Valar Morghulis (3 Jun. 2012)

Joffery names Tywin the new Hand of the King. Robb marries Talisa Maegyr. Jon prepares to meet Mance Rayder. Arya says farewell to Jaqen H'ghar. Daenerys tries to rescue her dragons.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

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

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Tyrion Lannister
Lena Headey	...	Cersei Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Jaime 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
Richard Madden	...	Robb Stark
Isaac Hempstead Wright	...	Bran Stark
Sophie Turner	...	Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams	...	Arya Stark
Alfie Allen	...	Theon Greyjoy
John Bradley	...	Samwell Tarly

Storyline

With the battle won, King Joffrey names his grandfather, Tywin Lannister, as the Hand of the King. It has an immediate impact on Tyrion, who awakens in new and much smaller quarters wounded from the battle . Peter Baelish is rewarded for his loyalty. The King takes an interest in Lady Margaery Tyrell and decides to marry her. Lord Varys recruits a new spy. Arya has managed to escape from Harrenhal with Jaen H'ghar's help. He shows her something of himself. Theon and his men are surrounded at Winterfell and are forced to abandon their position. They don't leave much behind. North of the wall, Jon impresses his captor in a fight with one of his own. King Robb and Alina are married despite the promise he had previously made. Brienne and Jaime Lannister continue their journey but not without difficulty. In Qarth, Daenerys enters the House of the Undead to retrieve her dragons.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Release Date:

3 June 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Skaftafell, Iceland

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the novel, it was not Littlefinger but Dontos who explained Sansa that Joffrey's betrothal to Margaery Tyrell would not stop him from having his way with her, and promised to take her home.

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Quotes

Pyat Pree: [to Daenerys] When your dragons were born, our magic was born again.

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Amazing as always

I don't know what the disapproving reviewers were watching but it must not have been this, or they just wouldn't know good TV if it smacked them in the face... with a hammer...

This is another wonderful season ending, leaving me wanting for more, the graphics are spectacular, on par with any major Hollywood Blockbuster. The scrip is superb, after each sequence and scene change I wanted to go back and find out what happens next, but would as quickly become immersed in what was happening now. The acting is wonderful as ever, each character makes you hate them, love them, feel sympathy as the director chooses. The Mise-en-scene is also excellent, everything from the decor to the costumes, lighting and so on make you believe this world is there and these events are unfolding before your eyes. And the cliff-hanger I feel is more interesting than last seasons, we are getting closer to the really big events! I want the third season now! But I guess reading the books will have to do.