We're used to heroes dropping like flies on Game of Thrones, but what about villains? Here's a look at who we still might loathe in the realm. Not only did last Sunday's "Harhome" give us one of the most riveting and frightening action set pieces Game of Thrones has ever produced, but it ended things with a tense, dramatic "Come at me, Crow!" stare down between Jon Snow and a menacing icy overlord known as the Night's King.

The five-year conversation about gender issues and Game of Thrones has recently reached a fever pitch. Seemingly not a day passes without a major.

He says they still have a part to play in his books.

Valyrian Steel > Ice Zombie

This article originally appeared in Vulture. This piece originally ran at the beginning of the season. It’s been updated to address Sunday night’s episode of Game of Thrones. Spoilers ahead! Is Cersei her own worst enemy?

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David J. Peterson is perhaps the most well known linguist in Hollywood. Since 2011, he has created numerous languages for television and films, including the HBO dramatization of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, the hit sci-fi show Defiance, and the language of the dark elves in both Thor films. If you need a language, Peterson is your man. But unlike the nonsense script of the Ewoks of Star Wars, Peterson isn’t just trying to create something that sounds alien enough.

Blue Man Group's vow of silence to remain in place until Hodor's status in season 5 is confirmed.

You might already know that Game of Thrones filmed a pilot that never aired. With different actors playing Daenerys and Catelyn, and a few other changes. Not much is known about this earlier Thrones pilot, except for a few hints -- but a copy of the script was posted online. Here's all the scoop about the Westeros you never saw.

You know the argument that Game of Thrones fans wouldn’t illegally download the series if HBO would simply make new episodes available online

Everyone’s favourite fantasy drama is back on screen – but there’s even more backstabbing, plotting and fantasy to be had with the game first released in 2003.

Gillen talks to Salon about season 5's impending sense of doom and his epic

Game of Thrones is already one of the most pirated shows on TV, and now, on the very eve of season 5’s release, word is that the first four episodes have been leaked simultaneously.

It's that time of year when everyone and their dog takes a view on the most important political question of our times.

Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau talks about how he and Peter Dinklage failed hard with their on-set prank idea.