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Winter Is Coming

Episode aired Apr 17, 2011
TV-MA
1h 2m

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8.9/10

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Eddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an ar... Read allEddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.Eddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.

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Isaac Hempstead Wright in Game of Thrones (2011)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones (2011)

Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Art Parkinson, and Isaac Hempstead Wright in Game of Thrones (2011)

Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Sophie Turner, and Kristian Nairn in Game of Thrones (2011)

Richard Madden in Game of Thrones (2011)

Sean Bean and Richard Madden in Game of Thrones (2011)

Roger Allam, Harry Lloyd, and Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones (2011)

Michelle Fairley in Game of Thrones (2011)

Richard Madden and Isaac Hempstead Wright in Game of Thrones (2011)

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Trivia
A real dead stag - not a prop - was used for the scene where the direwolf pups are found. The actors found the smell during the filming of the scene revolting, as it had been dead for two days at that point and was decomposing.

Goofs
In the opening credits of the first two episodes, when the names of the actors appear next to the crest of the House their characters belong to, Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) and Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont) are shown with a Lannister lion, while Sophie Turner (Sansa) is shown with a Targaryen dragon. From episode 3 on, the actors' names appear next to the proper crests (a dragon for Clarke, a bear for Glen, and a wolf for Turner). This was corrected in the DVD/Blu-Ray release.

Quotes
Tyrion Lannister: Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you.
Jon Snow: What the hell do you know about being a bastard?
Tyrion Lannister: All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes.

Crazy credits
The sun tells an important part of the series back story, on its panels. It does so in three segments. First, as the credits start up, the sun depicts how the Targaryens and their dragons conquered Westeros. The second time the sun is shown, a dragon is depicted in a mortal struggle with 3 other animals: The Stag, the Lion and the Wolf. It is a very literal way to show how Robert Beratheon and Ned Stark rebelled, with Tywin Lannister reluctantly supporting them, in the end. Finally, the third time the sun is shown, before the series title enter the scene, a lion (among other animals) is shown "kneeling" to a triumphant Stag. Just as Robert was crowned King after winning the war.

Connections
Featured in Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With Batman Begins In 6 Minutes Or Less (2013)

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

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Featured review

10/10

Late to the party

This is my first time viewing Game of Thrones, so I am slightly aware of the main plot and some story lines, but really not enough to have predicted anything that was going to happen.

It moves at a pretty quick pace, the plot development is easy to follow and I thought they established character development through various and dialogue from several different viewpoints, which helps make connection with the characters from early on. Plenty of shock that comes from the subplots that aren't over the top or too obnoxious for what has already been developed.

A regular amount of nudity, and some strong language, although not too over the top by any means. Some graphic scenes.

I would say that basing everything I've heard about the series off a 60 minutes episode, I look forward to moving along and I am curious to see where things go from here. 10/10, would recommend for a friend.

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