All 73 Game of Thrones Episodes Ranked, According to IMDb Users
Next time you're in the middle of a large gathering of Game of Thrones fans, try this little experiment: Ask them to rattle of their five favorite episodes of the series, in order of preference. While you'll likely hear some of the same titles—"The Rains of Castamere" and "Battle of the Bastards" are practically givens—the order in which each person's favorite episodes rank will surely vary, as entertainment is a subjective thing.
Though it may be impossible to create a definitive ranking of the best Game of Thrones episodes, you can find a general consensus—just like IMDb has. And according to the online movie database's users, "The Rains of Castamere" (a.k.a. The Red Wedding episode), "Hardhome," "Battle of the Bastards," and "The Winds of Winter" each score a near-perfect 9.9 out of 10.
At the bottom of the list for these same users? "The Iron Throne," the series finale that has audiences divided and only managed to score a 4.6 rating on the site so far (though that's according to more than 100,000 people—and growing).
Where does your favorite episode rank? Check out IMDb's ranking of all 73 episodes of the series below to find out.
- “The Rains of Castamere,” Season 3, Episode 9 // 9.9
- “Hardhome,” Season 5, Episode 8 // 9.9
- “Battle of the Bastards,” Season 6, Episode 9 // 9.9
- “The Winds of Winter,” Season 6, Episode 10 // 9.9
- “The Spoils of War,” Season 7, Episode 4 // 9.8
- “Blackwater,” Season 2, Episode 9 // 9.7
- “The Children,” Season 4, Episode 10 // 9.7
- “The Laws of Gods and Men,” Season 4, Episode 6 // 9.7
- “The Mountain and the Viper,” Season 4, Episode 8 // 9.7
- “The Lion and the Rose,” Season 5, Episode 2 // 9.7
- “The Door,” Season 6, Episode 5 // 9.7
- “Baelor,” Season 1, Episode 9 // 9.6
- “And Now His Watch Is Ended,” Season 3, Episode 4 // 9.6
- “The Watchers on the Wall,” Season 4, Episode 9 // 9.6
- “Fire and Blood,” Season 1, Episode 10 // 9.5
- “The Dance of Dragons,” Season 5, Episode 9 // 9.5
- “The Dragon and the Wolf,” Season 7, Episode 7 // 9.5
- “Valar Morghulis,” Season 2, Episode 10 // 9.4
- “Home,” Season 6, Episode 2 // 9.4
- “You Win or You Die,” Season 1, Episode 8 // 9.3
- “The Queen’s Justice,” Season 7, Episode 3 // 9.3
- “A Golden Crown,” Season 1, Episode 6 // 9.2
- “Mhysa,” Season 3, Episode 10 // 9.2
- “Mockingbird,” Season 4, Episode 7 // 9.2
- “Book of the Stranger,” Season 6, Episode 4 // 9.2
- “Winter is Coming,” Season 1, Episode 1 // 9.1
- “The Wolf and the Lion,” Season 1, Episode 5 // 9.1
- “The Pointy End,” Season 1, Episode 8 // 9.1
- “The Old Gods and the New,” Season 2, Episode 6 // 9.1
- “Kissed by Fire,” Season 3, Episode 5 // 9.1
- “Second Songs,” Season 3, Episode 8 // 9.1
- “Two Swords,” Season 4, Episode 1 // 9.1
- “The Gift,” Season 5, Episode 7 // 9.1
- “Mother’s Mercy,” Season 5, Episode 10 // 9.1
- “Beyond the Wall,” Season 7, Episode 6 // 9.1
- “A Man Without Honor,” Season 2, Episode 7 // 9.0
- “Stormborn,” Season 7, Episode 2 // 9.0
- “The North Remembers,” Season 2, Episode 1 // 8.9
- “What Is Dead May Never Die,” Season 2, Episode 3 // 8.9
- “Garden of Bones,” Season 2, Episode 4 // 8.9
- “The Ghost of Harrenhal,” Season 2, Episode 5 // 8.9
- “The Prince of Winterfell,” Season 2, Episode 8 // 8.9
- “The Climb,” Season 3, Episode 6 // 8.9
- “Valar Dohaeris,” Season 3, Episode 1 // 8.9
- “Walk of Punishment,” Season 3, Episode 3 // 8.9
- “Breaker of Chains,” Season 4, Episode 3 // 8.9
- “Oathkeeper,” Season 4, Episode 4 // 8.9
- “Eastwatch,” Season 7, Episode 5 // 8.9
- “The Kingsroad,” Season 1, Episode 2 // 8.8
- “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things,” Season 1, Episode 4 // 8.8
- “The Bear and the Maiden Fair,” Season 3, Episode 7 // 8.8
- “First of His Name,” Season 5, Episode 5 // 8.8
- “Sons of the Harpy,” Season 5, Episode 4 // 8.8
- “Oathbreaker,” Season 6, Episode 3 // 8.8
- “Lord Snow,” Season 1, Episode 3 // 8.7
- “Dark Wings, Dark Words,” Season 5, Episode 2 // 8.7
- “Kill the Boy,” Season 5, Episode 5 // 8.7
- “The Broken Man,” Season 6, Episode 7 // 8.7
- “Dragonstone,” Season 7, Episode 1 // 8.7
- “The Night Lands,” Season 2, Episode 2 // 8.6
- “The Wars to Come,” Season 5, Episode 1 // 8.6
- “The House of Black and White,” Season 5, Episode 2 // 8.6
- “High Sparrow,” Season 5, Episode 3 // 8.6
- “The Red Woman,” Season 6, Episode 1 // 8.6
- “Blood of My Blood,” Season 6, Episode 6 // 8.5
- “No One,” Season 6, Episode 8 // 8.5
- “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” Season 8, Episode 2 // 8.2
- “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” Season 5, Episode 6 // 8.1
- “Winterfell,” Season 8, Episode 1 // 7.9
- “The Long Night,” Season 8, Episode 3 // 7.8
- “The Bells,” Season 8, Episode 5 // 6.5
- “The Last of the Starks,” Season 8, Episode 4 // 5.9
- “The Iron Throne,” Season 8, Episode 6 // 4.6