There are spoilers ahead for the final season of Game of Thrones. Consider yourself warned.
Tyrion Lannister has a lot going on in the world of Game of Thrones. He serves as the Hand of the Queen to Daenerys Targaryen, offering up his strategic advice. He's also one of the very few people who knows about Jon Snow's true parentage and possible claim to the Iron Throne. And in this week's episode, Tyrion was chief negotiator as the assembled forces in the North traveled to King's Landing to confront his sister, Cersei, who is the current occupant of the Iron Throne.
It's this moment that spawned a new theory on Reddit about Cersei's chances to retain her regal position. In the episode this week, Tyrion tries to convince his sister to surrender to Dany and uses her unborn child as part of the argument. Viewers know Cersei has only just recently told her new lover (and ally in war) Euron Greyjoy that she's pregnant with their child. But she also told Jaime that she was carrying another of their children before he left her to join forces with Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, Dany, and Brienne of Tarth.
If Cersei were newly pregnant with Euron's child, how would Tyrion even know about it? This one simple comment could threaten Cersei's position, Redditor grantvoyager surmises. "It might not have been intentional on Tyrion’s part, but I think that Euron might realize that Cersei’s baby isn’t his, turn on Cersei, and potentially kill her," the user writes. "If Tyrion realized what he was doing, he hid it well. If not, it may unintentionally have huge payoffs for Dany, and likely be his most 'clever' move yet."
Basically, Tyrion—perhaps unwittingly, since he isn't necessarily aware of what lies Cersei is or is not telling regarding her pregnancy—may have seriously blown up his sister's spot when it comes to Euron. If Greyjoy knows that Cersei isn't carrying his child, will he (and his troops) stay loyal to her?
Guess we'll have to wait until Sunday to find out if Euron even noticed Tyrion's comment—or if he cares.
Abby Gardner is a contributing writer at Glamour. You can follow her pop culture musings on Twitter @abbygardner or in her weekly newsletter, We Have Notes.
