Warning: Spoilers ahead
Ok so you have never seen an episode of Game of Thrones and you don't have a clue what's going on - by now seven series is looking pretty daunting - well there is good news, as one of the show's producers has a hack to help the uninitiated.
With just a couple of weeks to go until the eighth and final series of the fantasy drama kicks off, Bryan Cogman, a co-executive producer and the writer on the show, has offered his favourite episodes to help get you up to speed.
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And there's nowhere better to start than, well, the start. Bryan says the first two episodes are a must for anyone looking to get involved in the world of Westeros as they 'really make you care' about the characters.
He said: "I remember watching a rough cut of the opening sequence (in which Jon bids farewell to his family and heads for the Wall) on my laptop in Belfast and thinking, 'this works! We have a show!'."
Another milestone is surely episode nine of the the first series, an emotional one for any fan. RIP Sean Bean, who, after being betrayed by the Lannisters, is beheaded.
Bryan says: "Sean Bean's Ned Stark still looms large over this story - there are very few subsequent episodes in which a character doesn't mention his name."
And the next episode (10 of series one) doesn't hold back either. Simpy put, dragons.
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There are few as emotional as episode nine of season three, The Rains of Castamere, as it is here we witness the now iconic Red Wedding. Why so important? Lots of people die. Lots.
Bryan says: "This was the episode that changed everything - both for the story and for the life of the show. Michelle Fairley performed her final, gut-wrenching moments with 100 percent commitment during every single rehearsal and every single take - even when the camera wasn't on her."
Before he became known the world over as the real life hulk, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson made his name as the 'Mountain' in GOT. And it's during episode eight of season four that he crushes someone's skull with his bare hands. Grim.
Skip forward to ep six of season five and there are tears. One word. Hodor. It's a sad day in Westeros.
According to Bryan, series six was a 'game changer' and for fans contains possibly the best episode yet, Battle of The Bastards. A must watch.
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This is then swiftly followed by episode 10, The Winds of Winter, which Bryan says is the most important of all.
"Could this be the definitive episode of GoT? It's got just about everything: Jon becomes King in the North (and we learn the truth about his parentage), Cersei blows up the Sept of Baelor and takes the Iron Throne, and Dany finally sets sail for Westeros. Boom! Another tour de force from Miguel Sapochnik... and it's far from his last (insert second evil laugh here),2 he says.
Bringing us up to date Bryan also picks out the final episode of season seven, The Dragon and The Wolf, which sees the future of the North on a knife edge as warring factions finally call a truce to face the White Walkers. Oh and a zombie dragon burns down The Wall.
So there you have it, all up to speed.
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