Cersei Pregnant?

Published August 18, 2017 · Updated July 6, 2022

1. The dialog between Cersei and Qyburn, when Jaime entered Cersei’s room after meeting with Tyrion, is consistent with Cersei having morning sickness:

Qyburn: "I could give you something."
Cersei: "That won’t be necessary."

2. The theory that a traitor in Daenerys’ council gave away their war plans has been effectively torpedoed. The council know that Euron intercepted Yara’s fleet and sank more of the fleet at Casterly Rock. In other words, the council have the same information that led Big D to assert Varys is a traitor, yet they didn’t conclude someone might be a traitor. To the contrary, when Tyrion and Jaime met beneath the Red Keep, Tyrion credited Jaime’s ability to out-think him:

Tyrion: "You made me look like a complete fool. I thought I’d surprise you by hitting Casterly Rock. But you were three steps ahead of me."

I think Tyrion and the rest of the Dany’s council know more than podcasters do about what’s plausible in Westeros, so we should trust their unanimous judgment that none of them betrayed her. Otherwise we’d need to believe all of them are stupid.

3. Theon’s absence in Episode 5, "Eastwatch," wasn’t a plot hole. He presumably had sailed away to rescue Yara, rather than wait at Dragonstone for Daenerys to return.

4. Tinfoil Hat theory: Jaime will stab Cersei in the heart with the sword Lightbringer.

Cheers,
Steve

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