The North Remembers 

Tyrion arrives at King's Landing to take his father's place as Hand of the King. Stannis Baratheon plans to take the Iron Throne for his own. Robb tries to decide his next move in the war. The Night's Watch arrive at the house of Craster.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

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

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
Liam Cunningham	...	Davos Seaworth
Isaac Hempstead Wright	...	Bran Stark
Richard Madden	...	Robb Stark
Sophie Turner	...	Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams	...	Arya Stark
Alfie Allen	...	Theon Greyjoy
John Bradley	...	Samwell Tarly

Storyline

Winter is coming as the Night Watch go to meet the threat north of the Wall, the standoff between the Stark and the Lannisters boils with new rumors of King Joffrey's birthright and the rise of the Baratheon brothers in the warfare. All the while Dany leads her band of broken things through the dead lands barely hanging on. Trust...Joffrey will do whatever it takes to keep his crown.

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Plot Keywords:

king | throne | dragon | lord | crown | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the novels, Davos' left fingers are cut at the first joint, as result of the punishment Stannis gave him for breaking the law for years. In the show, it was changed from Davos' left hand to his right, because the actor Liam Cunningham is left-handed.

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Goofs

When Daenerys' mare dies in the Red Waste, it falls on its left side; when Daenerys runs to it, it is now on its right.

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Quotes

Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish: Prominent families often forget a simple truth, I've found.
Cersei Lannister: And what truth is that?
Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish: Knowledge is power.
[pause]
Cersei Lannister: [to her guards] Seize him.
[the guards grab Littlefinger]
Cersei Lannister: Cut his throat.
[a guard draws a knife to Littlefinger's throat]
Cersei Lannister: Stop. Wait. I've changed my mind. Let him go.
[the guards unhand Littlefinger]
[...]

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Game of Thrones Quotes (2016)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

Kicking off

A great start of the season! Some new and important characters are introduced (the number of characters seems to be ever increasing in this show).