TEARS AND BLOOD. THE BEST OF 'GAME OF THRONES' SEASON THREE

A cup runneth over. Deceit and death await in Season Three of GAME OF THRONES. All images: HBO.

And so, another edge of your seat, addictive season of HBO's lavish and incredible GAME OF THRONES comes to an all-too quick end, as that long, cold, nail-biting wait for 2014's fourth year begins anew. What this past third season may have lacked in spectacular action and spooky horror (what with the Battle of Blackwater and the legions of White Walker zombies at large during the end of year two), it more than made up for in strong and memorable character arcs and breathtaking, surprisingly visceral, bloodshed-the penultimte episode, The Rains of Castermere, will surely go down as one of the most iconic and notorious episodes of the series-watching it's grim and emotionally shattering finale, you genuinely felt as you'd been in that nightmare Grand Hall with those poor Stark souls...

Here's a look back at some of this series great moments. Note: If you haven't yet seen this season, look away - there are SPOILERS!

Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) lets loose her dragons on the slavers of Astapor, in And Now Hs Watch Is Ended.

Enter the Wildlings...

Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and escort Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) face danger together in Dark Wings, Dark Words.

Court intrigue for Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) and Lady Olenna (Diana Rigg).

Paul Kaye, as woodland renegade Thoros of Myr, makes an impression in Season Three.

Petulant maniac King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) is temporarily reined in by Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) .

A courtly wedding for Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Sansa (Sophie Turner) in Second Sons.

Grim times ahead for Arya (Maisie Williams) and The Hound (Rory McCann).

Sam (John Bradley) kills his first White Walker in Second Sons. 

No fury like a woman scorned. Ygritte (Rose Leslie) prepares for revenge.

As Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) experiences the horrors of The Rains of Castamere.

The liberated Yunkai, praising their new goddess, in Mhysa.

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