WELCOMETOLEVEL: KINGDOM OF THE DEAD! 'GAME OF THRONES' SEASON THREE

To launch an army. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) finds new support? GAME OF THRONES Season Three begins soon. Images: HBO.

The clashing realms of Westeros are once again vividly realised by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss with the upcoming March start of Season Three of the eagerly anticipated adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s next book in the world popular, audience winning saga: A Storm of Swords, certainly one of the most popular and beloved of all the series so far, and certainly boasting an epic page length that will truly be a challenge to bring to the TV screen. Still, the producers/writers and HBO have indeed proved game and their previous epic results in creating such epic storytelling speak for themselves. Even better, as if the series couldn’t get more lavish and detailed enough, these new Season Three episodes will also, much to the shows continued benefit, boast slightly longer durations, often taking them into full hours rather than forty five to fifty minute, as had been the case with the show’s first two years.

King Joffery (Jack Gleeson) has a new playmate: his equally spiteful wife, Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) .

Last noble standing? Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

As the new series begins, the War of the Five Kings is still very much ongoing, the early results of which have been devastating: the lands of House Stark have been ravaged and its noble children are missing, whilst a major sea and land battle between Houses Baratheon and Lannister has destabilised both power bases and their overall relationships beyond their respective kingdoms. But an even greater danger looms for the whole of Westeros with the emerging, en masses forces of the savage looking White Walkers, whilst the exiled Wildlings and their army of winter warriors also plan havoc within their own frozen domain. As the courageous few of the Night’s Watch do their best to maintain order, the series building supernatural and fantasy elements come ever closer to the fore: those lovely dragons of Danerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) are growing up, and the princess’s own plans to sit herself upon the immense Iron Throne gather momentum as she begins her quest to find sea transport. Amidst the fire and ashes of war, where old enemies make fresh alliances, revenge is renewed, reversals of fortune beckon and nothing is what it seems, further stunning new characters and environments continue to be introduced, as Ramin Djwadi’s mighty series theme will be pulling us back in to the show with its hypnotic and enthralling overtures of dramatic power, war and ambition: GAME OF THRONES retains its crown as one of the greatest TV genre events ever made…