| 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 | |
| Aidan Gillen | ... | Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish | |
| Liam Cunningham | ... | Davos Seaworth | |
| Sophie Turner | ... | Sansa Stark | |
| Maisie Williams | ... | Arya Stark | |
| Carice van Houten | ... | Melisandre (as Carice Van Houten) | |
| Nathalie Emmanuel | ... | Missandei | |
| Indira Varma | ... | Ellaria Sand | |
| Alfie Allen | ... | Theon Greyjoy | |
| John Bradley | ... | Samwell Tarly | |
| Gwendoline Christie | ... | Brienne of Tarth | |
Daenerys receives an unexpected visitor. Jon faces resistance. Tyrion plans the conquest of Westeros. Cersei gathers her allies. Arya has a reunion with old friends. Sam risks his career and life.
Don't let the bad reviews fool you. 95% of those are coming from salty book purists or fanboys of other shows that are crying because their favorite show will never even come close to the very scale and magnitude of Game of Thrones. The episode was great from start to finish. People complaining about wooden dialogue are again just the salty book purists who have a stick so far up their a** that it literally comes out of their mouth when they talk. These first two episodes have had amazing build up and I cannot wait to see what comes next.