Alex Abad-Santos

It’s much more ominous and brooding than what Marvel has done in movies and television.

We woke up in the kitchen…

Usually, brands want to make what whatever they’re selling appealing. But something funny happened this year.

To people whose only exposure to Marvel’s characters are the movies, many of the upcoming heroes can feel foreign or hard to grasp.

Fans of the book will notice that the fifth season looks to be a bolder, more confident departure from George R.R. Martin’s books.

In celebration of the show’s return, we created 13 charts, based on the trends, plots, and characters introduced in the show’s first nine episodes:

We broke down the trailer, frame by frame, and created some GIFs to hopefully give you the explanations you need.

For some reason, we were told Miss Netherlands was locked in a cage for 12 hours.