The Starks of Winterfell host the visit of the royal family. Across the sea, the exiled Targaryen prince plots an alliance to regain at last the Iron Throne.

Tyrion chastens Cersei for alienating the king's subjects; Arya shares a secret with Gendry; one of Dany's scouts returns with news; Theon Greyjoy reunites with his father; Davos enlists a pirate to join forces with Stannis and Melisandre.

Joffrey punishes Sansa; Catelyn tries to get Stannis and Renly to unite against the Lannisters; Dany arrives at the gates of Qarth; Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal; Davos must smuggle Melisandre into a secret cove.

Jon is brought before the King Beyond the Wall; Tyrion asks for his reward; Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out; Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family; Daenerys sails into Slaver's Bay.

Jaime meets a relative; Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon gets lost in the wilderness; Cersei counsels Sansa.

Theon holds down the fort; Arya calls in a debt; Robb is betrayed; Dany ignores Jorah's advice; Stannis and Davos approach their destination.

Sansa begins to question her loyalties and family while opposing sides gather in King's Landing for a meeting.

Jon Snow organises his defences in the North; Daenerys returns home to Dragonstone; Cersei seeks allies and tries to even the odds; Arya reminds the Freys "The North remembers".

As the Starks prepare to fight, Davos loses something dear. Ramsay plays a game. Daenerys faces a choice.

Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall; Dany must face harsh realities; Bran learns more about his destiny; Tyrion sees the truth about his situation.

Jon Snow and the Night's Watch faces their biggest challenge ever when the Wildling's attempt to invade Westeros.

Arya makes progress with her training; Sansa confronts an old friend; Cersei finds herself struggling; Jon travels.

Stannis faces a difficult decision; Jon returns to the Wall; Mace visits the Iron Bank; Arya encounters someone from her past; Dany oversees a celebration of athleticism.

Bran trains with the Three-Eyed Raven; Jaime advises Tommen; Tyrion demands good news; at Castle Black, the Night's Watch stands behind the throne; Ramsay Bolton proposes a plan; Balon Greyjoy entertains other proposals.

The High Sparrow considers another target; Jaime confronts a hero; Arya makes a plan; memories are awakened in the North.