The much-awaited "Game of Thrones" premiere of Season 6 begins Sunday, April 24 at 9:00 p.m. on HBO, and speculations about a first episode leak are apparently true. The episode was up for a few hours and already has some fans abuzz. Eager for spoilers? Here's what you need to know about the show's return:
1. Leak's Source
The leak came from a Canadian streaming site. Per Telegraph, fans point to the site given that the episode had French subtitles. However, some fans claim that this could've been orchestrated by HBO themselves.
2. Jon Snow's Fate
The "Game of Thrones" premiere episode will open at Castle Black and viewers will get to hear an eerie howl. Ghost, Jon Snow's dire wolf, realizes his master has died. So, the year-long speculation will definitely end tonight -- Jon Snow is dead, per Mirror.
There's also a lot of discussions with The Nights' Watch in the show's premiere. Some of the members will try to protect Jon Snow's body, while others will be blaming each other for the murder.
3. Theon and Sansa's Escape
In the last "Game of Thrones" season, Theon (also known as Reek) helped Sansa escape Winterfell, as Ramsay, Sansa's vile husband, was fighting with Stannis' army. The leak reveals that the two won't make it far in the "Game of Thones" premiere as they will be caught by Ramsay's pack of hounds. However, Brienne will come to their rescue, per Inquisitr.
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4. The Queens - Cersei and Daenerys
Cersei will be reeling from the death of her daughter, Myrcella, and this would ignite more fire and anger in the queen, who badly wants vengeance. Myrcella's body is brought by Jamie at King's Landing.
Daenerys isn't going to impress Khal, the current leader of the Dokrathi in the "Game of Thrones" premiere. She'll also feel helpless without her dragons, but she will find her ring in the ground, which will hopefully renew her drive as the Khaleesi.
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5. Arya and The Waif
Elsewhere, Aria is still in the pits now that she's blind. In the "Game of Thrones" premiere, she will be shown taking beatings from The Waif and won't be able to defend herself in her state.
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6. Melisandre
Finally, at the end of the "Game of Thrones" premiere episode, the priestess in red, Lady Melisandre, will take off her necklace to finally reveal that she is actually a 200-year-old witch. But will her revelation trigger the rebirth of Jon Snow that has been discussed in spoiler sites for a long time now?
"There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour, a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword," a prophecy states, per Uproxx. "And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him."
