Kissed by Fire 

Robb's army is falling apart. Jaime reveals a story, to Brienne, that he has never told anyone. Jon breaks his vows. The Hound is granted his freedom. The Lannisters hatch a new plan.

Director:

Alex Graves

Writers:

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

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Tyrion Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Jaime Lannister
Lena Headey	...	Cersei Lannister
Emilia Clarke	...	Daenerys Targaryen
Kit Harington	...	Jon Snow
Richard Madden	...	Robb Stark
Iain Glen	...	Jorah Mormont
Michelle Fairley	...	Catelyn Stark
Aidan Gillen	...	Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
Charles Dance	...	Tywin Lannister
Liam Cunningham	...	Davos Seaworth
Stephen Dillane	...	Stannis Baratheon
Natalie Dormer	...	Margaery Tyrell
Oona Chaplin	...	Talisa Stark
Sophie Turner	...	Sansa Stark

Storyline

Brienne and Jaime are delivered to Lord Bolton where Jaime has his wounds treated. He tells Brienne about the events leading up to killing the King and acquiring the name Kingslayer. Sandor Clegane engages in mortal combat but succeeds in gaining his freedom much to Arya's annoyance. At King's Landing, Cersei begins plotting against the Tyrells and seeks Baelish's assistance. Tyrion discusses the cost of the upcoming wedding with Lady Olenna and she agrees to pay half the cost. Tywin Lannister has become aware of the Tyrells plans to have Sansa Stark marry Ser Loras Tyrell but he has his own idea as to who she should marry. Robb has to deal with the murderers of Tywin Lannisters young nephews including Lord Rickard Karstark whom he executes against the advice of those around him. Daenerys' army is on the move. North of the wall, Jon and Ygritte become lovers.

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Plot Keywords:

shared bath | murder of a boy | cave | political marriage | army on the march | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2013 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

£4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Television 360, Startling, Bighead Littlehead

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jon Snow and Ygritte, a wildling woman, fell in love with each other in season 3 and 4. In real life, Kit Harrington (Jon) and Rose Leslie (Ygritte) married in 2018.

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Goofs

In the trial by combat, Sandor "the Hound" Clegane keeps destroying parts of his opponent's shield (one strike knocks off almost half the wooden facing), but the next moment it is whole.

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Quotes

Jorah Mormont: It was a bitch of a siege.
Barristan Selmy: Mm. You were first through the breach at Pike.
Jorah Mormont: The second. Thoros of Myr went in alone, waving that flaming sword of his.
Barristan Selmy: Thoros of Myr. Bloody madman. Robert knighted you after the battle?
Jorah Mormont: Proudest moment of my life. One knee in the dust, the king's sword on my shoulder, listening to the words: "In the name of the warrior I charge you to be brave." All I could think of was how badly I had to piss.
[Barristan Selmy laughs]
Jorah Mormont: In full plate metal for 16 hours. Never ...
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Game of Thrones: Blood of My Blood (2016)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Ramin Djawadi
Performed by Czech Film Orchestra and Choir

User Reviews

Not nearly as excellent as episode 4, but still great

Kissed By Fire doesn't live up the high standards left by And Now His Watch Is Ended, but it's still another great episode for Season 3. My only quibble is that the pacing's a little bit too long, but again, it doesn't matter and everything else holds up fine.

The story/script is still well-written, the performances are still solid, the directing and editing is still sharp, the music score's still beautiful, the relationships continue to shine, and the story-arcs for the Stark and Lannister family continue to be interesting and makes you want to see what's in store for them next. So, overall, not nearly as excellent as episode 4, but still great. :)