Game Of Thrones: 10 Worst Episodes (According To IMDb)

10. The Red Woman - 8.5

It speaks to the overall standard set by Game of Thrones that an episode rating of 8.5 can be classed as a dip in quality.

It is not that the first episode of season six is particularly a bad episode per se, it simply did not live up to the expectations of the majority of fans. After a mammoth episode to close out season five, season six's curtain raiser mainly existed to tie up several loose ends and set up the storylines that would carry through the next ten episodes.

Jaime arrived back in King's Landing with Myrcella's body as Doran and Trystane Martell were murdered, Sansa an Theon received help in their escape from Winterfell in the form of Brienne of Tarth, and Daenerys was taken as a prisoner in front of Khal Moro.

The biggest question that hung over season six, and possibly the biggest heading into any season ever, was surrounding the fate of Jon Snow. Was he really dead? After waiting almost a year, 'The Red Woman' offered no solid answers, keeping viewers as in the dark surrounding Ned Stark's bastard as they were before.

The episode ended with an incredibly weird and confusing scene, as Melisandre removed her ruby necklace and revealed her true form, something that was never properly explained.