A fan's pick: Game of Thrones' 10 greatest episodes

Nearly seven years after its finale, Game of Thrones still looms large in television history. Created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, the series delivered monumental moments across 73 episodes, and a fan has singled out ten that rise above the rest.

Season 1's "Baelor" proved the show would gamble with its biggest names. Ned Stark, imprisoned and accused of treason, falsely confesses to spare his daughters but is publicly beheaded by King Joffrey, leaving Sansa and Arya stunned. That brutal turn—ending the story of a beloved character—shifted expectations about who could survive in this world and signaled the series' willingness to take bold narrative risks.

Season 2's "Blackwater" turned the penultimate-episode formula into spectacle with a single-location siege of King's Landing. Stannis Baratheon's assault nearly succeeds before Tyrion Lannister's leadership, a wildfire explosion and the arrival of Tywin and the Tyrells reverse the tide.

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