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By now you’re well-aware of the big twist on last week’s episode of Game of Thrones — thanks to tabloid reports and transparent deflections and flat-out lies from cast and crew alike, Jon Snow’s revival was probably the worst-kept secret in recent TV history. Still, fans had to sit through two of the most painful hours of the series before we finally got to what we all knew was coming. It’s okay, SNL feels your pain.

Even as the direwolf’s out of the bag with regard to Jon Snow, Game of Thrones Season 6 isn’t about to lift its veil of secrecy just yet. Cue the latest maddeningly cryptic synopses, previewing May 15's “Book of the Stranger” and May 22 outing “The Door.” Wild speculation awaits!

HBO has yet to firm up exactly how much more Game of Thrones lies beyond Season 6, though the series has nonetheless begun to contract, bringing back numerous fan-favorites and tying off past stories. The world of Westeros may get even smaller soon, as Maisie Williams herself confirms another notable Northern return to the series.

Even amid the anticipated return that capped off Sunday’s Game of Thrones, there remain plenty of unanswered questions for viewers and book readers alike. Now, Kit Harington may have debunked one major theory about Jon Snow’s revival on the HBO side, but will the same prove true of George R.R. Martin’s Winds of Winter?

Like Star Trek before it, Game of Thrones has given eager fans plenty to decipher by the creation of its own unique languages, which themselves occasionally offer easter eggs into the mythology. One such secret arrived with Sunday’s death-laden Season 6 episode, as fans managed to translate the Valyrian prayer Melisandre utilized to resurrect … well, [SPOILER].

It seems almost silly to discuss Sunday’s Game of Thrones without pointing toward the inevitable obvious, that the character everyone thought would come back to life … came back to life. Viewers perhaps weren’t expecting the twist quite so soon, but now it seems the erstwhile corpse of Jon Snow may put in more time with Season 6 than any prior year.

Welcome to our inaugural edition of ‘Recapping the Realm,’ a weekly chat where we’ll be joined by two guest critics to talk all things ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6.

Look, there’s no easy way around it: the Game of Thrones thing we’ve all known was going to happen finally happened at the climax of Sunday’s “Home,” returning a fan-favorite. No longer the subject of intense scrutiny, said favorite has now apologized for lying to the fans all year, while showrunners take us inside the scene.

‘Game of Thrones’ at last returns “Home” THAT character everyone knew couldn’t be dead, but was that even the night’s most shocking twist? What other major characters died, and what giant war is about to break out as in turn? Find out in our full review!

Well, if The Walking Dead warranted a second dip in the Honest Trailer waters, you can bet Game of Thrones would be taking a dunk. The latest spoiler-laden parody trailer for Seasons 4 and 5 (and a little of 6) has officially arrived, starring Littlefinger’s many accents, Stannis’ quiet brooding, and all the heavy metal covers you can handle.

Given all the secrecy around Game of Thrones’ not-that-shocking Season 6 premiere, we’re only now learning what lies ahead for the next few weeks, which may bring the real shock. Not only will we catch up with the Greyjoys, but two new Game of Thrones Season 6 synopses should get Jon Snow hopes rising with an oath-breaking trip to the past.

Game of Thrones fans have entered an entirely new realm of spoilers, now that George R.R. Martin’s books aren’t necessarily leading the way, but Sunday’s Season 6 premiere “The Red Woman” dropped one wrinkly whopper about its titular priestess. Now, director Jeremy Podeswa shares how they pulled off that shocking effect, and what it might mean going forward.