Chapter Summary Game of Thrones: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Episode

Episode 1: "Winter Is Coming"

• Bran Stark climbs a tower and witnesses Jaime Lannister and Cersei Lannister having sex. Jaime pushes Bran off the tower, paralyzing him.
• Eddard Stark is named Hand of the King by Robert Baratheon.
• Daenerys Targaryen marries Khal Drogo.

Episode 2: "The Kingsroad"

• Ned arrives at King's Landing and learns of the corruption in the court.
• Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister join the Night's Watch.
• Daenerys's dragon eggs hatch.

Episode 3: "Lord Snow"

• Jon faces prejudice at the Wall.
• Ned investigates the death of Jon Arryn.
• Arya Stark discovers her role as a "wolf-girl."

Episode 4: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"

• Tyrion meets Sansa Stark.
• Joffrey Baratheon tortures Sansa.
• Daenerys gains influence in Vaes Dothrak.

Episode 5: "The Wolf and the Lion"

• Ned confronts Cersei about her children's bastardy.
• Tyrion escapes capture.
• Jon and Samwell Tarly bond at the Wall.

Episode 6: "A Golden Crown"

• Ned is imprisoned for treason.
• Robb Stark raises his banner in rebellion.
• Daenerys claims Khal Drogo's khalasar.

Episode 7: "You Win or You Die"

• Ned Stark is executed.
• Joffrey becomes king.
• Khal Drogo is wounded and dies.

Episode 8: "The Pointy End"

• The Battle of Blackwater Bay begins.
• Tyrion defends King's Landing.
• Daenerys conquers the city of Astapor.

Episode 9: "Baelor"

• The Battle of Blackwater Bay ends with a Lannister victory.
• Sansa is forced to marry Tyrion.
• Jon encounters a group of Wildlings.

Episode 10: "Valar Morghulis"

• Daenerys arrives in Meereen.
• Jon leads the Night's Watch in an attack on Mance Rayder's army.
• Bran and his companions encounter the Three-Eyed Raven.

Episode 11: "Kissed by Fire"

• Daenerys faces challenges in ruling Meereen.
• Jon is elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
• Arya becomes a Faceless Man.

Episode 12: "Mother's Mercy"

• Cersei is imprisoned by the Sparrows.
• Daenerys destroys the Great Sept of Baelor and declares herself queen.
• Jon Snow is assassinated by members of the Night's Watch.