Oddly, this episode opens with Jon Snow (Kit Harington) packing to leave Castle Black, even though last episode we saw him leaving the Night’s Watch in a dramatic exit. It seems producers thought twice about letting...

This episode picks up right where it left off -- at Jon Snow’s (Kit Harington) awakening -- with producers deciding not to tease the audience after a year (and two new episodes) of waiting. It actually answers several...

“Your son is weak, and weak men will never rule Dorne again.” Ellaria Sand’s (Indira Varma) lingering words aptly summarize the theme of this episode, and perhaps this season so far.

If you thought Season 5 was crawling along, the events of “Mother’s Mercy” more than made up for it. Like any true Game of Thrones finale, this one was jam-packed with...

“Why should the people trust a queen who can’t keep her promises?” -- Daenerys Targaryen. At the show’s start, Queen Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) reminds Ser Jorah (Iain Glen) of her promise to kill him should he...

“No, a girl is not ready to become no one, but she is ready to become someone else” -- Jaqen H'ghar to Arya Stark. After a mildly unimpressive prior episode, it was entertaining to see several new and enticing...

“Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy, and let the man be born.” -- Maester Aemon to Jon Snow. Growing up quickly is not a condition unique to Jon Snow. Worlds away in Meereen, Daenerys...

“There is only one war: life versus death” – Melisandre. Though in the minds of Ellaria Sand (played by Indira Varma) and the Sand Snakes, the only war that exists is the one they plan to wage to avenge Prince...

Nothing comes easy in this world. This applies to virtually every single character on Game of Thrones. So it’s no surprise that Arya Stark’s much-anticipated arrival in the Free City of Braavos didn’t initially...

An appropriate theme for Game of Thrones’ fourth season was Valar Morghulis, the High Valyrian saying for “All Men Must Die.” The season certainly lived up to its name: The sadistic King Joffrey Baratheon was...