The 9 most popular fan theories for what's going to happen in 'Game of Thrones' next season

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Theories and predictions have been part of the fanaticism for "Game of Thrones" since before it premiered on HBO.

But next season, all bets are off. Fans will only partially be able to lean on what they've read in the books as the show surpasses George R.R. Martin's published novels. That has put the theory mill into overdrive.

What will the producers come up with for season six when it arrives April 24? There are very few indications of where they're going next.

So fans have been combining what they know to be true from the show with what hasn't appeared yet from the books, then piecing together what actors have been saying in interviews, photos from the set, and comparing everything against the newly released season-six trailer.

From hidden blood ties to big conspiracies, here are the most popular "Game of Thrones" fan theories:

Warning: TV show and book spoilers ahead.

Jon Snow is alive — or will come back to life.

Yes, theorizing about Jon Snow (Kit Harington) surviving the Night's Watch attack from the end of season five has become an internet-wide sport. But if you knew the theory coming up next, then you'd know why we have to establish the theories that bring him back to life.

There are several ways that Jon Snow may still live another day: First, he somehow survives the attack on him. Second, he's able to warg into his wolf, Ghost. Third (and seemingly the most possible after seeing the full trailer), Melisandre (Carice van Houten) brings him back to life. Fourth, he's reborn in fire when the Night's Watch tries to burn his body. Fifth, he returns as an ice zombie, better known as a White Walker.

Source: Time magazine 

Jon Snow is a Targaryen.

There is a theory that Jon Snow's real parents are Lyanna Stark (sister of Ned) and Rhaegar Targaryen. That would make him Daenerys' (Emilia Clarke) nephew. This theory has huge consequences for the story if it's true.

First, being a Targaryen gives him a line to the throne. But he has to be alive in order to chase it. It also means, referring back to the resurrection idea, that he could have a rebirth after being engulfed in flames similar to Daenerys.

Source: Gamesradar.com 

The three-headed-dragon theory says Tyrion is not who we think he is.

The three-headed-dragon theory states that three Targaryen descendants will rule the dragons. The first is Daenerys. The second depends on the theory that Jon Snow is really a Targaryen. So who's the third?

Many fans believe that Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) completes the trio. According to their thinking, Tyrion was the product of an affair between the Mad King and Tywin’s wife, Joanna Lannister.

For proof, they look to Tyrion's phsyical differences, beyond the dwarfism, from the other Lannisters. Also, things that were said by his father that could sound like a man denying his dwarf son in embarrassment, but can also be seen as that of a man who knows that he didn't father Tyrion. 

For example, Tywin (Charles Dance) denies Tyrion the inheritance of Casterly Rock, saying: “Men's laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colors since I cannot prove that you are not mine.”

And then just before Tyrion kills him, the dying man’s final words are, “You are no son of mine.”

Source: Inquisitr.com