What Will Happen On "Game Of Thrones" Next Week?

    Episode 9 is always epic.

    Jenna Guillaume
    by Jenna Guillaume

    BuzzFeed Senior Editor, Australia

    Episode 9 of each season of Game of Thrones is always one of the biggest, often with huge battles and intense, heartbreaking deaths.

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    All the Starks who have died were killed in a ninth episode. It started in Season 1 with the death of Ned Stark, and then the Red Wedding happened two seasons later. In between, there was the Battle of the Blackwater, in which wildfire was unleashed, Davos' son was killed and Tyrion was badly injured. In Season 4, Episode 9 saw the Battle of Castle Black, where Olly shot Ygritte and Grenn and Pyp were killed. Season 5, Episode 9 gave us the horrific death of Shireen.

    We know from the trailer that Episode 9 this season will focus on the Battle of the Bastards. It's going to be huge. It's going to hurt.

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    The Boltons have the support of the major Northern houses at this point, while the bulk of the Stark army is made up of wildlings. And Ramsay has Rickon. There are a lot of ways it could go, and it's kind of terrifying. So let's make the wait a little easier by speculating...