'Dragons.'A world away, across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen and her fledgling dragons cross a vast desert known as the Red Waste. 'A red comet means one thing, boy,' Osha says.

Beneath a red comet looming in the sky, Bran, Hodor and Osha retrace the steps he took in his dream and discuss the falling star's portent. Bran is distracted, however, by a dream he had of walking through the Godswood in his direwolf's body. 'It must be odd for you,' he tells her, 'to be the disappointing child.'As the oldest Stark at Winterfell, Bran assumes the responsibility of ruling the family seat, listening to the many requests of his bannermen as Masester Luwin advises him. Tyrion rebukes her for allowing Joffrey to execute Lord Ned Stark and then losing his daughter Arya Stark. His sister and queen regent, Cersei Baratheon, is furious and orders the council members from the room so she can talk to her brother. Sansa manages to save the man's life by suggesting Joffrey take him on as a court fool, but then the festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Tyrion Lannister.After greeting his newly crowned nephew, the dwarf heads straight to a meeting of the Small Council, where he presents a scroll declaring him acting Hand of the King in the absence of his father, Lord Tywin Lannister. Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane makes short work of his opponent, but when the next fighter, Ser Dontos Hollard, takes to the field drunk, Joffrey demands that he be drowned in wine.

WeissDirected by Alan TaylorKing Joffrey Baratheon celebrates his nameday in King's Landing by ordering his knights to fight to the death for his entertainment. Martin is currently co-creating a new Game of Thrones spinoff called House of the Dragon. Ryan Condal is his co-creator on the project, and the pilot is set to be directed by Thrones veteran Miguel Sapochnik. The series will air on HBO with a 10-episode season and is expected to arrive in 2022.Written by David Benioff and D.B. 'I also campaigned to die horribly at the Red Wedding,' he said of his next attempt to get into the show, 'which seemed only fair since I was responsible for it, but it was felt that my presence in that powerful, wrenching, bloody scene might have taken the viewers out of the moment. As Martin put it, 'those severed heads are damned expensive, so this idea was shelved since the first season's budget couldn't afford the extra heads.' Martin also shared some other instances where he almost appeared in the show. He wanted to be a severed head on the walls of the Red Keep right next to Ned Stark. Related: Westworld's Game of Thrones Crossover Was a Slap in the Face to Fans

Valtaistuinpeli by George R.R. Martin