In tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, Daenerys takes action, Jon Snow makes a huge decision and the Boltons have the worst family dinner ever which is saying a lot in Westeros.
Spoiler Note: This post is for those who have read the A Song of Ice and Fire series. The post and the comments section will contain spoilers! If you haven’t read the books yet, please check out our non-book-reader recap. Thanks!
Episode 274 – Tales from the Crypt
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The stakes are rising, several different sides play a many faced game. In this episode, a ghost of the past casts one dark shadow on those of the living. Let’s head below.
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Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5: “Kill the Boy”
Writers: Bryan Cogman
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Runtime: 57 minutes
Content Warnings: TV-MA: Adult Content, Adult Language, Nudity, Violence
Synopsis: Dany makes a difficult decision in Meereen. Jon recruits the help of an unexpected ally. Brienne searches for Sansa. Theon remains under Ramsay’s control.
Video Preview: Episode 5 Preview on Youtube
*Note: this post is for all viewers so please use spoiler coding when discussing spoilers.*
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) took to zap2it to discuss Reek, Winterfell and his good friends, The Boltons.
On returning to the set of Winterfell, Alfie says:
“It’s crazy. Winterfell was sort of burned down by me — by the character Theon — at the end of Season 2. … It’s been cool going back to Winterfell this year. There’s a relationship with a certain someone that happens, and it’s been an absolute joy to work with this person.”
We can’t wait to see what’s going to happen this season, since winter may finally be coming back to House Stark.
Are you fuzzy about what happened last week? Did you drink too much while watching the bloodshed? Bored and tired of waiting for the next episode? Then join me for the weekly Brush-Up on last week’s episode. Spoilers are at the very end so non-book readers are welcome.
Video is after the jump.
Note from the author: my most sincere apologies for having this article be a week late; a combination of personal, professional, and literary factors (my new Tower of the Hand book releases today!) all conspired to derail my schedule for the past two weeks. All I can do is beg your forgiveness and promise this week’s article is still on time for tomorrow.
HBO’s Game of Thrones (typically, and before this current season) brandishes a consistent and high degree of fidelity to the nearly 5,000-page-long source material of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, but there still, of course, are differences. While most of these gaps from the page to the screen are small and detail-oriented, it is nonetheless the case that the most subtle discrepancies often hold the biggest insight into the adaptation process, into the demands of filmmaking, and into the rigors of the literary narrative.
This, then, is the anatomy of a key scene of Thrones – not because of its dramatic importance or visual effects whizbangery, but because of the telling nature of its realization.
Thank you to everyone who joined in our latest giveaway, to win a King Joffrey figure from Dark Horse! As usual your participation was outstanding but there can be only one winner of this fine piece of official Game of Thrones merch.
This figure is such an authentic likeness of Jack Gleeson as the late nasty king of Westeros that you’ll have him ridiculing your other toys in no time.
So who wins the prize? Let’s get to it.
The winner of the King Joffrey figure is….
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“Winter is coming, you know what’s coming with it. We cannot face it alone.”-Jon Snow
From the HBO Game of Thrones official synopsis “Dany makes a difficult decision in Meereen. Jon recruits the help of an unexpected ally. Brienne searches for Sansa. Theon remains under Ramsay’s control.”
HBO has released seven HQ photos from next Sunday’s new episode of Game of Thrones, “Kill the Boy.”
The episode synopsis: Dany (Emilia Clarke) makes a difficult decision in Meereen. Jon (Kit Harington) recruits the help of an unexpected ally. Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) searches for Sansa (Sophie Turner). Theon (Alfie Allen) remains under Ramsay’s (Iwan Rheon) control.
The episode is written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Jeremy Podeswa.
More HQ photos below the cut!
One of Game of Thrones‘s newest stars, Jessica Henwick, appears in Hunger discussing her casting and the Sand Snakes, the Dornish daughters of Oberyn Martell who made their debut in last Sunday’s episode.
On people’s reactions to her casting, both good and bad:
The reactions have been mixed… For some people to love you, other people have to hate you. The fans of the show know exactly what they want. I’m sure that a lot of people are very upset that I don’t match up to the character [in the books]. I’ve had a really great response overall, but there are also some weird trolls on the internet. People love to try and rile you up; the worst is when they tag you on Twitter. You just have to ignore it. We’ll see. It’s hard to gauge what the public reaction will be until the episodes come out. My big episode is quite late in the series so I feel like I have another month to chill before things start to get crazy. I was expecting everyone to be constantly asking for spoilers but the first question I always get asked is “Do you die?” followed by “Do you get naked?” That’s what everyone wants to know!