Game of Thrones is the most popular show on television, but it’s not for everyone. Maybe you don’t want to binge watch six and half seasons of the show, or maybe high fantasy just isn’t your thing. Or maybe you don’t have an HBO subscription and don’t want to shell out the $15 a month for HBO Now.
Whatever the reason, we’re here to help. We’ve assembled every major Game of Thrones spoiler in one place so that you don’t have to spend 60+ hours watching the show.
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Be warned, every Game of Thrones spoiler is listed below, so stop reading now unless you want to know every one of the show’s shocking twists and secrets!
Season 1
Daenerys’sย brotherย Viserysย is killed by Drogoย after he attempts to hurt Daenerys. Drogoย kills him by pouring molten gold over his head, ironically fulfilling Drogo’sย promise to put a crown on his head.
Ned Stark gets beheaded after he discovers that King Robert’s children are actually the result of incest between Queen Cersei and her brother Jaime. After Robert dies (the result of a boar hunt orchestratedย by Cersei,) Ned attempts to secure the throne for Robert’s brother, but he’s betrayedย by Littlefinger, resulting in his execution.
Ned’s son Robb rides south with an army to rescue his father, but upon learning of his father’s execution, he captures Jamie Lannisterย and is declared “King of the North” by his followers. His mother Catelynย also secures the aid of the Freysย in exchange for Robb agreeing to marry one of Lord Frey’s daughters.
Daenerys loses her baby after a witch uses blood magic to “save” her husband Khalย Drogoย from an infected wound. Drogoย is left in a vegetative state from the magic, so she kills him out of mercy and then walks into his funeral pyre. She emerges unharmed with three dragons, hatched from eggs given to her at her wedding.ย
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Season 2
Stannisย Baratheon, who believes himself to be the rightful king, plans an invasion of King’s Landing. After his younger brother Renlyย raises his own army and declares himself king, Stannisย assassinates him using a shadow assassin created by the red witch Melisandre. Melisandreย literally births the shadow assassin. It’s weird.ย
After Renly’s army joins Stannis, he invades King’s Landing but is repulsed by the Lannisterย forces when they use wildfire to destroy the bulk of his fleet. Renly’sย lover Ser Lorasย Tyrellย joins the Lannistersย to rout Stannisย once and for all.
Robbย marries a healer named Talisaย instead of a Frey. His mother, meanwhile, frees Jamie in exchange for the safety of her two daughters.ย Aryaย escapes King’s Landing. She befriends a “faceless man” calledย H’ghar, who later assists them in escaping Lannisterย forces.
Jon Snow, Ned’s bastard son and a member of the Night’s Watch, joins a massive search for his missing uncle north of the Wall. He finds out that a wildling named Crasterย sacrifices his male children to the White Walkers, a group of ancient ice demons that are raising an army of the dead to invade Westeros. Jon is later captured by other wildlings and kills a second member of the Night’s Watch to infiltrate the wildlings’ ranks.
While Robb continues to win battles in the south, his brothers Bran and Rickon are betrayed by Theonย Greyjoy, a former “hostage” of Ned who was raised as a brother to the Starks. Bran, Rickon, and several companions escape and Theonย fakes their deaths to hide his incompetence. Theon’sย soldiers later betray him and abandon Winterfell.ย
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Season 3
Robb Stark’s war ends at the Red Wedding, when the Freysย betray him and kill him, his wife, his unborn child, his mother Catelyn, and most of their forces. The Freysย are aided by Rooseย Bolton, whose forces have also captured Winterfell from Theon.
Roose’s bastard son Ramsey captures Theon, tortures him, and ultimately cuts off his genitals.ย
Jon Snow discovers the wildlings are going to attack the Wall while fleeing from the White Walkers. He takes a wildling lover, Ygritte, although she ultimately tries to kill him when he flees back to the Wall.ย
Sansaย Stark is married to Tyrionย Lannisterย in a “sham” marriage, which angers his lover Shae. Meanwhile, King Joffreyย is betrothed to Margaeryย Tyrell.
Jaime Lannister loses his hand when he’s captured by Bolton forces. Jaime later makes it back to King’s Landing.
Aryaย is ultimately captured by Sandorย Clegane, Joffrey’sย former bodyguard, who attempts to return to her familyย in exchange for money. Unfortunately, they arrive at the Red Wedding right after the murdering starts.ย
Daenerys gains a legion of Unsullied soldiers and takes two foreignย cities, freeing their slaves in the process.ย
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Season 4
King Joffrey dies at his wedding toย Margaery, after he is secretly poisoned by Margaery’sย grandmother. Cerseiย blames Tyrion and Sansa. Sansaย escapes King’s Landing with the help of Littlefinger, but Tyrionย is arrested and demands a trial by combat. Tyrion’sย champion Oberynย Martellย gets his head crushed by Cersei’sย champion Gregorย Clegane. However, Tyrionย is freed by his brother Jaime before his execution.ย
During his escape from King’s Landing, Tyrionย murders his father Tywinย and his ex-lover Shae, who had betrayed him during his trial.
Sansaย heads to the Vale to see her aunt Lysa, but Littlefingerย reveals that he’s in love with Sansa. Lysaย (who is married to Littlefinger) finds out and threatens to kill her, but Littlefingerย kills Lysaย instead.
Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch repels a massive wildlingย attack, but at the cost of most of their forces. Ygritte dies in Jon Snow’s arms during the battle. The remaining Wildlings are rounded up by Stannisย Baratheon, who has headed north to consolidate his forces.ย
Bran Stark, who traveled north of the Wall with several companions, arrives at the Three-Eyed Raven’s lair, although not before one of his companions,ย Jojen, is killed by attacking wights.ย
Daenerys takes the city of Meereen, but holds off on her planned invasion of Westeros after learning that the previous two cities she invaded both re-adopted slavery shortly after she left.ย She also chains up two of her dragons when they start eating humans.ย
Season 5
Jon Snow is named Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, but he’s assassinated by several of his subordinates who were unhappy about his decision to let the wildlingsย south of the Wall.
Aryaย heads to the city of Braavosย and reunites withย H’ghar, who agrees to train her in the ways of the faceless men. However, she’s blinded after assassinating one of Cersei’sย allies.
Sansa is married off to Ramsey Bolton by Littlefingerย in an attempt to consolidate his power. Ramsey rapes Sansaย and subjects her to various abuses. However, sheย escapes with the help of Theon, who has become Ramsey’s manservant after his own torture.ย
Tyrionย is captured by Jorahย Mormont, one ofย Daenerys’sย oldest followers who was exiled for spying onย Daenerys for King Robert. Tyrionย and Mormont makes his way toย Daenerys and Tyrionย becomes one ofย Daenerys’sย advisors. Meanwhile,ย Daenerys deals with an rebel uprising in Meereenย and flees on the back of one of her dragons during an attempted assassination attempt.ย
Stannis Baratheon’sย army are defeated by Ramsey Bolton, even though Stannisย sacrificed his own daughter at the advice of Melisandre. In the aftermath, Stannisย is killed by Brienne, a female knight formerly sworn to Stannis’s brother Renly and who witnessed hisย assassination.ย
Cerseiย allies herself with the High Sparrow, a fanatical religious leader, but she’s later arrested for her incestuous relationship with her brother and cousin, the latter of whom had become one of the Sparrow’s followers. Cerseiย is forced to make a “walk of shame” through the cities naked.ย
Cersei’sย daughter Myrcellaย is poisoned by Oberyn’sย lover Ellaria Sand in retribution for Oberyn’sย death.ย
Season 6
Jon Snow is resurrected by Melisandre, who is revealed to be an ancient crone. After executing those who betrayed him, Jon reunites with his sister Sansaย and recruits a small army to retake Winterfell from Ramsey Bolton, who has taken Jon and Sansa’sย brother Rickonย hostage. Jon wins the “Battle of the Bastards” with the help of an army from the Vale.ย Rickonย dies during the battle and Sansaย has Ramsey fed to his hunting dogs.
Aryaย masters the way of the Faceless Men and returns to Westeros. She kills Walderย Frey after feeding him two of his sons in a pie.ย
Bran learns how to use weirwoodย trees to see into the past and present from the Three-Eyed Raven. The Night’s King (the leader of the White Walkers) attack the Three-Eyed Raven’s lair and kill him. During Bran’s escape, he wargs into his friend Hodorย and accidentally “touches” him in the past.ย We learn that Hodor’sย name (the only thing he can say) comes from “Hold the door,” the final thing he hears before his death.
Bran makes his way home to Winterfell, having been rescued by his long lost uncle Benjen, who has become an undeadย knight following his death at the hands of the White Walkers.ย
Cerseiย blows up the Sept of Baelorย with most of her rivals inside to get out of a planned trial for her various sins. Her son Tommen’sย wifeย Margaeryย was inside the Sept and Tommenย commits suicide as a result. Cerseiย becomes queen of Westerosย after his son’s death.
Daenerys snuffs out the rebellion of Meereenย and heads to Westerosย with the help of Theonย Greyjoy and his sister, who fled Westerosย after their crazy uncle Euronย assumed control of their house.ย
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Season 7
Daenerys lands on Westerosย and starts her invasion. However, her navy is attacked by Euronย Greyjoy and most of her army is stranded at Casterlyย Rock, which was abandoned by the Lannistersย to attack some ofย Daenerys’sย other allies.
Jon Snow meets withย Daenerys after learning that her castle is built on a hoard of dragonglass, one of the few substances that can kill White Walkers.ย
Aryaย kills off the rest of House Frey and then makes her way home to Winterfell. She also meets Ed Sheeran.ย
Bran also returns home to Winterfell, but his experiences in the North has left him detached from the world.ย