It's finally here. Nine years of battles, intrigue, dragons, zombies and 500 different people saying "winter is coming" have led us to the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones. The series, of cours🐎e, is an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's acclaimed books that took off more than anyone probably expected.

Game of Thrones is a program entirel🦋y focused on telling us the story of 50+ characters all at once, in different parts of the globe.

So, it's no surprise that everyone I know watched a recap video in order to prepare for Season 8, there's just too much to remember. Stuff like who's still alive, where are they all at, who's aligned with who? It's all over the place, each and every character in the show has gone through their own arcs of growth. But, there is only so much screentime in this final season, and you know that Daenerys gets at least 60 percent of each episode dedicated to her being snarky about her dragons. Plus, an additional 30 percent to Jon Snow telling everyone he doesn't want power while brooding on some cliffside. So with the additional 10 percent that's left, the show staff had to make due and hide details and snippets that progress the arcs of the background characters. This, of course, leads to oodles of fan theories and easter eggs to find. But, if digging for clues isn't your cup of tea, I've got your back. Here's 25 Hidden Plotlines Everyone Missed In Game Of Thrones

25 Tyrion Is Head Over Heels For The Dragon Queen ﷽

So, Tyrion loves Danny, sadly that's fact. But, can you blame him? It'd be weꦯirder for Tyrion not to be attracted to someo💃ne with such beauty and personality.

Yet, for some odd reason, we💯're all rooting for Tyrion to hold back this time.

The genius little Lannister is most people's favorite characඣter, and we don't want to see him much such a huge mistake. It was confirmed in the leaked scripts for Season 7 Episode 4: “The brother he loves races towards his probable death at the hands of the queen Tyrion also loves." Hopefully, this is just a loyal/respectful form of love, since Danny is the one who finally showed Tyrion the respect he deserves, but probably not.

24 Jon Snow's Banner Isn't The Same As𝔍 The Stark's 💟

First of all, whoever the graphic designer is in Westeros, they're doing a bang-up job. Secondly, people who, li🐟ke Jon Snow, are children of other relationships aren't allowed to fl🍒y the banners of their house.

They actually have to reverse the colors if they want to hang their house symbol, which mꦺ🦋arks them as an unfit heir.

So the Stark's banner, which is a grey wolf on white backgrou🃏nd, becomes a white wolf on grey for Jon, hence the name "white wolf". It's a neat little detail both George R.R Martin and the show directors didn't have to include, but thankfully did.

23 ൲ Gendry 💞Is Technically The Rightful Heir (And A Decent Guy)

Why doesn't Gendry get more love? The guy showed up all the way back in Season 1 as a talent𒆙ed blacksmith that even Ned Stark recognized.

He went through a lot of th🌼e same hardships Arya did! He survived Harrenhal with the Mountain, was sold to the Night's Watch by the one he trusted, then sold again to Melisandre by the Brotherhood Without Banners.

Finally,  he got stuck rowing a boat by himself for three entire seasons. The guy is Robert Baratheon's only true son and an all-around good guy. Robert always jo✃ked that Ned and he should join houses, but now with Gendry and Arya, that just might come true.

22 Maggy The Frog's Propওhecy Is Still Relevant

Cersei's prophecy has always played a part in the background, though it doesn't add nearly as much to the story as it does in the books. But, it is one of the reasons Cersei despises Ma♍rgery Tyrell oh so much.

"You'll be queen, for a time. Then comes another, yℱounger, more beautiful, to cast you down and take all you hold dear."

So, as such, Cersei was out for Margery's blood. But, with things ending up a bit...fiery for the Tyrells, it looks like Maggy the Frog's prophecy was actually referring to Daenerys Targaryen the entire time. Though who knows, it's not gender-specific🌠, maybe 🔴pretty boy Jon Snow is the one she was talking about.

21 Ed Sheeran's Character Missing A Bit Of Skin 🥃

It's rare to see people in GoT that don't have an acting background. But one such occasion was with Ed Sheeran. Ed played a Lannister soldier on the way to the Twins after Arya treated them all to pie. Well, in the first episode of Season 8, we find out what hap🧜pened to this plucky lad. The consorts Bronn are...hanging with just keep gossiping about deformed Tarly soldiers after their Dragon encou🦩nter.

And, one of the lads they mention is "a ginge༺r named Eddie" who got the majority of his face, eyelids included, melted off.

So that's wha꧋t happened to Sheeran's minor charact⭕er. Good to know since the scene he debuted in, while enjoyable, didn't much serve the plot.

20 ⛄ 🎃Euron's Crew Is Set To "Mute"

There is a lot of ꦐplotlines, details, and even characters that are only in the books. Lady Stoꦓneheart is removed entirely, Dario looks much less absurd in the show, and Euron is basically a different character.

In the books, Euron is an eyepatched, charismatic, yet psychopath𝕴ic pirate who is bent on causing chaos.

The contrast between him and his crew in the books is staggering, mostly because they're all mute. Euron cuts the tongues out of all of them as a means of prevent⛄ing mutiny. And the best part is, this is actually in the show as well! Euron's whole crew is mute, and it gives the name of his ship "Silence" an all new meaning.

19 Var༒ys Is Thrown Off By Magic (Presumably)

Other than Tyrion, I'm pretty confident in saying Varys is my favorite character in Game of Thrones. This eunuch is 𝄹one of the best out there in terms of playing the political game. Varys is always scheming, not for himself, but for the citizens of Westeros. But, Season 7 & 8 have Varys perturbed.

The calm, collected ex-Spymaster has been 🏅irritated, moody, and overall distant in most of his scenes lately.

My guess is it's because of all the fantastical elements suddenly at play in Westeros. Dragons, zombies, and magic spells are suddenly at work. Plus Melisandre let him know that he's destined to perish in Westeros. In any case, Varys 💖is acting differently. Seems like all this magic is ♏making him remember painful things.

18 Stark Direwolves Are Representations Of T♎h♛eir Owners

The Direwolf pups 🐲work well as a way to show that the Starks are Northerners through and through. But, they also have their own stories. Plus, in the books, all the Starks can warg into their Direwolves.

ඣThe show represents this connection, sort of, by making th🎃e wolves similar to their owners.

For example, Nymeria, like Arya won't be domesticated by her environment and resorts to her true nature. Ghost is a loner just like Jon, different from his family yet special in his own way. Grey Wind, like Rob, is too nieve, trusting, and proud, which leads to his downfall. These creatures are their own characters, yet at the same time, the♈y're perfect representations of the Starks.

17 Daenཧerys' Vision Finally Coming True?

So if you're a fan of the series, I'm sure you remember Daenerys' visit to the House of the Undying in Season 2. It's a scene that's been dissected for years, but what is the h🔴idden plotline there?

Well first, Danny reaches out for the 🍃throne, but doesn't ✱take it, does that mean she never truly becomes Queen of Westeros?

Secondly, the snow is a nod towards the Long Night, but what if it actually implies a confli🔯ct between her and Jon Snow? Now that we see them together in Season 8, this makes more sense. But, what if 📖that isn't snow? Rather it's ash, and the vision is simply saying she'll go mad with Dragonfire just like the Mad King? I'm sure this Season will finally fill us in.

16 Tyrion'sꩲ Tongue Might Get Snipped

George R. R. Martin has a pretty specific way of showing character growth. He ꦬlikes to take away a person's defining feature, rip it out from them, and force them to confront themselves to grow.

He did this with Theon's honor an🍸d literal manhood, Bran's legs, and even Arya's sight (for a time).

And, there are theories that it might be Tyrion's time to lose something. There have be𓂃en many hints, threats, and allusions to Tyrion losing his tongue, having it cut out as some sort of symbolic act. And the more time goes oꦍn, the more I believe it just might come to pass. But, here's hoping out star Lannister can keep making amazing quotes until the end of the final Season. Fingers crossed.