Theon "Reek" Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) bailed. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) caught a break. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) freed some dragons. Balon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide) tumbled off a bridge. Bran Stark (Isaac...

“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.

“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...

“All rulers are either butchers or meat” -- Daario Naharis. Fasten your seat belts because things just shifted into high gear with the season’s strongest episode thus far. Perhaps the biggest, most gratifying...

“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 is more hateful than failing to protect the one you love" -- Brienne of Tarth. That is the inner struggle that torments brown-haired Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) as she makes her way home to a slightly...

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...

“The future is sh—t. Just like the past,” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) tells fellow fugitive Varys (Conleth Hill), after they’ve crossed the Narrow Sea early on in the season five premiere of Game of...