It marks the first appearance of Stephen Dillane as Stannis, Carice van Houten as Melisandre, and Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth. Production notably moved to Dubrovnik, Croatia , which became the permanent stand-in for King’s Landing.
Robb Stark, now the King in the North, holds Jaime Lannister captive and presents steep peace terms to the Lannisters, including Northern independence. He sends his mother, Catelyn Stark, to seek an alliance with Renly Baratheon.
Daenerys Targaryen leads her small, starving khalasar and three young dragons through the desolate Red Waste, sending scouts in search of help.
