From Arya's quest to become a deadly assassin to the face-off between the Night's Watch and the terrifying White Walkers, Game of Thrones season five saw everything change for some of the show's most popular characters.

The Lannisters fell from grace in spectacular fashion, Daenerys found it harder to control her people and faced a deadly new enemy, while Sansa was plunged into a situation darker than any she'd suffered before.

Here's our episode-by-episode blog of Game of Thrones season five.