Sansa Stark

Culture The biggest show on the planet is gearing up for its final season and never has a bladed chair been quite so hotly – or rather coldly – contested. There are plenty of men fighting for the top spot, but Westeros is really a woman’s world and we’re rooting for someone with ovaries to emerge victorious. So, who are the female fighters and which of them stand the best chance of surviving – and succeeding the throne?

As she paid homage to her ancestors in Sunday's episode, Sansa Stark made a surprising discovery in the crypts of Winterfell: a feather on the grave of her Aunt Lyanna. Where'd it come from? Think back. "The last time we saw the statue of Lyanna was in the pilot episode," explains series co-creator David Benioff. "King Robert Baratheon laid this exotic, tropical bird feather in her hand. As we were preparing the scene [with Sansa], we thought: That feather’s probably still there.

Starting January 23, a set of 15 First Class UK Stamps will be available for order from Royal Mail. While the postage is not usable outside of the United Kingdom, U.S. dwellers can purchase the stamps as fun collectibles — or in case they ever make their way across the sea. The stamps depict photographic representations of central characters in a montage of images across all seven seasons of the series. The set of 10 bespoke images embody the crux of each character’s story.