Mark Mylod

Game of Thrones Season 5, episode 2, “The House of Black and White,” pushed several storylines forward and made some noteworthy changes from George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. “High Sparrow,” focuses on these changes as Jon Snow struggles with his new leadership within the Night’s Watch; Cersei meets the High Sparrow; Arya grows impatient doing menial tasks in the House of Black and White; and Tyrion searches for more comfortable surroundings on a long trip with Varys.

The newest series from Showtime doesn’t waste the talent it has amassed, as the pilot uses the multiple perspective narrative structure to great effect, establishing unreliable narrators and using actions and dialogue to draw out characters, showing great promise for the show.