(Check out our guides for seasons 14 and 68 and our list of essential episodes down below.)
Episode 1: “The Wars to Come”
Writers:David BenioffandD.B.
Historic moment:Stannis burned Mance (Ciaran Hinds) at the stake for refusing to bend the knee.
Nevertheless, Brienne resolved to follow her, just in case.
Introduced:The titular House of Black and White (a.k.a.
the house of the Faceless Men), where Arya was reunited with H’ghar (Tom Wlaschiha).
Historic moment:Jon (Kit Harington) was elected Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch.
the son of the man who killed her brother Robb (Richard Madden).
Introduced:Jaime learned that his gold hand could be an effective tool in combat.
Yay, more making it work!
Unfortunately, one of the infected attackers managed to touch Jorah.
At Winterfell, Sansa came face-to-face with Theon (Alfie Allen).
In other words, the Queen Mother played herself by empowering the Faith Militant.
Introduced:Meereen’s fighting pits, where Tyrion finally met the Mother of Dragons.
During the battle, Jon discovered that Valyrian steel can shatter a White Walker.
As he sailed away, he witnessed the Night King resurrect the fallen as wights.
Historic moment:Where to begin?
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