The 15 best moments of Game of Thrones – / Movie

Game of thrones is back for its eighth and final season this weekend, so you know what it means: it's time to sort things out. And a show as epic as it offers a lot to clbadify. Yesterday, we ranked the top 10 episodes. Today we are clbadifying the 15 best moments of the series.

/ Westeros resident experts Jacob Hall and Ben Pearson remained focused, reviewing the 67 episodes of the series so far and reducing a list of dozens of times to 15 minutes. In a show known for its shocking and grandiose scenes, it was like climbing the wall in the winter. Here is what they found.

Note: Before you ask "why not this moment is part of the list? ", Ben and Jacob have you covered.They have recorded an entire episode of podcast where they have come up with their personal list and debated what should make the final cut.You can listen to it here.

15. Daenerys is alive with three dragons

Game of thrones begins in a world where magic is superstition, something that may have existed, but now lives in the margins of history. But what seemed like a categorical rejection of the fantastic tropes was only a montage for the final blind-siding scene of the first season. Daenerys Targaryen enters the pyre of her deceased husband and leaves it unburned and alive. In addition, she emerges with three baby dragons, from eggs so old that they have turned into stone. Suddenly, Dany was no longer a kid on the side. She became a player in the game. One with three children who is the medieval equivalent of nuclear bombs. (Jacob Hall)

14. The king of the night raises his arms

In one gesture, the king of the night shows Jon Snow his greatest insight into his true power. Jon already believed that the White Walkers existed, but watching the King's bending of the night after barely leaving Hardhome alive was a "point of no return" moment and the opportunity for the series to divert the Night King and the White Walkers of the foolish, dreary – they had already been part of the legitimately scary dead army that would direct much of the action in the last seasons of the series. (Ben Pearson)

13. The meeting in the dragon pit

One of the greatest joys in the world of George RR Martin lies in its extent, in the existence of characters thousands of miles apart and in the way in which their stories produce chain effects that change, even if everyone does not know what's happening in the North or elsewhere. South. In season 7, with the end of the match in sight, the show was tightened as never before: it brought together all of its major players in one place, for an extended stay, in order to deal with the entire situation of 'l & # 39; army of the dead. . As a result, the old quarrels are rekindled, the main characters meet for the first time, and the future of the continent is based on a few carefully chosen words. Little Game of thrones the scenes are tense without bloodshed and even fewer people pay so remarkably seven years of stories. (Jacob Hall)

12. the purple wedding

After years watching Joffrey Baratheon being a crooked little punk, Game of thrones finally killed him in season 4. But they could not just let the public enjoy his death. Looking at Joffrey squeezing his neck with his eyes bulging, his face turning purple and the blood flowing from his nose as he breathed, the show reminded us that when you withdrew all his arrogance and unearned evil, he was only a child. Are we really encouraging the death of a child? What does that say about us? Joffrey was a maniac who "deserved" to die, but should we savor his macabre death? The whole scene is dirty and complex, as is the show as a whole. And of course, this death immediately led to Tyrion's arrest, so we did not even have much time to enjoy it even if we wanted to. We did not know that Ramsay Bolton would end up being a worst villain in every respect. (Ben Pearson)

11. The dog wants chicken

Season 4 is the strongest season of the series and one of his most notable scenarios is the unlikely partnership between Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark. Their cop cops maneuvers make a hell of a start when The Hound and The Wolf stop near an infested Lannisters tavern. The insults are exchanged, the dog makes it clear that he could eat a whole bunch of chicken, and the swords are drawn. The Hound proves once again why he is one of the most feared men in the seven realms and Arya recovers Needle, using it to avenge a longtime friend. And to top it all off, the scene ends with their arrival in a war-torn horizon, Arya finally having a horse to her and the hunting dog chirping chicken. Compared to some of the main events on this list, this sequence may appear to be small potatoes. But sometimes, it's the smaller sequences that enrich the whole thing. And this hilarious and brutal sequence enriches more than most. (Jacob Hall)

10. Confession of Jaime Hot Tub

In the first two and a half seasons, Jaime Lannister is a true son of a bitch. He pushes Bran out the window. He is in an incestuous affair with his sister. He strangles his own cousin. It's an irreparable shit. But then he loses his hand, enters a hot bath with Brienne and tells the truth: the "killer of kings" betrays only his oaths, because the Crazy King intended to set fire to his entire city and to each person who was there, rather than acknowledge his defeat. This odious guy committed his most infamous murder to save millions of innocent people from death. And so, Jamie Lannister 2.0 is formed before our eyes. The series never forgives its sins, but if it returns to it a terrifying hue of gray. What if we connect with our enemies? What if we see goodness at the heart of someone's hurt? And if the worst person in the world decided to ask for redemption? There are no easy answers on Game of thrones and Jaime is one of his most complex questions. (Jacob Hall)

9. Tommen's suicide

You must feel for Tommen. He was a good kid trapped in a rotten family, in a position he was never supposed to occupy. Things were turning out well for him when he married Margaery Tyrell, but once his mother tore his lover to pieces, the young Protector of the Kingdom decided that there was only one way to do it. Coming out of it: a failure. There were a million ways to film this moment, but the decision of director Miguel Sapochnik to keep the frame steady while Tommen sees the carnage of Seven in flames, hear the news about Margaery, remove his crown, leaves the frame to put it down, and then climbs in and out the window culminated in one of the most striking shots of the series. And all this happens in silence, stripping the score to highlight the horror of the moment. (Ben Pearson)

8. "These brave men are knocking on our door"

Tyrion's great speech to the troops during the Battle of Blackwater is indeed stimulating. It makes the blood pump. You want to follow him in combat. You want to save the city from Stannis Baratheon's forces. This guy, this rich and unlikely child, is the hero and leader of King's Landing. The speech is brilliantly written. Peter Dinklage's performance is brilliant, as always. But what makes him so special, which makes him stand out every year later in the spirit, is the look on Tyrion's face that leads his men into battle. He is terrified and he really does not know if he believes a word he just said. (Jacob Hall)

7. Daenerys forces attack Lannister's caravan

From this dazzling scene, there are so many particular cliches that it's impossible to reduce it to one or two, but Dany's attack against Lannister's army is at its height. It's quite late in the series for the visual effects team to have the budget to make everything credible. The mix of practical effects and synthesizing effects is first-rate and gives us many moments devoted to the characters we love in the larger action. Bronn gets his POV character at the Jon Snow while he heads for the Scorpion (the Qyburn Dragon Crossbow). There are phenomenal aerial shots of Drogon spitting fire, and it all ends with a confrontation between Jaime Lannister and Dany, with Bronn coming for the last second save. It's so good that it easily compensates for its unwanted cliffhanger outcome. (Ben Pearson)

6. "Tell Cersei. I want her to know that it was me.

Most deaths on Game of thrones are shocking, sometimes humiliating. The violence in this series is no joke, people shout and shit and beg in the end. Thus, when the series decides to send one of its most beautiful characters as a total leader, it is a reason for celebration. Diana Rigg's Olenna Tyrell was one of the greatest characters in the series, an acidic tactical genius who navigates social circles like a general on a battlefield, using her age as her greatest weapon and her greatest big shield. But when Highgarden falls into the hands of Lannister's forces, words can not protect his castle. Jaime (knowing what her sister reserves for Olenna if she is taken prisoner) offers her an easy solution: a quick and painless poison. The Queen of Thorns does not even hesitate. But while she is dying, she tells Jaime her best-kept secret: she orchestrated Joffrey's death at his wedding. "Tell Cersei. I want her to know that it's me. Two sentences splashing like an acid. What way to go out. (Jacob Hall)

5. "Hold the door"

Of all the tragedies of Game of thrones – and there are many – season 5 reveals the origin of Hodor is the one that has the most emotional impact. The cross section between the cave invasion of the three-eyed raven and Bran, who realizes that it is heartbreaking to find that he "inadvertently" created Hodor and that the young Wylis' life has changed forever, is a total punch for the belly, and that this sweet giant is dying to protect The boy he's been watching for years has been one of the rare moments of this show that made me cry. Rest in peace, Hodor, and thank you to Kristian Nairn for acting like a devil in this last battle. (Ben Pearson)

4. Daenerys burns slavers

How much dissent can a queen endure before showing strength? This is a big question for Daenerys since the beginning of the series and she has finally reached her approach threshold towards the middle of season 3. This is a very important moment for Dany: she reveals that she speaks Valyrian ( and that she has always had burns. Astapor's bad slavers and badures the loyalty of the untainted army now released, formally adding the "Chain Breaker" to its long list of titles. It's a heroic, pompous and fair moment that has turned Dany into a real force to be reckoned with (Rickoned?). (Ben Pearson)

3. The viper against the mountain

Here, Oberyn Martell learns why pride is one of the seven deadly sins. Speed ​​and skill triumphed over brute force during the fight – he had the mountain on his back and two seconds from death, but Oberyn was not content to kill the man who had raped and murdered his sister. he had to keep him alive long enough to force a confession, but this arrogance gave Gregor Clegane the openness he needed to turn the tide and crush Oberyn's head. As a result of some shocking moments in this series, we should all have seen the terrible loss of Oberyn to come – the heroes of Westeros do not always win, even when they have the righteousness on their side. (Ben Pearson)

2. The red marriage

Compared to history, fiction forgives. In history, good people lose. Often. The winners, the bad guys, write the books, sing the songs and spread the tales. Lannister's unofficial theme song, "The Castamere Rain," tells such a story. There was once someone daring to challenge the Lannister House. And now they are gone. The warning of these words sounds louder than ever at a wedding reception at The Twins, where Walder Frey, Roose Bolton and Tywin Lannister conspire to murder Robb Stark and cut off the head of the Northern Army. In another show, a show that inspired fiction rather than harsh medieval history, someone would have saved the day. But not here. Robb's wife is stabbed to death. Robb is hit by arrows and lives long enough to see his failure. Catelyn Stark prays and claims all kind of mercy before her throat is also sliced, silencing one of the most devastating howls in the history of television. The red marriage shook the foundations of Game of thronesbut it also shook everyone who watched it, who endured it. It hangs in your brain like a bad day. Where were you when you watched it for the first time? (Jacob Hall)

1. The execution of Ned Stark

There is only one murder more shocking than the events of The Red Wedding and it is perhaps one of the most important moments of the pop culture of the last decade. Seriously. The execution of Ned Stark, when Game of thrones killed his main character in such a humiliating and discouraging way that he forced some people to temporarily give up watching the show (they all came back), has become an instant cultural touchstone. And that exceeds the shock factor. It works because we love Ned and hate Joffrey. It works because it's a stupid decision by a foolish king. It works because the most noble type of Westeros lies in public to denigrate his name in order to save his family. It works because it hurts. Cue of countless imitators. Cue other shows chasing this sick magic. Tail Game of thrones become the flagship series of HBO overnight. Cue the next ten years of popular culture. (Jacob Hall)

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Game of thrones Season 8 premieres on HBO this Sunday, April 14, 2019.

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