Every Game of Thrones Spoiler We Know for Season 7

The Tarlys will betray the Tyrells and join the Lannisters

Remember Randyll Tarly, Sam’s scumbag father from season 6? He returns in season 7, played once again by the very talented, in-no-way-a-scumbag James Faulkner, seen here rehearsing on horseback.

Sam’s younger, jockier brother Dickon Tarly will also be back, but this time he’ll be played by Black Sails’ Tom Hopper rather than Harry Potter alum Freddie Stroma.

Tom Hopper

Okay, so the Tarlys are back. But what do they do? Well, after Jaime and the Lannisters sack Highgarden, they start to march back to King’s Landing with all their loot. During that shoot, fans took photographs showing Lannister soldiers aligned next to Tarly ones.

Take the photo below, for instance. The soldiers on the left are obviously Lannister men — you can tell by the lions on their shields. Although it’s harder to see, zoom in on the guys on the right and you’ll see that their shields bear the sigil of House Tarly: a red huntsman on a field of green.

You’ve also got this photo, which shows Lannister and Tarly soldiers performing some kind of joint maneuver…

…and this one, which appears to show Randyll and Dickon Tarly at the head of a column of Lannister soldiers.

What’s the implication of all this? Although we don’t know exactly what inspires their change of heart, the Tarlys change sides, flipping from the Tyrells to the Lannisters. With their knowledge of the Tyrells and the Reach, the Tarlys could help the Lannisters break into Highgarden.

But don’t worry, everyone. Such injustice shall not go unpunished…

Next: Battle!