‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Episode 5 review: ‘Kill the Boy’

In our fifth visit to Game of Thrones this year, Dany made some questionable decisions, Aemon Targaryen advised Jon to ‘kill the boy and let the man be born’, Brienne refused to abandon her oath and Stannis appointed himself Westeros’ official guardian of grammar. Elsewhere, Sansa struggled to cope in her old home of Winterfell. … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Episode 4 review: ‘Sons of the Harpy’

In the crypts beneath Winterfell, Littlefinger revealed his plan to make Sansa wardeness of the North, Jaime and Bronn arrived in Dorne in search of Myrcella and Jorah sailed towards Meereen with Tyrion as his captive. Meanwhile, Stannis and Shireen shared a tender moment together as father and daughter. Following their absence in ‘High Sparrow’, … >

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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Episode 2 review: ‘The House of Black and White’

After last week’s uneven opener, we’re back with Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) as she arrives in Braavos. Elsewhere, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) continues to cling on to power, Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) and Podrick (Daniel Portman) experience another setback and Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) is still no closer to taking back the North from the Boltons. … >

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Two new ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 clips revealed

HBO has released two brief clips from the new season of Game of Thrones, featuring Jon Snow and Mance plus Brienne and Podrick. Season 5 begins in the UK at 9pm on Sky Atlantic on Monday 13 April, airing less than 24 hours after the US premiere. The opening episode will receive its world premiere … >

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‘Wolf Hall’ Episode 6 review: ‘Masters of Phantoms’

It’s all over, bar the shouting. And the screaming. And the executions. There will undoubtedly be a follow-up series, just as soon as Hilary Mantel gets around to finishing off her trilogy. But for now, we’ll just have to settle for six episodes of what has been the most compelling and hypnotic drama we’ve seen … >

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‘Wolf Hall’ episode guide

Damian Lewis stars as Henry VIII alongside Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn in BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall. > Order Wolf Hall on DVD on Amazon. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If Henry VIII dies without a male heir, the country could … >

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