[MAIN SPOILERS] "That's not how it ends for you, brother. You know who's coming for you." An interesting detail this line may have hinted at.

I wanted to offer up a little theory on this line that I think would make a few things make more sense.

Earlier this season we saw The Hound look into the flames and see a vision more precise and accurate than any Melisandre ever read. This scene made me wonder how he could be so good at that on a first attempt....

I believe that was not his first time reading fire.

When Sandor Clegane tells the story of his burns, he says that he was playing with one of his brother's toys without permission. He says that his brother became so angry with him that he pushed his head into the fire.

Now, knowing what we know about Gregor Clegane, this is certainly possible. But I think that there's an even more sensible explanation given what we've seen now in the show: Sandor saw his brother's death in the fire, and told him of it. Gregor became enraged at the thought of his death and so he pushed Sandor into the fire he was reading.

I think this makes all the following make more sense:

• Why The Hound was able to so easily see visions in the fire this season
• Why he says confidently to his brother that "he knows who is coming for him"
• Why Gregor Clegane had enough rage to push his brother into a fire

TL;DR: Sandor Clegane has been able to see visions in the flames since he was a child, and foresaw his brother's death.

Submitted August 28, 2017 at 10:51AM by 440k http://ift.tt/2wWYNBU