HUFF POST TV: WHAT TO WATCH SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012
03/26/2012
... TV just keeps getting better this week with the return of HBO's "Game of Thrones" on Sunday. The second season of the series will cover the second book of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series called "A Clash of Kings." Season 2 will see many fan favorite characters come to life, including Jon Snow's love Ygritte ("Downton Abbey's" Rose Leslie) and Lady Margaery Tyrell ("The Tudors'" Natalie Dormer) who is promised to Renly Baratheon...
"Game of Thrones"
(9 p.m. ET on HBO) season premiere
The lavish fantasy drama makes its long-awaited return, and having seen it, I can vouch that it's a stunning and worthy distillation of the first few chapters of the book and an epic reintroduction to the series. In King's Landing, the coveted Iron Throne is occupied by cruel young Joffrey, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed Hand of the King.
But the Lannister hold on the Throne is under assault on many fronts. Robb Stark, son of Ned Stark, seeks autonomy in the North and has taken Cersei's brother Jaime prisoner in battle. Daenerys Targaryen looks to shore up her depleted power in the East with her three newborn dragons. Stannis Baratheon, brother of the late King Robert, rejects Joffrey's legitimacy and aligns with a powerful priestess to raise a naval attack. And Renly, Stannis' charismatic brother, has maintained his own claim since fleeing King's Landing. In the meantime, a new leader is rising among the wildlings North of the Wall, adding fresh perils for Jon Snow and the order of the Night's Watch.
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