Game Of Thrones: Every Episode Ranked From Worst To Best

58. Eastwatch (S7E5)

Written By: Dave Hill Directed By: Matt Shakman

After the carnage of The Spoils of War, Eastwatch sees Season 7 taking a moment to catch its breath, but also hitting the reset button to propel the season into its final two episodes (and felt like another season premiere in that regard).

There were some great moments in this episode, with Jon touching a dragon for the first time in quite a powerful moment, and Jaime and Tyrion being reunited. It also saw the long-awaited return of Gendry, who bantered with Davos to remind us how lovely he is, and then caved in a couple of heads with a hammer.

The best and worst of this instalment, though, comes from the journey to the eponymous location. The end, where the Magnificent Seven come together, is a joyous character moment that spans generations. The reason they go, though, is Tyrion's idea to capture a wight, which is one of the dumbest plans ever conceived in Game of Thrones, and establishes many of the problems with the next episode too.

57. Winterfell (S8E1)

Written By: Dave Hill Directed By: David Nutter

After a hellish two-year wait for the final season, there was a lot of expectation riding on the premiere episode, Winterfell, to do something a bit different. For better or worse, though, Thrones stuck to its premiere guns to the very last.

That resulted in some great scenes as we got a bit of resolution to some of the events of Season 7, with Sam stepping up to be the unlikely MVP, as his scenes with Daenerys and then Jon provided the emotional backbone of the instalment.

Elsewhere, though, the pacing was still off, a hangover from S7 that the season as a whole couldn't quite shake, with Cersei wasted and Yara's rescue rushed. Even the reveal of Jon's parentage, while strong, could've used a little more time to breathe. Still, it gave us some great reunions (Jon & Arya! Jaime & Bran!), nice callbacks to the very first episode, and a horror-tinged visit to Last Hearth.