There is a small but hopeful chance that the long-lost son of Westeros, Gendry, will be back in Season 7.
Now we DON’T WANT TO GET YOUR HOPES UP – we’ve been burnt before here – but Gendry, the last remaining bastard son of Robert Baratheon, could well be back, and holymotherofgodweneedthis.
The evidence? Joe Dempsie, who brings Gendry’s blacksmith-earned rippling abs to life, was at the premiere of ‘Game of Thrones‘ S7 in Los Angeles.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME GENDRY?!?! sorry i just miss you so much ???? #GoTPremiereLA #GameOfThrones #WinterIsHere pic.twitter.com/hIvcsRovTL
— ???~???~?~?~? (@_riseROSErisen_) July 13, 2017
NO IT’S REALLY HIM.
HE’S HERE #GoTPremiereLA pic.twitter.com/G42YOoA8Fa
— iona (@aryasdany) July 13, 2017
WHERE’S HIS BOAT THO.
Joe Dempsie is at tonight’s #GameOfThrones premiere and I know that doesn’t mean anything but maybe it means everything WHERE TF IS GENDRY?! pic.twitter.com/2sO2xTtjbN
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) July 13, 2017
On it’s own, this isn’t hard and fast evidence. Dempsy has turned up to premieres before, and we still haven’t seen that sucker since season three.
But you have to agree: it’s pretty bloody suspicious. Does Joe have nothing better to do with his time than to rock up and party with his 2013-era castmates? (Possibly.)
The official ‘Game of Thrones’ Instagram even put up this shot of him, an honour only reserved for a) current cast members and b) the showrunners and their partners.
For example, Kit Harrington‘s girlfriend Rose Leslie, who played the now-deceased Yigrette, was there, but do you think she made it to the ‘GoT’ Instagram? Not a chance.
Plus, there’s the teeny tiny fact that Dempsie was spotted in Belfast late last year, when ‘Game of Thrones’ was filming. The last time a cast member was spotted in Belfast who later turned out to be returning to the series was, oh, KIT HARRINGTON SHORTLY BEFORE JON SNOW WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD.
No biggie.
#Spotted: Joe Dempsie in Belfast. Gendry is back. Gendrya is alive. ?? #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/FEpuZ2odTN
— Jon Targaryen (@YourKingJon) September 14, 2016
At last, Gendry’s row (might have) ended.
Photo: HBO.
