Pat Sponaugle is returning for a third time as a panelist at Con of Thrones. So either he knows what he's doing or he has dirt on the programming coordinators. Why not both? He was fortunate enough to write feature articles for the Watchers on the Wall website during Season Seven and the looooong hiatus. You can find his pre-WotW works discussing Game of Thrones on his pretentious blog: patricksponaugle.com/game-of-thrones