S5E3
High Sparrow
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Cersei meets the High Sparrow after learning of a clergyman’s embarrassing tale. Meanwhile, Davos talks to Jon about the future of Winterfell, where Ramsay Snow has just learned the identity of his future bride; Arya grows impatient doing menial tasks in the House of Black and White; and Tyrion searches for more comfortable surroundings on a long trip with Varys.
Our Take
A busy table-setting hour that splits its time across five storylines without letting any of them breathe. Jonathan Pryce makes an instantly strong impression as the High Sparrow, and the Arya material has a nice eerie patience to it, but the Dorne stuff already feels thin. Worth watching, just don’t expect anything to actually happen.