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Game of Thrones – Season 5, Episode 3 High Sparrow

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Game of Thrones – Season 5, Episode 3

High Sparrow

Aired Apr 26, 2015

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In King's Landing, Queen Margaery enjoys her new husband; Tyrion and Varys walk the Long Bridge of Volantis.

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"High Sparrow" expertly weaves together characters from Game of Thrones' sprawling stories, though the episode ultimately belongs to Jon Snow, whose new position highlights unexpected qualities.

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Queen Cersei Lannister

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Daenerys Targaryen

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Ed Barry

Sydney Morning Herald

04/04/2019

You could say that actor had quite the part.

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Aaron Riccio

Slant Magazine

04/04/2019

It's a perfect example of the erosive effects of tragedy, in that a person can only survive by becoming something else, and not for nothing does Arya spend the majority of this episode silently doing menial tasks, scrubbing away the past.

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Myles McNutt

AV Club

04/02/2019

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The episode simultaneously reminds us that Game Of Thrones has been changing the books since the beginning, albeit through more subtle extensions of existing storylines.

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

11/21/2023

In a heartfelt scene, she throws her last possessions into the river, and there is promise that perhaps she can be reborn.

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

03/04/2020

"High Sparrow" uses another important emotion in building out the journeys it weaves together in this episode: vengeance, something that's always a defining factor in the biggest moments and shifts in power in Westeros.

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Angela L. Harmon

The NitPic

12/11/2019

This slow build is allowing the characters to see, experience, and judge the consequences of their actions, beneficial or otherwise, and that build will likely culminate in some serious carnage.

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Synopsis

In King's Landing, Queen Margaery enjoys her new husband; Tyrion and Varys walk the Long Bridge of Volantis.

Director: Mark Mylod
Executive Producer: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 26, 2015