TV: Game of Thrones - Baelor

Warning: MAJOR spoilers coming in this one, otherwise it'd be a one sentence review of the best episode so far.

TV: Game of Thrones - You Win or You Die

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This week Ned gets a promotion, in an episode that continues on a new found confidence that builds and builds into something that oozes tension and brilliance.

TV: Game of Thrones - The Wolf and the Lion

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It's all about the secrets in this week's episode of "Game of Thrones," as the Stark's and the Lannister's hidden hatred begins to reveal itself.

TV: Game of Thrones - Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things

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This week's episode talked unnecessary stories of the past, with truths and falsities among each - and finally all of the characters and their stories move forward.

TV: Game of Thrones - Lord Snow

Ned arrives at King's Landing and begins his new duty as the Hand of the King as tensions continue to rise and the past begins to reveal itself.

TV: Game of Thrones - The Kingsroad

As always, potential spoilers in here for those who haven't seen the episode.

The houses of Stark and Lannister clash when the children act like children and the parents act like parents, in a solid episode that continues to establish the overall arc of the season.

TV: Game of Thrones - Winter is Coming

Possible spoilers inside. If you've read the books, you're fine, if not, potential for spoilers here. Be careful!

Pilots are a tricky beast. Usually the weakest episodes of a season, the first episode has the most weight to carry, you have to establish setting, characters and story in the space of less than an hour and you have to do it so viewers can return the next week experts in what they've viewed. "Game of Thrones" is a show that has to do that sevenfold. With a rich world behind it, created by George R.R. Martin. This is a hefty undertaking from HBO. Does it stand up, though? Hit the jump to find out.