There have now been a whopping 53 episodes of the twisted dragon-filled Ren Faire extravaganza that is Game of Thrones.
Need a refresher? Need ratings for each episode so you can bolster your arguments? Look no further.
Below, you'll find a list of each installment of the show -- up to and including Season 6. Every episode gets a Friends-style alternate name, a brief review, and a score out of 10 severed Ned Stark heads.
We'll keep updating with reviews of the latest episodes at the top, as Season 6 progresses.
Season 6 (2016)
1. The Red Woman
Also known as: The one where Jon Snow is totally dead, Brienne finds Sansa and Theon, and Melisandre gets an unusual makeover.
One-line review: A return to form that rightly focuses on the fallout at Castle Black.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
2. Home
Also known as: The one where Bran sees the past, Ramsay kills his family, Tyrion meets the dragons, Balon Greyjoy takes a fall, and Jon Snow takes a breath.
One-line review: There's so much happening in this episode, it's astonishing that the show manages to make it all work.
Severed head rating: 9.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9-half heads"]
3. Oathbreaker
Also known as: The one where Bran sees his dad's most famous fight, Dany meets the ex-wives club, and Jon hangs some old frenemies.
One-line review: A more subdued episode that still manages to walk right up to the edge of the show's most tantalizing mystery.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
Season 1 (2011)
1. Winter is Coming
Also known as: The one where everyone is introduced, Dany is married, and Bran gets thrown out of a window.
One-line review: A strong opening marred by too many attempts to shock the audience.
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
2. The Kingsroad
Also known as: The one where Tyrion slaps Joffrey, someone tries to kill Bran again, and Ned has to put down a direwolf.
One-line review: Deeper, more thoughtful, more intriguing than the first outing.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/71.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
3. Lord Snow
Also known as: The one where Tyrion pees from the top of the Wall, and Arya has her first lesson with a Needle.
One-line review: Struggles to keep our interest while introducing a mass of new characters.
Severed head rating: 6/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/62-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6 heads"]
4. Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
Also known as: The one where Jon meets Samwell Tarly, King Robert has a tourney, and Catelyn arrests Tyrion in a tavern.
One-line review: The show hits its stride, and doubles down on sympathy for the Imp.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/72-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
5. The Wolf and the Lion
Also known as: The one where Tyrion saves Catelyn from barbarians with a shield, and gets thrown in a sky cell.
One-line review: Much more focused as scenes with Dany and the Wall are omitted.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
6. A Golden Crown
Also known as: The one where Dany eats a whole horse heart, Tyrion escapes the Eyrie, and Viserys Targaryen becomes a metal head.
One-line review: Solid storytelling amps up the tension with beautiful effects.
Severed head rating: 8/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/82-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8"]
7. You Win or You Die
Also known as: The one where Tywin skins a deer, Cersei explains the 'game of thrones' to Ned, and King Robert gets gored by a boar.
One-line review: Some of the strongest scenes in the show's history are here.
Severed head rating: 9.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9-half heads"]
8. The Pointy End
Also known as: The one where Robb Stark goes to war, Jon Snow attacks a zombie, and Arya's instructor gets stuck with the pointy end. (Or does he?)
One-line review: Not bad, but something of a filler episode between two all-time greats.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half1-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
9. Baelor
Also known as: The one where Tyrion goes to war, Robb Stark makes a crucial promise, and Ned loses his head.
One-line review: Other seasons' episode 9s wish they were this episode.
Severed head rating: 10/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/102-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="10"]
10. Fire and Blood
Also known as: The one where Dany gets naked and hatches some dragons.
One-line review: Shock at Ned's death makes this a quietly powerful finale.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
Season 2 (2012)
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Game-of-Thrones-Season-2-Episode-3-1.png" caption="Renly and Margery." credit="HBO" alt="Game-of-Thrones-Season-2-Episode-3-1"]
1. The North Remembers
Also known as: The one where Tyrion goes to King's Landing, Stannis burns heretics, and everyone sees a comet.
One-line review: New characters stretch our attention thin, but it's a solid restart.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/73-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
2. The Night Lands
Also known as: The one where Theon accidentally tries to seduce his sister and Mellisandre successfully seduces Stannis.
One-line review: A good filler episode that segues effortlessly from place to place.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/73-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
3. What is Dead May Never Die
Also known as: The one where Brienne wins a tournament, Arya is captured by Lannisters, and Shae becomes Sansa's help.
One-line review: Plenty of delicious intrigue and jockeying for power.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
4. Garden of Bones
Also known as: The one where Robb meets Talisa, Dany reaches Qarth, and Mellisandre has a bouncing baby shadow.
One-line review: The pace ramps up and our emotions are expertly manipulated.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
5. Ghost of Harrenhal
Also known as: The one where Renly is killed by a shadow of Stannis, Brienne and Catelyn flee, and Arya starts work as Tywin's cupbearer.
One-line review: Everything changes again, and some fine acting sells it to us.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
6. The Old Gods and the New
Also known as: The one where Theon invades Winterfell, Jon Snow meets Ygritte, and Dany loses her dragons.
One-line review: The show diverges from the books and comes into its own.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
7. A Man Without Honor
Also known as: The one where Jaime tries to escape Stark captivity by killing a fellow Lannister, and Jon gets captured.
One-line review: Lots of talking scenes for a nice change of pace.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
8. The Prince of Winterfell
Also known as: The one where Arya escapes Harrenhal, Catelyn sends Jaime and Brienne on a quest, and everyone prepares for war.
One-line review: Mostly building up tension for the next two episodes.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/73-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
9. Blackwater
Also known as: The one where Stannis' fleet attacks King's Landing
One-line review: The most expensive episode, and it shows.
Severed head rating: 9.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9-half heads"]
10. Valar Morghulis
Also known as: The one where everyone recovers from the battle, Dany has a vision, and Sam encounters White Walkers.
One-line review: Lots of great cliffhangers make you long for Season 3.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
Season 3 (2013)
1. Valar Dohaeris
Also known as: The one where Jon meets Mance Rayder, Dany meets Ser Barristan, and Margery meets the poor.
One-line review: The weakest season opener suffers from too little action.
Severed head rating: 5.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/5-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="5-half heads"]
2. Dark Wings, Dark Words
Also known as: The one where Arya meets the Brotherhood Without Banners, and Joffrey shows Margery his crossbow.
One-line review: A whole lot of scene-setting that doesn't go anywhere.
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
3. Walk of Punishment
Also known as: The one where Jaime loses his favorite appendage, and Podrick discovers he has a talent.
One-line review: Bogged down by checking in with new and far-flung characters.
Severed head rating: 6/10 6/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/62-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6 heads"]
4. And Now His Watch Is Ended
Also known as: The one where Dany gets her army and burns a slaver, and the Night's Watch mutinies at Craster's Keep.
One-line review: Other than those two scenes, every plotline is spinning its wheels.
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
5. Kissed By Fire
Also known as: The one where Davos learns to read, Jon breaks his vows with Ygritte, and Tyrion gets a new fiancée.
One-line review: Game of Thrones or daytime soap opera?
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
6. The Climb
Also known as: The one where Mellisandre grabs Gendry from the Brotherhood, Joffrey kills Ros, and the wildlings go up the Wall.
One-line review: Finally, the plot starts to take off with some epic scenes.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
7. The Bear and the Maiden Fair
Also known as: The one where Jaime saves Brienne from a grizzly encounter, and Theon loses his favorite appendage.
One-line review: Particularly hard to watch -- not least because the story has slowed again.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/71.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
8. Second Sons
Also known as: The one where Tyrion and Sansa get married, Dany recruits some mercenaries, and Sam kills a White Walker.
One-line review: We're clearly building up to something good.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
9. The Rains of Castamere
Also known as: The one with the worst wedding ever.
One-line review: Bloody, tense and brilliant, it never fails to shock.
Severed head rating: 9.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9-half heads"]
10. Mhysa
Also known as: The one where Ygritte shoots Jon, Theon gets a new name, and Dany crowdsurfs on a bunch of freed slaves.
One-line review: The hangover from the Red Wedding permeates everything.
Severed head rating: 8/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/82-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8"]
Season 4 (2014)
1. Two Swords
Also known as: The one where Prince Oberyn comes to King's Landing, Jon goes on trial for desertion, and Arya gets in some killer Needle work.
One-line review: Slightly more engaging than the Season 3 opener.
Severed head rating: 6/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/62-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6 heads"]
2. The Lion and the Rose
Also known as: The one where Joffrey gets married, but has a little trouble holding his wine.
One-line review: The show returns to form as a longed-for death brings trouble.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
3. Breaker of Chains
Also known as: The one where Sansa escapes, Jaime rapes Cersei, and the Hound almost gets a job.
One-line review: A controversial episode that keeps you glued to the screen.
Severed head rating: 8/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/82-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8"]
4. Oathkeeper
Also known as: The one where Bran gets captured, Brienne starts a new quest, and we learn what White Walkers do with babies.
One-line review: Too much focus on a nasty little sideshow north of the Wall.
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
5. First of His Name
Also known as: The one where Jon has a showdown with the mutineers, Tommen gets crowned, and Sansa gets chewed out by her crazy aunt.
One-line review: An awful lot of talking until the brutal but hopeful end.
Severed head rating: 6/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/62-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6 heads"]
6. The Laws of God and Men
Also known as: The one where Stannis gets a new line of credit, and Tyrion goes on trial.
One-line review: Someone give Peter Dinklage another Emmy for that speech.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
7. Mockingbird
Also known as: The one where Littlefinger sends his new wife on a Moon Door honeymoon.
One-line review: Something of a lull, but there are still surprises to be had.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
8. The Mountain and the Viper
Also known as: The one where Oberyn gets something in his eyes.
One-line review: Reversals of fate don't get more shocking than this.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
9. The Watchers on the Wall
Also known as: The one where Castle Black solves a Giant problem, and Jon says goodbye to Ygritte.
One-line review: Expertly done, but a little too much focus on the battle.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
10. The Children
Also known as: The one where Stannis surprises, Arya escapes, Dany locks up her dragons, and Tyrion interrupts Tywin's bathroom break.
One-line review: So much happens, and none of it feels shoehorned in.
Severed head rating: 9.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9-half heads"]
Season 5 (2015)
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/game-of-thrones-season-5-episode-6-3-1940x1290.jpg" caption="Jorah and Tyrion, the buddy comedy." credit="HBO" alt="game-of-thrones-season-5-episode-6-3-1940x1290"]
1. The Wars to Come
Also known as: The one where Cersei has a flashback, Tyrion gets unboxed, and Mance Rayder has an arrow-ing experience. (Full recap here)
One-line review: A slow but solid start takes the story in several new directions.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/71.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
2. The House of Black and White
Also known as: The one where Arya arrives in Braavos, Dany's rule starts a riot, and Jon gets a new job. (Full recap here)
One-line review: The show is fully unshackled from the books, and thank goodness.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
3. The High Sparrow
Also known as: The one where Sansa goes back to Winterfell, Cersei finds a new religious leader, and Jorah captures Tyrion. (Full recap here)
One-line review: Slower but more sinister, this sets up conflicts for later in the season.
Severed head rating: 8/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/82-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8"]
4. The Sons of the Harpy
Also known as: The one where the Faith Militant get nasty, Mellisandre shows Jon Snow what he doesn't know, and Ser Barristan bites the dust. (Full recap here)
One-line review: Lots of long-winded explanation conversations still intrigue, when spiced with two side orders of massacre.
Severed head rating: 7/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/71.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7 heads"]
5. Kill the Boy
Also known as: The one where Ramsay introduces Sansa to Reek, Tyrion sees his first dragon, and Jorah gets a bit stoned. (Full recap here)
One-line review: Some great new directions for our favorite characters, but Ramsay got it right: This is getting tense.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]
6. Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Also known as: The one where the Faith Militant takes a queen, Jaime and Bronn fail to take a princess, and the show takes a controversial look at Sansa and Ramsay's wedding night. (Full recap here)
One-line review: Some nice interplay between some of our favorite characters -- and all of it overshadowed by That Scene At the End.
Severed head rating: 6/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/62-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6 heads"]
7. The Gift
Also known as: The one where Tyrion finally meets Daenerys, Stannis is stuck in the snow, and Cersei gets her comeuppance. (Full recap here)
One-line review: The chess pieces are being moved into place for a big finale, but in general our characters feel as stuck and static as Stannis.
Severed head rating: 6.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-half.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="6-half"]
8. Hardhome
Also known as: The one where Dany and Tyrion have wine and a chat, Reek reveals what happened to Sansa's siblings, and Jon and the wildlings experience a White Walker invasion. (Full recap here)
One-line review: Heart-stopping action in the eponymous wildling village makes this easily the strongest episode of the season so far.
Severed head rating: 9/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="9 heads"]
9. The Dance of Dragons
Also known as: The one where Shireen gets toasty, Arya gets distracted from an assassination, and Dany and Drogon take to the sky. (Full recap here)
One-line review: The action in Mereen and Stannis' gruesome decision aside, this isn't up to the high standards of previous seasons' episode 9.
Severed head rating: 7.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="7-half heads"]
10. Mother's Mercy
Also known as: The one where everything happens: Stannis shows up uninvited at Winterfell, Sansa and Theon try some parkour, Arya has something in her eyes, Myrcella has a deadly chat with her dad, Tyrion gets a new job, Cersei gets a haircut, and the Night's Watch pulls Jon Snow into an urgent meeting. (Full recap here)
One-line review: So your other favorite show ended its season on a cliffhanger? That's cute. Try (at least) five cliffhangers.
Severed head rating: 8.5/10 [img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-half-640x73.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="8-half heads"]