Synopses for Game of Thrones Episodes 501-503 

The episode synopses for the first three episodes of the season have surfaced today, just after the revealing of the titles of episodes 501-504.

The Wars to Come”: Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Varys reveals a conspiracy to Tyrion. Dany faces a new threat to her rule. Jon is caught between two kings. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Michael Slovis.) (TV-MA) [AC, AL, GV, N] ESP Playdates: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 24

Season 5 Episode 2: “The House of Black and White”: Arya arrives in Braavos. Pod and Brienne run into trouble on the road. Cersei fears for her daughter’s safety in Dorne as Ellaria Sand seeks revenge for Oberyn’s death. Stannis tempts Jon. An adviser tempts Dany. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Michael Slovis.) (TVMA) [AC, AL, V] ESP Playdates: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25

Season 5 Episode 3: “High Sparrow”: In Braavos, Arya sees the Many-Faced God. In King’s Landing, Queen Margaery enjoys her new husband. Tyrion and Varys walk the Long Bridge of Volantis. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Mark Mylod.) (TV-MA) [AC, AL, GV, N] ESP Playdates: 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30

What do you make of these? The usual mix of overly general, inscrutable and intriguing. Arya sees the Many-Faced God? Hmmm. And I’m not surprised to see the show’s Ellaria seeking revenge for some reason but it is a significant change from the book’s Ellaria who pointedly refuses to seek revenge.

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Great news on the episode descriptions. As is the case every season, the descriptions are not a complete listing of every storyline the episode touches on. In fact, there often are updated listings with a couple other sentences added closer to airdates (often with info that can’t be revealed until certain earlier episodes are aired).

So Tyrion is in Volantis by episode 3, and it sounds like Stannis will be offering to make Jon Lord of Winterfell in Episode 2.

Wait! does that mean Ellaria plays the role of a certain princess?

So Margaery ‘enjoying her new husband’ is consummating the marriage, right? Or are they being tricky on purpose?

Hart to tell. It could just as easily be Maergery enjoying his company-and teaching him how to act like a King.

Definitely sounds like Arianne’s attempts at Queenmaking will be transferred to Ellaria and the sand snakes.

Looking forward to road-tripping Varys and Tyrion together.

Is the full press release out, with the full-season summary and the list of series regulars/recurring players for the season? I’d really like to know which cast members, besides Nathalie Emmanuel and Michiel Huisman, have been upgraded to main cast for Season 5.

Right, so the first 3 episodes are written by DnD. Wonder which ones are Cogman and Hill. I would have to assume that 9 and 10 will be DnD as well. Do we know if Cogman has two episodes this year?

Seeing as Ellaria is such a minor character in the books I don’t see it as a problem personally. I welcome that change.

So Tommen and Margaery will get hitched in episode 2 or 3 most likely.

Shame about Ellaria because she has agood speech in the books about revenge. Maybe someone else will say it

the writers have completely rewritten one of GRRM’s pacificist characters to make her bent on revenge (the first being Catelyn). That whole thematic element has simply been removed from the story.

Sure, I thought it was fairly obvious A:s role gets split between Ellaria and the Sand Snakes. I’d say a pretty good adaptation choice, when you’ve got an actress the calibre of Indira Varma.

Hart to tell.It could just as easily be Maergery enjoying his company-and teaching him how to act like a King.

Definitely sounds like Arianne’s attempts at Queenmaking will be transferred to Ellaria and the sand snakes.

“Brienne and Pod run into trouble on the road” in E2 is referring to them coming upon Sansa and LF while on their Vale goodwill tour. They wouldn’t spoil that in the description but the leaks have already confirmed this happening very early in the season

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