The BEST episodes of Game of Thrones season 2

Every episode of Game of Thrones season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Game of Thrones season 2!

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and the icy horrors beyond.

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Blackwater
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8.39
20169 votes

#1 - Blackwater

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2012

Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis’ fleet assaults King’s Landing.

Directors: Neil Marshall
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Valar Morghulis
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8.37
18902 votes

#2 - Valar Morghulis

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2012

Tyrion awakens to a changed situation. King Joffrey doles out rewards to his subjects. As Theon stirs his men to action, Luwin offers some final advice. Brienne silences Jaime. Arya receives a gift from Jaqen. Dany goes to a strange place. Jon proves himself to Qhorin.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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The Old Gods and the New
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8.00
19624 votes

#3 - The Old Gods and the New

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2012

Theon completes his master stroke. In King's Landing, the Lannisters send Myrcella off to be married. Arya comes face to face with a surprise visitor. Dany vows to take what is hers. Robb and Catelyn receive crucial news. Qhorin gives Jon a chance to prove himself.

Directors: David Nutter
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The North Remembers
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7.99
21411 votes

#4 - The North Remembers

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2012

As Robb Stark and his northern army continue the war against the Lannisters, Tyrion arrives in King’s Landing to counsel Joffrey and temper the young king’s excesses. On the island of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon plots an invasion to claim his late brother’s throne, allying himself with the fiery Melisandre, a strange priestess of a stranger god. Across the sea, Daenerys, her three young dragons, and the khalasar trek through the Red Waste in search of allies, or water. In the North, Bran presides over a threadbare Winterfell, while beyond the Wall, Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch must shelter with a devious wildling.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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A Man Without Honor
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7.98
19744 votes

#5 - A Man Without Honor

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2012

Jamie meets a distant relative. Daenerys receives an invitation to the House of the Undying. Theon leads a search party. Jon loses his way in the wilderness. Cersei counsels Sansa.

Directors: David Nutter
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What is Dead May Never Die
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7.98
19885 votes

#6 - What is Dead May Never Die

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2012

At the Red Keep, Tyrion plots three alliances through the promise of marriage. Catelyn arrives in the Stormlands to forge an alliance of her own, but King Renly, his new wife Margaery, and her brother Loras Tyrell have other plans. At Winterfell, Luwin tries to decipher Bran’s dreams.

Directors: Alik Sakharov
Writer: Bryan Cogman
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Garden of Bones
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7.97
20028 votes

#7 - Garden of Bones

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2012

Joffrey punishes Sansa for Robb’s victories, and Tyrion scrambles to temper the king’s cruelty. Catelyn entreats Stannis and Renly to unite against the Lannisters. Dany and her khalasar arrive at the prosperous city of Qarth. Tyrion coerces a relative into being his eyes and ears. Arya and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal, where their lives are in the hands of Ser Gregor Clegane. Stannis orders Davos to smuggle Melisandre into a secret cove.

Directors: David Petrarca
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The Prince of Winterfell
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7.96
19236 votes

#8 - The Prince of Winterfell

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2012

Theon receives a visitor. Arya asks her third and last death from Jaqen. While Stannis' army is reaching its destination, Davos is offered a reward. Betrayal befalls Robb.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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The Night Lands
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7.96
20632 votes

#9 - The Night Lands

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2012

In the wake of a bloody purge in the capital, Tyrion chastens Cersei for alienating the king’s subjects. On the road north, Arya shares a secret with Gendry, a Night’s Watch recruit. With supplies dwindling, one of Dany’s scouts returns with news of their position. After nine years as a Stark ward, Theon Greyjoy reunites with his father Balon, who wants to restore the ancient Kingdom of the Iron Islands. Davos enlists Salladhor Saan, a pirate, to join forces with Stannis and Melisandre for a naval invasion of King’s Landing.

Directors: Alan Taylor
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The Ghost of Harrenhal
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7.92
19850 votes

#10 - The Ghost of Harrenhal

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2012

The Baratheon rivalry ends, driving Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King’s Landing, Tyrion’s source alerts him to Joffrey’s defense plan - and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he’s worthy to be called Ironborn. At Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H’ghar, one of the prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night’s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient ringfort where they hope to stem the wildings' advance.

Directors: David Petrarca
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