The Ghost of Harrenhal (29 Apr. 2012)

Renly is dead, and his army has merged with Stannis. Tyrion investigates a secret weapon that King Joffery plans to use against Stannis. Meanwhile, as a token for saving his life, Jaqen H'ghar offers to kill three people that Arya chooses.

Director:

David Petrarca

Writers:

George R.R. Martin ("A Song of Ice and Fire" by), David Benioff (creator),

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Tyrion Lannister
Lena Headey	...	Cersei Lannister
Michelle Fairley	...	Catelyn Stark
Emilia Clarke	...	Daenerys Targaryen
Aidan Gillen	...	Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
Iain Glen	...	Jorah Mormont
Kit Harington	...	Jon Snow
Charles Dance	...	Tywin Lannister
Liam Cunningham	...	Davos Seaworth
Alfie Allen	...	Theon Greyjoy
John Bradley	...	Samwell Tarly
Isaac Hempstead Wright	...	Bran Stark
Maisie Williams	...	Arya Stark
Stephen Dillane	...	Stannis Baratheon
Natalie Dormer	...	Margaery Tyrell

Storyline

Catelyn and Renly come to an agreement and he agrees to join forces with Robb but witchcraft intervenes forcing her to flee with Brienne. As Stannis' fleet approaches Renly's camp, Petyr Baelish has advice for Margaery and her brother. At King's Landing, Cersei assures Tyrion that siege preparations are well under way and he learns the specifics from Lancel. In the Iron Islands Balon sets sail though has some difficulty gaining his crew's respect. Arya makes a deal with Jaqen H'ghar who promises her three lives in return for her having saved his. North of the Wall the Watchmen arrive at their camp. In Qarth, Daxos has gifts for Daenarys and has a proposition for her: access to his untold riches - and the Iron Throne - if he marries her. In Winterfell, Osha sees something in Bran's dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

armor | spear | sword | violence | helmet | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Vatnajokull Glacier, Vatnajökull, Austurland, Iceland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Television 360, Grok! Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode title refers to the phrase Arya Stark uses several times in the novel "A Clash of Kings" to describe herself during her time in Harrenhal, although the phrase is not used in the TV episode.

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Quotes

Tyrion Lannister: I remember reading an old sailor's proverb. Piss on wildfire and your cock burns off.
Hallyne: Oh, I have not conducted this experiment. It could well be true.

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Soundtracks

"Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by Ramin Djawadi
Performed by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

As in the first series with 'the wolf and the lion', the story heats up in episode 5!

After the somewhat weak episode last week, It looked like episode 3; what is dead may never die, would be the the strongest episode of the first half of the season. However the ghost of Harrenhal proves that wrong - covering every storyline except Robb and Jaime's and greatly pushing the plot forward. The Jaqen three death scenes were fantastic, as were the Tyrion kings landing scenes. The only problems i can find with it is that Renly's death was not as shocking as in the books and the tickler died instead of wheeze - cutting out his awesome death scene in book 3. This is tiny nit picking though. The story was exciting, the politics was interesting and the hints of what is to come make as always the wait to next week excruciating. Again the acting was absolutely phenomenal from everyone involved. The gold stars go this week to Jerome Flynn, Tom Wlaschiha and Gwendoline Christie as Bronn, Jaqen and Brienne who all seem like they've made the characters literally jump out of the book into reality. The stage has been set up for everything to kick-off in the second half of the season. An exciting end to the first half to the second season!