Welcome to another episode of Game of Thrones, which we're sure that you didn't pirate early at all.

Game of Thrones episode 2 ups the ante with the drama and action this week. And despite the episode name, it isn't all about Daenerys. Let's dive in, shall we?

The fifth season of Game Of Thrones ended last week, which means another long, cold year of intolerable waiting. For the first time, even book readers are mostly in the dark, with the show all but catching up to the source material published thus far. To round out our weekly recaps, we got together to discuss the high-points and low-points of season five. Was it a successful season overall or has the show jumped the kraken? Here are our two cents...

The fifth season of Game of Thrones is over, and what a rollercoaster the final climactic episode was. We've reached the end of the show (for now), the end of the books (for now), and no-one knows what's going to happen next.

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For the second week in a row, season five of Game Of Thrones has delivered the goods. Parts of the episode were exhilarating. Other parts were exceptionally unpleasant to watch -- Red Wedding style. Read on for the recap.

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Wow. Last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones saw the explosive return of the White Walkers. It was one of the most nail-biting moments in the show’s history and a cold reminder of the otherworldly fate that could soon befall all of Westeros. If you've been disappointed by Season 5 thus far, last night was the Lazarus-like comeback you've been waiting for -- literally.

Things are going downhill in Westeros -- depending who you're cheering for, of course.

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“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.”

These gloating words, uttered by Ramsay Bolton in Season 3, aptly describe the tragic character arc of Sansa Stark. To date, the would-be queen of Westeros has been forced to endure the death of her pet direwolf, the execution of her father, endless abuse at the hands of Joffrey, the destruction of her ancestral home and the brutal slaughter of her remaining family. But last night’s episode served up the biggest ignobility yet. Winter has come for Sansa -- and it’s a cold, stone-hearted bitch.

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Last night's episode of Game Of Thrones did not feature any big battle scenes, trademark character deaths or anything from King's Landing (Cersei), Dorne (Jaime) or Braavos (Arya). Nevertheless, it managed to be one of the better episodes of the season thus far. Read on for our full recap.

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Last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones served up a teeming cauldron of fresh intrigue, plot twists and characters; all spiced with enough sex and violence to keep the most ardent HBO fan happy. In other words, it contained everything addicts of the show have come to crave – including a trademark shock death or two. (Noooo!) Read on for our full recap.

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Game of Thrones is really getting into the swing of it now. Three episodes deep into the fifth season of the world's biggest TV show, and we're getting some proper intrigue happening. Finally, right?

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Last night, we all watched the second episode of Game of Thrones' fifth and most important season yet. All our old friends are back, and they're getting into their business -- and in some cases, the business of others. But there are some new faces on the scene, too -- who are they, and what do they want?

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Game of Thrones is back. It's the show's fifth season, and yesterday's episode was the first after almost a year of waiting. It's a triumphant return, but what actually happened -- and what's going to happen in the weeks to come?

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