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Weiss Directed by: Mark Mylod Running Time: 60 minutes The third episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, High Sparrow,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@drax/television-review-high-sparrow-game-of-thrones-s5x03-2015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@drax/television-review-high-sparrow-game-of-thrones-s5x03-2015</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drax]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5mJazbPhoibab6hZcwcQv4kbmAhdUVnG8vzFcmuntxMyYjbuKG8y1sgPshdDS5pNj7kQGggPhKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Television Review: The House of White and Black (Game of Thrones, S5x02, 2015)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of White and Black (S5x02) Airdate: 19 April 2015 Written by: David Benioff & D.B. 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