The moment Ned Stark was publicly executed in season one of “Game of Thrones,” the HBO show became an anomaly. Wait, viewers thought, wasn’t he the main character? Despite the sprawling ensemble cast, it definitely seemed that way. He was certainly the most noble. Then, just like that, he was gone.
The seasons since haven’t been much kinder. Every time a likable character emerges, viewers start biting their nails. It’s only a matter of time before a lethal shadow baby comes along or a crew of supposed allies starts pulling out knives.
Of course, it’s not just the good guys dying. There was Joffrey’s purple-faced poisoning and Myranda’s spill off a Winterfell rampart. “Game of Thrones” doesn’t discriminate when it comes to death. The only thing certain is no one is safe.
So who’s going to get it this season? That’s anyone’s guess. (And now that the TV show has caught up to the source material in George R.R. Martin’s books, it really is a guess.) But we have some ideas, in order of most likely to least.