With its huge cast of characters, detailed history and constantly changing allegiances, considering it difficult to explain the story of Game of Thrones is totally understandable.
Now, imagine if you'd never seen it before.
A recent AskReddit thread proposed a seemingly simple task to all of the non-watchers out there: explain what you think is happening.
The hilarious, blunt responses are accurate enough to make us worry about how much we talk about Game of Thrones. Take a look at some of our favorite answers below.
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