A huffy Vermithor torches a cohort of wannabe dragonlords as the plot wheels finally begin to grind into high gear. But what’s with Alicent’s one-woman bivouacking trip?

A man slit his own throat after a dragon set him alight, and that kiss could change everything – but being denied a key scene ruined the fun

It might seem like the most dour episode imaginable (even with that oedipal sex dream), but watch closely for an exciting discovery: fresh dragon-riders!

It’s the wing-flapping, fire-breathing, blood-splattering action we’ve been waiting for! And it’s so magnificent it will make you want to claw your own eyes out

Daemon conquers a castle, a bloody battle erupts and the queens have a vital showdown in the sept. But it’s all upstaged by the show’s most shocking nudity scenes ever

It’s all kicking off in Westeros, with the King waging war on everyone, a new Hand being dealt … and a climax that’s the stuff of legend

With secret affairs, severed dragon wings and one angry outburst leading to the most unspeakable act of violence, there is now no way to avoid all-out war. Brace yourselves!

The show’s obsession with grisly childbirth finally tipped over into unbearable in its season finale – when it wasn’t leading us down the path to war

Much masonry was smashed and many smallfolk flattened, but it was a horribly predictable penultimate episode … aside from the foot fetish

With scenes so startling you’ll be grabbing your own throat, plus the most ominous dinner party in Westeros history, the fight is well and truly on now

After gasp-inducing violence and an unearthly consummation, there’s now a dangerous union you really don’t want to mess with. This mean all-out war

With a new cast, shock torchings and GoT-level villains, this is brutal, brilliant television that sets the stage for the wars to come. The gamble to time-jump 10 years paid off royally

The King and Rhaenyra go on a marital mission to Driftmark … and at the ensuing wedding, the rats get a fine bloody feast indeed

Rhaenyra endures hilarious proposals from older men and young lads, but finds her solace elsewhere. What a surprising, even miraculous piece of television

This corker of an episode gives us the first proper action sequence of the series – and what carnage it is, too. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra goes the whole hog

The Crabfeeder’s tiny army proves even more horrifying than Game of Thrones’ undead, while the dragon-riding princess Rhaenyra emerges as our hero

Hundreds of whooping extras! Mighty heroes doing battle! Megabucks cinematography! Our long-awaited Game of Thrones spin-off isn’t doing things by halves