It's finally back. Game of Thrones returned Sunday night with the premiere of its fourth season after a ten-month hiatus.
Despite some issues with HBO Go crashing, the premiere proved to be wildly popular, attracting 6.6 million viewers during the 9 p.m. ET broadcast (making it HBO's most-watched telecast since the series finale of The Sopranos).
Spoilers to follow:
The episode followed the usual premiere rhythm as past seasons, catching up with old characters and introducing several new ones, namely Prince Oberyn Martell. The premiere also harkened back to the Red Wedding, with Sansa Stark and Jon Snow reeling after their losses.
And as usual, there were dragons, naked girls, bloody swords and a few quips every now and then to keep things in Westeros light and breezy.
Review the episode's biggest moments in GIFs, below:
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