5 Reasons Why Game Of Thrones Still Rules

7 April 2014 | 10:24 am | Andrew Mast

SPOILERS... KINDA

[SPOILER ALERT] Game Of Thrones season four opens with a somewhat ominous scene of iron forging that suggests the sword that is the end result may play an important part in this year's adventures. However by episode's end so much has happened that it seems a distant memory just an hour later.

So what happens in that hour guaranteed to keep GoT followers loyal:

ARYA STARK KICKS ASS
Still at large with The Hound as her guardian hulk-angel, Arya Stark finally gets to flex her action hero muscle. All we can say is, she may not be reunited with family but a reunion of another sort opens a whole keg of whoop-ass.

THE NEW DAARIO

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Daario - potential new dragon dad

With Treme actor Michiel Huisman now taking over the role of Daario Naharis, we've already forgotten who the previous actor was. With Huisman also recently being all dashing and bad boy through Nashville season 1, we can only guess that his charm will melt the heart of the Babydragonmama in the near future. [Okay, we haven't really forgotten the last Daario. It seems Ed Skrein - like Huisman, an actor-slash-muso - exited for the new Transporter film… uh oh.]

OBERYN MARTELL'S TART TONGUE

Oberyn out

New villain in King's Landing-town is bi-furious bitch-prince Oberyn Martell. An unexpected wedding guest, the prince bee-lines to the brothel and opens the door to a season's worth of nudity (both ladies and gents - thanks to his broad tastes) in just a short scene or two. 

THE LANNISTERS' MESS

Jamie readies for some saucy sister action

Everyone's favourite incestuous couple are finally back together. But the Lannister lovers have an ever-more-evil-kiddy-king and ever-more-manipulative-king's-grandpappy to make family love less than smooth going. Oh, and there's the not-quite-so-small problem of brother Tyrion to contend with. 

NEW WILDLINGS' EATING HABITS
If you've seen the season finale of The Walking Dead already then you must know that cannibals are the new zombies.