Did Sam Tarly just become one of the most powerful men on ‘Game of Thrones’?

Now that Game of Thrones is picking up the pace of plot development, there’s a lot to process. One thing we’ve barely had time to deal with is the brutal death by dragonfire of Randyll and Dickon Tarly, father and brother of our good friend Samwell.

The Tarlys were executed by Daenerys in episode 5 for refusing to bend the knee after that loot train massacre. Back in Oldtown, Sam was blissfully unaware of the news; the Archmaester apparently didn’t have the heart to tell him. 

Some fans — and actor John Bradley — have suggested this gruesome development has a silver lining for Sam. “He’s now technically head of House Tarly, whether he knows it or not, but I don’t know if that would register with him,” Bradley said in an HBO production diary. “That’s a previous Sam who doesn’t really exist anymore.” Read more…

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