Game Of Thrones: 15 Biggest ‘Holy Sh*t!’ Moments So Far

3. Jaime Tells A Story

Unlike the other entries on this list, there's no action or violence in this moment. In this moment, a man just sits in a bathtub and tells a story. Broken, beaten, and feverish, Jaime begins to share with Brienne of Tarth the story of how he truly earned the moniker of "Kingslayer." We learn that the Mad King was so paranoid about traitors in his midst that he instructed his pyromancer to hide caches of wildfire all around the capital. When Tywin Lannister betrayed Aerys and sacked the city, Aerys summoned the pyromancer with the intention of burning King's Landing. Young Jaime Lannister then forsook his vow, choosing to slay Aerys and save the city rather than allow thousands of innocents to burn. When immediately and irrevocably condemned for breaking his oath as a member of the Kingsguard, Jaime kept his secret and accepted the mantle of dishonor cast upon him.

2. The Red Wedding

Book readers knew that it was coming. Spoilerholics knew that it was coming. Anybody who could do the math about Robb breaking his word to Lord Frey and then having the audacity to bring his pregnant wife to the Twins knew that something awful was going to happen to Robb and Catelyn Stark. Still. This was pretty bad. From the instant that Catelyn realizes--with musicians playing "The Rains of Castamere" in the background--that Roose Bolton has worn chain mail beneath his formal attire, everything falls apart. Talisa is murdered first, with one of the Freys stabbing her over and over again in her pregnant belly. Rob is peppered with crossbow bolts. Catelyn herself takes an arrow. Hysterically, she pleads with Walder to spare Robb, vowing no retribution. When this does not have much effect, she seizes Walder's wife and swears that she will kill the young woman if he does not allow Robb to live. "I'll find another," says Walder Frey. "The Lannisters send their regards," says Roose Bolton, and he shoves his sword through Robb's heart. Catelyn lets out a heartbreaking howl of grief, and she does not even seem to notice as she is grabbed from behind and her throat is slit.