Tyrion’s (Peter Dinklage) is the first face we see, and his toned-down post-battle scar will come as no surprise to those who’ve kept up with the season three promo images. Despite the scar being described in A Clash of Kings as “long and crooked, starting a hair under his left eye and ending on the right side of his jaw. Three quarters of his nose was gone, and a chunk of his lip”, The Halfman is looking mostly intact here.

Then it’s back Beyond the Wall, as Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and a raiding party scale the icy edifice towards Queenscrown and eventually, Castle Black. It’s possible here that Tormund’s role has been altered to encompass that of Styr, the Magnar of Thenn and leader of the wildling group sent by Mance to go over the wall.

“Dig up her bones but leave the soul alone”

As the opening lines of New York chillwave duo Ms Mr’s Bones kick in, we’re presented with our first daylight look at Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon’s island castle and the original seat of the Targaryens. The castle is identifiable as that seen in silhouette in season two opener, The North Remembers, glimpsed in the backdrop to the beach shot of Melisandre and Stannis burning the Seven.

A rowing boat bearing two unidentifiable figures can be seen in the foreground, moving away from shore. One is dark, and one fair, but it’s anyone’s best guess as to who they are. Davos Seaworth and Edric Storm perhaps? The pair could, of course, be extras in an establishing shot (though where’s the fun in that?).

“Death is coming for everyone and everything”

After Tywin Lannister strides into the Red Keep’s Great Hall, to see Joffrey in characteristic Lannister garb upon the Iron Throne, we’re whisked away to what looks very much like Harrenhal. If the cursed castle is where Robb and Catelyn Stark survey this stack of corpses as the ominous words “death is coming for everyone and everything” echo behind them, it indicates another detour from George R.R. Martin’s novels. The mother and son could, of course, have happened upon the carnage en route to Riverrun, at their stopover at Oldstones, or on their journey back to The Twins, but creating distinctive and instantly recognisable environments for each of the saga’s many locations is a particular skill of the Game of Thrones team, and those stone arch exteriors say Harrenhal to us.