10 Most Terrifying Moments In Game Of Thrones
2. The Freys And The Boltons Betray The Starks (Season 3, Episode 9)
The Red Wedding is a notorious part of modern television. It’s the most shocking part of the show, and it’s led to plenty of entertaining reaction videos.
When Robb rejects his marriage pact with House Frey, Edmure Tully (his uncle) agrees to marry one of Lord Frey’s daughters in compensation. After the ceremony, Robb and the rest of the Stark army gather at the Twins to celebrate. But the occasion takes a dark twist when the Freys and the Boltons turn on the Starks and slaughter them in a wave of blades and arrows.
The Red Wedding nails the balance of anticipation and shock. When ‘The Rains of Castamere’ starts playing, Catelyn starts to suspect that something is wrong, but the audience doesn’t understand what’s really going on until the butchery begins.
The death of Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa is the worst part of the massacre, but the entire scene is loaded with fatalities. Even if you’d read the books beforehand, the brutal and bloody slaughter of the Starks is still terrifying to witness.
After eight seasons and over seventy episodes, this is still the most talked-about moment in Game of Thrones.