While some may argue Game of Thrones brought Gendry back into the fold because he is a Baratheon bastard — the parallels between Jon and Ned, and Gendry and Robert are an easy enough argument to glom onto as well — the truth is, Gendry is an expert blacksmith.
It was years — and approximately one million rowing jokes — in the making, but Gendry (Joe Dempsie) has finally returned to Game of Thrones.
No, from the minute Davos (Liam Cunningham) walked into his forge, Gendry proved that he is the hero Westeros needs.
But Gendry had other ideas, marching right up to the King in the North and introducing himself as Gendry, the bastard son of Robert Baratheon.