Line #125 Recap/GameOfThrones


1	'''Warning:''' '''''the night is dark and full of (uncensored) spoilers'''''.
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3	''Series/GameOfThrones'' episode recaps. [[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers Official policy]] states that no spoiler tags should exist on recap pages. Read at your own risk.
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7	[[folder:Season 1]]
8	!!Season One (April 17th, 2011 through June 19th, 2011)
9	[[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots1.png]]
10	[[caption-width-right:299:''[[TagLine You win or you die.]]'']]
11	->'''First Ranger Benjen Stark:''' Direwolves south of the Wall, talk of the walkers, and my brother might be the next Hand of the King. Winter '''is''' coming.\
12	'''Lord Eddard Stark:''' Winter is coming...
13
14	The first season of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is based off Book One of the fantasy novel series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. The book title, ''Literature/AGameOfThrones'', is being used as the overarcing title for the whole TV series. The first season consists of ten episodes, written by the show creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, as well as Jane Espenson, Bryan Cogman and the author of the novels himself, Creator/GeorgeRRMartin (who wrote episode #8, "The Pointy End").
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18	[[index]]
19	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E1WinterIsComing Winter Is Coming]]" [-(April 17, 2011)-]
20	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E2TheKingsroad The Kingsroad]]" [-(April 24, 2011)-]
21	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E3LordSnow Lord Snow]]" [-(May 1, 2011)-]
22	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E4CripplesBastardsAndBrokenThings Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things]]" [-(May 8, 2011)-]
23	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E5TheWolfAndTheLion The Wolf and the Lion]]" [-(May 15, 2011)-]
24	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E6AGoldenCrown A Golden Crown]]" [-(May 22, 2011)-]
25	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E7YouWinOrYouDie You Win or You Die]]" [-(May 29, 2011)-]
26	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E8ThePointyEnd The Pointy End]]" [-(June 5, 2011)-]
27	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E9Baelor Baelor]]" [-(June 12, 2011)-]
28	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E10FireAndBlood Fire and Blood]]" [-(June 19, 2011)-]
29	[[/index]]
30	[[/folder]]
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32	[[folder:Season 2]]
33	!!Season Two (April 1st, 2012 through June 3rd, 2012)
34	[[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots2.png]]
35	[[caption-width-right:299:''[[TagLine War is coming.]]'']]
36	->'''Ser Jaime Lannister:''' Three victories '''don't''' make you a conqueror.\
37	'''King Robb Stark:''' It's better than three defeats.
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39	The series was renewed for a second season only a few days after the premiere of the first episode. The season is based off of Book Two, ''Literature/AClashOfKings''. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss continued to write most of the episodes, with George R.R. Martin writing one episode as well (#9, entitled "Blackwater"). There are ten episodes.
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43	[[index]]
44	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E1TheNorthRemembers The North Remembers]]" [-(April 1, 2012)-]
45	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E2TheNightLands The Night Lands]]" [-(April 8, 2012)-]
46	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E3WhatIsDeadMayNeverDie What is Dead May Never Die]]" [-(April 15, 2012)-]
47	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E4GardenOfBones Garden of Bones]]" [-(April 22, 2012)-]
48	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E5TheGhostOfHarrenhal The Ghost of Harrenhal]]" [-(April 29, 2012)-]
49	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E6TheOldGodsAndTheNew The Old Gods and the New]]" [-(May 6, 2012)-]
50	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E7AManWithoutHonor A Man Without Honor]]" [-(May 13, 2012)-]
51	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E8ThePrinceOfWinterfell The Prince of Winterfell]]" [-(May 20, 2012)-]
52	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E9Blackwater Blackwater]]" [-(May 27, 2012)-]
53	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS2E10ValarMorghulis Valar Morghulis]]" [-(June 3, 2012)-]
54	[[/index]]
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Season 3]]
58	!!Season Three (March 31st, 2013 through June 9th, 2013)
59	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots3_6.png]]
60	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine There will be no shelter from the storm.]]'']]
61	->'''Tyrion Lannister:''' How long does it go on?\
62	'''Cersei Lannister:''' Until we've dealt with '''all our enemies'''.
63
64	The show's ratings actually improved in season two, so that a third ten episode season was quickly green-lit. As the third book, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords'' is too long to properly fit into that time (having a similar word count to the entirety of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''), and the ambitious scope of the series precludes making more within a year, Season Three does not contain the entirety of the third book. George R.R. Martin wrote episode #7, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair." Though it should be noted that the writing credits for this season aren't exactly accurate, as many scenes got swapped between episodes.
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68	[[index]]
69	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E1ValarDohaeris Valar Dohaeris]]" [-(March 31, 2013)-]
70	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E2DarkWingsDarkWords Dark Wings, Dark Words]]" [-(April 7, 2013)-]
71	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E3WalkOfPunishment Walk of Punishment]]" [-(April 14, 2013)-]
72	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E4AndNowHisWatchIsEnded And Now His Watch Is Ended]]" [-(April 21, 2013)-]
73	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E5KissedByFire Kissed By Fire]]" [-(April 28, 2013)-]
74	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E6TheClimb The Climb]]" [-(May 5, 2013)-]
75	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E7TheBearAndTheMaidenFair The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]" [-(May 12, 2013)-]
76	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E8SecondSons Second Sons]]" [-(May 19, 2013)-]
77	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E9TheRainsOfCastamere The Rains of Castamere]]" [-(June 2, 2013)-]
78	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E10Mhysa Mhysa]]" [-(June 9, 2013)-]
79	[[/index]]
80	[[/folder]]
81
82	[[folder:Season 4]]
83	!!Season Four (April 6th, 2014 through June 15th, 2014)
84	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots4_3.png]]
85	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine All men must die.]]'']]
86	->''"The Starks have '''always''' ruled the North. '''If''' they're alive, the North will rally to their side."''
87	-->-- '''Ramsay Snow'''
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89	The ratings exploded in season three, setting a new record with almost every episode, so naturally a fourth season was quickly approved. It covers roughly the last third of ''A Storm of Swords'', and also adapts some elements of ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' and ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', which take place simultaneously. George R.R. Martin wrote episode #2, "The Lion and the Rose."
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93	[[index]]
94	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E1TwoSwords Two Swords]]" [-(April 6, 2014)-]
95	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E2TheLionAndTheRose The Lion and the Rose]]" [-(April 13, 2014)-]
96	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E3BreakerOfChains Breaker of Chains]]" [-(April 20, 2014)-]
97	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E4Oathkeeper Oathkeeper]]" [-(April 27, 2014)-]
98	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E5FirstOfHisName First of His Name]]" [-(May 4, 2014)-]
99	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E6TheLawsOfGodsAndMen The Laws of Gods and Men]]" [-(May 11, 2014)-]
100	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E7Mockingbird Mockingbird]]" [-(May 18, 2014)-]
101	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E8TheMountainAndTheViper The Mountain and the Viper]]" [-(June 1, 2014)-]
102	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E9TheWatchersOnTheWall The Watchers on the Wall]]" [-(June 8, 2014)-]
103	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E10TheChildren The Children]]" [-(June 15, 2014)-]
104	[[/index]]
105	[[/folder]]
106
107	[[folder:Season 5]]
108	!!Season Five (April 12, 2015 through June 14, 2015)
109	[[quoteright:296:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots5.png]]
110	[[caption-width-right:296:''[[TagLine Justice has a price.]]'']]
111	->''"There's no justice in this world. Not unless '''we make it'''."''
112	-->-- '''Lord Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish'''
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114	Season Five adapts ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' and ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', consolidating the events into one linear narrative instead of separating the story by location as the books did. Beginning this season, however, the series also begins to move beyond the source material, featuring events that (at time of broadcast) had yet to occur within the books, and in several cases story arcs belonging to characters not featured in the TV series are reassigned to established TV characters.
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118	[[index]]
119	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E1TheWarsToCome The Wars to Come]]" [-(April 12, 2015)-]
120	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E2TheHouseOfBlackAndWhite The House of Black and White]]" [-(April 19, 2015)-]
121	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E3HighSparrow High Sparrow]]" [-(April 26, 2015)-]
122	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy The Sons of the Harpy]]" [-(May 3, 2015)-]
123	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E5KillTheBoy Kill the Boy]]" [-(May 10, 2015)-]
124	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E6UnbowedUnbentUnbroken Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]" [-(May 17, 2015)-]
125	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E7TheGift The Gift]]" [-(May 24, 2015)-]
126	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E8Hardhome Hardhome]]" [-(May 31, 2015)-]
127	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E9TheDanceOfDragons The Dance of Dragons]]" [-(June 7, 2015)-]
128	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E10MothersMercy Mother's Mercy]]" [-(June 14, 2015)-]
129	[[/index]]
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:Season 6]]
133	!!Season Six (April 24, 2016 through June 26, 2016)
134	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots6_3.png]]
135	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine The North Remembers.]]'']]
136	->''"Are you afraid? Good. You're in the great game now. And the great game is terrifying."''
137	-->-- '''Tyrion Lannister'''
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139	Season Six adapts some content from ''Literature/AFeastForCrows'' and ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', as well as the not-yet-released ''The Winds of Winter'', but largely consists of original content.
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143	[[index]]
144	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E1TheRedWoman The Red Woman]]" [-(April 24, 2016)-]
145	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E2Home Home]]" [-(May 1, 2016)-]
146	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E3Oathbreaker Oathbreaker]]" [-(May 8, 2016)-]
147	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E4BookOfTheStranger Book of the Stranger]]" [-(May 15, 2016)-]
148	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E5TheDoor The Door]]" [-(May 22, 2016)-]
149	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E6BloodOfMyBlood Blood of My Blood]]" [-(May 29, 2016)-]
150	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E7TheBrokenMan The Broken Man]]" [-(June 5, 2016)-]
151	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E8NoOne No One]]" [-(June 12, 2016)-]
152	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E9BattleOfTheBastards Battle of the Bastards]]" [-(June 19, 2016)-]
153	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E10TheWindsOfWinter The Winds of Winter]]" [-(June 26, 2016)-]
154	[[/index]]
155	[[/folder]]
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157	[[folder:Season 7]]
158	!!Season Seven (July 16, 2017 through August 27, 2017)
159	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots7_8.png]]
160	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Winter is here.]]'']]
161	->''"If we don't put aside our enmities and band together, we will die. And then it doesn't matter whose skeleton sits on the Iron Throne."''
162	-->-- '''Ser Davos Seaworth'''
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166	[[index]]
167	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E1Dragonstone Dragonstone]]" [-(July 16, 2017)-]
168	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E2Stormborn Stormborn]]" [-(July 23, 2017)-]
169	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E3TheQueensJustice The Queen's Justice]]" [-(July 30, 2017)-]
170	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E4TheSpoilsOfWar The Spoils of War]]" [-(August 6, 2017)-]
171	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E5Eastwatch Eastwatch]]" [-(August 13, 2017)-]
172	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E6BeyondTheWall Beyond the Wall]]" [-(August 20, 2017)-]
173	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E7TheDragonAndTheWolf The Dragon and the Wolf]]" [-(August 27, 2017)-]
174	[[/index]]
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Season 8]]
178	!!Season Eight (April 15, 2019 through May 19, 2019)
179	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gots8_6.png]]
180	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine For the throne.]]'']]
181	->''"Everything you did brought you where you are now. Where you belong. Home."''
182	-->-- '''Bran Stark'''
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186	[[index]]
187	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E1Winterfell Winterfell]]" [-(April 14, 2019)-]
188	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E2AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]" [-(April 21, 2019)-]
189	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E3TheLongNight The Long Night]]" [-(April 28, 2019)-]
190	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E4TheLastOfTheStarks The Last of the Starks]]" [-(May 5, 2019)-]
191	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E5TheBells The Bells]]" [-(May 12, 2019)-]
192	#"[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E6TheIronThrone The Iron Throne]]" [-(May 19, 2019)-]
193	[[/index]]
194	[[/folder]]

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