Reliving seven seasons of beheadings, recastings, and internet controversy.
There will never be another show likeGame of Thrones.
AsThronesprepares to make likeElissa Farmanand fade away intothe sunset,its time to take a look back.
Season One: Winter Is Coming.
And mild-mannered fantasy author George R.R.
Martin could still walk down the street like a normal person.
You learned to love it.
After the excitement of the premiere wore off, we settled into the first seasons longsexposition-ymiddle.
That was the same episode we saw a mother breastfeeding her preteen son.
It was by far the nippliestGame of Thronesepisode ever.
Also, Daenerys ate a horse heart.
It was gross, but also awesome.
(Those who had, if they were nice, kept quiet and tried not to spoil anything.)
(Sean Bean was okay with it.)
And then in the season finaleFire and Bloodthe dragons were born!
Then, just like that, it was the first of many long off-seasons.
Then inThe Ghost of Harrenhal,that smoke baby killed Renly.
Ill always remember your fantastic crown and well-groomed nipples.
What was Daenerys doing?
Then, as was becoming tradition, episode nine blew everyones socks off.
Its commonly ranked asthe bestGame of Thronesepisode ever made.
InWalk of Punishmentwe alsosaid good-byeto Jaimes hand, the first of many appendages to be severed this season.
Speaking of marriage, this season was marked by another famous wedding: that of Sansa and Tyrion!
What would the postRed Wedding landscape ofGame of Throneslook like?
Theepisode that followedJoffreys death would prove controversial for its own reasons.
The next week,Oathkeeperbasically pretended like the scene hadnt happened, and quickly moved on to other things.
But no one wanted to talk about any of that!
Im Going to Break the Wheel.
The shows first four seasons largely matched the plots of Martins first three novels.
So season five sped through the highlights of the fourth and fifth books, makingsome large, controversial edits.
Sansas plot proved to be the most infamous.
AroundThe Gift,season five seemed like it was shaping up to be kind of a slog.
Daenerys left Meereen on the back of a dragon.
Season Six: Hold the Door.
Once returned to life, he promptly left the Nights Watch inOathbreaker,becauseloopholes.
It was kind of a depressing season, so people startedshipping Brienne and Tormundto keep their spirits up.
King Tommen seemedmarked for death, and we tried to figure outwho would come after him when he died.
Ramsay Bolton kept being terrible (thoughhe was worse in the books).
And after a two-year training montage, Arya finally becameNo Oneand went back home a Jedi assassin.
Back in the real world, Brexit happened, and everyone wonderedhow it would affectGame of Thrones.
Theseason-six finalewas the lastThroneswe would get for a while, and it didnt disappoint.
Cersei avoided her trial by using the savvy legal strategy of blow up the courtroom and all your enemies.
Tommen did indeed die, by jumping out a window, which leftCersei free to claim the throne herself.
More From Season SixWhich House Has the Coolest Armor onGame of Thrones?
Heres a Refresher
Season Seven: Youre a Dragon.
When theseason premierefinally arrived,Arya killed the Freys, and Daenerys returned home toDragonstone.Good times.
InStormbornSam cured greyscale andGrey Worm and Missandei boned, becauseeven eunuchs get love scenesonGame of Thrones.
This was also when viewers started to notice thatthe show had a new quicker pace, andactual jokes.
(It didnt help thatBran was super weird.)
We also gota fiery dragon battlethat wasan instant season highlight.
Still rowin'…#GoT
[Takes a deep breath.Were almost done.]
Daeneryslost one of her dragons, but at least she worean amazing coat.
Littlefinger finally got his comeuppance, and Jon and Daenerys shareda tender love scene.
And that was it the lastGOTwe got for nearly two years.
Well find out soon if season eight gets things back on track.
