'Battle Of The Bastards' Is The Greatest TV Episode Ever On IMDb | HuffPost

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There's a new ruler on the Iron IMDb throne.

It's taking forever for winter to come on "Game of Thrones," but in just a few days the latest episode, "Battle of the Bastards," has become the highest-rated TV episode ever. With more than 85,000 votes and a perfect 10/10 rating on IMDb, the episode has officially passed the previous title holder, the "Breaking Bad" episode "Ozymandias."

The "Breaking Bad" episode also has a rating of 10/10, but "Battle of the Bastards" already has around 10,000 more total votes. ("Ozymandias" has around 76,000 currently.) It also has a higher number of 10/10 votes overall. ("Battle of the Bastards" has 79,000. "Ozymandias" has 71,000.)

IMDb votes work on a weighted scale to prevent voting abuse by those looking to boost ratings. But if the averages of the total votes were taken, "Battle of the Bastards" (9.8 average) would still beat "Ozymandias" (9.7 average).

But this isn't a knock on "Breaking Bad."

This is just about celebrating "Battle of the Bastards."

The episode supposedly used 600 crew members, 80 horses and more than $10 million to create the biggest "Game of Thrones" battle ever. Actor Liam Cunningham told us his only problem was that he had to watch it on a 42-inch TV.

"It was cinematic," he said.

The actor also said that if Kit Harington doesn't get some award nominations for this episode, and his work on the entire season, "there is no God."

For more on "Battle of the Bastards," check out HBO's "Anatomy of a Scene":

"Game of Thrones" airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

H/T WinterIsComing, ComicBook.com

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'Game of Thrones' Season 6

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Bran ... uh ... standing!?(03 of35)

Psst! Hey, Isaac Hempstead Wright. Bran can't walk. Remember? (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

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Dany is looking like she's had better days.(07 of35)

You'd probably look the same if you were captured by Dothraki. But that dragon jewelry, though! (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

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Welp, looks like these two are alive.(09 of35)

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And welp, looks like Myrcella isn't.(10 of35)

Jaime and Cersei need to have a talk. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Jaime has some bad news for Cersei.(11 of35)

#Awkward (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Melisandre is perhaps on her way to resurrect Jon Snow?(12 of35)

Carice van Houten has places to be. And people to resurrect. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Davos possibly looking at Jon Snow being resurrected?(13 of35)

OK, we get Stannis is dead and Shireen got sacrificed, but gosh. Lighten up, bro. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Myrcella is doing her best Joffrey impression.(14 of35)

She dead. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Looks like Margaery is having a run-in with the "Shame Nun."(15 of35)

Shame on HBO for doing this to Natalie Dormer. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

The High Sparrow probably has some things to tell Margaery, too.(16 of35)

And it's probably, "Shame!" (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Arya is still looking pretty blind.(17 of35)

Where's all the oysters, clams and cockles? (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

The dream team is back.(18 of35)

Tyrion and Varys run this town. (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

Ramsay looks bummed.(19 of35)

Dude, we get you want to rule the North, but stop acting like a drama queen. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Something's getting their attention.(20 of35)

What are the Boltons looking at? Rachael Leigh Cook must've taken off her glasses and walked down the stairs like in "She's All That" or something. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Sam and Gilly going on adventures.(21 of35)

#RelationshipGoals (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Balon Greyjoy is ... still alive for some reason.(22 of35)

Easiest way to stay alive in "Game of Thrones" is to just not appear on screen for a while. Keep doing your thing, Gendry ... wherever the heck you are. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Yara Going-To-Have-A-Big-Season-6 Greyjoy(23 of35)

Yara's probably thinking, "Dang. Dad's still alive, and I didn't get him anything for his bday."

Don't sweat it, Yara. As long as you don't give him that box with Theon's "little Theon" in it, I'm sure he'll like whatever. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Brienne is back!(24 of35)

We've got a new king slayer on our hands. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

Missandei is probably still thinking about her appearance in "Furious 7."(25 of35)

She doesn't have friends. She's got family. And actually she doesn't have family, either. (credit:Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO)

With so many spoilers, Tyrion has a lot on his mind.(26 of35)

Or he's also just thinking about Missandei's "Furious 7" appearance.

Ride or die. (credit:Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO)

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