With EW revealing the new poster for Season 3 of "Game of Thrones" today--it's a flying dragon!--and Jimmy Kimmel showing the big trailer on his show Friday night, I thought I should finally share all the photos HBO has released for the new season, which takes off at 8 p.m. CT March 31. We get to see some of the new characters, but mostly our old favorites. You ready for Winter?
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Also known as "The Queen of Thorns," Lady Olenna (Diana Rigg) is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is, in many ways, the true leader of their powerful family. — HBO, Aug. 23, 2012
A former member of the Night's Watch and self-proclaimed "King Beyond the Wall," Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds) leads the Wildlings north of the Wall. But he may have expansion plans. — HBO, Nov. 18, 2012
The mysterious and enigmatic Jojen Reed (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) becomes an important ally to Bran Stark. — HBO, Aug. 17, 2012
The eldest daughter of Howland Reed and a staunch Stark loyalist, Meera (Ellie Kendrick) and her younger brother Jojen seek out Bran Stark to protect him on his hard journey north. — HBO, Aug. 17, 2012
Once the lord of Blackhaven and a celebrated warrior, Lord Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer) has now become the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, a band of vigilante outlaws. — HBO, Aug. 28, 2012
A key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners, Thoros (Paul Kaye) is a Red Priest in service of the Lord of Light, and originally hails from the Free City of Myr, in Essos. — HBO, July 10, 2012
Known as "The Blackfish," Brynden Tully (Clive Russell) is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years. — HBO, July 27, 2012
The Mother of Dragons (Emilia Clark) appears to still be in pursuit of an army to call her own. Maybe she gets it; the Season 3 poster shows the shadow of a dragon. — HBO, Oct. 28, 2012
Ordered by the Night's Watch to accompany a mission north of the Wall, Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) was captured by the Wildlings when last we saw him. — HBO, Nov. 19, 2012
The Wildling warrior Ygritte (Rose Leslie) was captured by Jon Snow, but managed to flip their roles in more ways than one. — HBO, Nov. 20, 2012
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) stopped Stannis Baratheon's forces from overtaking King's Landing during the Battle of Blackwater, but he suffered an injury (see his face?) and was stripped of his title as King's Hand—by his father, Tywin. — HBO, Aug. 1, 2012
The big daddy of the Lannister family, Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) stormed into King's Landing just as his son, Tyrion, was able to claim victory. He's since taking Tyrion's title as Hand of the King. — HBO, Aug. 30, 2012
It was a close call, but the Queen Regent (Lena Headey) survived the Battle of Blackwater and will now attempt to maintain control of the Seven Kingdoms with psycho son Joffrey as king and her father, Tywin, as his Hand. — HBO, Aug. 9, 2012
Poor Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer). Psycho King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) has his eye on her. — HBO, July 13, 2012
Who would have thought girly girl Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) would have had the strength to survive the hate of King Joffrey and his mother? She still in King's Landing, so she's still in danger. — HBO, Sept. 28, 2012
After suffering the death of her husband in Season 1, Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) only wants to find her children and keep them safe. — HBO, July 27, 2012
Robb Stark (Richard Madden) was supposed to marry Lord Walder Frey's daughter to ensure his support. Instead, he married Lady Talisa Maegyr (Oona Chaplin). Bad move? — HBO, Aug. 1, 2012
Plucky Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) led a group of prisoners out of the Lannister-held Harrenhal with the help of a member of the Faceless Men. — HBO, July 10, 2012
Now that Winterfell has fallen, Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) is on the run and headed north to the Wall with the help of the Reed siblings. — HBO, Aug. 17, 2012
Having failed to take King's Landing during the Battle of Blackwater, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) still wants to sit upon the Iron Throne. — HBO, July 12, 2012
The Red Priestess Melisandre (Carice Van Houten) has the ear of Stannis Baratheon, even though she was unable to conjure him a victory when his armies attacked King's Landing. — HBO, July 12, 2012
When last we saw Brienne of Tarth (Gwendolyn Christie), the female knight was escorting Jaime Lannister to King's Landing to trade him for Sansa and Arya Stark. — HBO, July 17, 2012
The Kingslayer (Nikolai Coster-Waldau) spent Season 2 as the Stark's captive, and was last seen being escorted to King's Landing by Brienne of Tarth to be exchanged for Arya and Sansa Stark. — HBO, Oct. 17, 2012
