Game of Thrones season 5 episode 2

"The House of Black and White"

We finally see Arya arrive in Bravos and she immediately heads to the House of Black and White. She gets turned away and ends up spending the night on the steps reciting only four names of her kill list. What happened to the handful of others she wanted to kill? Brienne and Pod at last have a stroke of luck and end up in the same tavern as Littlefinger and Sansa. Brienne pledges her sword to Sansa, who refuses and of course that means Brienne fights her way out slashing everything in sight and saving Pod. They agree to follow Littlefinger and Sansa. Dorne threatens Myrcella by sending a "gift" to Cercei. Jamie says he will go and retrieve Myrcella who also happens to be their daughter. Meanwhile, Bron is with Lollis and they want pigeon pie for their wedding. Unfortunately, this get cuts short by Jamie "fucking" Lannister, who wants Bron to help him save Myrcella. The Dorne story starts with Ellaria's fist and her blood pressure is definitively rising. Prince Doran tries to calm her down, but his level-headed advice is quickly dismissed by Ellaria. Daario Naharis and Greyworm track down one of the Sons of the Harpy by stabbing him through a wall. Barristan Selmy convinces Daenerys to give him a trial instead of an execution. Varys and Tyrion are on the road to Volantis, which will take them to the road to Meereen. Tyrion thinks that Cercei should offer her cunt for his head instead of a lordship: "The best part of her for the best part of me", he said. Meanwhile, Cercei is being put in her place by her uncle Kevin Lannister, who seems to be the only person in Kings Landing who isn't willing let Cercei pull the wool over his eyes. We then move to a scene where Shireen is teaching Gilly how to read. Unfortunately, Sam tries to show off his reading skills while Shireen and Gilly pretty much ignore him. We learn about Shireen's greyscale which could be potential foreshadowing if the show follows the books. Stanis gets his ass handed to him by a 10 year old girl. Jon Snow finds it pretty funny, but Stanis knows how to wipe the smile off his face by giving him a surprising offer. Jon could be legitimate, for a price... Quit the Wall and swear loyalty to Stanis. We then all get mind-fucked when Sam volunteers Jon as a candidate to be Lord Commander and Jon ends up winning. Poor Stanis will never get the North it seems. Arya decapitates a pigeon and finds out the man that turned her away from the House of Black and White was Jaqen H'ghar, a truly faceless man. He lets her in this time. Mossador, who is on Daenerys' council, kills the Sons of the Harpy member they caught and confesses to the whole council. She sentences him to death and ends up doing the dumbest thing ever by making it a public execution. Daenerys gets hissed at and has rocks thrown at her... What a popular ruler, right? Drogon ends the episode with an epic reappearance.

That's all I have for this episode, folks! Check back next week for another episode breakdown.

-Charlotte