'Game of Thrones' episode 4 photos bring another visitor to Dragonstone

Guess who's back?
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The first photos for Game of Thrones Season 7, episode 4 have dropped, and with them come some subtle hints about what we can expect in Sunday's episode, titled "The Spoils of War."

First up, judging by those signature rock formations, it looks like Theon has made it back to Dragonstone in one piece (no pun intended). We're guessing Daenerys won't be too thrilled to see him, though, considering he's rolling up with zero ships and zero awesome sisters.

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These are not the faces of a happy welcoming party.

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Here we see Dany sharing a private word with Missandei, the woman Tyrion described as our queen's most-trusted advisor in episode 3. What could they be discussing that has Missandei smirking that secret smile?

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Oh, IDK, how about Bae in the North, Jon Targaryen Snow? He's single, eligible and already crushing on Daenerys, as Kit Harington recently revealed. Sure, he's also secretly Dany's nephew, but in the Targaryen dynasty, that's probably considered a bonus!

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Meanwhile, up North, Littlefinger still has zero chill. Is he creeping on Sansa from afar, yet again? Our survey says yes! Will she end up killing him this season? We believe so!

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Sansa's back in the Godswood, the scene of last week's deeply creepy encounter with Bran -- maybe she's praying that the Seven will deliver her from her weirdo brothers and bring back her awesome sister... a prayer that's about to be answered!

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Pod and Brienne are also still in Winterfell, in case you forgot because they've had nothing to do so far this season. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

One interesting thing to note about this photo is that the two southerners have adopted a more weather-appropriate look -- including Stark-approved wolfskin cloaks to keep out the cold. Are they going somewhere that might necessitate winter wear?

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Elsewhere, Jaime and Bronn are looking concerned. Could that be because they're about to face off with Dany and Drogon as payback for Jaime's trickery at Casterly Rock and Highgarden? Considering that the second trailer for Season 7 saw Jaime charging across a flaming field with a lance, jousting style, Khaleesi's about to even the score.

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Back in King's Landing, Cersei and the Iron Bank's Tycho Nestoris are scheming, which won't end well for anyone -- least of all Cersei, if our theory about the Lannisters is correct.

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Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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