10 Best Ways To Catch Up On Game Of Thrones

10. The Complete History And Lore, Parts I-IV

As heartily as G.R.R. Martin fleshes out his fictional realm with a comprehensive history of warring legions, treacherous political webs and age old traditions, the bulk of this fascinating information simply can't find its way into the show. 

Without the raw knowledge of being able to read our character's thoughts, some extra guesswork goes into keeping track of who's who, which house is which, their relationship to one another and their broader connection to Westeros' past.

Harking back to the dawn of The Children, The First Men and the height of Valyria all the way up through family sigil histories and the generations of political conflict directly leading to the Targaryian Legacy and The Mad King's fall, this four-part motion comic is narrated by the biggest names in the show. 

Each chapter is roughly an hour long, divided into a dozen or so mini-vignettes, and like the books, digs deeper into the personal perspective of each character as they guide you through Game of Thrones History 101. If only such studies were a University prerequisite...