Lysa believed Littlefinger was in love with her, and agreed to help him in his machinations because of that. We know Littlefinger caused that death, conspiring with Jon’s wife - Lysa, who was Catelyn Stark’s sister. Way back in the very first episode of Game of Thrones, Robert Baratheon comes to Winterfell to ask Ned Stark to bring his family down to King’s Landing and serve as his new Hand of the King, due to Jon Arryn’s death. But even more impressive is taking all of them together - because from a more zoomed-out perspective, Littlefinger has essentially been behind almost every major event in the entire show. That’s a pretty big laundry list of crimes.
In one of the most satisfying moments in an episode full of satisfying moments, Sansa - who has been manipulated, lied to, and betrayed by Baelish for years now - finally turns the table on him and exposes his schemes to the world. Let’s start with what we learned this week. Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 7, episode 7, “The Dragon and the Wolf” Time for some answers Now, with the season 7 finale, we’ve finally gotten some answers as to what he’s actually been up to over the course of the show.
But before that, he seemed to be playing a long game with a shifting focus. Throughout season 7, he’s been lurking at Winterfell, with no obvious purpose except turning Sansa’s allies against her and making her dependent on him again. Littlefinger - also known as Petyr Baelish - has been one of Game of Thrones’ power players since the beginning of the show, quietly lurking in the shadows and constantly moving pieces to his advantage. Whether you’re basically a Game of Thrones maester or you need a little reminder about previous events, we’ll try to help you keep your history straight.
So every week, The Verge will be diving into a scene or event from the latest installment of the series and explain how we got here. HBO’s Game of Thrones is a dense series with a huge weight of history behind its story, so in practically every episode, something happens that could use a little explanation.