Daenerys Targaryen has spent the show talking about heading to Westeros, to reclaim the throne that once belonged to her father, while remaining bogged down in the east. That appeared to change at the end of Season 6, when the dragon queen teamed with the seafaring Yara and Theon Greyjoy to finally cross the Narrow Sea. Possible obstacles include Euron Greyjoy, the evil uncle to Theon and Yara who showed up last season and has a fleet of his own.

But Team Daenerys is a juggernaut and includes an enormous army as well as the trusted advisers Tyrion Lannister, who could have an awkward homecoming awaiting him, and Varys, the invaluable eunuch. (Jorah, her ardent admirer, is off looking for a cure for his greyscale.) Dany also has the backing of Houses Tyrell and Martell, united in their Lannister loathing, as well as air support from her three DC-10-size dragons.

Jon Snow, meanwhile, is doing remarkably well for a formerly dead bastard, having defeated the terrible Ramsay Bolton and been elected the King in the North. And he could possess even more power than he realizes. (More on that in a minute.)

There is intrigue in the north, however, as Sansa Stark, Jon’s half sister (as far as they know), has come into her own and continues to mingle with Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish. This Machiavellian operator’s schemes have shaped this story from the beginning (see: the deaths of Jon Arryn and Joffrey Baratheon). He, too, has designs on the Iron Throne and wants Sansa to join him.