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When you hear the immortal ‘dun dun der der dun dun der der dun dun’ ring out, you know that the most depressing show on TV is about to start.

It will suck you in for another 50 minutes, only to punch you in the balls during the final 10. Prepare for the shocking death of one of your favourite characters...

Welcome to Game of Thrones.

Boasting some of the most complex family trees and gene pools imaginable, Game of Thrones is a complex tale of warring families in the fantasy realm of Westeros. With each family name proudly represented by their house, complete with sets of values and attributes, fans of the show soon name their allegiances.

Are you rooting for House Stark? Big mistake. While they begin the series as the strongest, most noble family of them all; you’ll have your heart gradually broken, piece by piece. Watch on in horror as the characters you’ve grown to love are cruelly beheaded, stabbed, raped or betrayed time and time again.

After all, when does Sean Bean ever survive?

Perhaps you’re more of a House Lannister kind of fan? Big on incestuous relationships, bastard children and inner family feuds. They’re not all bad though.

Take Tyrion Lannister for example; everyone’s favourite dwarf since Warwick Davis. His mantra for life revolves around all kinds of debauchery.

Impin’ ain’t easy.

If you think you’ve felt hatred before, think again as you witness some of TVs most despicable characters lie, cheat and murder their way to the top of the food chain. In this world, the bad guys have just as much chance of winning as the good guys normally do.

Brace yourself for characters like King Joffrey, Cersei and Ramsey Bolton to cause your emotions to boil with rage, over and over... and over.

While the fantasy setting can be a little bit like marmite for some, the awesomeness of dragons, white walkers and the best resting bitch face this side of Kings Landing, are hard to resist. With more magical elements still remaining unanswered, the show is keeping viewers on their toes, even after 5 heart breaking seasons so far.

If assassins with changing faces, undead snow zombies and lots of full frontal nudity sound like your cup of tea (you twisted animal), you should stop reading this and start catching up on the story so far.

In a nutshell, there’s a ton of injustice and death across a bleak fantasy world. It’s awesome!

Fun Fact: Pirates ahoy! Game of Thrones is the world’s most pirated TV show according to the highly illegal file sharing website, TorrentFreak. The 5th season’s first four episodes were leaked ahead of their air date, sending pirates into a frenzy. Illegal downloads were up 45% worldwide! We obviously don’t condone illegal downloads at all... but we understand that impatient feeling between episodes!

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