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“Game of Thrones,” season 3, episode 5: A salon

Salon's writers dish on last night's explosive "Game of Thrones"

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Last night on “Game of Thrones,” we hit the season’s halfway point — and we’re moving towards a big wedding as Tyrion and Jon Snow plot and Daenerys assembles her dragons. We’re discussing it all now!

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Daniel D'Addario is a staff reporter for Salon's entertainment section. Follow him on Twitter @DPD_

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