Game of Thrones: 6 Satisfying Acts of Revenge We Might See in the Finale 

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One of the upshots of Game of Thrones going so far off George R.R. Martin’s story this season is that even book readers can now get in on the guessing fun. That’s a long way of saying, “Hey! This post is mostly spoiler-free!” There is one spoiler at the end after a warning, but for the most part this is a safe space for speculation-loving

which means this is nobody’s first rodeo. Walking into a finale expecting the bad guys to get their comeuppance and the good guys to triumph is just begging for disappointment. In short . . .

is dark and full of terrors is not going to stop many of us from rooting for our favorite characters (not many left now!) to triumph over the ones who have disappointed, disgusted, or outraged us. Here’s a spoiler-free look at the six most satisfying acts of revenge we’d like to see in the finale. Keep an eye out for that spoiler warning and go ahead and chant these names like your very own personal Arya kill list. Maybe it will work. Maybe.

Sansa vs. Ramsay and/or Littlefinger: Listen, Sansa didn’t squirrel that object (corkscrew? leather working tool?) up her sleeve for nothing. I’d very much like to see her plunge it into someone’s soft spot before this season ends. Eye? Gut? Groin? I’m not picky. Ramsay should obviously be Sansa’s primary target, and if Theon wants to, he can help her there. But let’s not forget Littlefinger in all this. The bastard married Sansa off to a sadist/rapist and abandoned her without a real friend in the world. (R.I.P. old lady with braids.) If he makes it back to Winterfell before the finale (and we all know he can move around Westeros very quickly), then Sansa better not welcome him back with loving arms. Unless, of course, she then uses one of those arms to stab him with a corkscrew.

Brienne vs. Stannis: I know we’ve all been waiting for Brienne to do, well, anything for several episodes now. The lady knight has been on ice since she took down Littlefinger’s men in Episode 2. So maybe she’ll get tired of waiting for that candle and finally swoop in and knock around some Boltons. But what’s even more likely is that she’ll run into Stannis who is also loitering around the periphery of Winterfell. Though this confrontation hasn’t happened in the books,

telegraphed their showdown earlier this year. Initially, I thought it would be a morally complex battle between two characters we’re rooting for. But now I am fully Team Brienne. Stannis burned his daughter and a

of bridges last week. These two may not meet in the finale at all, but if they do, I hope Brienne makes like a smoke baby and gets to stabbing Baratheons.

Davos vs. the Red Woman: If Brienne gets the honor of stabbing Stannis, then surely there should be some revenge left for Shireen’s best friend, the Onion Knight. He’s at the Wall (presumably), and Melisandre is all the way out at Stannis’s camp, so a finale showdown seems unlikely. Then again, Carice van Houten did imply that Melisandre’s business at the Wall wasn’t done this season. So who knows? She may be brimming with fiery powers at the moment, but once she’s depleted, Davos really should make use of his one good hand and choke the life out of her.

Arya vs. Meryn Trant: This takedown seems the most inevitable, doesn’t it? The man is on her list (for killing her fencing instructor, Syrio Forel,) and lo and behold he shows up in Braavos. And if his nasty deeds in past seasons weren’t enough to make us root for his downfall, we now find out he’s a pedophile. Arya better quickly unbury Needle and slice the name Meryn Trant off her list. Though this confrontation doesn’t happen in the books (Meryn is nowhere near Braavos), there are some book-based indications as to how this will all go down. You’ve seen

, haven’t you? The only questions that remain are (a) how long will we actually have to watch Maisie Williams pose as an underage prostitute (uncomfortable!) before we get that sweet, sweet revenge and (b) will it actually be Williams in this scene? There have been some hints in both the trailer for next week and a pre-season interview that Arya will try on a different face this season. Will that be the face that Meryn Trant sees as he dies? Hopefully not—I think we all want to see the look of triumph on a Starkish face. It’s such a rare occurrence.

Dorne vs. the Ocean: Listen I, perhaps foolishly, have some high hopes for Dorne in the Season 5 finale. Specifically, I would like to see a certain speech from Prince Doran. But the region has been such a letdown this season that if they don’t do something truly spectacular in the finale I’m going to need the show to put an end to Dorne once and for all. You remember that they’re near the coast, right? My seven kingdoms for a tsunami to sweep this entire mess away.

Are you still here? Are you sure you want to be spoiled? O.K., here we go.

Wun-Wun vs. Olly: I think even non–book readers have cottoned on to the fact that Olly has it out for Jon Snow. But those of us who knew the Lord Commander was barreling toward a mutinous stabbing this season have definitely figured it out by now. Olly is going to stop looking daggers and start plunging them. But that’s not exactly an act of revenge we’re rooting for, is it? Jon Snow doesn’t deserve death (temporary though it may be) and certainly not at the hands of this little show-invented brat. But what

be nice is if we could see some swift justice for Olly’s betrayal. In the books, the giant Wun-Wun rips apart a knight called Ser Patrek of King’s Mountain. (A fun inside joke from George R.R. Martin.) This act of violence distracts Jon and that’s when his men stab him. But whether or not Wun-Wun is around to kick off the mutiny in the show, I hope he arrives to clean up the joint at the end. (Something like this would do quite nicely.) Because after killing Ygritte and stabbing Jon Snow, Olly has got to

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