The Lion and the Rose 

Joffrey and Margaery's wedding has come. Tyrion breaks up with Shae. Ramsay tries to prove his worth to his father. Bran and company find a Weirwood tree.

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

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Tyrion Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Jaime Lannister
Lena Headey	...	Cersei Lannister
Charles Dance	...	Tywin Lannister
Natalie Dormer	...	Margaery Tyrell
Liam Cunningham	...	Davos Seaworth
Stephen Dillane	...	Stannis Baratheon
Carice van Houten	...	Melisandre (as Carice Van Houten)
Alfie Allen	...	Theon Greyjoy
Jack Gleeson	...	Joffrey Baratheon
Isaac Hempstead Wright	...	Bran Stark
Sophie Turner	...	Sansa Stark
Gwendoline Christie	...	Brienne of Tarth
Sibel Kekilli	...	Shae
Iwan Rheon	...	Ramsay Snow

Storyline

Sansa still hasn't recovered from the death of her family and refuses to eat despite Tyrion's requests that she do so. She receives a gift from an unexpected source. It's time for the royal wedding and King Joffrey is on his worst behavior with Tyrion the object of his dislike. He adores the sword given to him by his grandfather but uses it to chop up a book given to him by Tyrion. At the reception after the wedding ceremony, a drunken Joffrey ridicules his uncle and orders him to become his cup bearer. Tyrion does as he's told but Joffrey gets his comeuppance. Meanwhile, Lord Bolton returns home to find what his bastard son did to Theon Greyjoy.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | play | death of title character | adolescent | execution | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first appearance of Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen Baratheon. Callum Wharry previously played the role in the first two seasons. Chapman first appeared on the series as Tommen's cousin Martyn Lannister in season three.

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Goofs

Joffrey pours wine on Tyrion's head, but in next scene his hair looks dry.

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Quotes

[Brienne approaches Joffrey. She bows, somewhat clumsily]
Brienne of Tarth: [to Cersei] Your Grace.
[Cersei smirks]
Brienne of Tarth: [to Joffrey] My king.
Brienne of Tarth: [to Margaery] My queen.
[Margaery rises and offers her hand to Brienne]
Margaery Tyrell: Lady Brienne.
[Brienne shakes Margaery's hand]
Margaery Tyrell: So good of you to come.
Brienne of Tarth: [smiles] I'm no lady, your Grace.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The main song of House Lannister, "The Rains of Castamere", plays over the closing credits, well suited for a House Lannister-centered episode.

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Connections

Referenced in Game of Thrones: No One (2016)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

Wasting no time

Quite often a new season will take some time to get going. Not so with Game of Thrones!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lion and the Rose

Box Office

Budget:

GBP7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Television 360, Startling, Bighead Littlehead

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1