Game Of Thrones Season 5: 30 Revealing Images All Fans Must See

The heat is beginning to really rise on the impending fifth season of HBO's sprawling epic Game Of Thrones, which premieres on Sunday. With half of the fan base aware of what is set to happen (though HBO are invariably keen to use their poetic licence to chance George RR Martin's source texts), and the others clamouring for just enough morsels to feed their Westeros addiction, news sites have shared leaks and promo material furiously since the end of season 4. And thanks to the all-conquering age of social media, those leaks have been multiple, despite HBO's commitment to preserving the actual facts of the plot. That means that fans have been offered morsels, but little in the way of actual substance, but it is still possible to piece together some of the key events that will happen in season 5. With that in mind, and with more and more information being leaked and officially released from the show's various locations, there is already a wealth of that information available for fans to consume and share endlessly. So look inside to see beyond the Fire and Ice curtain and get your excitement charged for next year's biggest TV event of all...

Thanks to an early prop image, it's obvious that the crowds who turn out to watch her walk of shame bring their own props to make it significantly worse. Hence the brown smears on her back...