5 Things From Game of Thrones' Premiere That Will Impact the Whole Season

Tyrion has been on a boat for way too long — trapped in a crate. He finally lands all the way across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, which is on a different continent than King's Landing. Lord Varys has been looking after him, and there's a hint that he might be aligned with Daenerys!

Daenerys is making a lot of enemies. Despite her noble intentions, her moves to free the slaves in Meereen aggravate the owners, who are now fighting back. They've formed a terrorist group called the Sons of the Harpy. The bloodiest scene from the premiere features a member of the Unsullied going to a prostitute to cuddle (remember, they're all castrated) and instead gets his throat cut.

Remember Cersei and Jaime's cousin Lancel? The one Cersei used to sleep with? He's back and he cut off his beautiful long hair. He's now a member of the Sparrows, a sect that came out of the Faith of the Seven. He piously tells Cersei that he's turned his life around and become religious, but she's typically skeptical.

The Eyrie is dark and gross, so thank goodness Sansa gets to leave. They drop Robin off (good riddance to that little weirdo) and head out on their own journey. Sansa is officially aligned with Littlefinger at this point, but can she trust him? There's no doubt that Littlefinger has feelings for her, but he always seems to have some tricks up his sleeve that leave you wondering about his motivations.

Now that Stannis is at the Wall with his troops, there's some awkward tension in the air. Stannis elects to burn Mance Rayder alive for his refusal to acknowledge him as the true king, but before he perishes horribly, Jon shoots him in the heart with an arrow. Granting Mance a quick death does two things: first, it establishes a mistrust between Jon and Stannis, who isn't used to being disobeyed. Second, it proves to the members of the Night's Watch that Jon thinks for himself and isn't afraid to take charge.