The Game is On

Loved the first episode of the second season of Game of Thrones and I'm grateful they aren't spending any time explaining who everyone is who's survived from last season. The recap at the beginning went by like lightning so if anyone is new to the show, they probably are still mystified.

In fact, I'm not sure if I'd be adrift in this new episode without having read the books in the interim -- and would love to know if anybody who reads this was -- but HBO has done a service by providing the following introduction to the new characters, some of whom we've met tonight:



The show is huge and the story even more vicious than the first season. And much more viciousness to come...