Saturday, October 17, 2015

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Ranking Every Episode of "Game of Thrones"

(Note: This list, with the first five seasons, originally appeared on postshowrecaps.com, which you can view here (part 1) and here (part 2). There have been minor edits to it since then.


The internet loves ranking things. And the internet loves “Game of Thrones” almost as much as it loves ranking things. You can find lists about almost anything regarding the show, from favorite characters, to funniest quotes, to bloodiest deaths. There are plenty of all three to go around. But when you look at one’s list of best episodes, what can that tell you about them? If their top ten is heavy on seasons one and five, you might infer that they enjoy the political maneuvering and “gathering storm” of intrigue. If Daenerys-heavy installments cluster at the bottom, maybe they’re not a fan of our dear Khaleesi. If their top three are “Baelor”, “The Rains of Castamere”, and “The Mountain and the Viper” then perhaps they just love to see unsuspecting family members cry uncontrollably on the couch. No matter the takeaway, we love to play the ranking game because it gives order and structure to things that are mostly subjective. With that said, I am here today to rank every episodes of “Game of Thrones”.

(Spoilers for EVERY EPISODE after the jump...)