Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "Game of Thrones" season 6. Read at your own risk.

The return of Sandor Clegane, aka The Hound (Rory McCann), in this week's episode of "Game of Thrones" was such a big deal to the show's writers that his re-introduction happened before the opening credits even rolled. The show's fans were likely glad to see the character return for the first time since the end of season 4, when he was abandoned by Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) after Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline...