10. Arya gouges Meryn Trant (GOT Season 5, Ep 10)

There was no doubt Meryn Trant was a dead man walking once Arya Stark added him to her kill list—he’d murdered her beloved mentor Syrio Forel, after all. GOT usually reserved its most excruciating exits for its most heinous villains, and Trant, a particularly sadistic member of the King’s Guard, was no exception. Arya exploits his predilection for abusing young girls by disguising herself as one of his victims before revealing herself and stabbing him in the eyes. It’s a particularly horrific scene from the get-go, as Meryn whips the frightened girl and viewers brace themselves for lord-knows-what to come. (GOT took much flack for its depictions of child abuse and rape.) Once Arya reveals herself to him, there’s a sudden spasm of violence as she plunges daggers into his eyes, rendering him blind while she proceeds to carve him up. Trant deserved it, no question, which is partly why it’s so rarely mentioned among the series’ more violent scenes. But it’s also one of those “did I just see that?” moments best forgotten.