Tick…Tock...Tick...Tock...Tick…Tock…it’s almost here! Game of Thrones is back with its final season and we’re doing very little to contain our excitement! While we’re at it, we bring to you a quick fix to rewind on all the big events and little details that you need to remember.

Joffrey’s death, Tyrion’s trial, Sansa’s Vale diaries and Arya’s journey to Bravos, season 4 gave us some hearty takeaways. Let’s see what season 5 has in store for us.

Recommended Read: Game of Thrones Recap: Joffrey's death, the Mareen expedition and Tyrion's trial, catch a quick rewind of Season 4 here 

Tywin is buried and Margaery, now newlywed to Tommen, manipulates him to send his mother, Cersei away to Casterly Rock. Jaime tells Cersei that he’s going to sneak Myrcella out of Dorne and assigns Bronn to assist him.

 Cersei’s cousin Lancel returns to King’s Landing, now as a member of the ‘Sparrows’, and catches the High Scepton in a compromising position in a Brothel.  The High Scepton pleads before Cersei for help but she imprisons him instead. On the flip side, she meets with the High Sparrow, the leader of Lancel’s cult, and approves of their actions by helping them with weapons.

Baelish and Sansa leave Royce and run into Brienne and Poddrick in a tavern. Brienne confesses how she was searching for her and her sister Arya to protect them on her mother’s command. But Sansa refuses her protection, after which Brienne and Poddrick leave, but follow Baelish and Sansa in secret.

Arya reaches Bravos and gets accepted into the House of Black and White by Jaqen who calls himself and his colleagues ‘no one’. She is asked to let go of all her belongings in the river, in order to keep her true identity hidden. She does the very same, but instead of throwing her beloved sword away, she hide the Needle in a pile of rocks. After this, she is taken to the chamber, consisting of all the faces that have died in the House of Black and White. *shudders*

Stannis wants the Wildlings to fight with his army against Roose. Jon tries to convince Mance to accept the offer instead of losing his life and putting his people in jeopardy. Mance refuses to accept, at which Stannis commands to burn him alive. Not being able to take the sight, Jon ends his suffering with an arrow to his heart. This scene tho!

In Mareen, the ‘Sons of Harpy’ murder an Unsullied soldier, causing Daenerys to set more restrictive measures without respecting their traditions. Missandei, gets suspicious of the Unsulllied men, as she learns of their visits to the brothel.

Tyrion agreed to accompany Varys to join hands with Daenerys. They arrive at Volantis, where Ser Jorah recognizes the dwarf and kidnaps him to take him to the Queen. He thinks of Tyrion as a means to redeem himself before his Khaleesi.

The Shift

The Sparrows accuse Loras Tyrell of homosexuality and imprison him. Olenna and Margaery are enraged by this and confront Cersei for the same, stating that this will cost them their alliance. During the inquest, Margaery and Loras both deny his homosexuality. A male prostitute contradicts their testimonies and in consequence, Margaery is arrested for lying to the Gods.

Stannis offers Jon lordship of Winterfell if he helps him defeat Roose Bolton, but he refuses to leave the Night’s Watch. On the flip side, Sam nominates Jon as a candidate amongst the others for the Lord Commander’s position, which he wins by Aemon’s casting vote.  You go, Team Snow!

On becoming the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, Snow casts names of the new Rangers, when Slynt contradicts and disagrees with him. In consequence, Jon executes Slynt himself. Snow keeps his promise to the Wildlings and leaves for Hardhome with Tormund and some rangers. In his absence, Aemon dies of illness while Sam and Gilly consummate their relationship.

Baelish takes Sansa to Winterfell in order to get her married to Ramsey Bolton, to cement an alliance with Roose Bolton without the knowledge of the Lannisters. Sansa learns of Theon’s presence there and Ramsay’s psychotic nature. Before leaving, Baelish tells Sansa that she can try and manipulate Ramsay, if Stannis and his battalion doesn’t come to her rescue.

Brienne and Poddrick arrive at Winterfell and send Sansa a message in secret, to assure her with help whenever she needs it. Sansa gets married to Ramsay, who later rapes her in Theon’s presence on their first night. Is your skin crawling too?

Jaime and Bronn land secretly in Dorne and kill their men to get their disguise. Ellaria, Oberyn’s lover, learns of this and plans to avenge Oberyn’s death before Jaime intervenes. Jaime sneaks in and learns from Myrcella that she wants to marry Trystane, Doran’s son. Doran and Ellaria meet Jaime and Bronn soon enough, but negotiate Trystane’s seat on the small council in exchange of their safe return home. Ellaria’s daughters, who had intervened in the situation, were also pardoned.

Cersei is imprisoned for her incestual relationship with Lance. She’s forced to confess, but she resists it. But when the torture becomes unbearable, Cersei confesses and is forced face atonement by walking the streets naked, allowing people to stone and spit on her in the form of punishment. This marked start of Cersei’s mental breakdown.

At Stannis’ camp, Melissandre suggests sacrificing Shireen to the Lord of Light, but he refuses. Later, his camp is attacked by Ramsey’s men, inflicting heavy losses and scarcity of resources. Stannis then sends Davos to Castle Black to seek help, while reluctantly allowing Melissandre to sacrifice Shireen. After the ritual, where the little girl was burned alive, Stannis’ wife, Selyse hangs herself, ending her life.

In Mareen, Loraq appeals to Daenerys to reopen the fighting pits, a Mareen tradition, while the sons of Harpy ambush the Unsullied in the citadel, injuring Greyworm in consequence and killing Selmy in the stead. Daenerys agrees to Loraq’s appeal and decides to marry him to facilitate peace in Mareen.

Jorah and Tyrion are sold to slaver Quagaz. The two are brought to a local fighting pit that Daenerys and her consort happen to be visiting in preparation for the coming games at the pit. Mormont defeats the other slaves, after which he reveals his identity to her and offers Tyrion as a ‘gift’.

The twist

In Bravos, Arya takes the identity of ‘Lana’, a girl who sells oysters by bay. H’Ghar tells her to learn everything about a man who sells insurances but has fraud connections. She is instructed to observe him carefully and later, poison him. One day, Arya spots Mace Tyrell and Trant talking to  the insurance man, which seems absurd to her. Later that day, Arya uses a face from the chamber to infiltrate a brothel and kill Trant to avenge her swordmaster, Syrio Forel.

Daenerys accepts Tyrion on her council but exiles Jorah again. Jorah goes back to Quagaz and seeks his permission to fight in the pits. Varys sailed to Mareen to help Tyrion establish peace. One day at the fighting pit, Daenerys and her followers get surrounded by the Sons of Harpy, when Drogon sweeps in, lets Daenerys mount on him and flies away from everybody’s sight. Awestruck!

 Stannis’ army abandons him Selyse’s death. In Hardhome, Snow and Tormund convince about five thousand wildlings to join them before the town is attacked by an army of wights. Snow kills a White Walker with his Valyrian-steel sword. As he, Tormund and the other survivors sail away, they witness the Night King reanimating the deceased wildlings as wights. Cue chills!

Jaime, Myrcella, Bronn and Tristan sail from Dorne, not before Ellaria kisses Myrcella goodbye. The Baratheon girl succumbs to the poison on her lips on her way back, which was revealed to be laced on Ellaria’s lips.

At Winterfell, Sansa tries to escape when she runs into Myranda, Ramsay’s former lover. She tries to kill her but gets killed by Theon instead, after which they flee from the site.

The beginning of the end

In consequence of her actions, H’ghar punishes Arya by blinding her for breaking the rules of the House of Black & White.

Cersei learns of Myrcella’s death on Jaime’s arrival and is heartbroken in consequence.

Varys, Tyrion, Greyworm and Missandei manage the city of Mareen while Daario and Jorah set out to find Daenerys, who is found and captured by a group of Dothrakis far, far away.

Sam decides he wants to be a maestor and leaves for Oldtown with Gilly and her child.

On his arrival at Castle Black, Jon is betrayed and stabbed five times by his own men.

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Wooooof! It’s getting serious now, can you hear our hearts beating?