Internet to see what they`ve been saying, and found 9 of the best theories we`ve heard so far for Game of Thrones Season 8. If you liked this gallery, be sure to check out our frame-by-frame breakdown of the newest Game of Thrones trailer. Winter is here, and it`s going to be a cold one. 1. The Bran and Night King Connection Bran Stark returned in Season 6 after a season-long absence. This late-game resurgence is pretty clear proof than Bran will have a crucial role to play in Season 8. And with Bran still exploring his three-eyed-raven abilities, fans` imaginations are running wild.One theory is that Bran is the Night King; in the process of trying to stop the Children of the Forest from creating the first White Walker, he perma-warged himself into its body and became the Night King.Bran`s actor, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, all but disavowed this theory. And although we typically can`t trust the actors to give us correct information or spoilers, we believe him this time; He`s right when he calls this theory `cheesy.`The other Bran theories are a bit more intriguing. In the same way that Bran damaged H ...
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