With the new series of Game of Thrones set to blast onto our screens later this month, we look at why the show is so popular.

Building on the events of the last episode: Daenerys’ flight from Meereen on-board Drogon, Stannis’ child-sacrifice and Cersei’s incarceration this finale really sings.

As with episode one there’s an awful lot of exposition due to the vast number of storylines.