re: SOA or GOT?

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I know nothing about it except for it's about kings and knights and stuff like that

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To get a sense of what all is going on during first season, you might want to read up on Robert's Rebellion. Like some others have said, for non-book readers, the show can be a little confusing early on because they don't really give any backstory on what all has led up to the place where you start watching, or the characters that the continue to introduce.

Here is a link to a breakdown of Robert's Rebellion: LINK

Now do not under any circumstance click on any of the links on that page, and don't read anything else except that page on Robert's Rebellion. If you don't want to read everything on that page, make sure you read the Background section, the section on the Battle of the Trident, the Sack of King's Landing, the Assault on Dragonstone, and the Outcome section.

Again, nothing on that page should soil anything since it is all background information, but do not under any circumstances click on anything else, or look up anything else until you've finished your binge watch.