‘Game of Thrones': Most Upsetting, Shocking and Disturbing Deaths So Far (Photos)

It’s a tough life in the “Game of Thrones” universe, and most folks haven’t gotten out alive.

Let’s look back at the deaths on “Game of Thrones” that we found particularly shocking, disturbing or otherwise totally messed up. There’s been a bunch of them. Now that we’re beyond the territory of the books on which the series is based, it’s only going to get more shocking from here.

Daenerys Targaryen’s’ abusive brother Viserys got his comeuppance in season 1 when Khal Drogo dumped molten gold on his head.

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Most of the horrible events that occur on “Game of Thrones” are sparked by Robert Baratheon being gored by a boar while hunting drunk in season 1.

Ned Stark’s execution by newly coronated Joffrey in season 1 established exactly what kind of story this is: one in which nobody is safe, even the characters who go on the DVD box art.

Renly Baratheon, one of the five kings vying for the throne of Westeros, was killed in season 2 by a ghost that was birthed by Melisandre and fathered by his brother Stannis. Yeah, I know.

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Robb Stark, Catelyn Stark and Talisa Stark were ambushed by the Freys at the Red Wedding, at the behest of the Lannisters, ending House Stark’s threat to King Joffrey.

King Joffrey was poisoned at his own wedding early in season 4, dying in exactly the horribly painful way he deserved.

The Red Viper, Oberyn Martell, almost had his revenge against the man who raped and murdered his sister (the Mountain), but didn’t finish the job and instead ended up having his skull crushed in probably the most viscerally disturbing death in the whole series.

Thanks to some help from Varys, Tyrion escaped execution for the murder of Joffrey (which he didn’t do) at the end of season 4. On his way out, he found Shae in his father Tywin’s bed. So he murdered her, and shot Tywin with a crossbow as Tywin sat on the toilet. Fitting.

Stannis burned his daughter Shireen alive in a sacrifice intended to help him take Winterfell, in the most upsetting death on the show thus far. It didn’t work, and he deservedly met his own end shortly thereafter.

In an unbelievable cliffhanger at the end of season 5, Jon Snow was murdered by his brothers in the Nights Watch. Will he return?

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