Game of Thrones Season 5: 10 Most Shocking Moments So Far

Sansa, death by Dragon, anarchy and more.

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One thing’s for certain when it comes to Game Of Thrones: there are plenty of bastards about.

Not just The Man Who Knows Nothing, Jon Snow, but in every realm of the Seven Kingdoms (and Dorne’s definitely the place to be – anything goes in that saucy sector). One bastard son who’s no longer obliged to carry the name of Snow is Ramsay Bolton, not now that he’s been legitimised by the Lord of the Dreadfort.

All the same, Ramsay is beyond question one of the biggest bastards ever seen on TV, never mind Game Of Thrones, and he proved it yet again in horrible fashion at the end of the last episode.

Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken left many a head bowed, spirits bent and damn near broke the Internet, such was the reaction to Sansa Stark being subjected to what was essentially rape by the abominable hobgoblin while a wrecked Reek watched on.

Season 5 stands accused in some quarters of being a little on the sleepy side, but in truth almost every season to date has been a slow-burn that caught wildfire as the finale beckoned. What’s more, just because there’s been a little more character work than some would ideally like doesn’t mean there hasn’t already been plenty to talk about…

Obviously, spoilers will follow.

10. Rockabye Bye Baby

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Game Of Thrones wasted no time shedding a little red this year, with the first character death taking all of fifteen minutes to arrive.

The first clothing was shed in the same scene as, fresh from overseeing the hauling down of an enormous gold harpy from the top of Mereen’s Great Pyramid (and standing way too close to its final destination), an Unsullied visits a brothel. Normally in this show you know where that sort of thing’s headed, but his kind are ill equipped to indulge in the Seven Kingdoms’ favourite pastime.

Or should that be ‘second favourite pastime’?

The Unsullied manages something virtually unheard of in any previous episode by telling his chosen lady of the night she doesn’t need to take off her clothes, then settles on the bed for some spooning and a gentle lullaby. It’s all rather sweet and wholesome, right up to the point where a Sons of the Harpy member whips a blade across his throat.

Welcome back, Game Of Thrones. It’s been a while.

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