"Game of Thrones" recap: Sexposition, castration and bear fights

Revenge and dragons!

I learned even more about "GoT" from this fascinating new book than I did from interviewing the man himself

Successful television only revisits history that it can remodel from top to bottom

Here's your handy guide to Valyrian steel and a list of the people currently wielding it

The HBO show is violent and sexually graphic -- and it's filled with wisdom about being a dad

Another familiar house joins the dragon pit, and they'll make you wonder where their descendants found their fangs

There are many parallels to real history and places in George R.R. Martin's novels

Hafthór Björnsson also wins the award for being most like his "Game of Thrones" character in real life

Jaime Lannister may never become a hero. But he has become one of the show's best characters

On last night's episode, many starved. Some ate and drank themselves to death

Here's to the strays, the illegitimates and the lame, for they shall inherit Westeros

The Lord of Dragonstone gets short shrift on "Game of Thrones" -- but he doesn't deserve it

A scared girl at court became a power player in the North by powering through the horrors of her world

The eerie final scene of the "Game of Thrones" season premiere left Jaime's redemption arc in jeopardy