The Best Episodes Written By David Benioff

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(307 votes)

   #1 - The Winds of Winter

   S6:E106/26/2016

   Cersei faces a day of reckoning. Daenerys antes up for the 'Great Game.'

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   9.3/10(362 votes)

   #2 - Battle of the Bastards

   S6:E96/19/2016

   Slaver envoys demand terms of surrender in Meereen. Ramsay plays the odds in defense of Winterfell.

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   9.3/10(250 votes)

   #3 - Hardhome

   S5:E85/31/2015

   Arya makes progress in her training. Sansa confronts an old friend. Cersei struggles. Jon travels.

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   9.2/10(265 votes)

   #4 - The Rains of Castamere

   S3:E96/2/2013

   House Frey joins forces with House Tully. Jon faces his most difficult test yet.

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   9.0/10(234 votes)

   #5 - Baelor

   S1:E96/12/2011

   Robb goes to war against the Lannisters. Jon finds himself struggling on deciding if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Drogo has fallen ill from a fresh battle wound. Daenerys is desperate to save him.

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   8.9/10(206 votes)

   #6 - The Children

   S4:E106/15/2014

   Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall. Dany must face harsh realities. Bran learns more about his destiny. Tyrion sees the truth about his situation.

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   8.9/10(245 votes)

   #7 - The Door

   S6:E55/22/2016

   Tyrion seeks a strange ally. Bran learns a great deal. Brienne goes on a mission. Arya is given a chance to prove herself.

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   8.8/10(222 votes)

   #8 - The Mountain and the Viper

   S4:E86/1/2014

   Mole's Town receives some unexpected visitors. Littlefinger's motives are questioned. Tyrion's fate is decided.

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   8.8/10(224 votes)

   #9 - Fire and Blood

   S1:E106/19/2011

   With Ned dead, Robb vows to get revenge on the Lannisters. Jon must officially decide if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Daenerys says her final goodbye to Drogo.

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    8.8/10(200 votes)

    #10 - And Now His Watch Is Ended

    S3:E44/21/2013

    The Night's Watch takes stock. Varys meets his better. Arya is taken to the commander of the Brotherhood. Dany exchanges a chain for a whip.

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    #11 - The Dance of Dragons

    S5:E96/7/2015

    Stannis confronts a troubling decision. Jon returns to The Wall. Mace visits the Iron Bank. Arya encounters someone from her past. Dany reluctantly oversees a traditional celebration of athleticism.

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    8.8/10(194 votes)

    #12 - Valar Morghulis

    S2:E106/3/2012

    Tyrion wakes up in a new world; Dany goes to a strange place; Jon proves himself.

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    8.8/10(252 votes)

    #13 - The Spoils of War

    S7:E48/6/2017

    The Lannisters pay their debts. Daenerys weighs her options. Arya comes home.

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    8.7/10(210 votes)

    #14 - The Watchers on the Wall

    S4:E96/8/2014

    Jon Snow and the rest of the Night's Watch face the biggest challenge to the Wall yet.

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    8.7/10(219 votes)

    #15 - You Win or You Die

    S1:E75/29/2011

    Robert has been injured while hunting and is dying. Jon and the others finally take their vows to the Night's Watch. A man, sent by Robert, is captured for trying to poison Daenerys. Furious, Drogo vows to attack the Seven Kingdoms.

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    8.5/10(223 votes)

    #16 - The Wolf and the Lion

    S1:E55/15/2011

    Catelyn has captured Tyrion and plans to bring him to her sister, Lysa Arryn, at The Vale, to be tried for his, supposed, crimes against Bran. Robert plans to have Daenerys killed, but Eddard refuses to be a part of it and quits.

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    8.5/10(226 votes)

    #17 - The Dragon and the Wolf

    S7:E78/27/2017

    Tyrion tries to save Westeros from itself. Sansa questions loyalties.

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    8.5/10(193 votes)

    #18 - Mother's Mercy

    S5:E106/14/2015

    Stannis marches. Dany is surrounded by strangers. Cersei seeks forgiveness. Jon is challenged.

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    8.5/10(222 votes)

    #19 - A Golden Crown

    S1:E65/22/2011

    While recovering from his battle with Jamie, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.

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    8.4/10(189 votes)

    #20 - Mhysa

    S3:E106/9/2013

    Joffrey challenges Tywin. Dany waits to see if she is a conqueror or a liberator.

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    8.4/10(198 votes)

    #21 - Book of the Stranger

    S6:E45/15/2016

    Tyrion strikes a deal. Jorah and Daario undertake a difficult task. Jaime and Cersei try to improve their situation.

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    8.3/10(190 votes)

    #22 - Mockingbird

    S4:E75/18/2014

    Tyrion enlists an unlikely ally. Daario entreats Dany to allow him to do what he does best. Jon's warnings fall on deaf ears.

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    8.3/10(177 votes)

    #23 - Second Sons

    S3:E85/19/2013

    Dany meets the Titan's Bastard; King's Landing hosts a royal wedding.

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    8.2/10(188 votes)

    #24 - The Gift

    S5:E75/24/2015

    Jon prepares for conflict. Sansa tries to talk to Theon. Brienne waits for a sign. Stannis remains stubborn. Jaime attempts to reconnect with family.

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    8.2/10(185 votes)

    #25 - The Ghost of Harrenhal

    S2:E54/29/2012

    The Baratheon rivalry ends; Tyrion learns of Cersei's secret weapon; Dany suffers a loss; Arya collects a debt she didn't know was owed.

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