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At first glance, HBO's Game of Thrones may appear to be Lord of The Rings on TV, but 10 episodes and an entire season later, it's much, much more.

Welcome to the fictional world of Westeros, adapted straight from the pages of author George R. R. Martin's best-selling series, A Song of Ice and Fire. This is a land where "summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime," and kings, queens, lords and all sorts of nobility fight for control of the "Iron Throne"; a mesh of swords and weaponry signifying the one true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.

No fantasy series would be complete without fantastical elements—otherwise, it's just a bunch of Englishmen speaking without contractions and killing each other.  

At Westeros' most northern point lies "The Wall," a glacial barrier that would make the Great Wall of China jealous. This gargantuan structure separates Westeros from the mysterious ice covered region of the North; where savages, foul creatures and a mythical bunch of murderous zombies called "The White Walkers" rise up every few thousand years.

There are "dire wolves," loyal wolf companions that will warm your dog-loving heart and make you cheer when they rip the throats of those deserving. There are tales of dragons long since gone and extinct.

These elements are ultimately just bonuses, as Game of Thrones never overwhelms the viewer and paces itself with an interweaving tale of love, war and betrayal across oceans and continents.

Game of Thrones is even kind enough to walk you through a map of this unknown world in a succinct two-minute intro of credits and computer-generated landscapes to begin every episode.

Though the story revolves around the motives of several ruling noble families—Lannister, Targaryen and Baratheon—the focus is on the northern Winterfell family of the Starks, headlined by actor Sean Bean's Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark.

Bean was born to play the heroic, never-forsake-honor knight—his calm demeanor, infallible morals and sheer presence are reason alone to start watching.

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword," Stark says. "If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words."

Ned then proceeds to behead a man—broadsword, bloody mess and all— for deserting his post as a watchman of "The Wall.

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while others will have to wait for the DVD/Blu-ray release at some point before next spring's much anticipated season two premiere. As Queen Lannister so gracefully explains to Ned, "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."



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