A Song of Ice and Fire: Season 5

The fifth season in A Song of Ice and Fire is the first of two to be originally written entirely by Jack Zimmerman. It is based off of the not yet released The Winds of Winter. It is the second to last season of the show, and kicks off the second phase of the War of the Five Kings. 
== Plot ==
The fifth season picks up where season 4 ended. War is about to start again as King Stannis Baratheon is in prime position to attack the new Lord and Warden of the North in that of Ramsay Bolton. Ser Barristan Selmy is leading the defense of Meereen with Daario Nahaaris and Grey Worm in the absence of Queen Daenerys Targaryen who is captured by the Dothraki. 
=== Beyond the Wall ===
Bran's visions continue. He watches the Tourney of Harrenhal, and watches Robert's Rebellion, and finally, he watches his father and his small party of men kill the three Kingsguard at the Tower of Joy under a comet. It turns out that Howland Reed is the one who kills Ser Arthur Dayne, saving Ned's life. Ned rushes up the tower to find his sister, Lyanna, in a bedroom full of blue winter roses, blood all over her sheets as she sweats. Ned comes to her side and she smiles and whispers something in his ear. Bran finds this curious, but Brynden Rivers tells him that he will know what was said when he needs to, and redirects Bran to the White Walkers. Bran watches the Long Night, and even sees the battle between Azor Ahai and the Night King, who looks different from the Walkers, and more human and alive. Brynden then reveals that there is a coming battle, the Battle for Dawn, and that the sides of fire and ice will have their champions, in the form of the Prince that Was Promised, and the Night King, and that both must be living. Brynden then reveals that there is a former student of his who is currently seeking to become the Night King, and seeks only chaos and destruction, to reset humanity with him as the God-Emperor, revealing Euron as his former student, but as Bran begins to lash out at Bloodraven for teaching an insane man how to become the Three-Eyed Raven, questioning if he himself will become Euron, the White Walkers attack. Only Meera Reed and Bran escape, with Brynden, Jojen Reed, Hodor, and Summer all dying to allow them to escape. The pair head south to Castle Black and for Jon.
=== In the Seven Kingdoms ===
==== In the Stormlands ====
Aegon and Jon Connington lead the Golden Company on Storm's End. They uproot the the Stannis loyalists quickly and begin making plans. Princess Arianne Martell arrives with some 1,000 Dornish soldiers, and pledges Dornish allegiance to Aegon, returning the Conqueror's Crown to Aegon, thought lost since King Daeron, but kept by the Martells. Men also come from Pentos, sent by Magister Illyrios with the sword Blackfyre. With the trials of the Queens over, Mace Tyrell leads the Reach's army on Aegon. Aegon and Jon know that it will be hard, but Jon denotes that Mace Tyrell prefers sitting in a tent and feasting rather than fighting. Aegon also intends to take King's Landing and the Reach with their "friends in the Reach," so that he has something to offer Daenerys. But when news reaches Mace and his forces of the King's death, meaning that Myrcella will become Queen, he meets with Aegon and Jon and swears fealty, sending word to have Margaery removed from the capital and brought south to meet with Aegon, to try and win his favor over Arianne or Daenerys, although Arianne has no interest in marrying Aegon, preferring to rule Dorne then be his Queen. But after much talk, Aegon remembers what he was taught by Jon, and decides to go to Oldtown to defend his people from Euron Greyjoy, where the Redwyne fleet, led by Lord Paxter Redwyne who has already left Dragonstone and passed through the Stepstones, plans to do battle with the Iron fleet. 
==== In Dorne ====
Obara Sand, Areo Hotah, and Ser Balon Swann arrive at High Hermitage, where they beckon for Ser Gerold Dayne, the Darkstar, to be punished for his crimes against the Princess Myrcella Baratheon. Gerold comes, but Obara turns on the two men and joins Gerold, killing Balon Swann and Areo Hotah together. Gerold goes to Starfall where he steals his family sword, Dawn, and the two head for Oldtown and Obara's sister, Sarella. 
Following the news of Tommen's death, Obara's betrayal with Gerold Dayne, and his son Quentyn's death in Meereen, Prince Doran Martell becomes very depressed and spends most of his time in the Glass Gardens. 
==== In King's Landing ====
The trials of the Queens are held. Margaery is found not guilty, and Cersei declares trial-by-combat, which Ser Robert Strong wins against Lancel Lannister, who redeems himself of his sins with Cersei. But before Lancel is killed, he knocks Robert Strong's helmet off, revealing to the thousands watching, including Nymeria and Tyene Sand, who have arrived with Princess Myrcella Baratheon and 300 spears, that Robert Strong is Gregor Clegane. This reveals Cersei as an untrustworthy Regent for Tommen. The revelation only fuels the two Sand Snakes more for chaos amongst the Lannisters, so Nymeria takes the Dornish seat on the Council, and Tyene poses as a septa. At the blessing for King Tommen, Tyene swops the holy oil with a poison, killing both Tommen and the High Sparrow, plunging King's Landing into chaos. 
After the Tyrell men with Margaery are caught trying to leave, an insane and paranoid Cersei suspects her of murder, and has her and her guards murdered by Gregor. After news reaches King's Landing of Oldtown's ravaging and the crowning of Aegon, Cersei organizes a hectic crowning of Myrcella. Crime and terror ravage the streets of King's Landing, with the Gold Cloaks struggling to keep control. Ser Addam Marbrand, Commander of the Gold Cloaks, suggests that he go to the Riverlands to bring Jaime and the Westerland forces back to King's Landing, but when Cersei declares that Jaime has left her, and orders Addam to bring her his head, Addam agrees hollowly, leaving with the majority of the Gold Cloaks and no intention of bringing Jaime's head, and rather joining him. This leaves only the Lannister men in the city to defend the Red Keep, and the people rise up, bearing arms against Cersei and Myrcella, and on top of this, Cersei declares that Myrcella will not marry a traitorous Martell, angering the Sand Snakes. This is when Aegon returns with his force, easily taking the city to the hailing of the people, appearing the hero. Nymeria then brutally murders Myrcella in front of Cersei, and the Dornish spears kill the Lannister men from the inside, opening the gates of the Red Keep for Aegon. Nymeria is killed by Gregor, and she flees with Gregor, Qyburn, and some twenty Lannister men who carve their way through the city and head for Castely Rock, with Arya secretly in their ranks. Mace Tyrell is killed in the siege by an arrow, but Aegon takes his throne nonetheless and is declared the hero of King's Landing, and of Westeros. He names his Council: Jon Connington as his Hand of the King, Illyrio as his Master of Coin, Aurane Waters, legitimized to Velaryron and Lord of Driftmark with no other Velaryon alive, as his Master of Ships, Varys as his Master of Whisperers, and Lord Randyll Tarly as his Master of Laws. He also becomes friends with Sam and allows him to bring Gilly and their son to court, who is secretly Mance Rayder's son. Aegon decides to wait until after the wars are over to name a Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, but allows Gerold Dayne to take the seat on the Council in the meantime. 
==== In the Reach ====
King Euron Greyjoy takes the Arbor, having his Ironmen reave and rape the island, feasting and celebrating. But with Lord Paxter Redwyne drawing nearer, Euron prepares his forces for battle. With his fleet stationed in the Redwyne Straights, Paxter has his force come head on from the east, whilst Ser Baelor and Garth Hightower, sons of Lord Leyton Hightower, lead the Hightower fleet on Euron from behind. It is chaos, and it is evident that the Ironmen are losing, but Euron laughs and orders that his brother, Aeron Greyjoy, and his own mistress, Falia Flowers, who is pregnant with his child, be sacrificed, and their blood summon the greatest kraken to ever be seen. And so, as the Greyjoy fleet burns and blood spills into the dark waters in the black of night, a kraken rises from the night, destroying the Redwyne and Hightower fleets, killing the three commanders of the Reach in the battle, Paxter, Baelor, and Garth. With them gone, Euron turns to Oldtown. 
As Sam studies at the Citadel, becoming friends with Alleras. One day, after news of Euron's victory reaches them, Sam is summoned by Lord Leyton Hightower to the top of the Hightower. It is there that Sam deduces that Leyton and his daughter, Mallora, have been studying magic. Leyton reveals that all this time, Sam has held the Horn of Winter, which is what Euron seeks. Leyton informs Sam that Euron is an agent of chaos, and he is the only thing that is clouded in the glass candles. Leyton knows one thing, Euron is dark, and he brings dark things with him, and he uses magic himself. Leyton takes the Horn, telling Sam that he is destroying it to protect the realm from Euron and the dead, and he orders Sam to go with Alleras to meet with the large force that is led by King Aegon, who has rallied the support of the Lords of the Reach, on behalf of Lord Leyton. Leyton reveals that by then, though, Euron will have been on the city, and who knows what might happen. And as Sam descends the Hightower, the horns sound, and the Greyjoy fleet appears. 
The fleet comes upon the defenses of Oldtown, and so does four krakens. Euron leads the bulk of the force through the defenses and heads for the Hightower. Sam manages to escape with Alleras and leaves Oldtown heading north. Euron finds Leyton and Mallora ready to fight him with magic, to defend the Horn which they have been unable to destroy. Euron then reveals that the only thing that can destroy it is dragonfire. Leyton questions what he is, and Euron reveals that he is nothing more than the King of Night, and that the Night is coming. A battle takes place atop the Hightower, but by the end, both Leyton and Mallora are dead, and Euron takes the Horn, but also makes for one of Sam's friends, Pate, who is actually Jaqen h'Ghar, and has stolen a book at the bottom of the Citadel that tells about how to kill dragons. Euron duels Jaqen, revealing that he was once a student of the Faceless Men, knowing their ways, and nearly kills him, but loses upon realizing that his forces are losing, allowing Jaqen to slip away and escape. Euron then summons all that are dead, raising them as his own men, and they begin to ravage the city. 
Sam meets with Aegon, telling him of the news, and the force frantically heads for Oldtown, but they find it ravaged with batches of undead soldiers still fighting, and Euron nowhere to be seen. Aegon liberates the city is crowned by the High Septon just as Aegon the Conqueror was, and he is crowned with the Conqueror's Crown and Blackfyre. Aegon then turns north and heads for King's Landing, leaving a force of a few thousand to defend the south if Euron returns. He brings Sam, the now revealed to be Sarella Sand, Obara Sand, and Ser Gerold Dayne, whom he names to his Kingsguard. Whilst there, Aegon stays in a house with a red door, with animals carved on it and a lemon tree outside. This is the door that Daenerys remembers, but believes was in Braavos. 
Following Aegon's capturing of King's Landing, Euron reappears and leads his forces of the undead and living on Garlan Tyrell, who has begun fortifying the Shield Islands again following their recapture and the arrival of Aegon. Garlan escapes with some men, but Euron sails up the Mander and attacks Highgarden. His forces ravage the lands and destroy Highgarden's gardens and burn their stone walls. He breeches them and manages to get to the room where Willis Tyrell is hiding out. But he doesn't kill Willis, urging him to remember how easy it was for him to get this close, and instead looks to a random man, calling him out as Jaqen, and he asks for the book. They fight again, and this time, Jaqen loses. Euron's forces search the castle for the book, until it is finally found in a bedroom. The book is titled the Death of Dragons. Euron climbs to the top of Highgarden and blows the Horn of Winter, breaking the Wall, and flooding the southern part of the Reach, including the Arbor and Oldtown. 
==== In the Riverlands ====
A party of Frey and Lannister men leading the former Queen of the North, Jeyne Westerling, and new prisoner of Casterly Rock, former Lord of Riverrun, Edmure Tully, are attacked by the Brotherhood Without Banners, led by Ser Brynden Tully, rescuing Edmure and Jeyne. They then turn to return to Lady Stoneheart.
Brienne of Tarth brings Ser Jaime Lannister to Lady Stoneheart without his knowledge, believing that they are going to rescue Sansa Stark from the Hound, and to his likely death in exchange for keeping her honor. When they arrive, all is revealed to Jaime, who accepts his fate without fight, although shocked at the realization that Catelyn Tully lives on, but not before witnessing Lady Stoneheart kill Jeyne Westerling for her House's betrayal, hearing nothing of her pleads for mercy. This is when she offers Jaime a choice, to die, or to pledge allegiance to the Brotherhood Without Banners, and help them in their very own Red Wedding, this time taking place at Riverrun at the marriage between Ser Daven Lannister and Walda Frey. Jaime begrudgingly accepts and departs with Brienne. They join with Jaime's assembled forces of Westerland and Riverland soldiers, and orders most of them south to Harrenhal after receiving word from Ser Addam Marbrand that he plans to take the bulk to City Watch and flee the city north from Cersei. In preparation for the wedding, Jaime has armor given to the men of the Brotherhood Without Banners to fit in. Following the news of Tommen's death, Jaime is left heartbroken, but pushes Brienne away when she attempts to console him, still feeling betrayed by her. It is only when news of Myrcella's death reaches him that he breaks down, and is consoled by Brienne. This is when they finally connect, and Jaime kisses her. Soon after, the Mother's Vengeance occurs. All Westerland men are killed, the majority of the men from the Riverlands are imprisoned for swearing fealty to bastards, and Daven is killed. 
As Arya prepares to kill Cersei, they are discovered by Jaime's forces near Harrenhal. She returns to the place she thought she'd never see again, and finds herself remembered of who she was there, Arya Stark. She is then drawn towards something, and she follows it. She is led away from Cersei and the castle, and instead led to a woods, where she finds Nymeria, who direwolf, and a pack of nearly 100 wolves. Arya reunites with her direwolf and finds herself ready to abandon her role as a Faceless Man, and begins to head for Riverrun, where she has heard of the Brotherhood Without Banners, hoping to find Gendry, but she also finds Sandor Clegane, alive, and seeking out his brother, but Arya convinces him to join her instead. 
Arya, the Hound, and her wolfpack arrive at Riverrun to find it a bloody mess with bodies hanging everywhere. Arya is filled in by Harwin, a former guard to House Stark, now loyal member to the Brotherhood, and Arya is reunited with her mother. Stoneheart then plans to crown Arya Queen, but Arya, horrified at what vengeance has done to her mother, kills her, swearing to forget her list and to never seek vengeance again. She is declared the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, reunited with Gendry, and she frees the Riverlords, who all agree to go north with her to seek out her sister, even if Jon was dead, which Arya couldn't believe in her heart. 
Cersei moves to Casterly Rock with a force around 1,000 men with Gregor and Qyburn, whilst the rest of the forces move to retake Riverrun, led by Ser Addam Marbrand.
==== In the Vale ====
The tourney of the Winged Knights is held, and most notably, Harrold Hardyng is killed in a joust, with a lance going through his throat. This foils Littlefinger's plans as he now slows down with killing Robert. This is when several of the high Lords of the Vale begin to dislike Littlefinger's regency and go against him, with a coup being led by Yohn Royce. Littlefinger forms his men with Lyn Corbray, but reveals Sansa's identity to them, causing many of the Lords to turn over to Littlefinger, including Yohn Royce. The few Lords and Ladies who still don't turn are imprisoned. This is when Sansa uses her position and jumps into the game for the first time, rallying the knights of the Vale to fight for her claim on the North, forcing Littlefinger to step back from killing Robert once more, an intentional move by Sansa. With the knights of the Vale behind her, they sail for White Harbor. 
==== In the North ====
King Stannis Baratheon leads an attack on Lord Ramsay Bolton near Winterfell. The battle is closely fought, with Stannis using a hidden frozen lake to his advantage, but when it becomes clear he is losing, he fakes his death to infiltrate Winterfell. This is when Ramsay sends the pink letter. Inside the castle, he rises, and battle once again begins, but this time, the Manderly and Karstark men join him and slaughter the Bolton and Frey men. Ramsay escapes with several hundred men and rides north. Stannis holds at Winterfell, awaiting Jon Snow and his men after receiving the news from a messenger, relaying the information of the pink letter. Stannis does not know Jon is dead. Stannis also reveals the fake Arya Stark as Jeyne Poole. 
Ramsay and his men reave the northern lands, similar to what went on in the Riverlands. 
Ser Davos Seaworth makes it to Skagos and finds the nine-year-old Rickon Stark and Osha, but Rickon is wild, a warg with no control, and a cannibal, and Davos finds the people of Skagos worshipping a living dragon, who resides deep in the caves. This is Cannibal, the oldest known dragon to ever live upon this discovery. Davos manages to gain their trust and emphasize with the boy, and he takes them back to head for Winterfell. 
With Jon Snow dead, the mutineers are imprisoned by Eddison Tollet, and the Lords of the Wall all convene at Castle Black. They preserve Jon's body and prefer to hold off on another election, allowing command to fall to Eddison for the time being. Melisandre, shocked at Jon's death after believing him to have a crucial part to play in the war to come, and believing Stannis dead, is left in despair and unsure of what to do. Satin grows quite close to Jon's old friends and also becomes quite good friends with Princess Shireen Baratheon, who is saddened by the news of her father's supposed death. Tormund returns from Hardhome with some 2,000 Wildlings, reporting of the White Walkers attack and the death of Cotter Pyke. 
With the reaving from Ramsay and the harsh winter beating down on them, Stannis entrusts Theon Greyjoy with Winterfell as he goes north to rejoin with his wife and daughter, unsure as to why Jon Snow is yet to join him. 
The majority of the knights of the Vale who join Littlefinger and Sansa come north in her name with her. She secures the support of the Manderlys and the Ryswells and heads for Winterfell with a strong force. 
Bran Stark and Meera Reed arive at the Wall, at the same times Lord Howland Reed, Lady Maege Mormont, and Galbart Glover, who bring the news of King Robb Stark's will naming Jon his heir, but both parties find Jon dead. Melisandre, desperate and believing there to be no other way with Stannis and Jon gone, convinces Queen Selyse, the Baratheon men, and some men of the Watch to burn Princess Shireen to "wake stone dragons" to fight the White Walkers with the aid of Bran, who says "Bad things sometimes need to be done for good reasons." They burn her in the courtyard to the horror of the rest of the men. When Melisandre realizes that there are no dragons in sight, she silently returns to her room, lost in despair. Queen Selyse falls to her knees and breaks right then and there. Several men then rush into the courtyard, informing everyone that the Lord Commander has woken from the dead. Jon Snow lives again, but his hair now white and his eyes red. He hangs the mutineers and tells the men of the Watch to elect a new Lord Commander as his vows have been fulfilled. He then says that he is marching south to kill the Boltons and take Winterfell under the name Jon Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. The Wildlings all join him, and many men from the Watch join him as well, including Satin and Grenn. Val also informs Jon that she is pregnant with his child after their night together before he was murdered. 
Davos' party is captured by Ramsay. Osha is raped and killed, Davos is imprisoned in terrible conditions, Rickon Stark is kept close to Ramsay, and the rest of the men are killed. Ramsay then comes down on the unsuspecting Stannis Baratheon, who is weary and confused in the winter storms, starving and unsure of his surroundings. Stannis' men are crushed in the confusion, but before Stannis is killed by Ramsay, Jon leads his men down on Ramsay, obliterating them with the Wildlings. Ramsay retreats, holding Rickon hostage, but Rickon wargs into his direwolf, tearing Ramsay's arm off. Jon then cuts off Ramsay's head. Jon informs Stannis of all that happened at the Wall, and Melisandre is imprisoned for treason. Asha Greyjoy takes kindly to the ruthless Jon and realizes that she quite likes him. 
Sansa, Littlefinger, and the knights of the Vale take Winterfell from Theon, who puts up a good fight. Sansa forgives Theon and accepts him back after realizing what he's been through. Jon then comes with Stannis, and rather than having a battle, Sansa, Theon, and Littlefinger treat with Jon, Stannis, Asha, and Davos. They agree to forgo their fighting in the meantime to instead look to fight the White Walkers. When Jon demands that Theon die, both Stannis and Sansa refuse, which enrages Jon who holds hatred for Theon after his betrayal to Robb. Bran also finds out what Lyanna told Ned, and with Howland Reed, the two reveal to Jon in the Crypts that his real name is Daeron Targaryen, son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, whom he wedded as his second bride. This truth means that Jon is the true heir to the Iron Throne on the Targaryen side. Whilst warged, Jon, in Ghost's body, follows a scent and sense to the very ends of the Crypts, where they find a dragon egg. To defuse the tension, Stannis decides to send Jon south to King's Landing to treat with King Aegon VI Targaryen to convince him to put aside their fighting and earn his support against the White Walkers, whilst Stannis prepares the North. Littlefinger joins Jon, Grenn, Tormund, and Asha. As they leave, a horn is heard blowing, and a great shaking. Mance Rayder then realizes that the Horn of Winter has been blown, and that the Wall no longer stands.
=== Across the Narrow Sea ===
Outside the walls of Meereen, the slaver's army prepares for battle, with Ser Jorah Mormont ready to attempt to join Ser Barristan. Tyrion Lannister is brought before Ser Barristan Selmy, who is currently ruling Meereen in the absense of Queen Daenerys Targaryen. Barristan, Tyrion, Grey Worm, and Daario Naharis work together to create a plan. Daario and Barristan lead two attacks on the catapults, creating room for Grey Worm and the Unsullied as Viserion and Rhaegal breathe fire from above. The slaver's army falls apart when Jorah Mormont joins Barristan mid battle, much to the old knight's displeasure, and Prince Victarion Greyjoy arrives with the bulk of the Greyjoy fleet, destroying the slaver's fleet. As they return to the city, an attack by the Sons of the Harpy occurs, in which Barristan gets severely injured, only saved by Daario, Jorah and the Unsullied. Being the only one with knowledge about how to actually run a city is Tyrion, so he takes the position of Regent whilst Barristan heals, Daario squabbles with Victarion, and the Sons of the Harpy run ramped. Tyrion sends the body of Prince Quentyn Martell back to Sunspear with news of his death to Prince Doran Martell. Tyrion also begins to inadvertently begin bonding with Viserion in his curious visits with the dragons. 
Queen Daenerys Targaryen stood before Khal Jhago and his khalasar of some 20,000 Dothraki. Behind her was Drogon, watching attentively. Jhago remembers her as Drogo's wife and declares that she will come with him to Vaes Dothrak to live with the Crones, but when she refuses, he slaps her, prompting Drogon to rise and tear the Khal apart. Daenerys would then get an idea, climbing up onto Drogon, prompting the Dothraki to kneel an awe before her. She declares herself their khaleesi, and that they will follow her to Vaes Dothrak.
Rising higher and higher in the world of the Faceless Men, Arya Stark's identity begins to return more and more, and she begins to have more and more wolf dreams. She is tasked with a mission to kill a man named Stallero Drennen, who is rigging the coming election of the new Sealord of Braavos. She kills the man with the memory of Syrio Forel in her mind. She completes more missions before the kindly man questions her loyalty as she has begun to waver, and she reveals that Arya Stark has begun to resurface, and she asks to leave. He tells her that she will fulfil one more mission, kill Cersei Lannister. Arya eagerly agrees, but the kindly man reminds her that she is not to do this mission as Arya Stark, but as no one. Arya retrieves Needle, and departs from Braavos for King's Landing. 
Daenerys arrive in Vaes Dothrak quickly with her 20,000 Dothraki. Outrage sparks amongst the Dothraki that they would be made to swear allegiance to a woman, but the sight of Drogon quickly compels them to believe that she is the Stallion Who Mounts the World, and she begins to head back for Meereen with her force of 90,000 Dothraki. 
With more and more attacks from the Sons of the Harpy, Tyrion issues patrols from the Unsullied and the Second Sons. Tyrion questions if Victarion truly expects Daenerys to marry him, and that she has dragons, and that would sure enough force him to grant her his ships. But he then also questions why Euron would send Victarion if he was as smart as he is led to believe, because Victarion is very clearly an untrustworthy Ironman. Barristan Selmy also begins to get better, but that is when a second slaver's army comes, this time with aid from Volantis, as Moqorro predicted. This means almost certain loss with the chaos within the city, Barristan Selmy in no shape to fight, Daario and Victarion fighting over Daenerys, and Moqorro busy trying to spread the Faith of R'hollor amongst the people. Tyrion organizes defenses with Grey Worm and Jorah Mormont and agrees to have Daario lead the vanguard with Grey Worm and Jorah following and Victarion attacking the Volantis ships. This is when Barristan declares that he will fight and lead the vanguard alongside Daario. Tyrion attempts to dissuade the old knight, but Barristan asks him to allow him to die honorably, fighting for the one true ruler of Westeros, and Tyrion obliges. Before the battle, Tyrion once again visits the dragons, and this is when he officially bonds with Viserion, mounting him. The following morning, the battle begins, with Daario and Barristan leading the vanguard, despite Barristan looking dead before the fighting even begins, and Tyrion flies Viserion from above alongside Rhaegal. Grey Worm follows suit soon after. As it begins to become apparent that the battle is lost, Hizdar rises up and reveals himself as the leader of the Sons of the Harpy, and he takes the city, killing the men on the walls. The Sons attack them from behind squishing them. This is when Barristan dies, and Tyrion, still learning how to command Viserion, begins to lose control to his rage and wrath, breathing fire down on the city from above. This is when Daenerys arrives with the Dothraki and Drogon, shocked to find one of her dragons being ridden. The tide quickly turns, and Daenerys quickly wins, killing the majority of the army, all of their ships, and the vast majority of the Sons of the Harpy, taking Hizdar prisoner. She is hostile to Tyrion at first due to him being a Lannister and him having, in her eyes, stolen one of her children from her, but Daario reveals that if it weren't for him, Meereen would have fallen long ago. This is when she discovers that Barristan has died, angering her, causing her to order all prisoners dead, which Grey Worm and Daario carry out, and she orders Hizdar strung up and castrated on the walls of the city, which earns respect from Tyrion. She also agrees to allow Jorah to rejoin her Queensguard, but not before issuing a quick threat. This is when Tyrion advises Daenerys to attack Volantis, taking every city she comes upon, but that of course, she will not hold control long after she leaves. This is where Daenerys disagrees. Moqorro also begins to start informing Dany about prophecies and of how he believes her to be Azor Ahai. This goes in line with the just arrived Marwyn the Mage, who joins Dany's Council and warns of the White Walkers, and begins telling her that only Stannis Baratheon and Jon Snow, albeit dead, protect Westeros from entering another Long Night. 
After having taken the entirety of Slaver's Bay, Daenerys orders her forces to cross Mantarys Road, and then across the Demon Road, where Daario believes they will be harassed by hidden forces in the hills. Dany puts a council together that will rule over Slaver's Bay in her absence, although Tyrion doubts she will ever return. Whilst her forces are crossing the Demon Road, Dany and Tyrion fly to the Ruins of Valyria with Rhaegal. This is where Dany asks Tyrion what he wants to accomplish, and he informs her that he wants the destruction of his House, and most importantly, Fire and Blood. This is where Dany names Tyrion her new Hand of the Queen following Barristan's death. Dany's fleet is attacked twice whilst passing through Valyria, but sustain minimal damage. After being harassed all the way through the road, Daario, Jorah, Grey Worm, and the entire army of Daenerys's is attacked. They hold their own until Dany, Tyrion, and the three dragons return, turning the tide once again. Victarion and the rest Dany's fleet do battle with the massive Volantis fleet. But only thanks to the dragons do they win the battle, but Volantis refuses to surrender, unwavering in their commitment to barring the gates. They hold at a stalemate for a fortnight, and only when Tyrion and Moqorro begin getting in her head with Victarion, polluting her conscience with evil and cruelty does she bring fire and blood on Volantis, burning much of the city. With much of the city burnt, only then do they allow her in. This is where word spreads of her being evil and mad like her father. When she questions Tyrion on what to do, he tells her that they will look back and name this Daenerys's Conquest, not Aegon's. He then suggests that she move on to securing the Rhoyne, then the Disputed Lands, and have Victarion fight the so-called pirate, the Lord of the Waters, who is revealed to be Aurane Waters. But Daenerys desires to return to Braavos and find her childhood home of the house with the red door. 
After taking the Rhoyne, most of the Disputed Lands, securing a surrender from Lys, and a short battle with Myr before their surrender, Dany chooses to ignore her council's beckoning to take the Stepstones and then to join with the Dornish, and instead orders her forces north to Pentos to have vengeance on Magister Illyrios, whom she once trusted. 
Bored whilst her forces march across the Flatlands, Dany decides to fly north to Braavos, passing Pentos as a warning, although her fleet is already blocking anyone from leaving. She flies north all the way to Braavos, where she is greeted warmly by the people. Many begin to believe she is there to attempt to win the election, but she asks the many nobles within Braavos about the house with the red door, and they all laugh at her when she talks about the lemon tree, and only Norano Drennohr, a young man running for office, tells her that lemon trees cannot grow in Braavos. At odds with herself and what she believes, she hurries back to Pentos, finding the siege already underway, led by Grey Worm and Daario. She burns the walls down, allowing her men in and finds Magister Illyrio waiting for her, knowing his fate. She questions him furiously about the house with the red door, and he reveals that she never lived in Braavos, but that she lived in Oldtown under the protection of the Hightowers until the Greyjoy Rebellion when she and her brother were brought briefly to Dorne, then through the Stepstones. She then questions his plans with her and her brother, and he reveals that they were to be used to form an army for Aegon. She realizes that her brother, nor even her, were ever supposed to live, and Illyrio confirms it. Tyrion then reveals that he met the boy during his journey, and questions the legitimacy of the boy, which earns silence from Illyrio. When Jorah moves to force it out of him, this is when Daario attempts to kill Dany. She is saved by Jorah, receiving only a cut, and Daario reveals that he was paid by Illyrio to inform on her after she kicked him out of her bed, and that his allegiance is now to Aegon. Daario flees, leaving Illyrio, who knows he will not escape. This is when Dany adopts the Faith of R'hollor, and burns him as a sacrifice, following his confession that Aegon isn't actually the son of Rhaegar and Elia Martell, but rather the last Blackfyre, his son through his late wife who was last of the Blackfyre's. By this point, Aegon had just taken King's Landing with the support of the Stormlands, Dorne, and the Reach. This is when Dany begins to turn mad, swearing to live by fire and blood. 
== Episodes ==
Episode	Title 	Rating	Air Date
1 	"Aegon's Conquest" 	10/10 	April 5th, 2015
2 	"Cannibals and Unicorns" 	10/10 	April 12th, 2015
3 	"Khalessi" 	10/10 	April 19th, 2015
4 	"The Little Dragon" 	10/10 	April 26th, 2015
5 	"Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" 	9.9/10	May 3rd, 2015
6 	"The Lady of the Vale" 	10/10 	May 10th, 2015
7 	"The Winds of Winter" 	9.8/10	May 17th, 2015
8 	"Stone Dragons" 	10/10 	May 24th, 2015
9 	"The Battle of the Bastards" 	10/10 	May 31st, 2015
10 	"The Dragon's Hand" 	10/10 	June 7th, 2015
11 	"A Sea of Blood" 	10/10 	June 14th, 2015
12 	"The Mad Queen" 	10/10 	June 21st, 2015
13 	"The Hightower" 	9.7/10	June 28th, 2015
14 	"The King of Blood and Magic" 	10/10 	July 5th, 2015
15 	"No One" 	9.7/10	July 12th, 2015
16 	"The Lady of Winterfell" 	10/10 	July 19th, 2015
17 	"Long May He Reign" 	10/10 	July 26th, 2015
18 	"The Mother's Vengeance" 	10/10 	August 2nd, 2015
19 	"The Bastard and the Little Bird"	9.9/10	August 9th, 2015
20 	"The Night King" 	10/10 	August 16th, 2015
== Central Characters ==
# Lord Jon Stark
# Queen Daenerys Targaryen
# King Aegon VI Targaryen
# King Stannis Baratheon
# Lady Sansa Stark
# Samwell Tarly
# Ser Jaime Lannister
# Arya Stark
# Lady Asha Greyjoy
# Lord Davos Seaworth
# Rickon Stark
# Tyrion Lannister
# Victarion Greyjoy
# Princess Arianne Martell
# Queen Myrcella Baratheon
# Queen Cersei Lannister
# King Tommen Baratheon
# Bran Stark
# Ser Barristan Selmy
# Lord Jon Connington
# Nymeria Sand
# Tyene Sand
# Lady Melisandre
== Awards ==
Best Series - (Won) - 2015
Best Cinematography - (Won) - 2015
Best Lead Actor - Jack Zimmerman/Jon Snow/Jon Stark (Won) - 2015
Best Supporting Actor - Peter Dinklage/Tyrion Lannister (Won) - 2015
Best Supporting Actor - Jensen Ackles/Jaime Lannister (Nominated) - 2015
Best Supporting Actor - Steve Coogan/Davos Seaworth (Nominated) - 2015
Best Supporting Actor - Timothy Zimmerman/Aegon Targaryen (Nominated) - 2015
Best Supporting Actor - Jude Law/Euron Greyjoy (Nominated) - 2015
Best Lead Actress - Eliza Bennett/Daenerys Targaryen (Won) - 2015
Best Supporting Actress - Marion Cotillard/Cersei Lannister (Won) - 2015
Best Supporting Actress - Zoe de Grand Maison/Sansa Stark (Nominated) - 2015
Best Supporting Actress - Julia Tomasone/Arya Stark (Nominated) - 2015
Best Supporting Actress - Naomi Watts/Lady Stoneheart (Nominated) - 2015
Best Director - Jack Zimmerman (Won) - 2015
Best Writer - Jack Zimmerman (Won) - 2015
Best Composer - Ramin Djawadi (Won) - 2015