Game of Thrones Season 2
Region 1 DVD artwork
Country of origin | United States
No. of episodes | 10
Broadcast
Original channel | HBO
Original run | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) – June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1 | February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)[1]
Region 2 | March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)[2]
Region 4 | March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)[3]
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A | February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)[1]
Region B | March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)[2]
Season chronology
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List of Game of Thrones episodes

The second season of the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones premiered in the U.S. on HBO on 1 April 2012. Like the first season, it consists of ten episodes. It mostly covers the events of A Clash of Kings, the second book of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, of which the series is an adaptation.

## Production[edit]

HBO ordered a second season of Game of Thrones on 19 April 2011, two days after the series premiere.[4] The second season obtained a 15% increase in budget in order to be able to stage the war's most important battle,[5] the Battle of the Blackwater, in episode nine.

Filming took place during 106 shooting days. During three-quarters of those, two crews ("Dragon" and "Wolf") were working simultaneously in different locations.[6]

### Casting[edit]

See also: List of characters in Game of Thrones

Casting for Season 2 began in May 2011.[7]

#### Returning characters[edit]

With the exception of Conan Stevens, whose role of Gregor Clegane was recast with Ian Whyte, all Season 1 actors whose characters are still alive returned for Season 2.[8]

The second season's main cast is headlined by Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) instead of Sean Bean.[9] Dinklage, who in the first season was featured at the end of the cast list, signed on to the series for six seasons.[10]

#### New characters[edit]

Given the very large cast of characters in Martin's novels, the producers had to fill a great number of additional speaking roles ? Martin has estimated the second season's cast as the largest on television.[11] The new actors include, in order of their appearance:

Episode 1 - The North Remembers

Carice van Houten (Melisandre)
Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon)

- Tony Way as Ser Dontos Hollard, a drunkard knight and Joffrey's court fool.
- Ben Crompton as "Dolorous Edd" Tollet, a man of the Night's Watch.[12]
- Robert Pugh as the Wildling Craster.[13]
- Carice van Houten as Melisandre of Asshai, the "Red Priestess" of the foreign god R'hllor and an influential advisor to King Stannis Baratheon. Van Houten was previously asked (but unable) to audition for the role of Cersei in season one. While her character retains her signature red robes and hair, unlike in the novels Melisandre is not portrayed as having red eyes, making her appear somewhat more human.[14]
- Oliver Ford Davies as Stannis's maester Cressen.[15]
- Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth, the "Onion Knight", a bannerman of Stannis and former smuggler.[16] Cunningham had already been in talks for a role in season 1. As he is left-handed, his Davos has the fingers of the right hand shortened, unlike in the novels where the left hand is crippled. In an interview, Cunningham said that a lot of new dialogue had to be written for his character, because in the novels Davos, a point-of-view character, is portrayed more through his thoughts than through his actions.[17]
- Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon, the elder of Robert's two younger brothers and one of several claimants to the Iron Throne.[18]
- Kerr Logan as Davos Seaworth's pious son Matthos.[19]
- Karl Davies as Ser Alton Lannister, a character created for the series[20] who replaces Cleos Frey as envoy from the Starks to the Lannisters.

Episode 2 - The Night Lands

- Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar, a caged prisoner and recruit of Yoren.[21] Wlaschiha's pronunciation of his character's name, Jack-in, was adopted for use in the show.[22]
- Hannah Murray as Craster's daughter Gilly.[23]
- Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy, an Ironborn captain and sister of Theon. Named "Asha" in the novels, the character's name was changed to avoid confusion with the Wildling Osha, Bran Stark's companion.[24]
- Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy, lord of the Iron Islands and father of Theon.[25]
- Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne, the squire to Tyrion Lannister.[26] The 19-year-old Portman plays Podrick as about 16 years old, instead of about 12 as in the novels. To be able to portray Podrick as awkward, shy and weak, Portman, previously a sportsman, stopped his fitness regimen and gained some weight to appear more endearing.[27]
- Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan, a Lysene pirate and friend of Davos Seaworth.
- Andy Beckwith as Rorge and Gerard Jordan as Biter, the two other caged captives.

Episode 3 - What Is Dead May Never Die

- Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell, a noblewoman from the Reach, the wife of Renly Baratheon.[28]
- Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth, a female warrior who joins Renly Baratheon's guard and becomes a follower of Catelyn Stark.[29] To prepare for the role, Christie took up an intense training regimen, adding over a stone (6.4?kg) of muscle mass.[30] So that she could be mistaken for a man, her armor was decorated with lines that slant away from her hips.[31]
- Fintan McKeown as Ser Amory Lorch, a Lannister bannerman.[32]
- Andy Kellegher as Polliver, a Lannister armsman.

Episode 4 - Garden of Bones

- Oona Chaplin as Talisa, a healer from Volantis. She is Robb Stark's romantic interest, a role played in the novels by the noblewoman Jeyne Westerling.[33]
- Michael McElhatton as the Stark bannerman Lord Roose Bolton.[34]
- Nicholas Blane as the Spice King.
- Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos, a merchant prince of Qarth.[35]

Episode 5 - The Ghost of Harrenhal

- Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree, a Qartheen warlock.[36]
- Laura Pradelska as Quaithe, a masked woman in Qarth.
- Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand, a ranger of the Night's Watch.
- Roy Dotrice as Pyromancer Hallyne, an elderly alchemist at King's Landing.[37] Dotrice, a friend of George R.R. Martin, is the reader of the A Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks and was initially cast as Grand Maester Pycelle for the first season, but had to withdraw for health reasons.

Episode 6 - The Old Gods And The New

- Rose Leslie as Ygritte, Jon Snow's love interest among the Wildlings.[38]

Episode 8 - The Prince of Winterfell

- Edward Dogliani as the "Lord of Bones" (or "Rattleshirt" in the novels), a Wildling leader.

#### Uncast characters[edit]

Several characters from A Clash of Kings such as Freys and Crannogmen Reeds at Winterfell, Frey bannermen of the Starks, the Tullys, Stannis' wife and daughter, Aeron Greyjoy and the bastard Ramsay Snow among others, were not cast for season two. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have said that they would delay the introductions of several key characters first appearing in A Clash of Kings until the third season. They did so because of the large number of characters already introduced in season two, and because they couldn't afford to have people "waiting around" for their characters to become central to the plot.[39]

### Locations[edit]

The walled city of Dubrovnik stands in for King's Landing in season 2.

For the second season, the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, was used instead of Malta for scenes in King's Landing and elsewhere.[40] Scenes set north of the Wall were filmed in Iceland, on the Vatnaj?kull glacier, in November 2011.[41] New shooting locations in Northern Ireland include The Linen Mill Film Television Studios, Banbridge, Ballintoy Harbour,[42] Gosford Castle, outside Markethill in County Armagh and at Downhill Strand.

### Promotion[edit]

HBO released numerous teaser trailers for the second season, beginning on 11 December 2011.[43] The second trailer, published on 29 January 2012,[44] was viewed 3.5 million times in the first three days after publication, a record for HBO promotional content.[45] Other trailers were released on 24 February,[46] 3 March (set to Florence and the Machine's Seven Devils)[47] as well as subsequently.

HBO also published other promotional material, such as cast photographs[48] and teaser posters, prior to the airing of the first episode. The second issue of Entertainment Weekly in March 2012 had four alternative covers dedicated to in-costume photographs of Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow) or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey (Jaime and Cersei Lannister).[49]

## Music[edit]

Main article: Music of Game of Thrones

The music for the second season, again composed by Ramin Djawadi, was published as a soundtrack album in June 2012. It contains a rendition of a song often mentioned or sung in the novels, The Rains of Castamere, by the indie rock band The National.[50]

## Reception[edit]

Thanks to the critical and commercial success of the first season, as well as HBO's marketing efforts, the second season received intensive media coverage well before it started airing. Sunday is Coming, a two-minute short film for Funny or Die, satirized viewers' excitement about the return of Game of Thrones.[51]

### Critical response[edit]

Several media reviewed the season's first four episodes before they were broadcast, and rendered almost uniformly positive verdicts. The season holds a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[52]

Entertainment Weekly rated the new season "A-" and praised the "vivid, vital, and just plain fun" storytelling. In the reviewer's opinion, the greatly enlarged cast did not feel like bloat and the show remained accessible to those who had not read the novel.[53] The Huffington Post called the start of the second season "far more elegant and engaging" than that of the first, and appreciated the show's maturation, increased assurance and momentum as well as the visually improved settings and the new actors' performance.[54] Newsday's review gave it an "A ", calling it the "best show on television" and warranting the preparation required by viewers.[55]

The Hollywood Reporter also wrote that Game of Thrones made a "strong case for being one of TV's best series". Impressed that the series continued to improve in quality as it breathed life into its vast web of interconnected storylines, the reviewer considered that, unlike other genre shows, Game of Thrones had gravitas such that it should not be considered dramatically inferior to shows like Mad Men or Breaking Bad.[56] HitFix's Alan Sepinwall gave the new, "bigger and better" season an "A", praising its increased confidence and smoothness despite its even greater use of "sexposition".[57] New to the series, the Chicago Sun-Times's reviewer found the season premiere "engrossing" and praised the "top-notch" acting, writing, sets and storytelling.[58] The New York Times was the only major publication to publish a mixed review. It criticized the lack of complexity in the characters apart from Dinklage's, the confusing multitude of characters and the meandering plot.[59]

### Ratings[edit]

Game of Thrones: Viewers per episode (in millions)
Season 1 (2011): Viewers of the first airing on HBO in the US on Sundays 9:00 pm. Season 2 (2012): Viewers of the first airing on HBO in the US on Sundays 9:00 pm. Season 3 (2013): Viewers of the first airing on HBO in the US on Sundays 9:00 pm.
| Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10
Season 1 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.40 | 2.72 | 2.66 | 3.04
Season 2 | 3.86 | 3.76 | 3.77 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 3.88 | 3.69 | 3.86 | 3.38 | 4.20
Season 3 | 4.37 | 4.27 | 4.72 | 4.87 | 5.35 | 5.50 | 4.84 | 5.13 | 5.22 | 5.39

### Awards[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones

The second season has been nominated for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, which include Outstanding drama series and Outstanding supporting actor for Peter Dinklage.

## DVD, Blu-ray and download release[edit]

DVD/Blu-ray box sets and digital downloads of the second season are to be made available by 19 February 2013. The DVD set is to contain a 30-minute feature covering the production of the episode Blackwater, actor interviews, character profiles, twelve audio commentaries by cast and crew, and a discussion about Westerosi religions by the showrunners and George R.R. Martin. The Blu-ray set is additionally to contain a feature about the "War of the Five Kings" that breaks out in season two, as well as 19 animated histories of the mythology of Westeros and Essos.[60]

## Cast[edit]

### Main cast[edit]

Peter Dinklage
(Tyrion Lannister)
Lena Headey
(Cersei Lannister)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Jaime Lannister)
Aidan Gillen
(Petyr Baelish)
Kit Harington
(Jon Snow)
Richard Madden
(Robb Stark)
Alfie Allen
(Theon Greyjoy)

- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (10 episodes)
- Lena Headey as Queen Regent Cersei Baratheon (9 episodes)
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister (4 episodes)
- Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark (8 episodes)
- Emilia Clarke as Princess Daenerys Targaryen (8 episodes)
- Aidan Gillen as Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish (7 episodes)
- Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont (7 episodes)
- Kit Harington as Jon Snow (8 episodes)
- Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister (7 episodes)
- Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth (6 episodes)
- Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Prince Brandon "Bran" Stark (7 episodes)
- Richard Madden as King Robb Stark (6 episodes)
- Sophie Turner as Lady Sansa Stark (7 episodes)
- Maisie Williams as Lady Arya Stark (9 episodes)
- Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy (7 episodes)
- Natalie Dormer as Queen Margaery Tyrell (4 episodes)
- John Bradley as Samwell Tarly (5 episodes)
- Jack Gleeson as King Joffrey Baratheon (6 episodes)
- Rory McCann as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (5 episodes)
- Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon (7 episodes)
- Carice van Houten as Lady Melisandre (4 episodes)
- James Cosmo as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (3 episodes)
- Jerome Flynn as Bronn (7 episodes)
- Conleth Hill as Lord Varys (6 episodes)
- Sibel Kekilli as Shae (8 episodes)

Also starring

- Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo (1 episode)

### Guest cast[edit]

The guest cast is listed in order of rank or social importance by the region they appear in.

At the court of Joffrey Baratheon at King's Landing

- Callum Wharry as Prince Tommen Baratheon
- Aimee Richardson as Princess Myrcella Baratheon
- Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle
- Dominic Carter as Lord Janos Slynt
- Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant
- Eugene Simon as Ser Lancel Lannister
- Roy Dotrice as Wisdom Hallyne
- Karl Davies as Ser Alton Lannister
- Tony Way as Ser Dontos Hollard
- Daniel Portman as Podrick "Pod" Payne
- Esm? Bianco as Ros
- Sahara Knite as Armeca
- Maisie Dee as Daisy

At the court of Stannis Baratheon at Dragonstone

- Oliver Ford Davies as Maester Cressen
- Kerr Logan as Matthos Seaworth
- Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan

At Robb Stark's camp

- Michael McElhatton as Lord Roose Bolton
- John Stahl as Lord Rickard Karstark
- Oona Chaplin as Talisa Maegyr

At Winterfell

- Art Parkinson as Prince Rickon Stark
- Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin
- Ron Donachie as Ser Rodrik Cassel
- Kristian Nairn as Hodor
- Natalia Tena as Osha

At the court of Renly Baratheon at Storm's End

- Gethin Anthony as King Renly Baratheon
- Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell
- Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth

On the Iron Islands

- Patrick Malahide as Lord Balon Greyjoy
- Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy
- Ralph Ineson as Dagmer "Cleftjaw"
- Forbes KB as Black Lorren

Bound for the Wall

- Francis Magee as Yoren
- Joe Dempsie as Gendry
- Eros Vlahos as Lommy Greenhands
- Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie
- Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar
- Andy Beckwith as Rorge
- Gerard Jordan as Biter

At Harrenhal

- Ian Whyte as Ser Gregor Clegane
- Fintan McKeown as Ser Amory Lorch
- Anthony Morris as The Tickler
- Andy Kellegher as Polliver

The men of the Night's Watch beyond the Wall

- Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand
- Ben Crompton as Eddison "Dolorous Edd" Tollett
- Mark Stanley as Grenn

The Wildlings beyond the Wall

- Edward Dogliani as the "Lord o' Bones"
- Rose Leslie as Ygritte
- Robert Pugh as Craster
- Hannah Murray as Gilly

Daenerys' khalasar

- Elyes Gabel as Rakharo
- Steven Cole as Kovarro
- Amrita Acharia as Irri
- Roxanne McKee as Doreah

In Qarth

- Nicholas Blane as the Spice King
- Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos
- Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree
- Laura Pradelska as Quaithe

## Episodes[edit]

See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes

? | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million)
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
11 | 1 | "The North Remembers" | Alan Taylor | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) | 3.86[61]
To Cersei's dismay, Tyrion takes up his post as acting Hand at King's Landing. At Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon proclaims allegiance to Melisandre's new god and lays public claim to the Iron Throne, revealing Joffrey's bastardy. As this news reaches the capital, the Gold Cloaks slaughter Robert's bastards. Having won three victories, Robb Stark offers the Lannisters peace in exchange for the North's independence, sending Theon to gain Balon Greyjoy's support and Catelyn to seek Renly Baratheon's. Beyond the Wall, the Night's Watch find shelter with the Wildling Craster and his daughter-wives. In Essos, as her people slowly die in the Red Waste, Daenerys sends out riders to look for help.
12 | 2 | "The Night Lands" | Alan Taylor | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) | 3.76[62]
Returning to his home of Pyke after nine years as the Starks' ward, Theon Greyjoy is reunited with his sister, Yara, and his father, Balon, who despises Theon for his Northern ways and intends to win back his crown by force. Cersei rejects Robb Stark's terms and Tyrion exiles Janos Slynt, head of the Gold Cloaks, to the Wall, promoting Bronn to commander of the watch. On the road to the Wall, Arya reveals her true identity to Gendry. North of the Wall, Samwell Tarly is approached by one of Craster's daughters, Gilly, who is pregnant and fears for her unborn child; but, Jon is reluctant to help her despite Sam's pleas. In the Red Waste one of the horses returns to Daenerys with the decapitated head of its rider in a pouch, a message from one of her enemies. On Dragonstone, Davos Seaworth recruits the pirate Salladhor Saan to Stannis's side, and Stannis has sex with Melisandre to obtain the son his wife could not give him. Jon discovers that Craster sacrifices his sons to the White Walkers.
13 | 3 | "What Is Dead May Never Die" | Alik Sakharov | Bryan Cogman | April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15) | 3.77[63]
Catelyn Stark arrives at King Renly's camp to negotiate an alliance. Tyrion also tries to gain supports for Joffrey's cause by proposing three different marriages. At Winterfell, Bran Stark needs help to decipher his dreams. On the road to the wall, the band of Night's Watch recruits are attacked by Lannister soldiers.
14 | 4 | "Garden of Bones" | David Petrarca | Vanessa Taylor | April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) | 3.65[64]
Catelyn tries to convince the Baratheon brothers to abandon their quarrel and unite against the Lannisters, while Sansa is abused by Joffrey in revenge for her brother's victories. Tyrion intervenes and in return, Joffrey is cruel to his "gifts". Arya and Gendry are taken captives to the castle of Harrenhal. After her exhausting journey through the desert, Daenerys arrives at the gates of the prosperous city of Qarth. Melisandre gives birth.
15 | 5 | "The Ghost of Harrenhal" | David Petrarca | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29) | 3.90[65]
In Harrenhal, Arya Stark is promised help by the mysterious Jaqen H?ghar, one of the three caged prisoners during her trip to the Wall. After Renly's sudden death at the hands of a shadowy assassin, Catelyn is forced to flee from Renly's camp. Theon sails from Pyke prepared to prove that he is a true Ironborn. The Night's Watch arrive at an ancient fortress called the Fist of the First Men, where they intend to make a stand.
16 | 6 | "The Old Gods and the New" | David Nutter | Vanessa Taylor | May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06) | 3.88[66]
Princess Myrcella is sent away from King's Landing. Theon Greyjoy's plans succeed. Robb and Catelyn receive important news. At the Fist of the First Men, the ranger Qhorin Halfhand gives Jon Snow the opportunity to prove his worth.
17 | 7 | "A Man Without Honor" | David Nutter | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) | 3.69[67]
Tywin Lannister begins searching Harrenhal for an assassin. Ygritte continues her attempts to seduce Jon and, after a momentary lapse in Jon's concentration, she escapes him and leads him into a trap. Still shaken from the riot, Sansa is horrified when she awakens to find that she has had her first period. In Robb's camp, a failed escape attempt by Jaime leaves a guard dead and Catelyn worries about the camp's desire for retribution. In Qarth, the warlock Pyat Pree reveals to Daenerys that he stole her dragons, but gives her the opportunity to reunite with them before slaughtering the Council of Thirteen and establishing Xaro Xhoan Daxos as king of Qarth.
18 | 8 | "The Prince of Winterfell" | Alan Taylor | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) | 3.86[68]
Robb Stark learns that his mother Catelyn has secretly freed Jaime Lannister, now escorted by Brienne of Tarth, in order to ransom her daughters Sansa and Arya; he also enters into a romantic relationship with the healer Talisa. Tywin Lannister leaves Harrenhal to attack Robb, which leads Arya Stark, Gendry and Hot Pie to attempt an escape with Jaqen H'ghar's help. In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister attempts to blackmail Tyrion by abducting the whore, Ros, whom Cersei believes to be his secret lover. The capital prepares for assault by Stannis, who, underway to King's Landing, promises to make Davos Seaworth his Hand of the King. Beyond the Wall, the Wildling leader "Rattleshirt" leads the captured Jon Snow and Qhorin Halfhand to his king, Mance Rayder. In Qarth, Jorah Mormont agrees to accompany Daenerys into the House of the Undying to retrieve her dragons.
19 | 9 | "Blackwater" | Neil Marshall | George R. R. Martin | May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27) | 3.38[69]
Stannis Baratheon's fleet assaults King's Landing in the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Leading the defense, Tyrion Lannister destroys many of the attacking craft with an exploding ship full of wildfire, and is forced to lead a counterattack as King Joffrey and his bodyguard Sandor Clegane each desert the battlefield. Meanwhile, Queen Regent Cersei, holed up in the fortress with Sansa Stark and the other ladies of the court, succumbs to wine and despondency as she believes the battle lost. In the nick of time, as she is about to poison her son Tommen, Tywin Lannister's forces, joined by Loras Tyrell, arrive to repulse the attackers.
20 | 10 | "Valar Morghulis" | Alan Taylor | David Benioff D. B. Weiss | June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03) | 4.20[70]
The aftermath of the Battle of the Blackwater sees Joffrey set Sansa aside in favor of marrying Margaery Tyrell while Tyrion fears for his and Shae's safety now that his father has replaced him as Hand of the King. Melisandre gives a defeated Stannis a new hope. Brienne runs into trouble while escorting Jaime to King's Landing. Catelyn tries to convince Robb that his romance with Talisa is dangerous, but he defies her and the two are married. In Qarth, Daenerys ventures into the House of the Undying and successfully retrieves her dragons. She then seals the traitor Xaro Xhoan Daxos inside his own vault and claims his riches for herself to buy a ship. In Winterfell, Theon is betrayed by his own men in the face of an inevitable siege while Winterfell is put to the torch. Osha and Hodor sneak brothers Bran and Rickon away from the smoldering ruins and take them North toward the Wall. Arya, having escaped Harrenhal with Hot Pie and Gendry, receives the gift of a valuable coin from Jaqen. North of the Wall, Qhorin Halfhand forces Jon to kill him to prove his loyalty to the Wildlings and an army of White Walkers surround the Fist of the First Men.

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## External links[edit]

- List of Game of Thrones episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Game of Thrones episodes at TV.com

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Novels | A Game of Thrones (1996) A Clash of Kings (1998) A Storm of Swords (2000) A Feast for Crows (2005) A Dance with Dragons (2011) The Winds of Winter (TBA) A Dream of Spring (TBA)
TV series | Game of Thrones Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 Characters Title sequence Music Awards Languages Dothraki Valyrian
Other media | Tales of Dunk and Egg The Princess and the Queen Comic book series Card game Board game Role-playing games Video games
Miscellaneous | World Book characters Fandom Themes Translations "Black Friday" "A Song of Ass and Fire" "Titties and Dragons"
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Game of Thrones episodes
Season 1 | "Winter Is Coming" "The Kingsroad" "Lord Snow" "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" "The Wolf and the Lion" "A Golden Crown" "You Win or You Die" "The Pointy End" "Baelor" "Fire and Blood"
Season 2 | "The North Remembers" "The Night Lands" "What Is Dead May Never Die" "Garden of Bones" "The Ghost of Harrenhal" "The Old Gods and the New" "A Man Without Honor" "The Prince of Winterfell" "Blackwater" "Valar Morghulis"
Season 3 | "Valar Dohaeris" "Dark Wings, Dark Words" "Walk of Punishment" "And Now His Watch Is Ended" "Kissed by Fire" "The Climb" "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" "Second Sons" "The Rains of Castamere" "Mhysa"
Season 4 |