5. Hardhome (Season 5, Episode 8)
There have been two great battles in Game of Thrones which would rival some of the biggest epic war movies, and theyre coming up on the list. However, both of those battles were expected by the audience, and had been built up all season. What made Hardhome so good was that the epic battle between the Wildlings, the Nights Watch, and the White Walkers came completely out of nowhere. It didnt happen in the books (yet), so the book-reading audience as well as the viewing audience were just as surprised as Jon Snow and Tormund were when the undead showed up. Frankly, Hardhome did The Walking Dead better than The Walking Dead, and Jon Snow was easily a more effective leader than Rick Grimes. The ending also generated some excellent memes. Season 5 was easily the worst of the five Thrones seasons (not surprisingly as it dealt with the worst source material in the Ice and Fire series), but it did have the honor of producing a top five episode.
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