
Is Shaggydog Dead? Symbolic Direwolf Names and Ironic Reversals
[Like all fan theories, this article may have spoilers.] Many Game of Thrones fans harbor theories about the direwolves. Summer’s death – if he did die – made it clear that the name “Summer” wasn’t foreshadowing an outcome of salvation but rather the death of Bran’s dreams of his own halcyon “summer” days. (He might not be quite so indulgent with the greensight after his losses last Sunday night.) The direwolf names appear to symbolize the fate and arc of…
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