Ten years ago, on April 17, 2011 , we watched a small crew of men in black cloaks venture north of a magic wall. Grotesque ice monsters killed most of them, but one got away. He managed to make his way to the woods of a northern castle, but he was captured and executed for deserting his post. That's where millions of people met Ned Stark for the first time. Game of Thrones was a fixture in the lives of millions of viewers for much of the following decade. Then, two years year ago, we saw the series finally conclude -- in controversial fashion . Now, HBO is celebrating 10 years of Game of Thrones by re-airing all eight seasons. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. With the story completed (fret not, a prequel and a play are on the way), and with two years of distance from the finale, we can go back and analyze which of its chapters were the best and which were the worst. A note: Somebody … [Read more...] about Ranking Game of Thrones’ 8 seasons from worst to best