HBO’s Game of Thrones has finally returned to our screens – and it has brought winter into our homes once again.

It’s a show that has sparked controversy in the past over its portrayal of its female characters: some felt that they have been objectified in nude scenes, that rape scenes were “gratuitous”, and that most women come to power through physical and emotional humiliation.

But Gwendoline Christie – who plays Brienne of Tarth(aka one of the most powerful, honest, and honourable women in Westeros) – disagrees.

In fact, she thinks that the show and its writers have given us some of our best, most compelling, and most empowering female characters to date.

Gwendoline Christie flawlessly explains why Game of Thrones is a feminist TV show