"Game of Thrones": that HBO show known to those who don’t actually watch it for its frequent nudity and fighting for a pointy chair. For those that do watch, however, you know that the show is much more than that. No other TV series has ever portrayed politics, murder, warfare, violence, and loyalty the way that "Game of Thrones" has. With the sixth season's release date being just a week away, here are a few things you would know only if you’re an avid GoT viewer:
1. The rush that the opening credits and theme song gives you. No matter what season you’re on, you still let the whole thing play.
2. The immediate anger you feel when someone tries texting you between 9 and 10 p.m. on Sunday.
3. The pride you feel for keeping track of all the characters and who their husbands/wives/brothers/cousins/children/lovers are.
4. The sadness you feel after a character you’ve grown attached to dies.
5. And you make sure to laugh at your friends who watch "Grey’s Anatomy" for crying over characters dying. They have no idea.
6. The frequent nudity doesn’t even phase you. You might even ask your mom to watch an episode with you without realizing.
7. You still don’t know whether to love Sansa or hate her.
8. You stay off of Twitter until you catch up to the most recent episode because there’s always that girl/guy who gives away every detail.
9. You secretly want to be Khaleesi because she’s so badass. Plus, her braids are always on point.
10. You know what house you’d be apart of. The excess number of sketchy online quizzes you’ve taken confirms it, and all you can do is hope it’s not the Freys.
11. … and are patiently waiting for HBO to come recruit you as a member of the show.
12. You keep telling yourself Jon Snow is still alive, even though he isn’t.
13. Or is he?
14. The pressure you feel when you’re watching late at night and don’t know whether you should start another 52 minute long episode or not.
15. The hatred you will always have for this guy:
16. You’re convinced that British accents make everything better and you swear that you can pull off a perfect one.
17. The red wedding episode was the worst thing that could’ve happened to you. I still don’t want to talk about it.
18. The debate you have with friends over who's better: Robb Stark or Jon Snow.
19. You want to despise Jaime Lannister, but for some reason you just can’t.
20. “You know nothing.”
21. Tyrion Lannister is one of your favorites, and after five seasons you’re still amazed at how much alcohol his little body can handle.
22. You’ve actually considered reading the novels just so you don’t have to wait another year for the next season to air.
23. Valar Morghulis.
At this point, all we can do is prepare ourselves for the emotional roller coaster that season six will take us on. It’s likely that meals will be skipped, sleep will be lost, and friends will be deserted. But at this point, we're all in way too deep.
