Euron's Gift For Cersei On "Game Of Thrones" Could Be A Massive Plot Twist

Here are some theories. Warning: Contains spoilers for the Season 7 premiere.

Euron Greyjoy made quite the impression in the Season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones.

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Mainly with the way he absolutely roasted Jaime.

He offered his armada to Cersei in return for her hand in marriage, which she declined. He left, vowing to return with a "priceless gift" to convince her to marry him.

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We know from the Episode 3 description that Cersei will "return" a gift. It makes sense that it will be the one Euron gives her. Especially because it's highly unlikely she'll want to marry him, when she's finally obtained power in her own right.

But it will still be very interesting to see what Euron's gift will be – and what damage he might do to obtain it. Let's look at the options...

1. Tyrion Lannister

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Cersei's desire for Tyrion's death is well-established. She's always hated him, and she also believes he's responsible for Joffrey's death and knows he killed Tywin. Tyrion has been a gift to a queen before (Dany, in Season 5), and his death would certainly be priceless to Cersei. But the chances of Euron getting near him within the next two episodes, when Tyrion is literally Dany's right-hand man, are pretty low.

2. Ellaria Sand and/or the Sand Snakes

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Ellaria murdered Cersei's daughter Myrcella with the help of the Sand Snakes. Before this, they sent Cersei a "gift" of their own – Myrcella's necklace in the jaws of a viper, a clear threat on the girl's life. The Sand Snakes may have allied with Dany right now, but they're not in the inner circle, so Euron probably has a better chance of capturing one or all of them than he does of getting near Tyrion. It would also make the line about Cersei returning a gift in Episode 3 fitting – perhaps it's not Euron's gift she returns, but the Sand Snakes'. Cersei is all about vengeance these days, after all.

3. Olenna Tyrell

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Cersei and Olenna hated each other even before Cersei blew up Olenna's family. With the Queen of Thorns now allied with Daenerys, her death would be something of value to Cersei and enable her to take over the Tyrell lands, and therefore the bulk of the food supply and riches left in the Seven Kingdoms. On the other hand, Olenna feels like kind of a random target from Euron's perspective.

4. Gendry

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Even though he's a bastard, Gendry's status as the last surviving Baratheon certainly makes him a contender for the throne and therefore a threat to Cersei. With actor Joe Dempsie attending the Season 7 premiere, it seems likely Gendry will be back on the show this season, and it would be just like Game of Thrones to bring him back only to have him killed off again. But there's a pretty low chance Euron would know about Gendry – or that Cersei would really care, at this point. He certainly wouldn't be "priceless" to her.

5. Arya and/or Sansa Stark

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Cersei has been after the Stark girls for a long time – Arya since she disappeared after Ned's beheading, and Sansa after she escaped King's Landing when Joffrey died. Cersei would especially value Sansa's death, considering she thinks she played a part in Joffrey's murder. But while Sansa warned Jon about how dangerous Cersei is in the premiere, it's unlikely Euron would ever get near her in Winterfell. Meanwhile, Arya is apparently on her way to King's Landing to kill Cersei, so her path could collide with his in some way. But no one thinks Arya is actually alive (except for those allies who know she is), so this doesn't seem super likely. And it wouldn't be a super satisfying way for either of the Stark girls to die at this point. But this is Game of Thrones, so it's not impossible.

6. A military victory

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OK so we know from the Season 7 trailer there's going to be a huge sea battle, likely Euron Greyjoy vs Yara and Theon Greyjoy. Smashing Dany's fleet would certainly be a gift for Cersei, but if Euron does this before securing her hand in marriage, it doesn't give her a real incentive to accept his proposal. Also there's no way this really works with the whole "Cersei returns a gift" line.

7. Dragonbinder and/or a dragon

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In the books, Euron has a horn in his possession called Dragonbinder, which he claims can be used to "bind dragons to [his] will". There's been no mention of this in the show yet, but it would certainly be a priceless gift for Cersei in her fight against Daenerys. Euron may even use the horn to capture one of Dany's dragons himself. The problem is there's been no build-up to it on the show so far. It would be a twist, that's for sure!