Game of Thrones

Season 1

S1E1 · Winter is Coming

North of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, Night's Watch soldiers are attacked by supernatural White Walkers. One soldier escapes but is captured at Castle Winterfell. Eddard "Ned" Stark, Warden of the North, executes him for desertion. Later, six orphaned dire wolf pups are found and one given to each Stark sibling, including Ned's bastard son, Jon Snow. In King's Landing, the Seven Kingdoms capital, Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, dies suddenly. King Robert Baratheon, Ned's old friend, travels to Winterfell to recruit Ned and propose a marriage between his heir Joffrey and Ned's daughter, Sansa. Lysa Arryn, Jon Arryn's widow, sends her sister (Ned's wife), Catelyn, a letter claiming the Lannisters, Queen Cersei 's family, murdered Arryn. Catelyn believes the Lannisters are now plotting against King Robert. Ned's young son, Bran, climbs a tall tower and witnesses Cersei and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister, inside having sex. To hide their incest, Jaime pushes Bran from the high window. Across the Narrow Sea in Essos, exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen forces his sister, Daenerys, to marry the Dothraki warlord, Drogo, in exchange for an army to conquer Westeros and reclaim the Iron Throne. The ancient Targaryens once commanded dragons, and Daenerys is given three fossilized dragon eggs as a wedding gift.

S1E2 · The Kingsroad

Ned, the new Hand of the King, travels to King's Landing accompanied by his daughters, Sansa and Arya. Catelyn remains at Winterfell to care for the still unconscious Bran. An assassin attacks Bran, but Catelyn fends him off and Bran's direwolf, Summer, kills him. Catelyn suspects the Lannisters were behind the attack. Ned's illegitimate son, Jon, heads north to the Wall to join his uncle, Benjen Stark, as part of the Night's Watch, and Queen Cersei's younger brother, Tyrion Lannister, accompanies him on the trip. Along the Kingsroad on their way towards King's Landing, Prince Joffrey threatens Arya's young commoner friend, later having him killed. Nymeria, Arya's direwolf, defends her, biting Joffrey. Cersei demands that Robert have the wolf killed, but Arya releases Nymeria to the wild. Sansa's direwolf, Lady, is killed instead. Meanwhile, Daenerys is befriended by Ser Jorah Mormont, a disgraced knight, while she focuses on learning how to please Drogo.

S1E3 · Lord Snow

Ned attends the King's Small Council and learns Westeros has been poorly managed and is deeply in debt. Learning that Arya aspires to be a swordsman and got a sword from Jon, he sends her to swordsmanship lessons. Catelyn travels to King's Landing to covertly warn her husband about the assassination attempt, but she is intercepted by her childhood friend, Councillor Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish. Bran learns he will never walk again and remains unable to remember the events leading to his fall. At the Wall, Jon proves himself more skilled than the low-born and convicted criminals that joined the Night's Watch, and Lord Commander Jeor Mormont asks a departing Tyrion to plead with the King to send more recruits. Daenerys, now pregnant, stands up to Viserys, threatening him if he ever abuses her again.

S1E4 · Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things

While returning to King's Landing, Tyrion stops at Winterfell where he presents the Starks a saddle design that will allow the paraplegic Bran to ride a horse. He unexpectedly finds Catelyn in a roadside tavern, prompting her to rally her father's Riverrun allies to arrest Tyrion for conspiring to murder her son. Ned secretly investigates Jon Arryn's death, and in the process, discovers one of King Robert's illegitimate children, Gendry. Jon takes measures to protect Samwell Tarly, an awkward and friendless Night's Watch recruit, from the other Watchmen's abuse. A frustrated Viserys clashes with his newly-empowered sister.

S1E5 · The Wolf and the Lion

King Robert's eunuch spy, Varys, has uncovered that Daenerys Targaryen is pregnant. Ned rejects Robert's plan to assassinate her, considering Daenerys a non-threat, and resigns in protest as Hand of the King. Catelyn takes Tyrion prisoner at her sister Lysa Arryn's fortress home in the Eyrie. News of Tyrion's capture reaches King's Landing where Jaime Lannister, the Queen's twin brother, demands answers from Ned, prompting them to fight. One of Jaime's men stabs Ned in the leg from behind, leaving him wounded, and Jaime departs to get Tyrion.

S1E6 · A Golden Crown

King Robert reappoints Ned as Hand and tasks him with running affairs until Robert returns from hunting. Learning that Ser Gregor Clegane, a Lannister retainer known as "the Mountain", has committed atrocities in Riverrun, Ned sentences him to death and summons Tywin Lannister to a trial. Fearing war with the Lannisters, Ned orders Arya and Sansa return to Winterfell for their safety, and discovers that Joffrey and his two siblings are not Robert's biological children, and were fathered by Jaime Lannister. Bran, while testing his new saddle, is attacked by rogue Wildings, prompting him to be rescued by his brother Robb and Ned's captive ward Theon, who also take the woman Wilding, Osha, as a slave. In the Vale, Tyrion demands a trial by combat. Lysa chooses Ser Vardis Egen as her champion, while sellsword Bronn volunteers as Tyrion's champion. Bronn wins and obtains Tyrion's release. Meanwhile, Viserys grows impatient and angry waiting for Drogo to fulfill his promise, and he threatens to kill Daenerys' unborn child. Drogo kills Viserys by pouring molten gold on his head.

S1E7 · You Win or You Die

In King's Landing, Ned confronts Cersei, saying he knows Jaime fathered her children and will inform King Robert. Mortally wounded by a boar, Robert dictates his will and testament to Ned, naming him regent until Joffrey comes of age. Instead of "Joffrey", Ned writes "my rightful heir", and sends word to Stannis, Robert's brother, the legal heir to the throne. After Robert's death, Ned confronts Cersei and Joffrey in the throne room, where Baelish and the City Watch betray Ned and attack his men. At the Wall, Benjen Stark disappears during a foray north of the Wall. Jon and Sam are assigned as stewards, with Jon as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont's personal servant, with Sam believing Mormont intends to groom Jon for command. In Essos, King Robert's hired assassin is exposed by Ser Jorah before he can poison Daenerys. Drogo vows to conquer the Seven Kingdoms for his unborn son and starts marching towards Westeros.

S1E8 · The Pointy End

Arya escapes the Red Keep after Syrio Forel, her Braavosian sword master, fends off guards sent to arrest her, while Sansa is captured. Robb hears the news and prepares the Northern armies to fight the Lannisters, leaving Bran behind to rule Winterfell. Lysa refuses to fight the Lannisters, and Catelyn leaves to join Robb's camp. Tyrion and Bronn are ambushed by tribesmen, who Tyrion convinces to escort him to his father Tywin Lannister. At the camp, Tywin asks tribesman leader Shagga to help them confront the Starks in exchange for even greater payment. At the Wall, Jon and Sam bring back bodies affected by the White Walkers, one of whom awakens as a wight and attacks Commander Mormont before Jon kills it. In Essos, Drogo's soldiers begin attacking nearby settlements, enslaving locals in order to sell them to raise money to buy ships to cross the Narrow Sea. Drogo is wounded in a fight. Joffrey appoints his grandfather, Tywin, as Hand of the King. Sansa begs Joffrey to show Ned mercy, and he agrees if Ned publicly recognizes Joffrey's claim to the throne and admits to committing treason.

S1E9 · Baelor

The Stark army arrives at the Twins castle; Catelyn persuades Lord Walder Frey to allow them to pass through his land and assist them in exchange for Robb and Arya marrying two of Frey's offspring in the future. At the Wall, Jeor Mormont gives his family Valyrian steel sword to Jon in gratitude. In Essos, Drogo's wound becomes septic and his death imminent. Daenerys asks a mystic slave woman, Mirri Maz Duur, to use blood magic to save him. Mirri tells everyone to remain outside the tent until after the spell is cast. Daenerys goes into labor, and Jorah brings her into the tent seeking aid. Robb sacrifices 2,000 soldiers to fight the Lannister army as a diversion so he can move his army and capture Jaime. In a public hearing, Ned confesses to treason and publicly affirms Joffrey is the rightful heir. However, rather than sparing his life as negotiated, the vengeful and increasingly insane Joffrey has him beheaded, while Sansa, Cersei, and other counselors object futilely.

S1E10 · Fire and Blood

The North secedes from the Seven Kingdoms and proclaims Robb as king. With Jaime as the Starks' prisoner and Robert's two brothers, Stannis and Renly, each challenging Joffrey's claim to the throne, Tywin appoints Tyrion as acting King's Hand, while Tywin fights to defend Joffrey's reign. Jon attempts to desert the Night's Watch to avenge Ned and join Robb, but the others convince him to honor his oath. Mormont then sends Jon in an expedition to search for Benjen Stark beyond the Wall. Yoren, a Night's Watch recruiter, smuggles Arya out of King's Landing disguised as a boy, while Joffrey intends to crown Sansa his queen, despite executing her father. Daenerys's baby is born deformed and dead, and Drogo is left in a vegetative state by Mirri's treacherous magic, prompting Daenerys to end his life. She places the three dragon eggs on Drogo’s funeral pyre, has Mirri tied to it, and sets it alight, burning Mirri alive. Ignoring Jorah's pleas, she walks into the flames. When the embers die the following morning, Daenerys is found in the ashes, unharmed, flanked by three newly-hatched baby dragons. Jorah and other witnesses kneel before her.

Season 2

S2E1 · The North Remembers

In King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister becomes acting Hand of the King, much to the dismay of his sister, Cersei. At Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon proclaims allegiance to the priestess Melisandre 's God of Light, R'hllor, and claims the Iron Throne, having revealed Joffrey Baratheon 's bastardy. Joffrey orders all of former king Robert Baratheon 's bastards slaughtered. One of them, Gendry, along with the disguised Arya Stark, has escaped the city and is being taken to Castle Black. Having won three victories, Robb Stark, now proclaimed the King of the North, offers the Lannisters peace in exchange for the North's independence and Sansa Stark 's and Arya's safe return. He sends Theon Greyjoy to gain Balon Greyjoy 's support, and Catelyn Stark to seek an alliance with Renly Baratheon, who also claims the Crown. Beyond the Wall, the Night's Watch shelters with Craster and his daughter-wives. In Essos, as her people slowly die in the Red Waste, Daenerys Targaryen dispatches three riders to conduct reconnaissance.

S2E2 · The Night Lands

Returning to Pyke Island after nine years as the Starks' ward, Theon is reunited with his sister, Yara, and his father, Balon, who despises Theon's acquired Northern ways. Balon rejects Robb's proposed alliance and plans to reclaim Iron Island's independence by force. In King's Landing, Cersei rejects Robb's peace terms, while Tyrion exiles the untrustworthy Janos Slynt, head of the Gold Cloaks, to the Night's Watch and promotes Bronn in his place. En route to Castle Black, Arya, impersonating a boy, reveals her true identity to Gendry. At Craster's Keep, north of the Wall, Samwell Tarly is approached by Gilly, one of Craster's daughters. Gilly fears for her unborn child if it is a boy; Jon Snow resists helping, despite Sam's pleas. In the Red Waste, a horse returns to Daenerys's camp with its rider's severed head in a pouch, a message from her enemies. In Dragonstone, former smuggler Ser Davos Seaworth, who now serves Stannis, recruits the pirate Salladhor Saan and his fleet to Stannis's side. Stannis attempts to sire a male heir with Melisandre, as his wife, Selyse, has failed to produce a son. Jon discovers that Craster sacrifices his sons to the White Walkers; Craster catches him spying and knocks Jon unconscious.

S2E3 · What is Dead May Never Die

Catelyn arrives at Renly's camp to negotiate an alliance. A female warrior called Brienne of Tarth wins the right to join Renly's Kingsguard by defeating Loras Tyrell in a practice duel. Renly has recently wed Margaery Tyrell, Loras's sister. Renly avoids consummating his and Margaery's marriage due to his homosexuality and sexual relationship with Loras. In the Iron Islands, Balon plans an attack on the North, led by Yara. Conflicted, Theon burns his letter to Robb warning of Balon's impending attack and affirms his allegiance to House Greyjoy in a water-based ceremony to the Drowned God. In King's Landing, Tyrion imprisons Maester Pycelle after determining he is Cersei's informant. Tyrion appoints his lover, Shae, as Sansa's handmaiden, both to protect Shae and watch Sansa. Beyond the Wall, Craster demands the Night's Watchmen leave. Jon discovers that Lord Commander Jeor Mormont has always known about and ignored Craster's human sacrifices. On the road to the Wall, the Night's Watch recruits are attacked by Lannister soldiers searching for Gendry. Yoren is killed, and Arya and Gendry are taken prisoner. To protect Gendry, Arya falsely states that a boy the soldiers have killed, Lommy, was Gendry.

S2E4 · Garden of Bones

Robb's army attacks a Lannister army at Oxcross and claims another victory, meeting a healer girl named Talisa Maegyr in the aftermath. In response, Joffrey publicly abuses Sansa as revenge for Robb's victories until Tyrion intervenes. The dwarf sends two prostitutes to the young King to calm his temper, but Joffrey makes one of them beat the other brutally, thus threatening Tyrion not to interfere with his business. Catelyn attempts to unite the Baratheon brothers against the Lannisters, but Stannis demands Renly's loyalty to him as king. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish visits Catelyn and relays Tyrion's offer to exchange Jaime for her daughters. Davos witnesses Melisandre giving birth to a shadow creature. Tyrion releases Pycelle and dismisses him from the Small Council. When Tyrion discovers Cersei's incestuous relationship with their cousin Lancel, he blackmails Lancel into spying on Cersei, threatening to reveal the relationship to Joffrey. Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal castle as captives. Prisoners are systematically tortured to death until Tywin arrives and demands they be used as labor. Impressed by Arya's feistiness, Tywin makes her his personal cupbearer without deducing her true identity. After an exhausting journey through the desert, Daenerys arrives at the prosperous city of Qarth. Xaro Xhoan Daxos, a member of the Council of Thirteen, persuades fellow council members to allow Daenerys and her retinue to enter the city.

S2E5 · The Ghost of Harrenhal

At Harrenhal, Jaqen H'ghar, a Faceless Man, assassin, and one of three caged prisoners Arya previously saved from a fire, pledges to kill any three people she chooses to repay his debt to her. Her first choice is "the Tickler", the man who mortally tortures the captives. Renly is killed by Melisandre's shadowy assassin. Brienne is accused of the murder, and Catelyn forces her to flee the camp. Excluding the Tyrells, Renly's forces join Stannis. Brienne swears lifelong fealty to Catelyn for having saved her life. Theon sails from Pyke, and against Yara's orders, intends to prove he is a true Ironborn by capturing Winterfell during Robb's absence. Lancel tells Tyrion about wildfire, a mass-produced explosive substance hidden in the city's dungeons and intended to destroy Stannis's fleet and army during the impending siege. Tyrion then takes control of the scheme. In the North, the Night's Watch arrives at an ancient fortress called the Fist of the First Men. Jeor Mormont hands command of Jon over to legendary ranger Qhorin Halfhand, who is leading a team to the Frostfang mountains to spy on the gathering wildling host. In Qarth, Xaro proposes marriage to Daenerys in exchange for providing her with his wealth to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. Ser Jorah Mormont convinces her to gain the Westerosi peoples' support instead.

S2E6 · The Old Gods and the New

Against Cersei's wishes, Tyrion sends her and Jaime's daughter, Myrcella Baratheon, to Dorne to secure a marriage alliance with House Martell. Theon captures Winterfell and executes Ser Rodrik Cassel. Osha, a captive wildling, along with Hodor, helps Bran and Rickon Stark escape. In the aftermath of another battle, Robb reunites with Talisa. Jon captures a wildling named Ygritte but is separated from Qhorin's group while pursuing her after she escapes. Joffrey's mistreatment of the starving common folk incites a riot at King's Landing, in which he is nearly killed, and Sandor "the Hound" Clegane saves Sansa from being raped. Littlefinger works to broker an alliance between Tywin and House Tyrell. At Harrenhal, Arya has Jaqen kill Amory Lorch when he discovers her spying on the Lannister battle plans. Robb receives news about Theon's treachery and sends men to retake Winterfell. At Qarth, Daenerys works to procure a ship to transport an army to Westeros while keeping Xaro at bay. One of Daenerys's maids, Irri, is killed, and her dragons are stolen.

S2E7 · A Man Without Honor

Theon and his men pursue Bran and Rickon. Tywin launches an investigation into Amory's assassination. Jon recaptures Ygritte, but she escapes again, leading him into a trap. Still shaken from the riot, Sansa is horrified that she has begun menstruating and is now old enough to marry and bear Joffrey's children. Cersei advises her to love no one but her children, not even Joffrey. In Robb's camp, Jaime's failed escape leaves a guard dead and some soldiers seeking retribution. In Qarth, the warlock Pyat Pree says he stole Daenerys's dragons; he offers her the opportunity to reunite with them, then slaughters the Council of Thirteen and establishes Xaro as king. In Winterfell, Theon presents the charred corpses of two farm boys to Maester Luwin, claiming they are Bran and Rickon.

S2E8 · The Prince of Winterfell

Robb learns that Catelyn secretly freed Jaime Lannister, who Brienne is escorting to King's Landing to exchange for Sansa and Arya. Robb places his mother under house arrest and sends men to recapture Jaime. Yara arrives at Winterfell and criticizes Theon's seizing it, as he will not receive reinforcements to hold it. He refuses to return to Pyke with her. When Tywin leaves Harrenhal to attack Robb, Arya coerces Jaqen into helping her, Gendry, and their friend, Hot Pie, to escape. In King's Landing, Cersei gets revenge on Tyrion for sending Myrcella to Dorne by abducting Ros, whom she mistakenly believes is his secret lover. Joffrey chastises Varys for not having more knowledge of Stark positions, and prepares to lead the attack against Stannis himself. En route to King's Landing, Stannis promises to make Davos his Hand of the King. Beyond the Wall, a wildling leader called "Rattleshirt" leads the captured Jon and Halfhand to his king, Mance Rayder. At the Fist of the First Men, the brothers of the Night's Watch find a hidden cache of dragonglass weapons. In Qarth, Jorah agrees to accompany Daenerys to the House of the Undying to retrieve her dragons. Bran and Rickon are revealed to be alive and hiding in the Winterfell crypts.

S2E9 · Blackwater

Stannis's fleet assaults King's Landing. Sansa plays along, trying to manipulate Joffrey into leading the attack himself (hoping to get him killed), but Joffrey proves too afraid to fight. Leading the defense, Tyrion destroys most of Stannis's fleet with wildfire, including Davos's ship; however, a significant force still manages to attack the castle. The Hound, overcome by his fear of fire, denounces Joffrey and deserts the battlefield. Joffrey retreats in fear as Tyrion rallies the Gold Cloaks into fighting with him. Stannis's forces enter the castle, but Tyrion leads his men behind them and mounts a rearguard attack. Cersei goes to the throne room with Tommen, intending to commit suicide rather than be captured. Tyrion is betrayed and wounded by one of the Kingsguard, Mandon Moore, but saved by his squire, Podrick. The Hound offers to take Sansa to Winterfell, but she is still scared of him and refuses. Tywin and Loras arrive with a combined Lannister–Tyrell army at the last minute to save the city, but Stannis escapes.

S2E10 · Valar Morghulis

Joffrey sets Sansa aside to marry Margaery Tyrell and ally with the Tyrell house. Tyrion recovers from his wounds and fears that Cersei tried to have him killed. Melisandre comforts a defeated Stannis by showing his future glory in the flames. Brienne kills Stark soldiers after they recognize Jaime. Against Catelyn's advice, Robb marries Talisa, breaking his promise to wed Walder Frey 's daughter. In Qarth, inside the House of the Undying, Daenerys enters a simulacrum of a destroyed Iron Throne room, then is reunited with what appears to be Khal Drogo and their infant son. Knowing it is an illusion, she leaves and successfully retrieves her dragons, who burn the House to the ground, killing Pyat. She seals Xaro and her traitorous servant Doreah inside his empty vault, claims his wealth, and purchases a ship to leave Qarth. In Winterfell, Theon's men betray him and hand him over to the besieging Northmen in exchange for passage for themselves back to the Iron Islands. Winterfell is torched. Fatally wounded, Maester Luwin convinces Osha to take Bran and Rickon to the Wall to seek protection from Jon. After Arya, Hot Pie, and Gendry escape Harrenhal, Jaqen gives Arya a coin he says can be used to find him in Braavos. Before she does, he magically changes his face and departs. North of the Wall, Qhorin Halfhand forces Jon to kill him and pretend to join the wildlings so that he can spy on them. An army of White Walkers and dead men surrounds the Fist of the First Men; Sam hides, watching in horror as they pass.

Season 3

S3E1 · Valar Dohaeris

After the White Walkers attack the Fist of the First Men, the surviving Night's Watchmen, including Samwell Tarly and Jeor Mormont, pledge to return to the Wall and warn the Seven Kingdoms. Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the "King beyond the Wall", and pledges his loyalty to the wildlings. Robb Stark finds Harrenhal abandoned by the Lannisters, with its inhabitants slaughtered. He orders his bannerman Roose Bolton to garrison the castle and lead the search for Jaime Lannister. A scarred Tyrion Lannister attempts to negotiate Casterly Rock from his father, Tywin, who offers lesser promises and threatens to hang any whores that he catches his son with. Margaery Tyrell engages in charitable acts with King's Landing orphans. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish offers to help Sansa Stark escape King's Landing. Ros warns Shae to distrust Littlefinger. Davos Seaworth is rescued by Saan, who wants to break ties with Stannis Baratheon. Davos returns to Dragonstone where he unsuccessfully tries to kill Melisandre and is imprisoned. She blames him for convincing Stannis not to let her join the battle. In Essos, Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Astapor to buy an army of brutally trained mercenary soldiers called the "Unsullied". The Qarthian warlocks attempt to assassinate her, but Ser Barristan Selmy, a former Kingsguard commander, saves her and pledges his loyalty.

S3E2 · Dark Wings, Dark Words

Brienne of Tarth continues escorting Jaime Lannister across the Riverlands to King's Landing. He engages her in a fight, which is interrupted by Bolton soldiers who capture them. Robb receives news that Winterfell was sacked and that his brothers Bran and Rickon have been killed by Theon Greyjoy. Robb has lost the support of House Frey after breaking his promise to marry one of Lord Walder's granddaughters, while his bannerman Lord Rickard Karstark is furious at the release of Jaime. Arya Stark, Gendry, and Hot Pie also make for Riverrun but are waylaid by the outlawed "Brotherhood Without Banners". They stop at an inn, where the captured Sandor "the Hound" Clegane exposes Arya's identity. Margaery and her grandmother Olenna Tyrell, the "Queen of Thorns", question Sansa about Joffrey Baratheon 's troubling personality and suggest that she visit Highgarden. Theon is held in a dungeon and tortured by unknown captors. Bran, Rickon, Osha, and Hodor encounter siblings Jojen and Meera Reed, children of Stark bannerman Howland Reed. Jojen, who has prophetic dreams, tells Bran that he is a warg with the ability to enter animals' minds.

S3E3 · Walk of Punishment

Robb and Catelyn Stark attend Hoster Tully 's funeral in Riverrun. Tywin Lannister sends Littlefinger to the Eyrie to marry Lysa Arryn to secure her allegiance, and appoints Tyrion as the Crown's new Master of Coin. Arya and Gendry are taken captive by the Brotherhood, while Hot Pie is allowed to remain behind to work at the inn. Mance Rayder sends Jon and a band of wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane to scale the Wall and attack Castle Black from its weakly defended back. The surviving Night's Watchmen return to Craster's Keep, where Gilly gives birth to a son. Theon is freed from the dungeon by a mysterious stranger, who tells him that he is being held by one of his jealous uncles. Melisandre leaves Dragonstone, mysteriously stating that the blood of a king is required for victory. Daenerys barters for the 8,000 Unsullied and the translator Missandei in exchange for one of her young dragons, ignoring Barristan's and Jorah Mormont 's protestations. Jaime persuades his captor, Locke, to prevent Brienne from being raped by claiming her father will pay a huge ransom; Locke agrees, but he then severs Jaime's right hand without warning.

S3E4 · And Now His Watch is Ended

After learning that Theon staged Bran and Rickon's deaths, Theon's "rescuer" betrays him, returning him to the dungeon for further torture. After a failed escape attempt, Jaime believes himself lost without his sword hand; Brienne urges him to remain hopeful. Varys tells Tyrion how he became a eunuch, then shows him the sorcerer who castrated him, who is now his captive. He advises Tyrion to be patient in his quest for vengeance against Cersei. At Craster's Keep, the surviving Night's Watchmen, starving, come into conflict with their host. Craster and Mormont are slain in the struggle, and Sam flees with Gilly and her newborn son. Arya and Gendry are taken to the Brotherhood's secret cave, meeting their leader, Beric Dondarrion, who demands that the Hound undergo a trial by combat for his crimes. Margaery proposes that Sansa marry Loras, which Sansa agrees to, unaware he is gay. Daenerys meets with the slave master Kraznys to trade one dragon for the Unsullied army. Once the deal is struck, she commands the Unsullied to kill all the slave masters, and has her dragon burn Kraznys; she frees the Unsullied, who willingly follow her.

S3E5 · Kissed by Fire

Tyrion, knowing the Crown is deeply in debt to the Iron Bank, persuades Olenna to pay for half of the royal wedding. Sansa tells Littlefinger she wants to remain in King's Landing, as she secretly hopes to marry Loras. Littlefinger uncovers the Tyrell–Varys plot to marry Sansa to Loras and informs Tywin. To circumvent this, he decides to marry Sansa to Tyrion and Cersei to Loras over both Lannisters' objections. Stannis confesses his infidelity to his fanatical wife, Selyse, who says she knows and approves. Their daughter, Princess Shireen, sneaks into the dungeon to visit Davos and teaches him to read. The Hound is released after killing Beric in the trial by combat. Thoros of Myr, a priest of R'hllor, resurrects Beric, using the Lord of Light's power. Gendry decides to join the Brotherhood, who intend to ransom Arya to Robb. After being delivered to Roose Bolton at Harrenhal, and having his stump treated by the disgraced former maester Qyburn, a delirious Jaime reveals to Brienne that he killed "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen to prevent him from destroying King's Landing with wildfire. Robb executes Lord Karstark after the latter murders two captive Lannister boys. With the Karstarks abandoning him, a desperate Robb hopes to renew his alliance with Walder Frey. Ygritte seduces Jon, who breaks his Night's Watch vows. Daenerys encourages the Unsullied to choose a leader among them; they choose Grey Worm.

S3E6 · The Climb

In King's Landing, Tywin forces Olenna into an agreement to marry Cersei to Loras. Cersei tells Tyrion that Joffrey, not she, ordered Ser Mandon to kill him during the battle. Tyrion shares news of his and Sansa's upcoming wedding with Shae and Sansa. Littlefinger taunts Varys about thwarting his plan with the Tyrells and reveals he handed over Varys's informant Ros to Joffrey, who tortured and killed her. In the Riverlands, Melisandre buys Gendry from the Brotherhood and predicts that Arya will kill many with brown, green, and blue eyes, and that they will meet again. Walder Frey agrees to renew his alliance with Robb in exchange for an apology and his uncle Edmure Tully, now lord of Riverrun, marrying one of Frey’s granddaughters instead. Roose Bolton agrees to send Jaime back to King's Landing but refuses to let Brienne go with him. At an unknown place, a mysterious man continues torturing Theon. In the North, Osha and Meera grow tense. Beyond the Wall, Sam flees with Gilly, while Jon and Ygritte climb the Wall with wildlings Tormund and Orell.

S3E7 · The Bear and the Maiden Fair

In the North, Jojen tells Bran they must not stop at Castle Black but travel beyond the Wall to find the Three-Eyed Raven; Osha warns them about the White Walkers. Jon and Ygritte's relationship deepens, angering the jealous wildling Orell. After learning that Theon's greatest pride is his formidable phallus, his torturer cuts it off. Robb learns that Talisa is pregnant. Disgusted that they sold Gendry, Arya escapes the Brotherhood, only to be captured by the Hound. Melisandre tells Gendry that his father was King Robert Baratheon. Shae warns Tyrion that their relationship will end once he marries Sansa. Tywin and Joffrey discuss Daenerys; Tywin dismisses her as a potential threat. Daenerys reaches Yunkai and declares war on the city. Roose Bolton abandons Harrenhal for Edmure Tully's wedding at the Twins while Jaime bids Brienne farewell as he departs for King's Landing. Having a change of heart, Jaime returns to Harrenhal and rescues Brienne from a bear pit she had been trapped in by Locke.

S3E8 · Second Sons

King's Landing hosts Tyrion and Sansa's wedding. Cersei shows her displeasure towards Margaery and Loras. At the wedding feast, Tyrion causes a drunken scene. Tywin demands that Tyrion quickly produce a Lannister heir, but Tyrion later assures Sansa their marriage will never be consummated without her consent. Sandor tells Arya that he is taking her to the Twins to ransom her to Robb. Stannis releases Davos, demanding that he respect Melisandre. She arrives in Dragonstone with Gendry, whom she seduces to extract his blood using leeches. In a magical ritual, Stannis casts the blood-filled leeches into a fire while naming the three usurpers: Robb Stark, Balon Greyjoy, and King Joffrey. Daenerys learns that Yunkai has employed mercenaries called the "Second Sons" to defend the city. One of their handsome lieutenants, Daario Naharis, kills the other leaders and pledges the company's loyalty to Daenerys. Sam and Gilly are attacked by a White Walker, which Sam destroys with a dragonglass dagger.

S3E9 · The Rains of Castamere

Sam, Gilly, and her son arrive at the Wall. While hiding in a tower during a thunderstorm, Bran enters a panicked Hodor's mind to prevent him from accidentally revealing their hiding place to a group of wildlings below, unbeknownst to them, including Jon. Jon is suspected of still being loyal to the Night's Watch when he refuses to murder a farmer, whom Ygritte kills. Bran wargs into Summer to save Jon, who kills Orell before escaping, leaving a furious Ygritte behind with Chief Tormund. Osha, Rickon, and his direwolf, Shaggydog, depart for the Last Hearth to seek shelter from Stark bannermen from House Umber, while Bran, Meera, Jojen, Hodor, and Bran's direwolf, Summer, plan to go beyond the Wall to find the Three-Eyed Raven. With their army having defected, Yunkai agrees to Daenerys's demand to release all of its slaves. Robb arrives at the Twins and apologises to Walder for reneging on his marriage pact. Walder Frey appears to accept his apology while Edmure marries Roslin Frey, Walder's sole pretty granddaughter. After the newlyweds leave the feast, Walder's men suddenly attack their guests, murdering Stark's men, as well as Talisa and Catelyn, while Roose Bolton, who had secretly made a deal with the Lannisters, betrays and kills Robb. Ser Brynden "Blackfish" Tully, Catelyn's uncle, survives, having excused himself from the feast just prior to the slaughter to relieve himself. The Hound and Arya arrive at the Twins during the massacre, but the Hound carries Arya to safety.

S3E10 · Mhysa

The "Red Wedding's" mastermind is revealed to be Tywin Lannister, who rewards House Frey with the seat of Riverrun and appoints Roose Bolton as Warden of the North. Theon learns that his captor is Ramsay Snow, Roose's bastard son, who had also been responsible for torching Winterfell, having betrayed the Ironborn who handed Theon over to him and killed them. Ramsay sends Theon's severed phallus to Balon with a demand that he remove his men from the North. While Balon is happy to give up on Theon, Yara leads a mission to rescue him. Arya and the Hound kill some Frey soldiers they encounter who are mocking Robb's death. Jaime and Brienne arrive in King's Landing, where Jaime is reunited with Cersei. Sam and Gilly encounter Bran's party in the Night Fort, and Bran has Sam promise not to tell Jon that he is still alive. Sam returns to Castle Black with Gilly, and Maester Aemon has him send ravens to warn the Seven Kingdoms about the White Walkers. Ygritte pursues Jon and shoots him with three arrows, but can't bring herself to kill him. He escapes, returning wounded to Castle Black. In Dragonstone, Davos helps Gendry escape to prevent him from being sacrificed to the Lord of Light. He persuades Stannis to respond to the Night's Watch's letter and provide them with aid in their war against the wildlings and White Walkers. In Essos, the freed Yunkai slaves hail Daenerys as "Mhysa" (mother).

Season 4

S4E1 · Two Swords

Tywin oversees the reforging of Ice, House Stark 's ancestral Valyrian steel sword, into two new ones. One is for Jaime, who grieves the loss of his sword hand and Cersei's love, and the other is a wedding present for King Joffrey, which Joffrey names Widow's Wail. Prince Oberyn Martell, representing his infirm brother, Prince Doran of Dorne, arrives in King's Landing to attend the royal wedding. He and his paramour, Ellaria Sand, are greeted by Tyrion. Oberyn tells Tyrion that he has another motive for coming to the capital, as he is seeking revenge against Lannisters and Gregor Clegane for the rape and murder of his sister, Elia, wife of the unfaithful Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. In the North, Styr and the cannibalistic Thenns reinforce Tormund, Ygritte and the other Wildlings forces south of the wall. Maester Aemon absolves Jon after he justifies his actions while with the Wildlings and reveals that their army of 100,000 plans to attack Castle Black. In the Riverlands, the Hound and Arya head to the Eyrie where the Hound intends to ransom Arya to her Aunt Lysa, Jon Arryn's widow. Along the way, they get into a fight with a group of Gregor Clegane's soldiers in an inn and Arya reclaims her sword, Needle, from Polliver, killing him. In Essos, Daenerys marches her army towards Meereen, the last and largest of the three great slave cities; she fears she is losing control over her growing dragons, now horse-sized.

S4E2 · The Lion and the Rose

Roose Bolton returns to the Dreadfort with his bride, one of Walder Frey's daughters. He chastises Ramsay for torturing and castrating Theon, devaluing him as a hostage. Theon, who has degenerated into a subservient persona called 'Reek', discloses that Bran and Rickon Stark are alive and threaten Roose's legitimacy as Warden of the North. Roose orders Ramsay to reclaim the territories under Ironborn occupation, promising a reward if he succeeds, while also sending Locke to capture Bran and Rickon. In Dragonstone, Melisandre sacrifices three people, including Stannis' brother-in-law, burning them to death as a tribute to the Lord of Light, delighting Queen Selyse and disgusting Ser Davos and Princess Shireen. To protect Shae from his family, Tyrion arranges to send her to Pentos across the Narrow Sea, leaving her distressed. Bronn secretly trains Jaime to be able to fight with his left hand. King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell are wed. During the Royal Wedding feast, Joffrey publicly humiliates Tyrion and taunts Sansa just before he fatally succumbs to poisoned wine. A distraught Cersei accuses Tyrion of the murder and has him arrested, while Ser Dontos Hollard, Joffrey's fool and a former knight, persuades Sansa to leave the feast with him for her protection.

S4E3 · Breaker of Chains

Tywin grooms his young grandson Tommen to be the new king and enlists Oberyn and Mace Tyrell as his fellow judges for Tyrion's impending murder trial. Tyrion chooses Jaime as his witness. Littlefinger, who hired Ser Dontos to retrieve Sansa, has him killed, then smuggles her out of King's Landing aboard his ship. In the Riverlands, Arya and the Hound are offered hospitality by a peasant farmer and his daughter, whom the Hound soon robs, angering Arya. To replenish Stannis' depleted forces, Davos wants to request a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos to hire a mercenary army from Essos. At Castle Black, Sam fears for Gilly's safety and moves her and Little Sam to nearby Mole's Town. Meanwhile, the Wildlings continue to raid northern villages. The Night's Watch learns that the mutineers are camped at Craster 's Keep. Jon proposes an attack on them to prevent them leaking Castle Black's defense weaknesses to Mance Rayder 's approaching army. Daenerys arrives at Meereen and gives a rousing speech before the gates, offering the city's slaves their freedom.

S4E4 · Oathkeeper

Daenerys easily captures Meereen, instigating a slave revolt. Seeking justice for 163 slain slave children, she nails 163 masters to the same road posts. At sea, Littlefinger tells Sansa that he had plotted Joffrey's murder with the Tyrells and that it was Olenna who had administered the poison to protect her granddaughter. Before leaving King's Landing, Olenna reveals her guilt to Margaery and urges her to seduce Tommen, who will be a much kinder and more pliable husband. Jaime believes Tyrion is innocent, but Cersei is adamant he is guilty and also orders Jaime to locate and kill Sansa, whom she believes was an accomplice. Jaime instead sends Brienne to find and protect Sansa, presenting her with new armor, his Valyrian Steel sword, which she names Oathkeeper, horses and Podrick Payne as her squire. In the North, hoping to eliminate Jon, Alliser Thorne and Janos Slynt agree to allow Jon to lead the expedition against the mutineers. Unknown to Jon, the mutineers have captured Bran and his companions. Further north, a White Walker takes Craster's last newborn son to a secret ritual site where he is transformed into a Walker by the Night King.

S4E5 · First of His Name

Tommen is crowned king and Cersei surprises Margaery by apparently approving of her match with Tommen. Tywin asks Oberyn to be a judge at Tyrion's trial and swears his innocence in Elia's rape and murder. In the Vale, Littlefinger takes Sansa to the Eyrie where she is reunited with her aunt, Lysa Arryn, who pressures Littlefinger to marry her immediately. It is revealed that Littlefinger had manipulated Lysa into poisoning her husband Jon Arryn and framing the Lannisters, setting the conflict between the Starks and Lannisters in motion. Lysa plans for Sansa to marry her son, Robin, an emotionally immature prepubescent boy. The Hound mocks Arya practicing her water dancing and disparages Syrio Forel 's fighting style. Brienne learns that Podrick lacks practical squiring skills but is impressed he killed a Kingsguard to protect Tyrion. Beyond the Wall, Jon's group find and defeat the mutineers, while Rast, attempting to escape, is killed by Ghost. Unknown to Jon, Bran and his companions are captives there. Locke attempts to kidnap Bran in the confusion, but Hodor, warged into by Bran, kills him and frees the others. Jojen convinces Bran that they must continue north, while Jon's men burn Craster's Keep and free his daughter/wives. In Meereen, after Jorah informs Daenerys that Astapor and Yunkai have reverted to slavery, she postpones invading Westeros to instead rule as queen until Slaver's Bay is truly free.

S4E6 · The Laws of Gods and Men

In Essos, Davos and Stannis meet with Tycho Nestoris of the Iron Bank to secure a loan for Stannis. Davos re-engages Salladhor Saan and his pirates to transport Stannis' army north. In Meereen, Daenerys adapts to her new role as queen, hearing her subjects' endless requests, including nobleman Hizdahr zo Loraq who wishes to reclaim his crucified father's body, and a peasant man whose goats were killed by Daenerys' increasingly uncontrollable dragons. Yara leads a mission to rescue Theon at the Dreadfort, however, fearing it is a trap, Theon refuses to leave forcing Yara to abandon him. Ramsay rewards Theon's obedience and, planning to capture Moat Cailin from the Ironborn, tasks "Reek" to impersonate "Theon Greyjoy". In King's Landing, Tywin puts a bounty on the Hound's head and instructs Varys to continue spying on Daenerys. Tyrion is tried for Joffrey's murder. All the witnesses testify against him, including Ser Meryn Trant, Grand Maester Pycelle, Cersei, and Varys, who give compelling, though circumstantial, testimony. Tywin tells Jaime that he will spare Tyrion's life and let him join the Night's Watch, if he confesses his guilt and Jaime quits the Kingsguard and takes his place as Tywin's heir. Tyrion initially agrees, however when Shae falsely testifies against him, he angrily denounces the whole of King's Landing as liars and demands a trial by combat.

S4E7 · Mockingbird

Cersei appoints Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, as the champion for the prosecution in Tyrion's upcoming trial by combat. Jaime and Bronn decline to fight the Mountain for Tyrion, but Oberyn accepts. He seeks to avenge his sister, Elia's rape and murder by the Mountain during Robert's Rebellion. Daenerys takes Daario as her lover, then sends him to handle the resurgent slavers in Yunkai. Melisandre and Selyse prepare to depart Dragonstone, intending to take Shireen with them. As the Wildlings approach Castle Black, Alliser Thorne rejects Jon's suggestion that they seal the tunnel. At an inn, Brienne and Podrick meet Hot Pie, who updates them about Arya. They resolve to travel to the Vale, deducing that she would seek shelter from her aunt. In the Vale, Lysa witnesses Littlefinger kissing Sansa. Enraged, she threatens to throw Sansa through the Moon Door, a circular opening in the floor with a steep drop to rocks below; Littlefinger intervenes and, after admitting to Lysa that he always loved her sister Catelyn rather than her, shoves Lysa to her death.

S4E8 · The Mountain and the Viper

The Wildlings attack Mole's Town. Ygritte discovers Gilly hiding and spares her and Little Sam. Ramsay forces Theon to negotiate with the Ironborn to surrender Moat Cailin. The Ironborn agree, hoping to return home, but Ramsay reneges his promise and has them flayed to death. As a reward for securing Moat Cailin, Roose legitimizes Ramsay as a Bolton, making him his heir. At the Eyrie, the Lords of the Vale investigate Lysa's death. Sansa reveals her true identity to them and corroborates Littlefinger's story that she committed suicide, enabling Littlefinger to assume the role of Robin's guardian. The Hound and Arya arrive at the Gates of the Moon, only to leave upon learning of Lysa's death. In King's Landing, the trial by combat begins. Oberyn grievously wounds the Mountain, however delays finishing him off as he wants him to publicly confess his and Tywin's culpability in Elia's murder. Near death, the Mountain trips Oberyn and brutally crushes his skull while boasting that he raped and murdered Elia and her children. Tywin sentences Tyrion to death. In Essos, Grey Worm and Missandei grow closer. Barristan Selmy intercepts a long-delayed pardon from King Robert for Jorah as a reward for spying on Daenerys. He gives this to Daenerys, who is deaf to Jorah's remorse and banishes him from her service.

S4E9 · The Watchers on the Wall

The Night's Watch prepares the Castle Black defences ahead of the upcoming battle with the Wildlings. Gilly and Little Sam escape Mole's Town and arrive at Castle Black, where Sam hides them. The Wildlings attack from both sides of the wall and Pyp is killed by an arrow from Ygritte. Tormund's army breaks through from the south and engages the Night's Watch, while the Wildlings climbing the wall are obliterated by a massive swinging scythe trap. A giant breaches the tunnel into Castle Black but is killed by Grenn and five others, at the cost of their own lives. Alliser Thorne is wounded in a duel with Tormund and forced to withdraw, leaving Jon to take charge of the defence. After seeing Jon kill Styr, Ygritte aims her bow at him but hesitates, then is fatally shot by Olly, dying in Jon's arms. Assisted by Ghost, Jon's direwolf, the Night's Watch secure Castle Black's inner keep, and a wounded Tormund is captured. The Wildlings retreat for the night. Jon goes beyond the Wall on a suicide mission to find and kill Mance Rayder, believing that the Wildling army will fragment without his command.

S4E10 · The Children

Jon's meeting with Mance Rayder abruptly ends when Stannis and his army overrun the Wildling camp, taking Mance prisoner. Bran finds the weirwood tree from his visions but wights attack the group, killing Jojen. A Child of the Forest saves the others and takes them to the Three-Eyed Raven, revealed to be an old man encased within tree roots inside a secure cave. In the Vale, Brienne and Podrick encounter Arya and the Hound. A misunderstanding leads to the Hound and Brienne having a duel; which ends with Brienne pushing the Hound off a cliff. The Hound, grievously wounded, begs Arya to kill him, but she takes his money and leaves him for dead. She boards a ship headed to Braavos to find Jaqen H'ghar. In King's Landing, Cersei orders Qyburn to save the life of the Mountain, who was poisoned by Oberyn's blade. Jaime releases Tyrion from prison, but before escaping the city, Tyrion finds Shae in Tywin's bed and fatally strangles her. He confronts and kills Tywin on the privy with a crossbow, then is smuggled aboard a ship by Varys. In Meereen, a citizen brings Daenerys his daughter's charred remains, burned by dragon fire. Realising they are too dangerous to remain free, Daenerys chains Rhaegal and Viserion in the catacombs, however Drogon cannot be found.

Season 5

S5E1 · The Wars to Come

In a flashback, a witch foretells a teenage Cersei Lannister that she will one day be a queen until a younger and more beautiful queen usurps her. The witch also predicts Cersei will have three children and her king husband will have twenty. In the present, her father, Tywin Lannister, is buried, and her cousin, Lancel Lannister, returns, now a devoted convert of a fanatical religious sect of the Faith of the Seven called the "Sparrows". In Pentos on Essos, a despondent Tyrion Lannister accompanies Varys to Meereen to meet Daenerys Targaryen, who Varys believes may be worthy of the Iron Throne. In Meereen, the insurgent Sons of the Harpy murder an Unsullied. Daenerys angrily resists restoring old local traditions, including reopening the fighting pits. Missandei asks Unsullied commander Grey Worm why some Unsullied visit brothels. Daenerys visits her two confined dragons, who act aggressively toward her. In the Vale of Arryn, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish puts Robin Arryn in House Royce's care when he and Sansa Stark depart. At the Wall, Stannis Baratheon seeks to recruit the wildlings to his war against Roose Bolton, offering citizenship and land as a reward. Jon Snow is unable to persuade Mance Rayder to "bend the knee" to Stannis. As Mance is burned alive, Jon ends his agony with an arrow to the heart.

S5E2 · The House of Black and White

Arya Stark arrives in Braavos and is accepted into the House of Black and White by Jaqen H'ghar, who calls himself and his colleagues "no one". Jaime Lannister recruits Bronn to travel to Dorne with him to retrieve Jaime's niece-daughter, Myrcella Baratheon, who is now betrothed to Prince Trystane Martell, Prince Doran Martell 's son. Podrick Payne recognises Littlefinger and Sansa in a tavern; Brienne of Tarth offers Sansa her protection but is rebuffed. Littlefinger insists Brienne come with them, but she refuses and escapes with Podrick, then secretly follows Sansa. Stannis offers Jon legitimacy and lordship of Winterfell if he leaves the Night's Watch and supports him, but Jon keeps his vow to the Night's Watch. Samwell Tarly nominates Jon as Lord Commander against Alliser Thorne; Maester Aemon casts his ballot for Jon, breaking a tie vote. Daenerys incites a riot by executing a former slave who murdered a Sons of the Harpy prisoner prior to his trial. Drogon reappears, but soon leaves.

S5E3 · High Sparrow

Margaery Tyrell, newly wed to King Tommen Baratheon, manipulates her husband to consider sending Cersei to Casterly Rock to eliminate her interference. Littlefinger takes Sansa to Winterfell to cement an alliance with Roose Bolton through a marriage between his son, Ramsay Bolton, and Sansa without the Lannisters' knowledge. Sansa's unconsummated marriage with Tyrion is considered void. Brienne trains Podrick in swordsmanship. To conform to the House of Black and White, Arya tosses her personal effects into the harbor, but hides her sword, Needle, in a pile of rocks. At Castle Black, Jon names Thorne First Ranger. When Janos Slynt disobeys Jon's orders, Jon executes him. Lancel discovers the High Septon in a brothel, and he is forced to walk the streets nude as punishment. The High Septon protests to Cersei, who imprisons him. She meets with the High Sparrow, approving the Sparrows' actions. Tyrion and Varys arrive in Volantis. Soon after, Tyrion is abducted by Jorah Mormont, who is intending to give him " to the queen ".

S5E4 · Sons of the Harpy

Cersei authorizes arming the Sparrows as the Faith Militant, who then arrest Loras Tyrell for homosexuality. Queen Margaery is enraged, but Tommen proves too weak to countermand them. Melisandre attempts to seduce Jon as a means to convince him to accompany Stannis to Winterfell. In Winterfell, before Littlefinger heads to King's Landing, he dispels Sansa's misgivings about marrying Ramsay, promising that Stannis will defeat the Boltons and rescue her, and even if not, she can manipulate Ramsay. Bronn and Jaime secretly land in Dorne to retrieve Myrcella; hearing this, Ellaria Sand and her Sand Snakes plot to avenge Oberyn Martell 's death by abducting Myrcella. Jorah intends to redeem himself to Daenerys by presenting Tyrion as a prisoner. In Meereen, Hizdahr zo Loraq again appeals to Daenerys to reopen the fighting pits, a local tradition; the Sons of the Harpy ambush an Unsullied patrol inside the citadel, critically wounding Grey Worm and killing Ser Barristan Selmy.

S5E5 · Kill the Boy

Brienne and Podrick arrive at an inn near Winterfell and smuggle a message to Sansa, offering her help if it is needed. Sansa discovers Theon is at Winterfell, and Ramsay forces him to apologize to her for supposedly killing her younger brothers. At the Wall, Tormund Giantsbane agrees to an alliance with the Night's Watch in return for the wildlings to settle south of the Wall. Jon and Tormund travel to Hardhome to persuade the wildlings. Stannis's army leaves for Winterfell, taking his family and Melisandre with them. In Meereen, as Grey Worm recuperates, he and Misandei develop romantic feelings. Daenerys feeds one Meereen nobleman to her dragons, Viserion and Rhaegal, and imprisons the others. She later agrees to reopen the fighting pits and weds Hizdahr to facilitate peace. At sea, Tyrion and Jorah sail through Valyria, seeing Drogon flying overhead. Stone men attack them, and they escape, but Jorah is infected with greyscale.

S5E6 · Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken

Jaqen takes Arya to a chamber filled with the faces of dead people. Jaime and Bronn reach the Water Gardens and find Myrcella with Trystane. The Sand Snakes attack them, but Dornish guards arrive and arrest everyone. Jorah and Tyrion are captured by pirates. They narrowly escape slavery when Tyrion manages to talk their way to the fighting pits of Meereen. Littlefinger informs Cersei that Roose Bolton intends to marry Sansa to Ramsay. He offers to lead the knights of the Vale to Winterfell to defeat whichever weakened side wins the conflict between Roose and Stannis. If successful, Littlefinger will be named Warden of the North. Olenna Tyrell arrives in King's Landing and warns Cersei that imprisoning Loras has jeopardized their alliance. At Loras' inquest, Loras and Margaery both deny his homosexuality. The male prostitute, Olyvar, contradicts their testimony, and Margaery is arrested for lying to the gods. Tommen is uncertain and ineffective. At Winterfell, Sansa weds Ramsay. On their wedding night, Ramsay rapes her in front of Theon.

S5E7 · The Gift

Jon leaves for Hardhome with Tormund and some rangers. Maester Aemon dies shortly after. Gilly is attacked by two Watchmen. Sam intervenes and is overpowered until Ghost threatens them. Samwell and Gilly consummate their relationship. Sansa begs Theon to help her escape Winterfell, but instead he informs Ramsay, who then flays Brienne's informant inside Winterfell. At his army camp, Stannis refuses Melisandre's request to sacrifice Shireen to gain the Lord of Light's favor. Jorah and Tyrion are sold to a slaver, Yezzan, and are taken to Daznak's fighting pit. Daenerys and her consort, Hizdahr, inspect the pit in preparation for the upcoming games. Jorah defeats the other fighters, reveals his identity, and Tyrion appears as his "gift" to her. In Dorne, while in the dungeon, Tyene Sand gives Bronn the antidote to a poison called "The Long Farewell" that she has infected him with. Prince Doran allows Jaime to take Myrcella and her fiancé, Prince Trystane, to King's Landing. The High Sparrow denies Olenna's demand that Loras and Margaery be released. The High Sparrow then arrests Cersei for her previous affair with her cousin Lancel.

S5E8 · Hardhome

Cersei's uncle, Kevan Lannister, is appointed as the Hand of the King. Cersei refuses to confess her crimes. Jaqen tasks Arya to study a marine insurance vendor who defrauds beneficiaries. Disguised as a shellfish peddler, she is to first learn about the insurer and then poison him. Theon tells Sansa that he faked killing Brandon and Rickon. Ramsay asks Roose for twenty men to attack Stannis's camp. In Meereen, Tyrion convinces Daenerys to spare Jorah's life; she does but exiles him again. Jorah returns to Yezzan and asks to fight in the pits. Daenerys accepts Tyrion into her council. Arriving in Hardhome, Jon and Tormund recruit five thousand wildlings, but an army of wights attacks them. Jon kills a White Walker with Longclaw, his Valyrian steel sword. As he, Tormund, and the other survivors escape by sea, they witness the Night King reanimating the dead wildlings.

S5E9 · The Dance of Dragons

Ramsay leads a covert attack on Stannis' camp, destroying siege equipment, food stores, and killing many horses. After dispatching Davos to Castle Black to request more supplies, Stannis, with Selyse's approval, allows Melisandre to sacrifice Shireen, burning her alive at the stake, believing it will help win the war. Jon and the other survivors return to the Wall, allowing the wildlings to pass South. In Dorne, Prince Doran has permitted Jaime and Bronn to return to King's Landing with Myrcella, provided Trystane accompanies them and serves on the small council in Oberyn 's stead. Doran also pardons Ellaria and her daughters. Arya aborts her first assassination assignment after spotting Ser Meryn Trant accompanying Mace Tyrell, the Master of Coin, who has arrived in Braavos to negotiate with the Iron Bank. In Meereen, combat at Daznak's fighting pit resumes. Daenerys is stunned that Jorah is among the fighters. His victory is interrupted when the Sons of the Harpy launch a surprise attack. Hizdahr is killed while Jorah saves Daenerys. The Harpies quickly swarm Daenerys and her supporters, forcing them and Jorah to retreat into the pit. Drogon suddenly arrives, burning many Sons of the Harpy; Daenerys mounts Drogon and commands him to fly away.

S5E10 · Mother's Mercy

Selyse, now distraught over Shireen's death, hangs herself, while half of Stannis' forces desert and Melisandre flees to Castle Black. The Boltons easily defeat Stannis' depleted army. Brienne finds Stannis on the battlefield and executes him for Renly Baratheon's murder. Theon kills Myranda after she catches him and Sansa attempting to escape Winterfell. The duo leaps from the Wall together. Cersei confesses her former relationship with Lancel and must atone by parading the streets naked, pelted with garbage, spit, and feces by jeering crowds. Upon reaching the Red Keep, Qyburn introduces her to the newest Kingsguard member, the reanimated Mountain, who is completely loyal. Jaime, Myrcella, Bronn, and Trystane set sail from Dorne, but Myrcella has been poisoned by Ellaria Sand and soon dies. Arya is punished, losing her sight, for violating the Faceless Men rules after killing Ser Meryn Trant for personal revenge. Varys arrives in Meereen to govern the city with Tyrion, Grey Worm, and Missandei, while Daario and Jorah search for Daenerys, who has been captured by a Dothraki horde. Samwell, Gilly, and Little Sam leave Castle Black for Oldtown, where Samwell will train as a Maester. Mutineers, including Alliser Thorne and Jon's steward, Olly, fatally stab Jon, leaving his body in the courtyard.

Season 6

S6E1 · The Red Woman

Alliser Thorne assumes command of the Night's Watch, while Ser Davos and several loyalists bolt themselves inside a room with Jon's body; Edd leaves Castle Black to seek help. At Winterfell, Ramsay briefly mourns Myranda, while Sansa and Theon are pursued by Bolton men. Brienne and Podrick arrive, killing the pursuers. Sansa formally accepts Brienne into her service. Jaime arrives in King's Landing with Myrcella's body and vows to Cersei to take back everything taken from them. Obara and Nymeria murder Trystane Martell while, in Sunspear, Ellaria and Tyene kill Prince Doran and Areo Hotah after Doran learns of Myrcella's murder. In Meereen, Tyrion and Varys discover ships are burning in the harbor. Jorah and Daario Naharis continue tracking Daenerys, whom the Dothraki take to Khal Moro. In Braavos, a blinded Arya begs on the street. Each day, the Waif beats her with a staff and forces her to fight. In her bedchamber, Melisandre removes her bejeweled necklace revealing her true form, a frail and elderly woman.

S6E2 · Home

In a vision of the past, Brandon sees his father Ned, uncle Benjen, their sister Lyanna, and young Hodor at Winterfell. Edd returns to Castle Black with Tormund and a group of Wildlings, imprisoning Thorne and the other mutineers. Tommen asks Cersei to help him be strong, as the High Sparrow threatens Jaime. Astapor and Yunkai have reverted to slavery. In the catacombs, Tyrion unchains Rhaegal and Viserion. In Braavos, Jaqen allows Arya to return to the House of Black and White. Roose Bolton's wife gives birth to a boy; Ramsay murders Roose, his stepmother, and the infant. En route to Castle Black, Brienne tells Sansa that she had encountered Arya. Theon leaves to head home to the Iron Islands. Euron Greyjoy also returns to Pyke Island and murders his brother, King Balon. Melisandre attempts and apparently fails to resurrect Jon, but after everyone leaves the room, Jon awakens.

S6E3 · Oathbreaker

En route to Oldtown to train as a Maester, Samwell first visits Horn Hill, his family home, intending to leave Gilly and Little Sam with his family, claiming Little Sam is his biological son. In a vision, Brandon sees young Ned and Howland Reed, Meera 's father, dishonorably defeat a Targaryen Kingsguardsmen at the Tower of Joy in Dorne. Varys discovers that the masters of Slavers' Bay are financing the Sons of the Harpy. In King's Landing, the High Sparrow preaches to Tommen, while Jaime, Cersei and her bodyguard, Ser Gregor Clegane, interrupt a small council meeting, only to be shunned by Kevan Lannister and the Tyrells. The Waif rigorously trains Arya, whose sight is restored after accepting herself as "no-one". In Winterfell, Smalljon Umber asks Ramsay to help protect the North from the Wildlings, presenting Rickon Stark, Osha, and the head of Rickon's direwolf as gifts. Jon executes Thorne, Olly, and the other mutineers. He renounces his oath and puts Edd in charge of the Night's Watch.

S6E4 · Book of the Stranger

Sansa, Brienne and Podrick arrive at Castle Black. Sansa wants Jon to retake the North. In Meereen, Tyrion offers the masters of Slaver's Bay peace in exchange for slavery being abolished within seven years; this angers former slaves. Littlefinger returns to the Vale to mobilize its soldiers against Ramsay. Daario learns about Jorah's greyscale; they find Daenerys in Vaes Dothrak. In King's Landing, Margaery is allowed to visit Loras in his cell. Cersei, Jaime, Kevan, and Olenna shelve their differences and plot to defeat the Sparrows. Theon arrives at Pyke Island and supports Yara's claim to the Iron Islands throne. In Winterfell, Ramsay kills Osha, who tries to assassinate him. Ramsay sends Jon a message, threatening Rickon unless Sansa is returned. Sansa convinces Jon to retake Winterfell. In the temple of the Dosh Khaleen, Daenerys tells the Khal leaders that they are not fit to lead the Dothraki. She ignites the temple, killing them. When she emerges unscathed, the Dothraki horde kneels before her.

S6E5 · The Door

Sansa secretly meets with Littlefinger, who offers the Vale's forces and says her great uncle, Brynden Tully, is building an army in Riverrun. Distrusting him, Sansa declines his help. Jon and Sansa leave Castle Black to gather Northern houses' support. Sansa sends Brienne to meet with her great-uncle, Brynden Tully. In Braavos, Arya is tasked to assassinate Lady Crane, an actress. Beyond the Wall, Bran learns that the Children of the Forest created the White Walkers to protect themselves from mankind. In the Iron Islands, Euron wins the Kingsmoot, despite killing Balon; Yara, Theon, and their supporters flee, taking many ships. In Essos, Daenerys orders Jorah to find a cure for his greyscale, then return. In Meereen, Kinvara, a red priestess, meets Tyrion and Varys and promises to support Daenerys. In Bran's unaccompanied vision, the Night King touches him, leaving his mark and making the cave vulnerable. The Night King, White Walkers, and hordes of wights attack the cave, killing the Three-Eyed Raven, several Children, Summer, and Hodor, whose younger self was rendered mentally disabled by Meera’s order to "Hold the door".

S6E6 · Blood of My Blood

Meera escapes the cave with Bran, who is immersed in the Three-Eyed Raven's transferred visions. In the forest, the wights attack, but a man on horseback saves them. At Horn Hill, Sam's father, Randyll, demeans him as a soft bookworm and insults Gilly for being a Wildling. That night, Sam takes House Tarly's ancestral Valyrian steel sword, Heartsbane, and leaves with Gilly and Little Sam. Arya warns Lady Crane of her planned assassination, then retrieves Needle. Jaqen allows the Waif to find and kill Arya. Jaime attempts to rescue Margaery from the Faith Militant, only to find she has repented and Tommen has forged an alliance with the Faith. Tommen forbids Jaime to serve as a King's Guard in King's Landing and orders him to aid Walder Frey, who is holding Edmure Tully hostage, to retake Riverrun from Brynden Tully. Benjen Stark, who saved Meera and Bran, says he was turned by the White Walkers but the Children of the Forest unturned him with Dragonglass. Daenerys mounts Drogon and inspires the Dothraki to cross the Narrow Sea and conquer Westeros for her.

S6E7 · The Broken Man

The Hound is alive and living a simple, non-violent life, having been saved by a Septon and his followers. When rogue Brotherhood members threaten and eventually slaughter the group, the Hound seeks revenge. Margaery convinces her grandmother to return to Highgarden after the High Sparrow threatens to punish Olenna, following her and Jaime's confrontation with the Faith. Margaery then secretly signals to Olenna that she has not converted to the Faith. Jon, Sansa, and Davos recruit the wildlings, House Mormont, and others but remain outnumbered by the Boltons. Sansa secretly sends a message to the Vale requesting aid. Jaime arrives in Riverrun with Bronn and assumes command of the siege. Jaime unsuccessfully parleys with Brynden Tully. Theon and Yara spend their last night in Volantis before sailing to Meereen to ally with Daenerys. Arya prepares to return to Westeros until the Waif, disguised as an old crone, viciously stabs her.

S6E8 · No One

Tommen abolishes trial by combat, to Cersei's dismay, who planned to win her trial with the Mountain as her champion. In Riverrun, Brienne fails to persuade Brynden Tully to surrender the castle and ride safely North. After Jaime threatens to kill Edmure's infant son, Edmure enters the castle and orders Tully forces to stand down. Brynden is killed fighting the Lannisters while Brienne and Podrick escape. Varys departs for Westeros on a secret mission. Meereen comes under naval assault by the slaving cities; Daenerys returns on Drogon, accompanied by the Dothraki. The Hound kills four of the rogues, then encounters Beric Dondarrion and Thoros, who captured the others. They execute them and ask Clegane to join the Brotherhood. Arya seeks out Lady Crane, who tends her wounds. The Waif kills Lady Crane and pursues Arya through the streets. Arya leads the Waif into darkened catacombs and kills her using Needle. Arya places the Waif's face in the House's columned collection room. She tells Jaqen that she is Arya Stark of Winterfell, and she is going home.

S6E9 · Battle of the Bastards

On Tyrion's advice, Daenerys meets with three slave masters to negotiate a surrender, which they refuse. The three dragons attack and burn the slavers' ships. Grey Worm kills two masters, leaving one alive to report what he witnessed. Theon and Yara meet with Daenerys and Tyrion to offer an alliance in exchange for the Iron Islands being independent. Near Winterfell, the Stark and Bolton armies meet on the battlefield. Ramsay feigns releasing Rickon before killing him with an arrow. In the battle, the Stark forces are pinned by Bolton soldiers until the Knights of the Vale arrive and overwhelm them. Ramsay flees to Winterfell, but the wildling giant Wun Wun breaches the gate and Ramsay is taken prisoner after Jon beats him senseless. Later, Sansa watches Ramsay's starving hounds devour him.

S6E10 · The Winds of Winter

Before her trial, Cersei destroys the Sept of Baelor by wildfire, killing the High Sparrow, the Tyrells, Lancel and Kevan Lannister, hundreds of nobles, and the Faith Militant; Qyburn has Pycelle killed. Cersei reveals her incest with Jaime and that she killed Robert Baratheon to Septa Unella before having Ser Gregor Clegane torture Septa Unella until she dies. Distraught over Margaery's death, Tommen commits suicide. In Dorne, Varys meets with Olenna and Ellaria, seeking an alliance between Daenerys and their Houses against the Lannisters. Davos confronts Melisandre over Princess Shireen's death, resulting in Jon banishing her. Led by Lyanna Mormont, the Wildlings and the surviving northern houses pledge loyalty to Jon as King of the North. Sansa rebuffs Littlefinger's romantic overtures. Sam and Gilly reach the Citadel in Oldtown. Benjen accompanies Brandon and Meera to the Wall but is unable to go further. In a vision, Bran sees Ned finding Lyanna Stark as she lies dying after giving birth (to Jon Snow) during King Robert 's rebellion. Jaime returns to King's Landing, and Cersei crowns herself Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Daenerys names Tyrion Hand of the Queen and sails for Westeros with the Greyjoys, her armies, and her dragons, leaving Daario Naharis and the Second Sons behind to rule Meereen until new leaders are elected.

Season 7

S7E1 · Dragonstone

At the Twins, Arya, disguised as Walder Frey, poisons the remaining lords of House Frey. The White Walkers march toward the Wall. Edd receives Bran and Meera at Castle Black. At Winterfell, Sansa objects when Jon accepts the loyalties of Houses Umber and Karstark, whose previous leaders supported Ramsay. Queen Cersei demands that the North bend the knee. At the Citadel, Samwell "borrows" restricted library books, learning there is a large deposit of dragonglass at Dragonstone; he sends word to Jon. Sam finds Jorah, now heavily infected with greyscale, quarantined in a cell. In the Riverlands, Arya meets some friendly Lannister soldiers, and "jokingly" claims she will kill Cersei. The Hound begins to believe in the Lord of Light after Thoros shows him a fiery vision of the Wall and the Army of the Dead. In King's Landing, Jaime tells Cersei they crucially need allies. Euron arrives to propose marriage in exchange for his Iron Fleet and an opportunity to kill Theon and Yara. Cersei declines over his untrustworthiness; Euron promises to return with a gift that will prove his loyalty. Daenerys arrives at Dragonstone, House Targaryen 's ancestral home, with her army and large dragons.

S7E2 · Stormborn

Daenerys heeds Tyrion's advice not to take King's Landing by force, which would kill thousands. Yara's fleet is sent to Sunspear to transport the Dornish army to lay siege to King's Landing alongside the Tyrell forces; the Unsullied are to take Casterly Rock. Daenerys challenges Varys ' loyalty and threatens to burn him alive if he ever betrays her. Melisandre arrives and encourages Daenerys to invite Jon Snow to Dragonstone, saying he is integral to the war. Grey Worm and Missandei consummate their relationship. Cersei summons several lords, demanding their fealty, while Jaime offers to elevate Randyll Tarly as Warden of the South. Qyburn shows Cersei a prototype ballista capable of killing dragons. Arya is reunited with Hot Pie, who tells her the Boltons are dead and Jon is now King in the North. She resets course for Winterfell. Jon sets sails for Dragonstone to request Daenerys' help against the White Walkers, leaving Sansa in charge at Winterfell. He warns Littlefinger to never touch Sansa. Sam performs a forbidden surgery on Jorah's greyscale infection. Euron's fleet attacks Yara's, killing Obara and Nymeria and capturing Ellaria, Tyene, and Yara. Theon, experiencing flashbacks as Reek, jumps overboard.

S7E3 · The Queen's Justice

Jon arrives at Dragonstone. He refuses Daenerys’ demands to bend the knee, and instead asks her help fighting the Army of the Dead. On Tyrion's advice, Daenerys allows Jon to mine the island's dragonglass. Melisandre avoids Jon and departs for Volantis, telling Varys she will return to Westeros. Bran, with Meera, arrives at Winterfell and reveals his new Three-Eyed Raven identity to Sansa. In King's Landing, Euron presents Ellaria and Tyene as gifts to Cersei, who promises him marriage after the war is won. She makes him commander of her navy. Cersei administers the same poison to Tyene that killed Myrcella; Ellaria will watch her daughter die and remain imprisoned with the body. A healed Jorah leaves Oldtown to find Daenerys. Ebrose praises Sam's skill in saving Jorah, then makes him copy old texts for his disobedience. Grey Worm and the Unsullied attack Casterly Rock but discover that Jaime has led the bulk of the Lannister forces to attack Highgarden, while Euron's fleet ambushes and destroys the Unsullied's ships. The Lannister forces quickly overwhelm Olenna Tyrell 's army. Jaime offers Olenna a quick and painless death by poison. After drinking it, she reveals she poisoned Joffrey.

S7E4 · The Spoils of War

Arya returns to Winterfell and is reunited with Sansa and Bran. Littlefinger presents Bran with the Valyrian steel dagger his would-be assassin used. Bran gives the dagger to Arya. Bran bids a homeward-bound Meera an unemotional farewell, explaining he is no longer Bran. Arya spars with Brienne, impressing her and amazing Sansa with her exceptional fighting skills. Cersei assures the Iron Bank full repayment of the Lannister's debt as a wagon train carrying gold from Highgarden travels to King's Landing. In a cave filled with dragonglass, Jon reveals ancient wall paintings to Daenerys depicting the First Men and the Children of the Forest joining forces against the undead. Daenerys learns that the attack on Casterly Rock was a diversion and Lannister forces have captured Highgarden. Ignoring Tyrion's protests, Daenerys rides Drogon as the Dothraki cavalry launches a surprise attack on the Lannister army, decimating it and capturing its remaining forces. Drogon is slightly wounded when Bronn fires a bolt from Qyburn's new scorpion ballista weapon, but he and Daenerys land safely. Jaime's desperate charge on horseback at a vulnerable Daenerys is thwarted by Drogon spewing fire. Bronn tackles Jaime into a river, saving him.

S7E5 · Eastwatch

Jaime and Bronn return to King's Landing. Daenerys offers the surviving Lannister soldiers the choice to bend the knee or death. Randyll Tarly and his son, Dickon, refuse her offer, and against Tyrion's advice, Daenerys has Drogon incinerate them. Jorah is reunited with Daenerys at Dragonstone. Maester Wolkan alerts Jon and the Citadel about the wights approaching Eastwatch. Tyrion proposes capturing a wight beyond the Wall to prove their existence and convince Cersei to accept a temporary alliance. Davos smuggles Tyrion inside King's Landing to secretly meet with Jaime to propose an armistice. Cersei accepts, and she also informs Jaime she is pregnant with their child. While in King's Landing, Davos finds Gendry and takes him back to Dragonstone. With the Citadel ignoring Maester Wolkan's warning letter, Sam, frustrated, leaves the Citadel with Gilly and Little Sam, taking several restricted books with him. At Winterfell, Littlefinger, knowing Arya is spying on him, lures her into finding the letter that Sansa was forced to write as a hostage in King's Landing. Jon, Jorah, and Gendry take the Hound, Thoros, Beric, Tormund and a group of the Free Folk from Eastwatch North beyond the Wall to capture a wight.

S7E6 · Beyond the Wall

At Winterfell, Littlefinger schemes to isolate Sansa. Tensions between Arya and Sansa increase after Arya discovers the letter Sansa was forced to write, begging for Robb's fealty to Joffrey. Sansa, in turn, finds Arya's collection of faces from Braavos. At Dragonstone, Tyrion counsels Daenerys about the upcoming negotiations with Cersei. Beyond the Wall, Jon and the men hunt for a wight to prove the White Walkers' existence. After capturing one, the group is beset by the White Walker army but not before Jon sends Gendry to Eastwatch to dispatch a raven to Daenerys requesting help. During the night, an injured Thoros freezes to death. As the wight army is about to overwhelm Jon's group, Daenerys arrives with her dragons, destroying many wights. The Night King, the White Walkers' leader, kills Viserion, one of Daenerys' dragons, with an ice spear. Daenerys flies off with the men, but is unable to rescue Jon. Benjen Stark intervenes and sacrifices himself to save Jon. When Jon and Daenerys are reunited, Jon pledges himself and the North to Daenerys as Queen. The Night King reanimates Viserion, making the dragon a part of his army.

S7E7 · The Dragon and the Wolf

The wight is presented to the Lannister court. Cersei demands Jon's neutrality, but she storms off when Jon upholds his oath to Daenerys. Tyrion meets with Cersei, apparently gaining her alliance. Cersei reveals to Jaime that she instead will use the Golden Company of Braavos to secure her hold on Westeros and allow the White Walkers to destroy Daenerys and Jon's armies. Disgusted, Jaime rides north to warn Jon and Daenerys. At Dragonstone, Theon wins his men's respect and leads them to rescue Yara. Aboard a North-bound ship, Jon seeks out Daenerys, and they become lovers. At Winterfell, Littlefinger works to increase dissent between Arya and Sansa. Sansa, Arya, and Bran publicly accuse Littlefinger of murdering Jon and Lysa Arryn and of treason against their father. Deserted by the Lords of the Vale, Littlefinger is executed by Arya. Samwell arrives and meets with Bran. Combining Sam's earlier information and Bran's vision, they realize Jon is Aegon Targaryen, the legitimate heir to the Iron Throne. Jon's parents, Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, secretly married. At Eastwatch, the Night King, astride the undead Viserion, blasts a hole through the Wall with blue dragon fire; the Army of the Dead marches through.

Season 8

S8E1 · Winterfell

Upon reaching Winterfell with their combined armies, Jon and Daenerys learn the Army of the Dead has breached the Wall, and the Night King commands the undead Viserion. The Northern Houses and the Vale rally around Winterfell but distrust Daenerys and doubt Cersei's pledge to send troops. Euron returns to King's Landing with the Golden Company and entices Cersei to consummate their union. Cersei, through Qyburn, hires Bronn to assassinate Tyrion and Jaime. Theon rescues Yara, who then sets out to retake the Iron Islands, while Theon returns to Winterfell. There, Jon is reunited with Arya. Jon and Daenerys ride the dragons and deepen their bond. Daenerys wants to reward Sam for saving Jorah before realizing that she executed his father and brother. Sam tells Jon that he was born Aegon Targaryen and is the true heir to the Iron Throne. At Last Hearth, the seat of House Umber, Tormund and Beric encounter Edd and other Night's Watch members. The castle's occupants are dead, and the wight of Ned Umber has been left as a gruesome message. Jaime arrives at Winterfell, where Bran awaits him.

S8E2 · A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Jaime reveals Cersei's deception to the Targaryen–Stark alliance and joins them after Brienne vouches for his honor. Jaime apologizes to Bran for crippling him; Bran replies that he harbors no anger and says they are no longer the same people. Daenerys no longer trusts Tyrion's judgment for his having believed Cersei, but Jorah asks that she forgive Tyrion's mistakes. Citing their mutual love for Jon, Daenerys tries to gain Sansa's trust, but Sansa says the North vowed never to bow to anyone again. Theon, Edd, Tormund, and Beric arrive at Winterfell, with the latter three reporting the undead army's impending arrival. Bran proposes that he lure out the Night King, who intends to destroy the Three-Eyed Raven. Theon and the Ironborn will protect Bran. Arya seduces Gendry, wanting to experience sex before they die. Jaime formally anoints Brienne as a knight. Jorah fails to dissuade Lyanna Mormont from fighting, and Sam presents Jorah with House Tarly's ancestral sword. As the Army of the Dead approaches, Jon reveals his true lineage to Daenerys, who recognizes his claim to the Iron Throne.

S8E3 · The Long Night

The living meet the Army of the Dead outside Winterfell. The initial Dothraki charge is destroyed, and the Unsullied are quickly overwhelmed, despite the dragonfire. Edd is killed saving Sam, and the survivors retreat into the castle. Melisandre ignites the fire trench surrounding Winterfell to delay the advancing horde. Jon and Daenerys aerially engage the Night King on their dragons. The wights invade Winterfell, overpowering the defenders; Lyanna Mormont is killed, destroying a giant wight; Beric dies defending Arya, and Melisandre tells Arya what she must do. Jon and Rhaegal knock the Night King off Viserion, and Daenerys and Drogon burn him with dragonfire without any effect. The Night King raises the slain Winterfell soldiers and the dead entombed in the Stark family crypt, who attack those sheltered there. Wights pull Daenerys from Drogon, and Jorah is fatally wounded defending her. The Night King kills Theon as he protects Bran. Arya ambushes and stabs the Night King with her Valyrian steel dagger, shattering him, his White Walkers, Viserion, and all wights. Her purpose served, Melisandre allows herself to die of old age.

S8E4 · The Last of the Starks

The survivors mourn, burn the dead, and then celebrate their victory. During the somber feast, Daenerys uplifts the mood by legitimizing Gendry as a Baratheon, naming him Lord of Storm's End. Arya gently declines Gendry's subsequent marriage proposal while Jaime and Brienne become lovers. To protect her claim to the throne, Daenerys asks Jon to conceal his true parentage. Bronn arrives and threatens Jaime and Tyrion, but spares them in exchange for being promised the Highgarden castle. Jon asks Bran to reveal his true parentage to Sansa and Arya, swearing them to secrecy. Wanting Jon as king, Sansa tells Tyrion, who informs Varys. Arya and the Hound head to King's Landing, separately bent on revenge. Tormund returns north with the Wildlings, taking Ghost at Jon's request. Daenerys and her fleet set sail for King's Landing, while Jon leads the Northern army. At Dragonstone, Euron's navy ambushes Daenerys' fleet, killing Rhaegal with ship-mounted ballistas. Missandei is taken hostage, and Daenerys considers seizing King's Landing using dragonfire. Varys and Tyrion debate whether Jon or Daenerys would be a better ruler. Jaime leaves Winterfell to return to Cersei, despite Brienne's pleas to stay. Cersei rejects Daenerys' demand to surrender and has Missandei beheaded before an enraged Daenerys and Grey Worm.

S8E5 · The Bells

Varys urges Jon to take the throne, but Jon refuses to betray Daenerys. After Tyrion reveals Varys' plot, Daenerys executes Varys by dragon-fire. Jaime is captured, but Tyrion releases him to persuade Cersei to surrender the city and then escape Westeros together. Jaime, Arya, and the Hound each infiltrate King's Landing. Riding Drogon, Daenerys destroys the Iron Fleet and most of the city's defenses, allowing her army to enter. Cersei's forces are overwhelmed, and the city signals its surrender. Driven by rage and insanity, Daenerys levels the city, burning soldiers and civilians. The allied army slaughters anyone in their path, horrifying Tyrion and Jon. Jaime kills Euron but is mortally wounded. The Hound convinces Arya to abandon her vendetta against Cersei and save herself; then he confronts the Mountain. The battling brothers ultimately perish after falling from a tower into flames. Cersei and Jaime reunite but are killed as the Red Keep collapses on them. Jon calls for a retreat as frantic civilians flee the devastation. Arya barely escapes alive.

S8E6 · The Iron Throne

Jon is appalled by the Unsullied executing captured soldiers on Daenerys' orders. Tyrion finds Jaime and Cersei dead in the ruins. Daenerys rallies the Unsullied and Dothraki, proclaiming she will liberate the entire world. Tyrion resigns as Hand of the Queen and is imprisoned for treason. Arya and Tyrion separately warn Jon that Daenerys is a threat to him, House Stark, and the people. Jon confronts Daenerys. Unable to halt her destructive path, an agonized Jon kills her. Drogon, enraged, melts the Iron Throne, then carries away Daenerys' body. Later, Tyrion proposes that all future monarchs be chosen by Westerosi leaders, rather than by familial succession. Bran Stark is proclaimed King Bran the Broken. He grants the North independence as a kingdom and appoints Tyrion his Hand. Jon is sentenced to the Night's Watch to appease the Unsullied, who set sail for Naath, Missandei's homeland. Tyrion reorganizes the Small Council – Brienne, Bronn, Davos, and Sam – to rebuild King's Landing. Podrick is knighted. Sansa is crowned Queen in the North. Arya sets sail to explore unknown lands west of Westeros. Jon rejoins Tormund and Ghost at Castle Black, leading the Wildlings north of the Wall.