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	...	Ser 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:

Vatnajokull Glacier, Vatnajökull, Austurland, 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

The scene of the beginning of Jaime and Brienne's journey to King's Landing is not included in the original novel, but in the sequel "A Storm of Swords". Robb's marriage also takes place in "A Storm of Swords", but off-screen since Robb is not a point of view character.

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Quotes

Theon Greyjoy: What is dead may never die!

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Losing it's Foundation

I was a Giant Fan of this show the first season. It had all the elements that make a great series. Season two however, is a far cry from season one. This episode in particular has gone down the path to Grandma's house, and took a Dump. Since these episodes are being adapted from Novels of the same name, we really can't fault the Script Writers too much for this mess; however, the Directing has not done anything to improve the story that seems to have been stretched out way past it's Due Date. The magic elements in the first season were tastefully and carefully placed in the story when and where they were an asset. Now this TV Franchise has turned into a bad Halloween Movie. The Game is over.