Game Of Thrones: 10 Perfect Episodes

10. And Now His Watch Is Ended (Season 3 - Episode 4)

For a fairly early episode this had one of the most satisfying climaxes throughout the entire series. It wasn't often that the credit roll left the audience cheering. But, when Dany freed the unsullied, slaughtered the slavers and marched from the gates of Astapor, fans were waving their Targaryen flags.

Dany had some of her best dialogue in this episode, particularly during that satisfying scene when she outwitted the slavers and revealed she could speak Valyrian. It was the moment of triumph viewers had been waiting three seasons for.

But this episode wasn't without its darker points. With the Nights Watch barely keeping it together after being ambushed by Walkers one season earlier, the survivors were held up in Craster's Keep. But, sure enough it wasn't long before everything descended into mutinous mayhem. Lord Commander Mormont was savagely killed, leaving Sam and Gilly to flee into the Walker infested forrest.

We also had more of Ramsey Snow's games in this episode, as he sadistically toyed with Theon. It was one moment in many that established the Bastard of Bolton as the most twisted villain in television history.

It was a great example of the writers giving each moment its due attention. Every scene and every line of dialogue had purpose, it was just brilliant TV.