He wants to die. He never wanted to be brought back. The story doesn't need him in order to resolve. Also, it could be about the only thing that's "SHOCKING" that the show has left. Like you, most people think he he's safe.

Makes all the sense in the world that Jon will die. To me, that isn't the bold part of my prediction.

1. When the credits roll after SE08EP06, the recognized ruler of the Seven Kingdoms will be: Dany

2. When the credits roll after SE08EP06, the following three characters will still be alive: Tyrion, Varys, Sansa

3. When the credits roll after SE08EP06, the following three characters will be dead: Jamie, Bronn, Cersei

4. When the credits roll after SE08EP06, how many dragons will still be alive? (Note: for the purposes of this question, wight-dragons count as alive): 0

5. Will the following minor or missing-for-a-while characters appear on-screen at any point during Season 8? (1 pt each): Hot Pie (no); Quaithe (yes); Daario Naharis (yes); Illyrio Mopatis (no); Jaqen H'ghar (yes); Salladhor Saan (yes)

6. Which assumed-dead character will return on-screen (in the present timeline) in Season 8? (note: returning as a wight counts) The Mountain as a wight

7. Will any named character be raised from the dead (either through praying to the Red God, being raised as a wight, or some other method) during Season 8? Yes, Ser Dantos

8. Will any White Walkers speak during Season 8? No

9. Will there be a Trial By Combat in the final season? no (3 pts) (BONUS: +10 points if you predict "yes" and correctly guess at least one of the combatants [+15 if you guess both!]) No

10. Will the Night's Watch the end of the series? No

Final Question (no points, for funsies): Joffrey's real name was actually Jeffrey.

P.S., maximum number of points you can receive is 63 without bonus points (88 if all bonus points are scored).

He wanted to die before he found himself within the fiery folds of his aunt’s honeypot.

Y'know he could have gone for the 2 hole and there is no baby on the way...

Don’t necessarily think there will be a ruler in the seven kingdoms at the end.

"No one" is a perfectly fine answer to that question.

Really? No one counts? Then, I'm changing my answer.

The past is already written. The ink is dry.

Just kidding, you can change it.

ST you have never fired anyone, have you

Since Jon and Dany share a bunch of DNA, I would also like to throw in (just because I can and this is for funsies) that their child ends up having dwarfism. Lots of people in the realm spread rumors about Dany and Tyrion doing the dirty, so while in general people accept it as the heir to the 7 kingdoms, there are some who believe it's illegitimate.

Let's get granular: here are my predictions for Season 08 Episode 01:

As I've guessed before, I think the title of this episode will be "Queen's Right" and will focus on the aftermath of Dany, her dragons, and her armies arriving in Winterfell. As we saw in one of the teasers, Sansa will welcome Dany in public, but in private she is going to tear into Jon for basically ceding the North to a Southern house. There will be an exchange between the two of them that will sound almost exactly like this: "Sansa, we have to work with her, she's the queen--" / "She might be your queen, Jon, but she's not mine." Arya, who will of course be overjoyed to see her "brother" for the first time since SE01EP02, will be the one that sniffs out that he's in love with Dany (Sansa will be too wrapped up in the political implications to see it, but Arya will notice it almost immediately). In the end, they agree to table their disagreements until the whole zombie thing is sorted out, but their relationship continues to grow icy. A bunch of speeches are made about rallying the troops, preparing for battle, etc...

In the south, Cersei broods but not much happens in King's Landing. I don't expect the Golden Company to arrive in Episode 01, but perhaps she receives word of their impending arrival.

Jaime doesn't arrive in Winterfell during the first episode, but we may see him on the road.

We see Theon on a boat. Maybe we get confirmation of where Yara is being held.

We don't see a White Walker or a wight in Episode 1. Maybe at the very end of Episode 02.

Finally, throughout the episode, Sam tries to get Jon's attention. Jon hasn't seen Sam since the end of Season 05 (before his murder), so they're both happy to see each other, but Jon doesn't really have time to talk. "But, Jon, I really need to speak with you." Still, Jon puts it off. It's not until he realizes that Sam and Bran want to see him together that he gives them a few minutes of his time. The episode ends with a cliffhanger as he walks towards the tree in the Godswood to speak with Bran.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Ok so who gets raped in this episode? You left that part out.

Book readers.

so if it's Arya, you get points too?

Only if she rejoins the Faceless Men and renounces her name, smart guy.

I'll get my picks in tomorrow while I'm flying across the country.

ruddo's post should remind everyone to get their picks in by 12:00PM EDT on Sunday! If you've submitted picks that are underhanded (bammer) or can have some revisions (daft twat), you can edit them until Sunday, too.