'Game of Thrones' Season 5: Where We Left Off

 

Potential snag: It’s been 10 months since the last episode and this story is complicated, overstuffed with oddly named characters and labyrinthine alliances that shift from week to week.

So below, in the name of service journalism, we offer a primer on where things currently stand with most of the show’s major characters.

'Game of Thrones' Season 5: Where We Left Off - NYTimes.com