The second episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season is set to air tonight on HBO and Sky Atlantic, and HBO have released a preview for the episode. There’s a lot to get excited about in this episode, so we thought we’d make a list of the five most notable parts of the trailer, which you’ll find below. Here are five things we can’t wait to see in tonight’s episode!

5: Brienne and Podrick – Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2

After she didn’t manage to convince Arya to join her at the end of Season 4, Brienne is still on the hunt to keep her oath and protect the Stark daughters this season. Accompanying her is her lovable squire, Podrick Payne. The trailers show a glimpse of Brienne doing battle with an unknown rider on horseback. Certainly in the past seasons Brienne has shown herself to be  one of the greatest fighters in Westeros, and regardless of who she’s fighting, we’re just happy to see more of her fighting!

4: Dorne –  Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2

One of Seasons 4’s stand out characters was the charismatic Oberyn Martell. Being the first Dornish character to appear in the show it was nice to see a fresh perspective in the world. He was entertaining, witty, and perhaps most importantly, he didn’t like the Lannisters a whole bunch. Sadly however, we didn’t get to see much of Oberyn and his paramour, Ellaria Sand, because he, well, he didn’t wear a helmet.

This season, however, we get to see a lot more of the Dornish characters. The first of which are going to be shown tonight! The trailer shows that not only will Ellaria Sand be making a return, but we will be introduced to Oberyn’s brother, Doran Martell the prince of Dorne. and his bodyguard Areo Hotah. Sufficed to say, none of them look too happy about Oberyn’s death, and Ellaria in particularly looks to be plotting something. We’re just as excited as you are to see where this leads us in the coming season.

3: Lannister Family Drama – Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2

The Lannister drama has been the centre of some of Game of Thrones ’ most captivating storylines. Season 4 of Game of Thrones practically revolved around the Lannisters, and Seasons 5 looks to be no different. With Tywin shot in the privy and buried shortly after, and Tyrion across the Narrow Sea and on route to see Daenerys this means that only Jaime, Cersei and the bastard king Tommen remain in King’s Landing.

The preview shows Cersei receiving something unsettling in the mail, a threat from someone, a statue of a snake with a Lannister amulet in its mouth. This is almost certainly a threat from Dorne. Cersei is seen threatening to “Burn their cities to the ground if they touch her.”. This is likely in refrence to Cersei and Jaime’s daughter Myrcella who is currently betrothed to Marry in Dorne. We’ve seen before the extent that Cersei will go to to protect her children, and it’s  safe to say that she isn’t in the calmest of moods lately. Could this mean further tensions between the Lannister and the Martells? We don’t know, but this is certainly a storyline to watch this season.

2: Arya! – Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2

Easily one of the fan favourite characters in Game of Thrones is Arya Stark. Life hasn’t been too kind to the youngest of the Stark girls, and she’s certainly been through a lot in the last season. Her previous adventures have taken viewers on a  sightseeing tour of some of Westeros’ most interesting locations including the hideout of the Brotherhood Without Banners and the ruined castle of Harrenhall. However, at the end of Season 4, Arya left the chaos and Westeros and took a boat to the city state of Braavos. We’ve already seen Braavos before in one episode when Davos and Stannis briefly visited the Iron Bank. It looks like we’ll get a much more thorough look at the Venice inspired city this season.

The Game of Thrones previe trailer shows Arya arriving at the ominously named House of Black and White. It also mentions that Arya is looking for someone here. Could this mean the return of Arya’s assassin friend Jaqen H’ghar from Season 2? We certainly hope so, although sadly it still looks like there’s no hope for our old friend Syrio Forel returning. Although we certainly hope!

1: Meereen and Dragons! –  Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 2

Daenerys has come far since Game of Thrones Season 1. Starting out as an ousted princess being sold off to a Dothraki horselord, through cunning diplomacy and with the aid of her loyal fighting force, the Unsullied, she’s worked her way up to becoming the Queen of Meereen. Her rise to power has been fun to watch, and she’s become a fan favourite, but she seems to be slowly losing her grasp on the cities she liberated.

All is not well in Meereen in particular. A rogue militia group opposing Daenerys’ rule called the Brotherhood of the Harpy is causing trouble on the streets on Meereen as they slaughter every Unsullied they see. Not only this, but the Game of Thrones preview shows us that unrest between the former slaves and former slave masters of Meereen is at boiling point. That’s all very good, but we all know what makes Daenerys’ story so interesting. Dragons! The most exciting part of this trailer is that it hints at the return of her out of control dragon Drogon, who’s still on the loose. Daenerys is the Mother of Dragons and the Queen of Meereen, and this season could see her loose everything she’s worked so hard to build over the past years.

The political situation in Meereen seems to be growing more intense by the day, and never have the stakes been higher for anyone in either Westros or Essos. So far this season seems to introducing more and more conflict to an already conflict heavy show. And everywhere we look we can see that the War of the Five Kings may be over, but the world is far from peace. And in a show full of confusion and questions, only one thing is certain. Valar Morghulis: All Men Must Die.