Random Abandoned Plot Threads From Game Of Thrones (25 items)

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  (#10) Why Did The White Walkers Not Slay Sam In Season 2?

  The final episode of Game of Thrones’ second season, “Valar Morghulis,” ends with a horrific scene: the White Walkers and their army marching to slay the Night’s Watch on the Fist of the First Men. That scene also includes a rather cryptic moment in which the White Walkers appear to purposefully ignore Samwell Tarly and allow him to escape unharmed, but this plot thread was not picked up again.

  With neither Sam nor any other character ever mentioning how strange it was that he was spared and no further hints of Sam’s greater significance other than his ultimate role as Grand Maester, it seems more likely that this scene has been misinterpreted and the White Walkers actually didn’t notice Sam. It would appear that Sam is really good at hiding behind rocks.
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  (#7) Why Did Howland Reed Never Show His Face Until The End?

  From the very first appearance of Meera and Jojen Reed in Season 3 of Game of Thrones - and from the first mention of House Reed in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels long before that - the appearance of their father, Howland, was hotly anticipated. After all, Howland is the only surviving member of the party Ned Stark took with him to “rescue” Lyanna from the Tower of Joy, and thus the only living individual in the story to know the true story of Jon Snow’s origins firsthand. 

  Howland is missing in action up until the series finale, where he has somehow made his way on the great counsel who voted Bran in as King. He is never truly introduced, but fans believe he is the unknown man in between Gendry and Sam. 
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  (#2) What Exactly Did The White Walkers Want?

  Audiences discovered that the Children of the Forest created the White Walkers as a means to protect themselves from the First Men. Unfortunately, their magical experiment backfired on them, and the White Walkers turned into entities of destruction. 

  Given how greatly the mystery around the White Walkers was built throughout the series, it feels off that there was never any answer as to what they truly wanted. What was the Night King's goal? Where the wights simply looking out for Number One, or did they want to destroy man for more involved reasons?
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  (#1) Did Jon Snow's True Identity Even Matter?

  In the penultimate episode of the series, Varys writes letters to unknown recipients revealing Jon Snow's true identity. Drogon burned Varys for his treason, but it felt like somehow, Jon's true lineage would come to light on a larger scale. 

  That doesn't happen. Jon repeatedly refuses the throne when Tyrion suggests he go for it. Even after Jon slays his lover/aunt Dany, he does not want to rule. As the counsel decides who will rule the Seven Kingdoms, Jon Snow's true parentage is never discussed. What was the point? Isn't the secret existence of a Targaryen who served as honorably as Jon a better story than, say, Bran the Broken's?
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  (#3) What Was The Significance Of The Spirals?

  Since the first episode of the series, audiences witnessed the White Walkers create disturbing spirals out of their victims' bodies. Theories abounded as to what the significance of these spirals were in the show, but as the series wrapped up, it turned out they were mostly just there to be creepy.
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  (#5) What Was The Point Of The Valonqar Prophecy?

  In Season 5, we flashed-back to Cersei as a teenager and her encounter with fortune teller Maggy the Frog. Maggy correctly predicted that Cersei would have three children - and that all three of them would perish - and also said that a younger, more beautiful queen would take her place. There is another part of the prediction from the books that didn't make the series, but fans were still psyched about it: the prediction that Cersei would have someone "choke the life from" her. This person was said to be a "valonqar," which is High Valarian for "little brother."

  After Daenarys burns down all of King's Landing in Season 8 episode 5 ("The Bells"), Cersei perishes in the Red Keep with her brother Jaime. Fans of prophecy were upset. What was the point of including all of the other aspects of the prophecy if this part wasn't going to come true? Sure, you could stretch it and say technically she does die in the arms of a younger brother, but he absolutely did not strangle her. It felt like a disservice to such a prominent character. 

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