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Every episode of GoT ranked. Here's the top 5
Every Game of Thrones Episode Ranked From Worst to Best - Page 5 of 5
I would rearrange the Top 5 from "worst"(they're all good) to best
5. Blackwater
4. Red Wedding
3. Hardhomme
2. Baelor
1. The Viper & The Mountain
5. The Mountain and The Viper (Season 4, Episode 8)
As much as I love setup episodes, we have to get to the big ones eventually. Picking a top 5 for Game of Thrones isn’t so hard, as there are a few clear standouts. “The Mountain and The Viper,” is the one that makes my heart hurt the most because of the way it ends. Oberyn Martell is spectacular, thanks in part by the way he’s written in the books, but mostly because of the translation by Weiss and Benioff combined with the electric performance of Pedro Pascal. The surprising thing about this episode, though, is how much else it accomplishes. Ramsay is legitimized after flaying a bunch of Ironborn; the hellish raid of Mole’s Town is delivered early in the episode; Dany and Ser Jorah have their big falling out, and we get that beautiful moment in which Arya bursts into laughter upon finding that her aunt has died. There’s so much more to this episode than its final fight.
4. Blackwater (Season 2, Episode 9)
What was the moment when you knew that Game of Thrones was a great show? Not just a good show, but a great show. For those who hadn’t read the books, perhaps it was earlier than the end of season two. But for book readers, the answer is most likely Blackwater. The way it’s written in Martin’s books — from a sheer notion of scale — is almost impossible to imagine. But they did it. And they did it beautifully thanks to a script from Martin and their big-ass battle Ringer, director Neil Marshall. The battle itself is monstrous, and that big green explosion is a real “oh shyt, this show is going big” moment, but there are also so many great character moments in this episode. Tyrion and Joffrey; Cersei and Sansa; Ser Illyn Payne and mean-mugging; The Hound and Sansa; Cersei almost poisons Tommen; and then it closes with Tywin Lannister waltzing into the Throne Room like a boss, declaring victory over Stannis. No matter how many times I watch this episode, it remains one of the most impressive things this show has ever done. When you factor in the budget, they were working with in season two and the countless unknowns heading into this battle, it’s pretty impossible to imagine it working out as well as it did.
3. Hardhome (Season 5, Episode 8)
Three years after “Blackwater,” the show endeavored to top what was previously thought to be the pinnacle of its action episodes. With a much more advanced budget and a more imposing threat (sorry Stannis), they took what was essentially a secondhand sequence from the books and dropped leading characters in to make it a monster of a sequence. We shouldn’t forget, however, that this episode isn’t contained to just the Battle of Hardhome. It leads to the first meeting of Daenerys and Tyrion; Arya is getting her first assignment from her murder internship; the scene in which Sansa confronts Theon; and the scene in which Sam and Gilly finally hook up. The final 35-minutes of the episode is a balls-to-the-wall massacre scene of untold horrors. It’s one of the most impressive scenes in the show’s history on some levels. It introduces, then kills off a fantastic character (the Wildling chieftainess Karsi); it floods the screen with the undead; it delivers huge moments for the giant Wun-Wun; and it ends with a silent, eerie standoff between Jon Snow and The Night’s King. It’s a horrifying, exhilarating half hour that’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen on television. When it comes to the big battle episodes on Thrones, The Massacre at Hardhome is the most memorable.
2. The Rains of Castamere (Season 3, Episode 9)
The most surprising accomplishment of “The Rains of Castamere” is how it succeeds, like Martin’s book, in lulling the audience into a false sense of safety before Walder Frey’s betrayal. The episode leads to Dany and friends taking Yunkai then casually stumbles into the scene in which Jon betrays the Wildlings, gets shot by Ygritte and narrowly misses an encounter with Bran. All of this before any unborn Stark children are stabbed before Robb is cut down and before Catelyn Stark lets out that blood-curdling scream. The execution of The Red Wedding itself plays into this brilliantly, to the point where you don’t see the worst of it coming until it’s far too late. This is the episode that showrunners Weiss and Benioff wanted to get to when they began this journey, and they killed it. Pun intended.
1. Baelor (Season 1, Episode 9)
At some point down the line, Game of Thrones will find room to tell us more about Robert’s Rebellion and the events that truly started The Song of Ice and Fire. From a narrative standpoint, it was Robert and Rhaegar Targaryen’s dispute that set things in motion. But for the show and its lasting popularity, there is no greater event than the execution of Ned Stark. This episode set the tone for the entire series, expressing clearly and elegantly the notion that no one character is ever safe. It took a few years and a few more massacres to solidify this concept, but “Baelor” was where we first learned Game of Thrones’ most important lesson. The Alan Taylor-directed episode was also very productive in pushing other elements of the story forward. From Jon Snow receiving Longclaw from Lord Commander Mormont to Drogo’s fall from his horse to Jaime Lannister being captured by Robb Stark, a lot happens in this episode. It’s also the episode that sets up The Red Wedding, as Catelyn strikes a deal with Walder Frey so that the Stark army can pass through The Twins. In Westeros, all roads lead back to “Baelor” and the death of Lord Eddard Stark.
As much as I love setup episodes, we have to get to the big ones eventually. Picking a top 5 for Game of Thrones isn’t so hard, as there are a few clear standouts. “The Mountain and The Viper,” is the one that makes my heart hurt the most because of the way it ends. Oberyn Martell is spectacular, thanks in part by the way he’s written in the books, but mostly because of the translation by Weiss and Benioff combined with the electric performance of Pedro Pascal. The surprising thing about this episode, though, is how much else it accomplishes. Ramsay is legitimized after flaying a bunch of Ironborn; the hellish raid of Mole’s Town is delivered early in the episode; Dany and Ser Jorah have their big falling out, and we get that beautiful moment in which Arya bursts into laughter upon finding that her aunt has died. There’s so much more to this episode than its final fight.
4. Blackwater (Season 2, Episode 9)
What was the moment when you knew that Game of Thrones was a great show? Not just a good show, but a great show. For those who hadn’t read the books, perhaps it was earlier than the end of season two. But for book readers, the answer is most likely Blackwater. The way it’s written in Martin’s books — from a sheer notion of scale — is almost impossible to imagine. But they did it. And they did it beautifully thanks to a script from Martin and their big-ass battle Ringer, director Neil Marshall. The battle itself is monstrous, and that big green explosion is a real “oh shyt, this show is going big” moment, but there are also so many great character moments in this episode. Tyrion and Joffrey; Cersei and Sansa; Ser Illyn Payne and mean-mugging; The Hound and Sansa; Cersei almost poisons Tommen; and then it closes with Tywin Lannister waltzing into the Throne Room like a boss, declaring victory over Stannis. No matter how many times I watch this episode, it remains one of the most impressive things this show has ever done. When you factor in the budget, they were working with in season two and the countless unknowns heading into this battle, it’s pretty impossible to imagine it working out as well as it did.
3. Hardhome (Season 5, Episode 8)
Three years after “Blackwater,” the show endeavored to top what was previously thought to be the pinnacle of its action episodes. With a much more advanced budget and a more imposing threat (sorry Stannis), they took what was essentially a secondhand sequence from the books and dropped leading characters in to make it a monster of a sequence. We shouldn’t forget, however, that this episode isn’t contained to just the Battle of Hardhome. It leads to the first meeting of Daenerys and Tyrion; Arya is getting her first assignment from her murder internship; the scene in which Sansa confronts Theon; and the scene in which Sam and Gilly finally hook up. The final 35-minutes of the episode is a balls-to-the-wall massacre scene of untold horrors. It’s one of the most impressive scenes in the show’s history on some levels. It introduces, then kills off a fantastic character (the Wildling chieftainess Karsi); it floods the screen with the undead; it delivers huge moments for the giant Wun-Wun; and it ends with a silent, eerie standoff between Jon Snow and The Night’s King. It’s a horrifying, exhilarating half hour that’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen on television. When it comes to the big battle episodes on Thrones, The Massacre at Hardhome is the most memorable.
2. The Rains of Castamere (Season 3, Episode 9)
The most surprising accomplishment of “The Rains of Castamere” is how it succeeds, like Martin’s book, in lulling the audience into a false sense of safety before Walder Frey’s betrayal. The episode leads to Dany and friends taking Yunkai then casually stumbles into the scene in which Jon betrays the Wildlings, gets shot by Ygritte and narrowly misses an encounter with Bran. All of this before any unborn Stark children are stabbed before Robb is cut down and before Catelyn Stark lets out that blood-curdling scream. The execution of The Red Wedding itself plays into this brilliantly, to the point where you don’t see the worst of it coming until it’s far too late. This is the episode that showrunners Weiss and Benioff wanted to get to when they began this journey, and they killed it. Pun intended.
1. Baelor (Season 1, Episode 9)
At some point down the line, Game of Thrones will find room to tell us more about Robert’s Rebellion and the events that truly started The Song of Ice and Fire. From a narrative standpoint, it was Robert and Rhaegar Targaryen’s dispute that set things in motion. But for the show and its lasting popularity, there is no greater event than the execution of Ned Stark. This episode set the tone for the entire series, expressing clearly and elegantly the notion that no one character is ever safe. It took a few years and a few more massacres to solidify this concept, but “Baelor” was where we first learned Game of Thrones’ most important lesson. The Alan Taylor-directed episode was also very productive in pushing other elements of the story forward. From Jon Snow receiving Longclaw from Lord Commander Mormont to Drogo’s fall from his horse to Jaime Lannister being captured by Robb Stark, a lot happens in this episode. It’s also the episode that sets up The Red Wedding, as Catelyn strikes a deal with Walder Frey so that the Stark army can pass through The Twins. In Westeros, all roads lead back to “Baelor” and the death of Lord Eddard Stark.
I would rearrange the Top 5 from "worst"(they're all good) to best
5. Blackwater
4. Red Wedding
3. Hardhomme
2. Baelor
1. The Viper & The Mountain
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on her face was comedy 
