Game of Thrones season 7 episode 4 title revealed
War is coming
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.HBO Asia has posted the episode title for Game of Thrones season 7's fourth instalment: 'The Spoils of War'.
It's certainly a more interesting title than 'Dragonstone' (episode 1) and 'Stormborn' (episode 2) and follows 'The Queen's Justice' (episode 3).
Exactly what these spoils of war are is unclear.
'To the victor goes the spoils' the saying goes, but the victor of what?
The most straightforward answer is that Ellaria Sand is the spoils, the Dornish lady having been captured by Euron Greyjoy during his fight with Yara and Theon and likely to be the "precious gift" Euron promised Cersei.
However, it would be surprising if this gift-giving hadn't already taken place by episode 4, so perhaps another battle is on the way?
Other early theories include food being the spoils - Jaime returning to King's Landing, which Daenerys will attempt to starve, with food pillaged from Highgarden - and Euron himself being the spoils, Cersei electing for his "two good hands" over Jaime's one.
Game of Thrones has a history of double entendre when it comes to its episode titles however, so we can probably expect more than one meaning with the phrase.
You can watch the trailer for episode 3, 'The Queen's Justice', here.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments