Game of Thrones begins where last season left off: with the dead body of Jon Snow. Those still loyal to Jon retreat and regroup while the mutineers, led by Alliser Thorne, threaten to kill them all if they don’t surrender by nightfall.
Meanwhile, the priestess Melisandre realizes she may not be as powerful as she once thought. With Stannis and Jon dead, her faith in the Lord of Light is shaken. She removes her amulet and reveals that without her powers, she is nothing but an old crone.
Ramsay Bolton discovers the corpse of his friend Myranda, who was killed by Sansa and Theon at the end of last season. Rather than give her an honorable funeral, he feeds her to his hounds.
As punishment for attempting to kill their Lord Commander, Jon sentences Thorne and the mutineers to hang. He then resigns from his post as Lord Commander, declaring that since he has died, his watch has ended.
Ramsay is approached by Smalljon Umber and asked for help with the armies of wildlings Jon Snow has been allowing through the Wall. To show his loyalty to Ramsay, he presents a gift to him: Rickon Stark and Osha, along with the head of Rickon’s direwolf.
Theon, however, is too overcome with guilt over betraying the Starks to continue the journey to Castle Black with Sansa. He parts ways with her, declaring his intention to return to his home in the Iron Islands.
Arya undergoes more tests, learning to mix potions and fight without her eyesight. She is repeatedly asked what her name is, and she replies, “A girl has no name.” She is rewarded with the return of her vision and is fully admitted into the ranks of the Faceless Men.
First, he sees a vision of his father, Ned, training with his aunt and uncle, Lyanna and Benjen. During this first vision, he discovers Hodor’s true name: Wylis.