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Ned Stark´s execution
Ned had discovered that King Robert’s kids were actually fathered by Jaime, but the new king Joffrey wouldn’t have any of that talk and took Ned’s head. -
Daenerys gives birth to dragons
Daenerys burned his body on a funeral pyre — and then walked into the fire herself with three ancient dragon eggs. -
Renly Baratheon’s murder
Renly was killed by the ghost baby of Stannis and Melisandre. Don’t worry about the specifics. Just know that it happened. -
The Battle of the Blackwater
Stannis took a fleet of ships into Blackwater Bay to try to take King’s Landing and the Iron Throne from King Joffrey, but a combination of Tyrion’s superior tactics and the timely intervention of Lannister and Tyrell forces from the Riverlands saved the day. -
The Red Wedding
The Starks put forth Robb’s uncle Edmure Tully to wed one ofthe Frey daughters instead, but Walder and Stark supporter Roose Bolton secretly make a pact with the Lannisters. -
Joffrey’s wedding
King Joffrey weds Margaery Tyrell, but is poisoned at the Purple Wedding feast. It’s hilarious, until Tyrion is arrested for his nephew’s murder. -
Tyrion’s trial
Tyrion didn’t poison Joffrey, but he takes the fall. His brother Jaime and spymaster Varys help him escape execution, and Tyrion then murders his dad Tywin on the way out for good measure. -
Hardhome
Jon Snow travels north of the Wall to the wildling city Hardhome, to try to save them from death at the hands of the White Walkers and their undead horde. But those supernatural foes show up when Jon is in town, and a ridiculously awesome battle ensues. -
Jon Snow is murdered … and is resurrected
Not all of the Night’s Watch is happy with Lord Commander Snow’s decision to ally with wildlings from beyond the wall. A small group of them stab Jon to death. But Melisandre resurrects him, and Jon gets his revenge against the mutineers by hanging them. -
Cersei blows up the Sept of Baelor
The huge explosion wiped out most of the Tyrells. As a result, King Tommen committed suicide by throwing himself out a window, leaving Cersei on the Iron Throne. -
Jon Snow becomes the King in the North
With Winterfell recaptured, the houses of the Vale and the North pledge themselves to Jon Snow, who they name the King in the North. Meanwhile, Sansa Stark is technically Lady of Winterfell and the rightful Stark heir. -
The Night King kills and reanimates Viserion
During the battle beyond the Wall, the Night King uses an ice spear to slay one of Daenerys’ dragons, Viserion. After everyone escapes, he uses his army of the dead to drag Viserion’s body out of the frozen lake into which it crashed, and then revives him as an undead wight to add to his forces. -
The Night King breaches the Wall
Riding a dragon, he was able to use its magical blue flame to rip a hole in the Wall large enough for the army of the dead to pass through. -
The Long Night
The Living Army meets the Army of the Dead outside Winterfell.The Night King and his White Walkers shatter, causing Viserion and the wights to collapse. -
The Bells
Atop Drogon, Daenerys destroys the Iron Fleet and most of the city's defenses, allowing her army to enter. Cersei's forces are quickly overwhelmed and the city signals its surrender. -
Jon kills Daenerys
Arya and Tyrion separately warn Jon that Daenerys is a threat to House Stark and the people. Jon confronts Daenerys. Unable to halt her destructive path, an agonized Jon kills her. Drogon melts the Iron Throne, then gently carries Daenerys' body away. Tyrion proposes that all future monarchs be chosen by Westerosi leaders, rather than through familial succession. Bran Stark is proclaimed king, titled Bran the Broken.
