The production values, if possible, seem even higher, while the performances of Peter Dinklage, Lena Heady, et al continue to delight. Season 3 promises more of everything that’s great about Game of Thrones, and it’s off to a very solid start here.

Game of Thrones returns to Sky Atlantic HD from Monday 1 April at 9pm. Seasons 1 and 2 will also be available On Demand. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasers for ‘Valar Dohaeris’…

» The ever-evolving opening credits remain the best on television – keep an eye out for the newly-ruined Winterfell in this episode’s opening.

» “We have to warn them. Or before winter’s come, everyone you’ve ever known will be dead.”

» “They built a great fire. All those who spoke against her, they called servants of darkness. They say she sang to them as they burnt.”

» “You could try. If you fail, they will burn you. If you succeed, they will burn you. And you’ve only just come back to life! Stay alive a little longer, my friend.”

» “The badge looks good on you. Almost as good as it did on me…”

» “The truth is always either terrible or boring.”

» “Watch out for her. And watch out for her with him.”

» “I do not judge people for the gods they worship; if I did I’d have thrown you in the sea before you ever set foot here.”

» “At what point does it become treason to waste the King’s time?”

» “The Unsullied are not men. Death means nothing to them.”

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