Richard Madden as Robb Stark looking seriously off-camera in 'Game of Thrones'
After years of rejecting offers to adapt his A Song of Ice and Fire novels, author George R. R. Martin agreed to let David Benioff and D. B. Weiss helm a television series for HBO. Game of Thrones was released in 2011 and became an instant hit, pulling in audiences with its impressive production value, complex web of political intrigue, morally gray characters, and shaking up the usual tropes of the fantasy genre.
Powered by Expand Collapse 10 "Mother's Mercy" Season 5, Episode 10, 2015 Though he sacrificed his daughter for better weather, King Stannis Baratheon still loses his war against the Boltons, while Theon Greyoy and Sansa Stark use the battle as a distraction to flee Winterfell. Further south, Jon Snow is betrayed by his men, Queen Cersei Lannister does a walk of shame to return to the Red Keep, and Myrcella Baratheon is poisoned while leaving Dorne.
8 "Valar Morgulis" Season 2, Episode 10, 2012 Following the Battle of the Blackwater, Tywin Lannister has taken his place as Hand of the King, leaving an injured Tyrion with little to no political power. Elsewhere, Daenerys is bombarded with visions as she searches for her dragons, Theon is betrayed by his men, and Arya parts ways with the enigmatic assassin Jaqen H'ghar .
6 "The Lion and the Rose" Season 4, Episode 2, 2014 With the War of the Five Kings winding down, Roose Bolton commands Ramsay to retake Moat Cailin from the Ironborn and sends one of his men, Lock , north to kill Jon Snow and the young Stark Boys if they're with him. Down south, Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell are finally married, and King's Landing celebrates with a lavish wedding feast.
4 "Fire and Blood" Season 1, Episode 10, 2011 With the execution of Eddard Stark , any hope of avoiding war is dashed. Tywin sends Tyrion to King's Landing to act as acting Hand of the King while he fights the war, while the lords of the North and the Riverlands declare Robb Stark as their King in the North rather than side with either of the Baratheon brothers.
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