A much-needed Game of Thrones refresher ahead of season 8

Melisandre

Melisandre brought fire and ice together in season 7, when she encouraged Daenerys Targaryen to invite Jon Snow to Dragonstone. After that, she left and we haven’t seen her since.

She did give a few clues, though. Before splitting, Melisandre told Varys that she would leave Westeros and go to Volantis…but not for long. “I will return, dear Spider, one last time. I have to die in this strange country, just like you.” Brrr.

It’s difficult to predict what a mysterious character like Melisandre will do. We know that she’s big on finding “the prince that was promised,” a messianic figure destined to lead humanity out of darkness. Maybe she thinks that’s Jon, maybe she thinks it’s Daenerys, or maybe she thinks it’s the two of them together. Again, it’s hard to tell with her.

We don’t know how or why Melisandre will come back, but we know she will — she said it herself — and we are so ready for it. If we had to guess, we’d say she’ll turn up at Winterfell, where the living and the dead are about to battle for the fate of the world.