Recap of Game of Thrones Season 5: Arya Stark joins the faceless men, Jon Snow stabbed to death

Season 4 of Game of Thrones was a sigh of relief for all the fans who were sitting in anguish after the red wedding. In revenge for the death of the Starks, the Purple Wedding was a surprise that many fans wanted from Geroge RR Martin. But the marriage split the Lannisters internally, turning them against Tyrion. Still in season 4, the mountain and the viper have a deadly and breathtaking battle. On the other hand, Daenerys expands his army by reestablishing order in Slaver Bay and declares himself Queen of Meereen.

As the struggle for the iron throne lags behind, the main characters realize that there are internal wars being dealt with before preparing for the great wars ahead. The audience is also introduced to a religious group called Sparrows and a new group called the Sons of Harpy. While the season is going to avenge some of the dead, it ends with a horrific murder that has given GoT fans a sleepless night.

A few weeks before the last and last season of Game of Thrones, season 8, let yourself be guided. what has happened in the series so far one season at a time. Here is the recap of Game of Thrones Season 5.
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Ep1- The wars to come
The episode brings us back to Cersei's adolescence when she learns a prophecy about herself, according to which a person younger and more beautiful than she will want him will take away all her achievements. the first episode also features Sparrows, a dedicated religious extremist group. Far from King's Landing, Tyrion agrees to join Varys and support Daenerys for claiming the iron throne. At the Wall, Stannis wants the Wildlings to participate in the war against Roose, while Jon Snow is unable to convince Ryder to accept Stannis' authority.

Ep 2-The House of Blacks and Whites

Arya Stark arrives at Braavos and is accepted into the "House of Black and White" by H & # 39; ghar, who is widely known as "nobody". Podrick and Brienne meet Baelish and Sansa in a tavern. In keeping with his promise to Catelyn, Brienne offers his protection to Sansa. But Sansa refuses. Stannis tries to reach an agreement with Jon by promising him the lordship of Winterfell if he leaves Night Watch to help him, but, like Sansa, he also declines this offer. At the leading voice of Aemon, Tarly is elected Lord Commander of Night's Watch. On the other hand, Daenerys encounters a riot as a result of his decision to execute a former slave who murdered a member of the Sons of the Harpy.

Ep 3-High Sparrow

Margaery manipulates Tommen to send Cersei to Casterly Rock. while Baelish takes Sansa to Winterfell to make an alliance with Roose by marrying him to Ramsay. In Braavos, Arya is asked to dispose of all her possessions to adapt to the House of Blacks and Whites. At Castle Black, Snow names Thorne First Ranger, but Slynt refuses to follow Snow's orders, which is executed by Snow. Lancel who has just joined the Sparrows finds the High Septon in a compromising situation in a brothel and the latter is forced to take the path of shame. Tyrion and Varys arrive at Volantis and the first is kidnapped by Mormont, who intends to take him to Daenerys.

Ep 4- Son of the harpy

With the help of Cersei, the Sparrows arrest Margery Loras brother. On the wall, Melisandre tries to seduce Snow by trying to convince him to go to Winterfell with Stannis. Bronn and Jaime disembark in secret at Dorne for his daughter Myrcella. Ellaria swings into the Sand Snakes to avenge Oberyn's death by removing Myrcella before Jaime comes looking for her. Mormont intends to sell himself to Daenerys by giving Tyrion as a prisoner. At Meereen, Loraq makes another call to reopen the stands and the Sons of the Harpy launch a surprise attack on an Unsullied patrol inside the citadel.

Ep 5- Kill the Boy

Brienne and Podrick reach Winterfell. and send Sansa a message stating that they will help if needed. On the wall, Tormund accepts the Night's Watch alliance with the Wildlings to settle south of the wall. Jon Snow agrees to accompany him to meet the Wildlings in Hardhome. In Meereen, Gray Worm builds his strength and cracks for Missandei. Daenerys performs a noble meereenese by feeding him with his dragons Viserion and Rhaegal and imprisons the others. She also decides to reopen the fighting and agrees to marry Loraq as a peace treaty. At sea, Tyrion and Mormont cross Valyria and are attacked by a group of stone men on their way. All three of them manage to escape, however, Mormont is infected with gray levels.

Ep 6- Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken

In Braavos, H & # 39; esc escorts Arya in a room with a face the people who lost their lives at the House of Blacks and Whites . Jaime and Bronn reach the water gardens and see Myrcella being attacked by the snakes. Baelish double center Sansa and informs Cersei of Roose's plan to marry the Stark girl to Ramsay and manages to convince her to let him drive the Val Knights to Winterfell in order to defeat the winning part of the conflict between Roose and Stannis, named Guardian of the North in return. Olenna arrives at King's Landing and warns Cersei that Loras's captivity has threatened their alliance. At the time of Loras's investigation, Loras and Margaery both deny his homobaduality, but a prostitute contradicts their testimony, and Margaery is arrested for lying to the gods. In Winterfell, Sansa is married to Ramsay, who rapes her in front of a horror-stricken Theon.

Ep 7 – The Gift

Sansa asks Theon to help him escape from Winterfell, he informs Ramsay. At the Stannis army camp, Melisandre proposes to sacrifice Shireen. Mormont and Tyrion are sold to Esclave Qaggaz and both are led to a local fighting pit that Daenerys and his wife visit by chance. By beating other slaves, Mormont reveals his identity to Daenerys and brings Tyrion a "gift" for her. Olenna 's request to release Loras and Margaery is denied by the sparrow and Cersei stops Cersei under the charge of incestuous relationship with Lancel.

Ep 8- Hardhome

Cersei is tortured by the Sparrows to confess his incestuous relationship, but she refuses. H & # 39; ghar's mission is to study a man who sells marine insurance but who defrauded beneficiaries and poisoned him. At Winterfell, Theon confesses to Sansa having simulated the death of Brandon and Rickon, while in Meereen, Daenerys accepts Tyrion in his council, which convinces her to spare Mormont's life. In Hardhome, Snow and Tormund are attacked by an army of enemies. Jon kills a white Walker with his Valyrian steel sword. Jon, accompanied by other Wildlings, sees the king of the night resurrecting the dead as white walkers.

Ep 9 – The Dragon Dance

After the Stannis Army inflicts heavy losses on Ramsay's army, it reluctantly allows Melisandre to sacrifice Shireen by burning it alive at the stake. At Dorne, Doran authorizes Jaime and Bronn to return to King's Landing with Myrcella, knowing that Trystane will accompany them and that he will sit on the small council in place of Oberyn. At Meereen, during a fight, Daenerys and his team are surrounded by the Sons of the Harpy. But to everyone's surprise, Drogon arrives and in a dramatic gesture, the queen flies off the well.

Ep – 10 Mother's Mercy

Shireen's sacrifice leads to Selyse's suicide and half of Stannis' forces leave him. Melisandre also fled to Castle Black, and Stannis must accept the loss to the Bolton. He is then killed by Brienne. To escape the Sparrows, Cersei admits his former relationship with Lancel and is forced to face the atonement by roaming the naked streets. When she arrives at the red dungeon, Qyburn introduces her to a new member of the royal guard. Jaime, Myrcella, Bronn and Trystane have left Dorne, but Myrcella dies of poison shortly after their embarkation. Disobeying the rules of faceless men, Arya burst into a brothel to kill Trant, making her blind as a punishment. At Meereen, Daenerys is found by a large group of Dothraki while, on the wall, Snow is betrayed by his men and stabbed repeatedly, resulting in his death.

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