article_snippet.sent: The fourth season of "Game of Thrones" saw massive battles, major deaths (Tywin!) and White Walkers, but what can fans expect Sunday as we head into a fifth season of one of the most popular shows in HBO history?
article_snippet.sent: Season five also will be unique in that some of the major story arcs will clearly be moving ahead of where George Martin is in the 'Song of Ice and Fire' books," Gross pointed out.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, this fifth season means we're past the halfway point, with the show currently set to end after seven years.
highlights_snippet.sent: The smash hit series "Game of Thrones" returns for a fifth season Sunday .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Major story arcs should start to converge this year .