Game Of Thrones: Every Episode Ranked From Worst To Best

34. Dragonstone (S7E1)

Written By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed By: Jeremy Podeswa

After an extended wait between seasons, Dragonstone was a great reintroduction to the players of Game of Thrones. Picking up all the same beats from The WInds of Winter, it eases us back into Westeros and nicely sets the scene for what's to come.

The episode kicks off in stunning fashion (that it never really tops), with a brutal cold open as Arya (in the guise of Walder Frey) kills off the remaining adults of House Frey. The other real standout is the Hound's scene, as he overcomes his fears and looks into the flames.

Elsewhere, Daenerys arrives in Dragonstone, a touching (and pretty huge) moment as she finally makes it to Westeros, but there are some drawbacks too: Sam once again gets the short end of the storytelling stick, Ed Sheeran's cameo is distracting, and it's very much a typical season premiere.

33. The Wolf And The Lion (S1E5)

Written By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed By: Brian Kirk

Speaking of great swordfights, the show gives us one in only its fifth episode that still remains one of its very best, as the bad blood between the Starks and the Lannisters spills over into a duel between Ned and Jaime (with a dagger through the eye for poor Jory).

This is also the episode that first takes us to the Eyrie, one of the show's creepiest locations, and introduces us to Lysa and Robin Arryn, two of the show's weirdest characters, and gives us an early, brief taste of Cleganebowl. Perhaps better than all of that, though, is the conversation between Robert and Cersei as they discuss their marriage; it's the kind of scene in which Game of Thrones' true greatness lies.