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HBO just dropped hints about what will be in the next 2 'Game of Thrones' episodes

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" season six, including speculation of events.

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Diehard "Game of Thrones" fans know by now that HBO often includes vague hints about what's to come in each episode's description. 

Get hype people, because HBO just released new details for episodes six and seven, listed below. 

Episode 6— "Blood of My Blood" — will air Sunday May 29.

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An old foe comes back into the picture. Gilly meets Sam’s family. Arya faces a difficult choice. Jaime faces off against the High Sparrow.

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Episode 7 — "The Broken Man" — airs Sunday June 5.

The High Sparrow eyes another target. Jaime confronts a hero. Arya makes a plan. The North is reminded.

Let’s start by taking a closer look at "Blood of My Blood." The first clue has very minimal context about who's "old foe" is coming back into the picture. Is it the Night's King, a literally ancient enemy? Or what about the Hound, whose return to the series has been hyped ever since actor Ian McShane confirmed it

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We'll finally meet Sam's family, which should be an awkward reunion due to Sam's new "baby" in the picture. And it sounds as though Jaime and Cersei will carry out their plan to attack the High Sparrow and Faith Militant with the Tyrell army in this episode as well. 

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As for Arya's "difficult choice," our best bet is that she will be tasked with another assassination. Arya is going to need to confront the choice to truly become "no one," or return to Westeros with her identity as Arya Stark intact. We hope she chooses the latter.

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Okay, now onto "The Broken Man" — "The High Sparrow eyes another target. Jaime confronts a hero. Arya makes a plan. The North is reminded."

This description has a lot of continued plot from the previous episode. If the High Sparrow is eyeing another target, that means he must have survived whatever standoff occurs between the Faith Militant and the Tyrell army in episode six. And the hero Jaime confronts? That's a tricky one. There aren't many heroic characters left in Westeros, but perhaps we're going to meet a new one in episode seven. 

Arya making a plan gives us hope that she's leaving the Faceless Men. In the trailer we caught a look at her leaping off the side of a building. Arya's plan probably involves making a dramatic break that leads to a chase. 

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Last but definitely not least: "The North is reminded." This phrase is a callback to a fantastic speech from the books, in which a Stark-loyalist declares his wish for vengeance against the Boltons and the Freys. The man's name is Lord Manderly, and he declares that "the North remembers" all the atrocities committed against the Starks.

Sounds like episode seven will bring lots of set up for Jon and Sansa's revenge, and the upcoming "Bastardbowl" battle against Ramsay Bolton. 

Episode five, "The Door," airs Sunday May 22 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO. 

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