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The time Littlefinger got everything he ever wanted:
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When mum came home to find the kids weren't alright:
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The reason you'll never be chivalrous again:
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When you realised that Jon Snow knows more than he'd have you believe:
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This excellent Rhaegal and Viserion cosplay:
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The time Tormund was all of us around our crushes:
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Ser Davos' sketchy definition of "help":
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This brutal costume that we'll never be ready for:
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The "How Not to Die" guide Rickon clearly forgot to look over:
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And even the actor who played him admitted his shortcomings:
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But at least it resulted in our new favourite joke:
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The time it all got a bit meta – we're looking at you, GRRM:
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When Jorah did what he was told, because boys don't cry:
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This moment that is so real that it kind of hurts a little bit:
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This message from everyone's favourite wildling:
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When the scariest character left in the show got even more scary:
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These emo kids who just don't know who they are anymore:
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This inevitable mashup:
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When you really think about how much he's missed:
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The blockbuster hit of the summer:
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This outcome that we should probably have seen coming:
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The minor flaw in Euron's grand plan:
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When it became apparent who the real villain is:
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The dad who makes De Niro look like a pussycat:
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This unquestionable truth:
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And why it really went down the way it did:
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When it's pointed out that the lack of a PA system would have caused a real communications issue for any would-be invading force in Westeros:
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When life, inevitably, imitated art:
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When Olly finally got what he deserved:
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But you remember not everyone who died this year deserved it:
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Four down, two to go:
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When Dany's job title got a little out of hand.
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This perfect crossover of HBO's two biggest shows of the year:
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And finally, this, which is something of an understatement: