So we have a Lannister advising a Targaryen / Martlell (Dorne) / Highgarden / and some Greyjoys alliance vs. the Iron Throne, which is held by the Lannisters. The Baratheon and Tyrell families have essentially been wiped out. And then you have an alliance between the Arryn (The Vale) and Stark families. Of which the Starks at least have an axe to grind against the Lannisters. If I didn't know better, I would say this is starting to look a lot like the coalition of great houses that lined up behind Robert to depose the Targaryens in the first place.
If (when) Daenerys takes King's Landing and the Iron Throne by force from the Lannisters, will she then turn her attention to vengeance against the Starks and Arryns? Will Jon's involvement complicate that just a bit? Will Littlefinger be able to continue to stay a step ahead of the chaos and keep climbing the ladder? For that matter, will Daenerys' alliance get complicated a bit if Dorne and Highgarden decide they don't like a queen who has a Lannister as her most trusted advisor? If the first battle of the five kings? How does Yara and Theon's kinslaying uncle play into all of this?
Who else was on Arya's list? I didn't watch the clip myself, but a quick Google suggests the list she's recited on the show is as follows (progress to date shown by crossed out names):
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Joffrey Baratheon - Dead former king and all around asshat.
Cersei Lannister - Mother of Joffrey and overall manipulative bitch.
Walder Frey - Betrayer of Robb and orchestrated the murder of Robb & Catelyn.
Meryn Trant - Member of the Kingsguard whom Arya blames for the death of Syrio Forel
Tywin Lannister - Head of house Lannister, father of Cersei and Jaime.
Mellisandre (the Red Woman) - Stannis' influential cohort, wanted to kill Gendry for blood magic.
Beric Dondarrion - Leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, sold Gendry out to Mellisandre.
Thoros of Myr - Member of the Brotherhood Without Banners, sold Gendry out to Mellisandre.
Ilyn Payne - Executioner ("King's Justice") who beheaded Ned Stark.
Gregor Clegane (The Mountain) - Knight who works for house Lannister.
Sandor Clegane (The Hound) - Former servant of house Lannister. He may be spared, since she let him live (or rather, left him to die) when they parted company.
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Will Gendry be the last living ####### of Robert who will go to Essos and return with an army of weirdos and something worse than dragons to exact his own vengeance in 20-30 years? When does the cycle end?
Oh yeah, and those White Walker guys. Pretty sure Lady Mormont will take them all by herself.
Things are really coming together for what promises to be a crazy stretch of final episodes, regardless of however many there are or if they're stretched over 1, 2, or 3 more seasons. Buckle up.