Now that Season 1 of Game of Thrones has come to an end (read IGN's review of the finale, "Fire and Blood," here! ) it's time to look back and take stock of all the moments that made us stand up and scream: "Eff yeah!" Yes, there's definitely a reason why writer-producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss wanted, and needed, this show to be on HBO. Because where else would we get to see the cruel maulings, brutal fatalities and egregiously awesome nakedness that fans of George R . R. Martin's book series would demand? Wolf kills, hot molten deaths, undead ambushes and shocking beheadings were just the tip of the fantastical iceberg on this series. Now it's time to cherry pick our favorite scenes that involve complete and unadulterated badassery.

(P)Imp+Slap

Don't+Fill+Up+On+the+Bread

JOUST!

Alas,+Poor+Jory.+I+Hardly+Knew+Him

Fondue+of+Fon-doom!

And I'm giving you thewarning of all spoiler warnings here. I'm going to type about deep, dark things that took place during the 10 episodes from this Spring. If you haven't read the books or seen the show there's really no reason you should be scrolling down this page.Yes, we'll kick things off with one of the lesser moments of violence on this show, but one that truly sold the TV audience on just how awesome Peter Dinklage was as Tyrion Lannister – the biggest "little man" in all of Westeros. Up until the moment when Tyrion smacked Joffrey multiple times in the face for being a little snot-nosed s***, Tyrion had come off as just a well-versed letch. But in an instant we saw that Tyrion would not suffer fools, or discourtesy. Or soulless douchebag bitch boys.This scene was also notable because it was the first time we saw what a cruel, uncaring tool Joffrey was and how much we instantly hated his guts. And just think, Tyrion's now headed off to become King Joffrey's "Hand." Ooh, this is going to be good.At the outset of the series, young Daenerys Targaryen was having a rough time of it. Whored out by her bi-polar brother to a barbarian lord with the tender love-making skills of James Gandolfini on PCP, Dany had to make a decision about whether she wanted to remain a victim or take control of her dire, hopeless life. Of course, she chose the latter, even when the savage culture of her newly-adopted clanspeople dictated that she had to consume an entire raw, bloody horse heart without throwing it up.So on an unforgettable episode of Dothraki Fear Factor, Dany did just that. And all the ancestral spirits and equestrian omens loved the s*** out of it.Look, the people of the Middle-Ages did, in fact, have their own Xbox 360s – but they called it "trying to kill each other for real." As soon as Ned arrived in King's Landing, the King and council demanded that they hold one of those "charging at each other with long, wooden weapons" events to celebrate the wonderfulness of life. And what an event. First off, Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane managed to conveniently nick Ser Hugh in the throat. And by nick, I mean "shove his lance balls deep."Then, after Gregor embarrassingly lost to Ser Loras, The Mountain decided to take out his frustrations on poor Black Beauty.So what does all this mean? This mindless violence? This display of wanton viciousness? It means… BRING BACK JOUSTING! Holy crap! Where has this been all my millennia? Seriously, can you think of better television for our day and age? It would fit perfectly in between "Xtreme Global Ghost Academy" and "Kevin and Bridget Own 2000 Cats."There are many villains we want to see dispatched on this show, but for the most part they seem to, well, win. And if they do get "gotten" it's not by the person we want to get them. One of the feuds/tiffs/kerfuffles this series set up early one was between Ned and Jaime . And they did wind up clashing at one point (as "Ned emerged drunkenly from a whorehouse after a night of debauchery" -- Source: King's Landing Gazette). But Ned's lead guard Jory wound up getting "Ye Old Lasik Surgery"…...and Ned got a spear to the "Ol' Wife Kicker."What does all this mean? Life was so much cooler before handguns!So, no. Most of the villains of the series managed to escape the season without tasting sweet, sweet justice. Except for the insufferable Viserys , that is. Yes, in one of the most gruesomely rewarding deaths of the year, Khal Drogo surprised us all by showing us that Dothraki horse lords do, in fact, understand biting irony. Viserys demanded a golden crown? Drogo gave him one. He basically "apropos"'d the crap out of him. Bam!Yes, it's true. Drogo loves O' Henry. But not Flannery O' Connor. "Mchla delgath mansech."**Translation: "Too much foreshadowing."

What's that sarcastic clapping Joffrey? You want some more badass moments? Head over to page 2.