5 important things you probably missed on this week's 'Game of Thrones' by Jethro Nededog on May 29, 2016, 11:40 PM Advertisement
 Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," "Blood of My Blood." "Game of Thrones" took us through an exhilarating, and somewhat confusing, hour on Sunday that saw the past either come back to haunt the characters or empower them. Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) got a little of both. He was thrown by an assortment of historical images of the Seven Kingdoms and then woke up to find that someone from his past was back to protect him. Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) also got help after reuniting with one of her dragons and pulling from the past to mobilize her Dothraki subjects. Meanwhile, Sam Tarwell (John Bradley-West) returned to his family home to a chilly reception. Arya (Maisie Williams) got caught up on the Lannister happenings through watching street plays and then decided on a new path for herself. And another character from the past came out of the darkness. With all the comings and goings, there may have been some details that viewers didn't catch. Here are five important things you probably missed on this week's "Game of Thrones": SEE ALSO: The 29 most shocking deaths in all of 'Game of Thrones' DON'T MISS: 'Game of Thrones' is having its highest-rated season — here's how many people are watching Why Benjen Stark is so important.  Benjen Stark (Joseph Mawle) was the mysterious man who saved Bran and Meera (Ellie Kendrick). If you don't count the younger version of him seen in flashbacks earlier this season, the last time we saw the grown Benjen was during the third episode of the show's first season. The crazy thing is he has played a significant part on "Thrones," even in his absence. Jon Snow (Kit Harington) joined the Night's Watch because of Ned Stark's (Sean Bean) younger brother, who was a member of the Night's Watch. Soon after Jon started his training, Benjen left on a mission north of the Wall to explore reports of Wildling and White Walker activity. He never returned. Later, Jon was part of a search party for Benjen. Olly (Brenock O'Connor) also used the lie of news about Benjen to lure Jon Snow to his death at the end of season five. Now, he's back and sounds as if he will be pivotal in Bran's preparation to be the Three-Eyed Raven.
Why is the Tarly Family sword, Heartsbane, so cool?  One of Sam's last acts before fleeing from his family home with Gilly (Hannah Murray) and the child was to steal Heartsbane, the sword that has been in his family for some 500 years. Why risk his father's wrath? As the old man said, it's made of Valyrian steel — one of the few materials that can kill White Walkers, aside from dragonstone. We only know of two other swords made of that steel, Jon Snow's and Brienne of Tarth's (Gwendoline Christie).
Yes, that was The Mad King.  Average people only see their own lives flash before their eyes in near-death experiences. For Bran, it's way more than that. "Bran had to absorb the history of the world, the entire history of the world in imagery," cocreator David Benioff said in the behind-the-episode video. "There's a part of him that's no longer Bran Stark, it's the Three-Eyed Raven. And the Three-Eyed Raven isn't entirely human." This also marks the first time we've seen the legendary Mad King — Daenarys' father and the last member of the House Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne — on-screen. What could that mean? We'll have to wait and see.
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