So if you’re looking for a refresher on Game of Thrones’ biggest spectacles and most shocking moments, you’ll need to watch different episodes from someone who’s looking to quickly get up to speed on what’s happening in the story. And on the flip side, a lot of the show’s key episodes, in terms of helping you follow the plot, aren’t the ones that have earned all the critical accolades and fan love. In other words, not only is there no single episode that will unlock Game of Thrones for you, but plenty of the show’s “must-watch” hours are tough for newcomers to get into. As a case in point, Game of Thrones’ single most essential episode, “Rains of Castamere,” is pretty much useless as a way to understand either the show’s overall narrative trajectory or who any of its core characters are.
Game of Thrones is such a sprawling series that trying to skim-watch your way through it - especially if you’re trying to catch up before season eight premieres on April 14 - isn’t as easy as it might sound.įor one thing, while its fancy high-budget battle scenes and many shocking moments have earned it plenty of buzz and fueled endless fan debates over the years, revisiting them won’t necessarily help you recall the overall plot - and if you’re a newbie, many of them will be hard to care about without the context of who’s who and what’s at stake. Looking for a simple “essential episodes” guide to Game of Thrones before the show returns for its eighth and final season? Not so fast.
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