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With the sixth season of Game of Thrones<\/a> being on its way to our small screens, it is high time we watched again the entire series some.<\/p>\n

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Game of Thrones is one of the best TV series ever<\/strong> and undoubtedly the best of the decade, but at the same time it is very consuming, no matter if you have been a fan since the first book<\/a> was published 20 years ago or if you decided to start watching the entire series a couple of week ago.<\/p>\n

The series is a post-modernist potpourri turned into a juicy set in a medieval world full of nudity<\/strong> (thanks, HBO!), incest, creatures from hell, people from hell, compelling strong ladies, dragons, pretty and pretty awesome costumes, irony, tear jerking moments and most important \u2013 blood, guts and gore.<\/p>\n

How it all began<\/h3>\n

Game of Thrones began as the adaptation of George R. R. Martin<\/a>\u2019s A Song of Fire and Ice series. Inspired by actual historical personalities and events \u2013 such as the War of Roses \u2013 the action is introduced in the first novel<\/strong>, which also gives the name to the TV series, as being set in the Seven Kingdoms, under the rule of Robert Baratheon.<\/p>\n

After his death, the Iron Throne goes to his bratty son<\/strong>, Joffrey, leaving Westeros under the supreme domination of the House Lannister. But getting this high requires sacrifices and some dirty work and once the former king\u2019s right hand discovers that all the Baratheon children, including King Jeoffrey<\/a>, are the product of the incestous relationship between the Lannister twins<\/strong> – Queen Cersei and Jaime, a war of power starts between the houses.<\/p>\n

In parallel, the last House Targaryen daughter, Daenerys, starts her own journey<\/strong> and grows from a victim of circumstances to a Khaleesi and the Mother of the Dragons, ready to take the Iron Throne back into the hands of her house.<\/p>\n

How it is now<\/h3>\n

\"bestWith the multi awarded show already catching the books\u2019 narrative from behind and with the last two volumes not getting out any time soon, there have been some slight changes<\/strong>. Also, no matter how faithful has Game of Thrones been to A Song of Fire and Ice<\/a>, it was only a matter of time until it would have changed its path.<\/p>\n

Otherwise – let\u2019s face it – people wouldn\u2019t have read the books anymore! Thereford, taking this risk of upsetting the die hard fans and going slightly into a different direction, divided the entire Game of Thrones<\/strong> fandom into two sides: the ones pleased with changes and the ones crying over them.<\/p>\n

But if they agree on one thing, is which episodes are the most remarkable and memorable in the entire series. Those episodes made them all cheer<\/strong> with joy or scream with rage. They made them talk and talk, discussing every scene and over analyzing every line on forums, social media or in excessively long essays.<\/p>\n

Now it is the time to find out which out of the 50 episodes so far are the most impressive<\/strong> ones. And in case you are too busy these 3 weeks before the season 6 airs, perhaps you would like to rewatch these specific episodes, just to remember why you love Game of Thrones so much.<\/p>\n

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10. Winter is Coming (Season 1, Episode 1)<\/h2>\n

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The very first episode could not have missed<\/strong> from our list. In the spring of 2011 we were being introduced to Westeros and its main Houses, including the House of Stark<\/a> of Winterfell consisting of Lord Ned Stark (Sean Bean), Lady Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) and their children Robb (Richard Madden), Sansa (Sophie Turner), Arya (Maisie Williams), Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), Rickon (Art Parkinson) and Ned\u2019s bastard son Jon Snow (Kit Harington).<\/p>\n

But with the king\u2019s right hand dying and with him presumably the secret between Queen Cersei<\/a> (Lena Headey) and her twin Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) asks his old friend to become his right hand<\/strong> and for Sansa Stark to become engaged with Prince Joffrey (Jack Gleeson).<\/p>\n

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“ Prince Viserys starts his own game ”<\/p>\n

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What seemed to be an honor actually marks the beginning of a tragedy for the Starks<\/strong>. In parallel, \u201cWinter is Coming\u201d also introduces the banished House of Targaryen. Planning to regain the power that once belonged to his family, prince Viserys starts his own game<\/strong> by betrothing his sister Daenerys<\/a>\u00a0 (Emilia Clarke) with the leader of the nomadic Dothraki clan, Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), not knowing that his action would trigger much more.<\/p>\n

Why it is memorable?<\/h3>\n

It is the first episode and while it is quite tiring remembering all the characters right from the start, the story placed in a fantastic medieval setting<\/strong> starts in a quite ex abrupto manner, perfect to attract people and convince them to watch more.<\/p>\n