630:
708:
visual effects, but they're designed by me working with the visual effects department from storyboards that I created with storyboard artists." There were also several interactive elements involved, which
Podeswa noted by saying, "When we were shooting the Wall set, we had the lighting effect on the Wall that was caused by the flame, but we hadn't created the flame yet." He continued by revealing the process that went into Viserion's appearance, saying "Everything comes from a sense of logic, so I guess in this particular instance with Viserion, what were the wounds that he suffered before he died? What happened to him underwater and when he was dragged up? All of those kinds of things folded into the discussion of what he should appear to look like when he's resurrected."
570:
show like this, where over the years so many beloved characters have been killed, and so many characters make decisions you wish they hadn't that you can believe Sansa might conspire against Arya, or that Arya might decide that Sansa has betrayed the family and deserves to die." Benioff continued by revealing his excitement in seeing Aiden Gillan's performance as
Littlefinger, as it was the first time that they had written a scene in which the character was caught unaware, saying "He's imagined every conceivable eventuality except this one." Isaac Hemsptead Wright, who portrays Bran, described a scene that was originally written between his character and Sansa, but it was later removed from the episode.
574:
the ways that
Benioff and Weiss stated they were able to go about this problem. Weiss noted that it was important to make it clear "that this was almost like an information bomb that Jon was heading towards." Benioff continued by describing Jon and Daenery's intimacy as a complication "on a political level," and "on a personal level," due to the two being related, with Weiss adding "Just as we're seeing these two people come together we’re hearing the information that will inevitably, if not tear them apart at least cause real problems in their relationship." In writing the final interaction between Jaime and Cersei, Benioff felt it was important to convey Cersei's reluctance to fully confide in Jaime.
687:, Podeswa described filming the death of Littlefinger and Aidan Gillen's performance, saying "It was moving and difficult to see somebody get to the end of their role on the show, but it was an amazing scene to go out on. The mood when we were shooting it was incredible, actually. Aidan's performance was so, so passionate, and so surprising in a way." The filming of the scene took place over the course of an entire day, with the conclusion being filmed later, with Podeswa noting, "We didn't really shoot the end until a certain point, and [Gillen] was very ready at that point."
546:
458:. Cersei pledges her assistance on the condition that Jon remains neutral between the queens, but retracts her support when Jon affirms he has already sworn himself to Daenerys and returns to the Red Keep. Brienne appeals to Jaime to make Cersei reconsider. Tyrion goes alone to confront Cersei. He explains to Cersei that Daenerys wanted to destroy King's Landing until Tyrion persuaded her not to. During their conversation, he realizes Cersei is pregnant. Cersei returns to the parley and agrees to send her entire army north to fight the White Walkers.
691:
that he "built in a moment between" Kit
Harington and Emilia Clarke, who portray Jon and Daenerys respectively, where they "stop for a moment and look into each other's eyes." He continued, "The intention from my point of view, and their point of view too, is that they're driven by passion into this. They don't even fully understand what it's all about and what the consequences of it are. They really can't stop themselves. It's almost destiny that's bringing them together." In regards to the similarity between the appearance of Rhaegar and
666:
406:"The Dragon and the Wolf" received a positive reception from critics, with many praising the role and development of Cersei Lannister, as well as Aidan Gillen's performance as Littlefinger, the Dragonpit meeting, and the final scene, though the pacing was met with mixed reviews, and criticism was also leveled at the resemblance of Rhaegar Targaryen to his brother
741:"The Dragon and the Wolf" was praised by critics, who listed the meeting at the Dragonpit, Cersei's lack of cooperation to defeat the White Walkers, Aidan Gillen's performance as Littlefinger, and the demolition of the Wall as highlights of the episode. The episode has received an 88% rating on the review aggregator website
488:
Littlefinger denies the charges on the basis that they have no credible witnesses and demands that he be escorted back to the Vale, which Yohn Royce refuses. Realizing that the trial is a show and that he has essentially been summoned just to be killed, Littlefinger begs Sansa for mercy, but Arya executes him.
573:
Another challenge involved with writing the episode involved the presentation of the information regarding Jon Snow's lineage, as it mostly consisted of details that had already been revealed in prior scenes. As such, the inclusion of a montage, of
Rhaegar and Lyanna, and Jon and Daenerys, was one of
661:
stood in for the dragon pit. Podeswa revealed that the sequence was "40 to 50 pages" in the script, which he felt was a lot of material to work with, saying he had to "make sure everything landed," and that "every look in that script and every moment that needed to be there was actually going to end
565:
following the airing of the episode, they described the meeting at the dragon pit as one of the most challenging scenes in the episode to write, as they felt it was important to give each character their due. Weiss described the many different interactions between various characters as "deceptively
707:
as
Tormund and Beric respectively, were on an actual set in Belfast, along with filming of the stuntmen falling, which would be later transposed by visual effects. He continued by describing the process of creating the non-practical shots by saying, "All of the more panoramic spectacular shots are
690:
Podeswa also described the process behind filming the sexual intimacy between Jon and
Daenerys, saying, "In the script, it described the fact that they were love-making, but it didn't go into great detail in terms of what was going on between them as characters in that moment." He went on to state
581:
season to end with the destruction of the Wall, and the White Walker army crossing into the Seven
Kingdoms. Weiss noted, "The wall's kept these things out for eight thousand years and there's no real reason it can't keep doing that unless something puts a hole in the Wall. There's one thing on the
569:
For the culmination of the
Winterfell storyline, and the death of Littlefinger, Benioff and Weiss stressed the importance of the scenes leading up to the finale, which they described as a realistic threat of harm between Arya and Sansa, with Benioff saying "It's one of the benefits of working on a
771:
also gave praise to the episode, albeit with some criticism towards the episode's predictability, stating that while there were "Plenty of enjoyable moments and blue fire-fueled spectacle, and effectively set up next season’s culminating clashes, it didn't offer much in the way of surprise." Matt
755:
believed the episode to be too rushed, but praised it nonetheless for being one of the most "ultimately satisfying episodes HBO has given us to date." He listed the reveal of Jon Snow's lineage as one of the most important moments of the episode, and praised it for paralleling Jon and
Daenerys's
461:
Later, Jaime prepares to mobilize the army, but Cersei reveals that she lied and will not join Daenerys and Jon's cause. Euron, who had claimed to be fleeing the threat of the dead, is revealed to have actually gone to Essos to transport the Golden Company, with which Cersei will fight whoever
643:, Podeswa described the tone in filming the scene at the dragon pit as "laden with tension," and that he was very excited to film the sequence due to several characters meeting for the first time and others reuniting after a long absence from each other. According to a separate interview with
698:
Podeswa's first reaction to the final scene of the episode, with the destruction of a portion of the Wall, was "This is an enormous, spectacular sequence. How are we actually going to pull it off?" In order to piece together the sequence, Podeswa was required to work with several different
487:
discuss Arya's actions. Littlefinger advises Sansa to always assume others have the worst possible motive. Sansa summons Arya before the lords of the North and Vale, but then stuns Littlefinger by accusing him of murder and treason, which Bran corroborates, having seen them in his visions.
745:
from 64 reviews, with an average score of 8.93 out of 10. The site's consensus reads: "While much slower in pace than the season that preceded it, 'The Dragon and the Wolf' delivered satisfying conclusions to several story arcs, and masterfully set up the series' final season."
729:", which previously held the record. The episode also acquired a 5.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest-rated show on cable television of the night. In the United Kingdom, the episode was viewed by 3.54 million viewers on
582:
board from the beginning that is now big enough to do that and that's a dragon." They also felt it was essential for the seventh-season finale to contrast well with previous season finale episodes, particularly the sixth-season finale, "
510:
lawful son and the rightful Targaryen heir to the Iron Throne (ahead of Rhaegar's younger sister Daenerys) and meaning that Robert's Rebellion was built on a lie: Rhaegar did not kidnap and rape Lyanna, their feelings were mutual.
699:
departments, including Benioff and Weiss, the visual effects department, storyboard artist, the set designers, stuntmen, the cinematographer, and the actors themselves. All of the scenes that were filmed on top of the Wall, with
721:"The Dragon and the Wolf" was viewed by 12.07 million viewers on its initial live broadcast on HBO, and an additional 4.4 million viewers on streaming platforms, for a total 16.5 million viewers. This set a ratings record for
989:
1017:
470:
Daenerys' allies make plans to travel to Winterfell. Daenerys decides to travel with Jon, in hopes of garnering popular support amongst the Northmen. Later, Theon seeks guidance from Jon, who declares they both preserve
855:
462:
prevails in the Long Night. Jaime is disgusted; Cersei threatens to have the Mountain kill him, but ultimately relents. Jaime departs King's Landing riding North alone as snow begins to fall on the city.
531:
and breathing blue fire, Tormund orders the Night's Watch to evacuate. Viserion destroys Eastwatch and breaches the Wall, finally allowing the White Walkers and the wights to invade the Seven Kingdoms.
974:
1912:
776:
praised the episode's ability at "delivering lengthy meaningful scenes filled with dialogue, deception, revelations, twists", and the assembly at the Dragonpit. He gave the episode a 9.3 out of 10.
916:
895:
1795:
2757:
1111:
1002:
566:
difficult", and the necessity for the actors to be "playing off the person they're supposed to be playing off of" for the scene to be properly translated during the filming process.
935:
615:
950:
1905:
506:
was annulled and he married Lyanna. Bran revisits the vision of Ned and Lyanna at the Tower of Joy and discovers that Jon's real name is Aegon Targaryen, making him Rhaegar's
475:'s legacy. Theon decides to save Yara. Challenged to a fight by Harrag, the leader of the remaining Ironborn, Theon ultimately prevails and ralies the Ironborn to his cause.
765:
wrote that the episode returned to the slow pace of the premiere and criticized its pacing and some of the characters motivations, but gave it a B+ overall. Jeremy Egner of
403:
is revealed to be the child of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen; Jon and Daenerys's romantic relationship comes to fruition; and the Army of the Dead penetrates the Wall.
1768:
1898:
1642:
1491:
1690:
1353:
2752:
1402:
629:
1543:
626:". This would be Podeswa's final episode as a director for the series, as he would later reveal that he would not be returning for the series' final season.
1465:
1164:
1717:
586:", which Benioff stated had a more "triumphant ending" as opposed to something "much more horrific" with the conclusion of "The Dragon and the Wolf".
1376:
1517:
2621:
2525:
1304:
1115:
421:– making it the most Emmy Award-nominated episode of the series to date –, including for its writing, direction, music, and the performances of
364:. The title of the episode refers to the sigils of House Targaryen (the Dragon) and House Stark (the Wolf) and their newfound alliance.
2747:
2742:
1141:
1071:
1829:
1589:
1210:
969:
1236:
2593:
2304:
850:
1331:"Game of Thrones season 7: US and UK air date, teaser trailer, official poster, cast, rumors, and everything you need to know"
2649:
2456:
2436:
1979:
623:
583:
1568:
2518:
300:
170:
2477:
1187:
434:
1851:
1822:
1614:
1425:
1694:
872:
2553:
2491:
288:
1769:"DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2017"
2532:
2021:
1939:
1547:
733:, making it the highest-rated broadcast that week on its channel. It also received 1.02 million timeshift viewers.
322:
450:
Cersei, Daenerys, and their entourages meet in the ruined Dragonpit, and Jon and the Hound present the captured
2270:
2387:
2249:
1742:
2695:
2297:
2207:
2166:
2097:
414:
of 12.07 million in its initial broadcast, making it the highest-rated episode of the series at the time.
2688:
2546:
2159:
1259:
1112:"Watch: One of the hardest scenes to shoot in Game of Thrones might not be the one you think (Spoilers)"
2401:
2332:
2256:
2145:
2055:
1772:
1308:
890:
577:
Leading up to the seventh-season finale, Benioff and Weiss revealed that it was always planned for the
418:
649:, shooting of the dragon pit scene took place over the course of six days, and was first rehearsed in
2325:
607:
1691:"Blood is thicker than water, maybe, but Ice beckons as Game Of Thrones closes its season (experts)"
429:, with Djawadi and Dinklage winning in their categories. This episode marks the final appearance of
2509:
2447:
2422:
2364:
2281:
2263:
2242:
2198:
2115:
2090:
2076:
2032:
1949:
1890:
1085:
619:
599:
335:
312:
2586:
507:
2716:
2607:
2539:
2470:
2429:
2380:
2180:
2131:
2069:
1856:
1800:
683:
2635:
2214:
1986:
1667:
2394:
2346:
502:. Sam reveals information from the High Septon's journal: in secret, Rhaegar's marriage to
400:
8:
2569:
2083:
2041:
1928:
1518:"'Game of Thrones' Finale Director Reveals How Daenerys and Jon Had a Date With Destiny"
1377:"'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Finale Director Talks Dragonpit Summit, Littlefinger's Fate"
2674:
2600:
2138:
2000:
767:
639:
372:
1330:
994:
Jane Walker, Kay Bilk, Marianna Kyriacou, Pamela Smyth, Kate Thompson, Nicola Mathews
880:
Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, Sylvain Nouveau, Nathan Arbuckle – "Wall Destruction"
2642:
2408:
2353:
2311:
2235:
2221:
1885:
784:
780:
692:
495:
407:
242:
191:
185:
93:
1585:
1188:"'Game of Thrones' Showrunners Break Down That Season 7 Finale & Tease Season 8"
2681:
2614:
2290:
1958:
1354:"Canadian director enjoying 'ridiculously extravagant' response to Game of Thrones"
925:
904:
494:
arrives at Winterfell with his family. Bran tells him that Jon's real parents were
368:
230:
749:
The pacing of the episode received mixed reviews. On the other hand, Erik Kain of
2667:
2104:
2062:
2048:
1922:
1165:"Game of Thrones' Isaac Hempstead Wright on Deleted Scene Between Bran and Sansa"
823:
742:
700:
411:
376:
348:
212:
34:
877:
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
545:
451:
2709:
2415:
2152:
2124:
2007:
1993:
1544:"Sunday cable ratings: VMAs hit all-time low opposite 'Game of Thrones' finale"
1426:"Game of Thrones Finale Trailer Teases an Insane Meeting of All Your Favorites"
940:
900:
860:
704:
658:
633:
The Roman amphitheatre at Italica stood in as the dragon pit in King's Landing.
595:
519:
Tyrion witnesses Jon Snow entering Daenerys' cabin. Jon and Daenerys have sex.
422:
361:
236:
203:
197:
179:
174:
152:
146:
59:
140:
2736:
2373:
1965:
1403:"'Game of Thrones' director: What went into the epic, 6-day dragon-pit scene"
1045:
1007:
955:
831:
761:
674:
554:
491:
484:
455:
396:
380:
353:
263:
218:
83:
69:
549:
The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
2318:
730:
670:
603:
527:
The undead army arrives at Eastwatch. When Viserion appears, ridden by the
503:
499:
430:
384:
164:
1796:"Visual Effects Society Awards: 'War for the Planet of the Apes' Wins Big"
1281:
665:
2173:
1643:"'Game Of Thrones' Season 7, Episode 7 Review: 'The Dragon And The Wolf'"
1211:"Jaime Lannister's Act of Treason is Key to the End of 'Game of Thrones'"
959:
921:
835:
578:
558:
426:
388:
357:
257:
224:
73:
1881:
2228:
1466:"'Game of Thrones' Director Reveals Secrets Behind the Season 7 Finale"
611:
528:
392:
2702:
2628:
2484:
2463:
1972:
1142:"Game of Thrones Showrunners on Season 7 Finale's Littlefinger Twist"
726:
645:
472:
352:, and the 67th episode overall. It was written by series co-creators
207:
158:
1920:
1492:"'Game Of Thrones' Director Explains That Shocking Ice Dragon Scene"
1003:
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
725:
as the highest-rated episode of the series at the time, surpassing "
2339:
1569:‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale Draws Record 16.5 Million Viewers
650:
553:"The Dragon and the Wolf" was written by the series' co-creators
343:
1718:"'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Finale: A Night for Family Reunions"
2014:
751:
695:, Podeswa stated that the brothers were meant to look similar.
1743:"'Game of Thrones,' 'Black-ish' Top Humanitas Prize Finalists"
990:
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
2187:
979:
Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Nicola Mount, Rosalia Culora
654:
2758:
Television episodes written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
1305:"Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6"
1018:
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
622:, and also directed the seventh season's premiere episode, "
1237:"Game of Thrones Showrunners on Season 7's Dramatic Ending"
1072:"Game Of Thrones S7 Finale Featured Another Mastodon Cameo"
1086:"Game of Thrones: Season 7 Episode 7 - Inside the Episode"
773:
562:
339:
618:. He further directed two more episodes in the series'
561:. In the "Inside the Episode" featurette published by
1615:"Game of Thrones: "The Dragon and the Wolf" Review"
975:Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
367:The episode's plot includes a negotiation between
2734:
1423:
917:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
18:7th episode of the 7th season of Game of Thrones
1351:
2753:Television episodes directed by Jeremy Podeswa
1185:
896:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
417:The episode received eight nominations at the
1906:
1715:
1688:
1489:
1400:
1374:
1260:"'Game of Thrones' season 5 directors chosen"
1612:
1541:
1515:
1463:
1234:
1208:
1162:
1139:
783:bore too great a resemblance to his brother
598:. He joined the series as a director in the
1640:
1396:
1394:
1109:
828:60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television
1913:
1899:
1852:"Creative Arts Emmys: Winners List So Far"
1537:
1535:
594:"The Dragon and the Wolf" was directed by
522:
334:" is the seventh and final episode of the
1830:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
1636:
1634:
1632:
1793:
1586:"Top 10 Ratings (21 August - 27 August)"
1391:
936:Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
779:Kain and McNutt were also critical that
664:
628:
616:Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
544:
1849:
1794:Giardina, Carolyn (February 13, 2018).
1682:
1532:
1368:
1302:
1257:
1065:
1063:
2735:
1629:
1608:
1606:
1459:
1457:
1455:
1453:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1443:
1307:. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from
1069:
951:Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
1980:Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things
1894:
1078:
736:
610:", for which he was nominated for an
1424:Robinson, Joanna (August 21, 2017).
1230:
1228:
1135:
1133:
1105:
1103:
1060:
514:
445:
410:. In the United States, the episode
1850:Sanchez, Omar (September 8, 2018).
1603:
1546:. TV by the Numbers. Archived from
1440:
1352:Naccarato, Lisa (August 29, 2017).
970:Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
13:
1186:Chitwood, Adam (August 28, 2017).
14:
2769:
2748:Game of Thrones season 7 episodes
2743:2017 American television episodes
1875:
1716:Egner, Jeremy (August 28, 2017).
1689:McNutt, Myles (August 27, 2017).
1490:Boboltz, Sara (August 29, 2017).
1401:Keveney, Bill (August 30, 2017).
1375:Otterson, Joe (August 29, 2017).
1225:
1130:
1100:
1070:Makuch, Eddie (August 28, 2017).
851:Directors Guild of America Awards
813:
465:
248:Adam Slynn as a Lannister soldier
1613:Fowler, Matt (August 27, 2017).
1542:Porter, Rick (August 29, 2017).
1516:Nguyen, Hanh (August 29, 2017).
1464:Wigler, Josh (August 29, 2017).
1303:Hibberd, James (June 25, 2015).
1258:Hibberd, James (July 15, 2014).
1235:Osborn, Alex (August 28, 2017).
1209:Jackson, Dan (August 28, 2017).
1163:Osborn, Alex (August 29, 2017).
1140:Osborn, Alex (August 28, 2017).
1114:. The Video Mode. Archived from
669:"The Dragon and the Wolf" marks
478:
375:, and a rift between Cersei and
1843:
1815:
1787:
1761:
1735:
1709:
1693:. The A.V. Club. Archived from
1660:
1641:Kaine, Erik (August 27, 2017).
1578:
1562:
1509:
1483:
1417:
1345:
1323:
1296:
1274:
1251:
1110:Watson, Fay (August 29, 2017).
2526:A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
1823:"2018 Emmy Awards Nominations"
1202:
1179:
1156:
1038:
454:to prove the existence of the
266:as a white walker (uncredited)
260:as a white walker (uncredited)
44:
1:
1031:
873:Visual Effects Society Awards
535:
2298:The House of Black and White
2167:The Bear and the Maiden Fair
790:
711:
675:Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
435:Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
7:
2689:The Red Dragon and the Gold
756:intimate sexual encounter.
602:, his first episode being "
10:
2774:
2622:The Princess and the Queen
2257:The Mountain and the Viper
2146:And Now His Watch Is Ended
2056:What Is Dead May Never Die
1773:Directors Guild of America
846:
716:
606:", which was followed by "
589:
540:
419:70th Primetime Emmy Awards
251:William Wilson as Baby Sam
2659:
2578:
2567:
2508:
2446:
2363:
2326:Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
2280:
2197:
2114:
2031:
1948:
1937:
1882:"The Dragon and the Wolf"
1668:"The Dragon and the Wolf"
1021:
1016:
1006:
1001:
993:
988:
984:
978:
973:
968:
954:
949:
939:
934:
920:
915:
911:
899:
894:
889:
879:
876:
871:
859:
854:
849:
830:
827:
822:
819:
657:. The Italica ruins near
608:Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
321:
311:
277:
272:
137:
130:
122:
111:August 27, 2017
107:
99:
89:
79:
65:
55:
42:
32:
23:
2264:The Watchers on the Wall
2243:The Laws of Gods and Men
2091:The Prince of Winterfell
2077:The Old Gods and the New
254:James Wilson as Baby Sam
2587:The Heirs of the Dragon
2499:The Dragon and the Wolf
673:'s final appearance as
523:At Eastwatch-by-the-Sea
440:
383:rededicates himself to
332:The Dragon and the Wolf
171:Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
26:The Dragon and the Wolf
2717:The Queen Who Ever Was
2608:King of the Narrow Sea
2540:The Last of the Starks
2430:Battle of the Bastards
2181:The Rains of Castamere
2132:Dark Wings, Dark Words
2070:The Ghost of Harrenhal
1857:The Hollywood Reporter
1801:The Hollywood Reporter
1470:The Hollywood Reporter
1262:. Entertainment Weekly
684:The Hollywood Reporter
678:
653:, and later on set in
634:
550:
227:as High Septon Maynard
2636:The Lord of the Tides
2215:The Lion and the Rose
1987:The Wolf and the Lion
1118:on September 10, 2017
891:Primetime Emmy Awards
681:In an interview with
668:
637:In an interview with
632:
548:
412:achieved a viewership
2395:Book of the Stranger
2347:The Dance of Dragons
1046:"Game of Thrones 67"
233:as Lannister soldier
221:as Rhaegar Targaryen
2570:House of the Dragon
2471:The Queen's Justice
2437:The Winds of Winter
2084:A Man Without Honor
2042:The North Remembers
1929:House of the Dragon
1496:The Huffington Post
584:The Winds of Winter
149:as Beric Dondarrion
2675:Rhaenyra the Cruel
2601:Second of His Name
2139:Walk of Punishment
2001:You Win or You Die
1775:. January 10, 2018
1749:. January 11, 2018
1722:The New York Times
1697:on August 28, 2017
1550:on August 29, 2017
1311:on August 17, 2016
768:The New York Times
737:Critical reception
679:
635:
551:
360:, and directed by
346:television series
273:Episode chronology
2730:
2729:
2726:
2725:
2643:The Green Council
2563:
2562:
2478:The Spoils of War
2409:Blood of My Blood
2312:Sons of the Harpy
2236:First of His Name
2222:Breaker of Chains
1670:. Rotten Tomatoes
1575:. 28 August 2017.
1282:"Game of Thrones"
1029:
1028:
785:Viserys Targaryen
781:Rhaegar Targaryen
693:Viserys Targaryen
515:In the Narrow Sea
496:Rhaegar Targaryen
446:In King's Landing
408:Viserys Targaryen
328:
327:
307:
306:
215:as Maester Wolkan
192:Aisling Franciosi
186:Rupert Vansittart
132:Guest appearances
108:Original air date
94:Gregory Middleton
90:Cinematography by
2765:
2682:The Burning Mill
2615:We Light the Way
2594:The Rogue Prince
2576:
2575:
2291:The Wars to Come
1959:Winter Is Coming
1946:
1945:
1915:
1908:
1901:
1892:
1891:
1869:
1868:
1866:
1864:
1847:
1841:
1840:
1838:
1836:
1827:
1819:
1813:
1812:
1810:
1808:
1791:
1785:
1784:
1782:
1780:
1765:
1759:
1758:
1756:
1754:
1739:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1728:
1713:
1707:
1706:
1704:
1702:
1686:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1675:
1664:
1658:
1657:
1655:
1653:
1638:
1627:
1626:
1624:
1622:
1610:
1601:
1600:
1598:
1596:
1582:
1576:
1566:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1539:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1513:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1487:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1461:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1433:
1421:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1410:
1398:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1372:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1361:
1349:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1338:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1318:
1316:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1267:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1232:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1218:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1160:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1137:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1107:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1067:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1042:
926:Cersei Lannister
905:Tyrion Lannister
815:
795:
794:
759:Myles McNutt of
323:List of episodes
314:Game of Thrones
279:
278:
245:as a wight giant
231:Guy Oliver-Watts
182:as Podrick Payne
143:as Euron Greyjoy
133:
118:
116:
46:
21:
20:
2773:
2772:
2768:
2767:
2766:
2764:
2763:
2762:
2733:
2732:
2731:
2722:
2668:A Son for a Son
2655:
2650:The Black Queen
2559:
2554:The Iron Throne
2504:
2492:Beyond the Wall
2442:
2359:
2276:
2193:
2110:
2105:Valar Morghulis
2063:Garden of Bones
2049:The Night Lands
2027:
1940:Game of Thrones
1933:
1923:Game of Thrones
1919:
1878:
1873:
1872:
1862:
1860:
1848:
1844:
1834:
1832:
1825:
1821:
1820:
1816:
1806:
1804:
1792:
1788:
1778:
1776:
1767:
1766:
1762:
1752:
1750:
1741:
1740:
1736:
1726:
1724:
1714:
1710:
1700:
1698:
1687:
1683:
1673:
1671:
1666:
1665:
1661:
1651:
1649:
1639:
1630:
1620:
1618:
1611:
1604:
1594:
1592:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1567:
1563:
1553:
1551:
1540:
1533:
1523:
1521:
1514:
1510:
1500:
1498:
1488:
1484:
1474:
1472:
1462:
1441:
1431:
1429:
1422:
1418:
1408:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1382:
1380:
1373:
1369:
1359:
1357:
1350:
1346:
1336:
1334:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1314:
1312:
1301:
1297:
1287:
1285:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1265:
1263:
1256:
1252:
1242:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1216:
1214:
1207:
1203:
1193:
1191:
1184:
1180:
1170:
1168:
1161:
1157:
1147:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1108:
1101:
1091:
1089:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1068:
1061:
1051:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1034:
856:Dramatic Series
824:Humanitas Prize
793:
743:Rotten Tomatoes
739:
723:Game of Thrones
719:
714:
701:Kristofer Hivju
662:up on screen."
592:
543:
538:
525:
517:
481:
468:
448:
443:
349:Game of Thrones
298:
289:Beyond the Wall
286:
213:Richard Rycroft
194:as Lyanna Stark
131:
114:
112:
72:
50:
35:Game of Thrones
19:
12:
11:
5:
2771:
2761:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2728:
2727:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2720:
2713:
2710:The Red Sowing
2706:
2699:
2692:
2685:
2678:
2671:
2663:
2661:
2657:
2656:
2654:
2653:
2646:
2639:
2632:
2625:
2618:
2611:
2604:
2597:
2590:
2582:
2580:
2573:
2565:
2564:
2561:
2560:
2558:
2557:
2550:
2543:
2536:
2533:The Long Night
2529:
2522:
2514:
2512:
2506:
2505:
2503:
2502:
2495:
2488:
2481:
2474:
2467:
2460:
2452:
2450:
2444:
2443:
2441:
2440:
2433:
2426:
2419:
2416:The Broken Man
2412:
2405:
2398:
2391:
2384:
2377:
2369:
2367:
2361:
2360:
2358:
2357:
2354:Mother's Mercy
2350:
2343:
2336:
2329:
2322:
2315:
2308:
2301:
2294:
2286:
2284:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2274:
2267:
2260:
2253:
2246:
2239:
2232:
2225:
2218:
2211:
2203:
2201:
2195:
2194:
2192:
2191:
2184:
2177:
2170:
2163:
2156:
2153:Kissed by Fire
2149:
2142:
2135:
2128:
2125:Valar Dohaeris
2120:
2118:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2108:
2101:
2094:
2087:
2080:
2073:
2066:
2059:
2052:
2045:
2037:
2035:
2029:
2028:
2026:
2025:
2022:Fire and Blood
2018:
2011:
2008:The Pointy End
2004:
1997:
1994:A Golden Crown
1990:
1983:
1976:
1969:
1962:
1954:
1952:
1943:
1935:
1934:
1918:
1917:
1910:
1903:
1895:
1889:
1888:
1877:
1876:External links
1874:
1871:
1870:
1842:
1814:
1786:
1760:
1734:
1708:
1681:
1659:
1628:
1602:
1577:
1561:
1531:
1508:
1482:
1439:
1416:
1390:
1367:
1344:
1322:
1295:
1273:
1250:
1224:
1201:
1178:
1155:
1129:
1099:
1077:
1059:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1022:Katie Weiland
1020:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1005:
999:
998:
995:
992:
986:
985:
983:
980:
977:
972:
966:
965:
962:
953:
947:
946:
943:
941:Jeremy Podeswa
938:
932:
931:
928:
919:
913:
912:
910:
907:
901:Peter Dinklage
898:
893:
887:
886:
884:
881:
878:
875:
869:
868:
866:
863:
861:Jeremy Podeswa
858:
853:
848:
844:
843:
841:
838:
829:
826:
821:
817:
816:
811:
808:
805:
802:
799:
792:
789:
738:
735:
718:
715:
713:
710:
705:Richard Dormer
659:Seville, Spain
596:Jeremy Podeswa
591:
588:
542:
539:
537:
534:
524:
521:
516:
513:
480:
477:
467:
466:At Dragonstone
464:
447:
444:
442:
439:
423:Peter Dinklage
395:unite against
362:Jeremy Podeswa
336:seventh season
326:
325:
319:
318:
309:
308:
305:
304:
292:
275:
274:
270:
269:
268:
267:
261:
255:
252:
249:
246:
240:
239:as wight giant
237:Neil Fingleton
234:
228:
222:
216:
210:
204:Robert Aramayo
201:
198:Brendan Cowell
195:
189:
183:
180:Daniel Portman
177:
175:Gregor Clegane
168:
162:
156:
153:Jacob Anderson
150:
147:Richard Dormer
144:
135:
134:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
81:
80:Featured music
77:
76:
67:
63:
62:
60:Jeremy Podeswa
57:
53:
52:
47:
40:
39:
30:
29:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2770:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2718:
2714:
2711:
2707:
2704:
2700:
2697:
2693:
2690:
2686:
2683:
2679:
2676:
2672:
2669:
2665:
2664:
2662:
2658:
2651:
2647:
2644:
2640:
2637:
2633:
2630:
2626:
2623:
2619:
2616:
2612:
2609:
2605:
2602:
2598:
2595:
2591:
2588:
2584:
2583:
2581:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2571:
2566:
2555:
2551:
2548:
2544:
2541:
2537:
2534:
2530:
2527:
2523:
2520:
2516:
2515:
2513:
2511:
2507:
2500:
2496:
2493:
2489:
2486:
2482:
2479:
2475:
2472:
2468:
2465:
2461:
2458:
2454:
2453:
2451:
2449:
2445:
2438:
2434:
2431:
2427:
2424:
2420:
2417:
2413:
2410:
2406:
2403:
2399:
2396:
2392:
2389:
2385:
2382:
2378:
2375:
2374:The Red Woman
2371:
2370:
2368:
2366:
2362:
2355:
2351:
2348:
2344:
2341:
2337:
2334:
2330:
2327:
2323:
2320:
2316:
2313:
2309:
2306:
2302:
2299:
2295:
2292:
2288:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2279:
2272:
2268:
2265:
2261:
2258:
2254:
2251:
2247:
2244:
2240:
2237:
2233:
2230:
2226:
2223:
2219:
2216:
2212:
2209:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2200:
2196:
2189:
2185:
2182:
2178:
2175:
2171:
2168:
2164:
2161:
2157:
2154:
2150:
2147:
2143:
2140:
2136:
2133:
2129:
2126:
2122:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2113:
2106:
2102:
2099:
2095:
2092:
2088:
2085:
2081:
2078:
2074:
2071:
2067:
2064:
2060:
2057:
2053:
2050:
2046:
2043:
2039:
2038:
2036:
2034:
2030:
2023:
2019:
2016:
2012:
2009:
2005:
2002:
1998:
1995:
1991:
1988:
1984:
1981:
1977:
1974:
1970:
1967:
1966:The Kingsroad
1963:
1960:
1956:
1955:
1953:
1951:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1930:
1925:
1924:
1916:
1911:
1909:
1904:
1902:
1897:
1896:
1893:
1887:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1859:
1858:
1853:
1846:
1831:
1824:
1818:
1803:
1802:
1797:
1790:
1774:
1770:
1764:
1748:
1744:
1738:
1723:
1719:
1712:
1696:
1692:
1685:
1669:
1663:
1648:
1644:
1637:
1635:
1633:
1616:
1609:
1607:
1595:September 14,
1591:
1587:
1581:
1574:
1570:
1565:
1549:
1545:
1538:
1536:
1524:September 10,
1519:
1512:
1501:September 10,
1497:
1493:
1486:
1475:September 10,
1471:
1467:
1460:
1458:
1456:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1432:September 10,
1428:. Vanity Fair
1427:
1420:
1409:September 10,
1404:
1397:
1395:
1383:September 10,
1378:
1371:
1360:September 10,
1355:
1348:
1332:
1326:
1310:
1306:
1299:
1283:
1277:
1261:
1254:
1243:September 10,
1238:
1231:
1229:
1217:September 10,
1212:
1205:
1194:September 10,
1189:
1182:
1171:September 10,
1166:
1159:
1148:September 10,
1143:
1136:
1134:
1122:September 10,
1117:
1113:
1106:
1104:
1092:September 10,
1087:
1081:
1073:
1066:
1064:
1047:
1041:
1037:
1024:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1009:
1008:Ramin Djawadi
1004:
1000:
996:
991:
987:
981:
976:
971:
967:
963:
961:
957:
956:David Benioff
952:
948:
944:
942:
937:
933:
929:
927:
923:
918:
914:
908:
906:
902:
897:
892:
888:
885:
882:
874:
870:
867:
864:
862:
857:
852:
845:
842:
839:
837:
833:
832:David Benioff
825:
818:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
796:
788:
786:
782:
777:
775:
770:
769:
764:
763:
757:
754:
753:
747:
744:
734:
732:
728:
724:
709:
706:
702:
696:
694:
688:
686:
685:
676:
672:
667:
663:
660:
656:
652:
648:
647:
642:
641:
631:
627:
625:
621:
617:
613:
609:
605:
601:
597:
587:
585:
580:
575:
571:
567:
564:
560:
556:
555:David Benioff
547:
533:
530:
520:
512:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
486:
479:At Winterfell
476:
474:
463:
459:
457:
456:White Walkers
453:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
415:
413:
409:
404:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
365:
363:
359:
355:
354:David Benioff
351:
350:
345:
341:
337:
333:
324:
320:
317:
315:
310:
302:
296:
293:
290:
285:
281:
280:
276:
271:
265:
264:Bill Kelliher
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
219:Wilf Scolding
217:
214:
211:
209:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
190:
188:as Yohn Royce
187:
184:
181:
178:
176:
172:
169:
166:
163:
160:
157:
154:
151:
148:
145:
142:
139:
138:
136:
129:
125:
121:
110:
106:
103:Crispin Green
102:
98:
95:
92:
88:
85:
84:Ramin Djawadi
82:
78:
75:
71:
70:David Benioff
68:
64:
61:
58:
54:
49:Season 7
48:
41:
37:
36:
31:
27:
22:
16:
2568:
2498:
2319:Kill the Boy
2305:High Sparrow
2271:The Children
1938:
1927:
1921:
1863:September 9,
1861:. Retrieved
1855:
1845:
1833:. Retrieved
1817:
1807:February 14,
1805:. Retrieved
1799:
1789:
1777:. Retrieved
1763:
1751:. Retrieved
1746:
1737:
1725:. Retrieved
1721:
1711:
1699:. Retrieved
1695:the original
1684:
1672:. Retrieved
1662:
1650:. Retrieved
1646:
1619:. Retrieved
1593:. Retrieved
1580:
1572:
1564:
1552:. Retrieved
1548:the original
1522:. Retrieved
1520:. Indie Wire
1511:
1499:. Retrieved
1495:
1485:
1473:. Retrieved
1469:
1430:. Retrieved
1419:
1407:. Retrieved
1381:. Retrieved
1370:
1358:. Retrieved
1347:
1335:. Retrieved
1333:. GamesRadar
1325:
1313:. Retrieved
1309:the original
1298:
1286:. Retrieved
1276:
1264:. Retrieved
1253:
1241:. Retrieved
1215:. Retrieved
1204:
1192:. Retrieved
1181:
1169:. Retrieved
1158:
1146:. Retrieved
1120:. Retrieved
1116:the original
1090:. Retrieved
1080:
1050:. Retrieved
1040:
778:
766:
762:The A.V Club
760:
758:
750:
748:
740:
731:Sky Atlantic
722:
720:
697:
689:
682:
680:
671:Aidan Gillen
644:
638:
636:
620:sixth season
604:Kill the Boy
600:fifth season
593:
576:
572:
568:
552:
526:
518:
504:Elia Martell
500:Lyanna Stark
490:
485:Littlefinger
482:
469:
460:
449:
431:Aidan Gillen
416:
405:
397:Littlefinger
366:
347:
331:
329:
313:
294:
283:
165:Anton Lesser
155:as Grey Worm
123:Running time
33:
25:
15:
2457:Dragonstone
2388:Oathbreaker
2250:Mockingbird
2174:Second Sons
1779:January 10,
1753:January 11,
1405:. USA Today
1284:. Emmys.com
1213:. Thrillist
960:D. B. Weiss
922:Lena Headey
836:D. B. Weiss
807:Nominee(s)
624:Dragonstone
579:penultimate
559:D. B. Weiss
427:Lena Headey
358:D. B. Weiss
258:Brent Hinds
225:Tom Chadbon
141:Pilou Asbæk
74:D. B. Weiss
56:Directed by
2737:Categories
2519:Winterfell
2229:Oathkeeper
2208:Two Swords
2098:Blackwater
1727:August 28,
1701:August 28,
1652:August 28,
1621:August 28,
1554:August 29,
1356:. CBC News
1190:. Collider
1052:August 22,
1032:References
1025:Nominated
997:Nominated
982:Nominated
964:Nominated
945:Nominated
930:Nominated
865:Nominated
840:Nominated
772:Fowler of
612:Emmy Award
536:Production
529:Night King
508:legitimate
483:Sansa and
301:Winterfell
126:79 minutes
115:2017-08-27
100:Editing by
66:Written by
2703:Smallfolk
2629:Driftmark
2547:The Bells
2485:Eastwatch
2464:Stormborn
2160:The Climb
1973:Lord Snow
1379:. Variety
804:Category
791:Accolades
727:Eastwatch
712:Reception
646:USA Today
243:Ian Whyte
208:Ned Stark
206:as young
200:as Harrag
167:as Qyburn
159:Staz Nair
51:Episode 7
2660:Season 2
2579:Season 1
2510:Season 8
2448:Season 7
2402:The Door
2365:Season 6
2340:Hardhome
2333:The Gift
2282:Season 5
2199:Season 4
2116:Season 3
2033:Season 2
1950:Season 1
1932:episodes
1835:July 12,
1674:April 4,
1337:April 4,
1315:June 26,
1288:April 9,
1266:July 15,
401:Jon Snow
373:Daenerys
316:season 7
284:Previous
161:as Qhono
43:Episode
1747:Variety
1573:Variety
810:Result
717:Ratings
651:Belfast
640:Variety
590:Filming
541:Writing
344:fantasy
297: →
282:←
173:as Ser
113: (
38:episode
2696:Regent
2423:No One
2015:Baelor
1647:Forbes
801:Award
752:Forbes
369:Cersei
2188:Mhysa
1826:(PDF)
1617:. IGN
1239:. IGN
1167:. IGN
1144:. IGN
1088:. HBO
1048:. HBO
847:2018
820:2017
798:Year
655:Spain
452:wight
389:Sansa
381:Theon
377:Jaime
2381:Home
1926:and
1886:IMDb
1865:2018
1837:2018
1809:2018
1781:2018
1755:2018
1729:2017
1703:2017
1676:2020
1654:2017
1623:2017
1597:2017
1590:BARB
1556:2017
1526:2017
1503:2017
1477:2017
1434:2017
1411:2017
1385:2017
1362:2017
1339:2017
1317:2015
1290:2017
1268:2014
1245:2017
1219:2017
1196:2017
1173:2017
1150:2017
1124:2017
1094:2017
1054:2017
1012:Won
958:and
909:Won
883:Won
814:Ref.
703:and
614:for
557:and
498:and
441:Plot
425:and
393:Arya
391:and
385:Yara
371:and
356:and
295:Next
1884:at
924:as
903:as
774:IGN
563:HBO
492:Sam
473:Ned
437:).
342:'s
340:HBO
338:of
45:no.
2739::
1854:.
1828:.
1798:.
1771:.
1745:.
1720:.
1645:.
1631:^
1605:^
1588:.
1571:.
1534:^
1494:.
1468:.
1442:^
1393:^
1227:^
1132:^
1102:^
1062:^
834:,
787:.
399:;
387:;
379:;
303:"
291:"
2719:"
2715:"
2712:"
2708:"
2705:"
2701:"
2698:"
2694:"
2691:"
2687:"
2684:"
2680:"
2677:"
2673:"
2670:"
2666:"
2652:"
2648:"
2645:"
2641:"
2638:"
2634:"
2631:"
2627:"
2624:"
2620:"
2617:"
2613:"
2610:"
2606:"
2603:"
2599:"
2596:"
2592:"
2589:"
2585:"
2556:"
2552:"
2549:"
2545:"
2542:"
2538:"
2535:"
2531:"
2528:"
2524:"
2521:"
2517:"
2501:"
2497:"
2494:"
2490:"
2487:"
2483:"
2480:"
2476:"
2473:"
2469:"
2466:"
2462:"
2459:"
2455:"
2439:"
2435:"
2432:"
2428:"
2425:"
2421:"
2418:"
2414:"
2411:"
2407:"
2404:"
2400:"
2397:"
2393:"
2390:"
2386:"
2383:"
2379:"
2376:"
2372:"
2356:"
2352:"
2349:"
2345:"
2342:"
2338:"
2335:"
2331:"
2328:"
2324:"
2321:"
2317:"
2314:"
2310:"
2307:"
2303:"
2300:"
2296:"
2293:"
2289:"
2273:"
2269:"
2266:"
2262:"
2259:"
2255:"
2252:"
2248:"
2245:"
2241:"
2238:"
2234:"
2231:"
2227:"
2224:"
2220:"
2217:"
2213:"
2210:"
2206:"
2190:"
2186:"
2183:"
2179:"
2176:"
2172:"
2169:"
2165:"
2162:"
2158:"
2155:"
2151:"
2148:"
2144:"
2141:"
2137:"
2134:"
2130:"
2127:"
2123:"
2107:"
2103:"
2100:"
2096:"
2093:"
2089:"
2086:"
2082:"
2079:"
2075:"
2072:"
2068:"
2065:"
2061:"
2058:"
2054:"
2051:"
2047:"
2044:"
2040:"
2024:"
2020:"
2017:"
2013:"
2010:"
2006:"
2003:"
1999:"
1996:"
1992:"
1989:"
1985:"
1982:"
1978:"
1975:"
1971:"
1968:"
1964:"
1961:"
1957:"
1914:e
1907:t
1900:v
1867:.
1839:.
1811:.
1783:.
1757:.
1731:.
1705:.
1678:.
1656:.
1625:.
1599:.
1558:.
1528:.
1505:.
1479:.
1436:.
1413:.
1387:.
1364:.
1341:.
1319:.
1292:.
1270:.
1247:.
1221:.
1198:.
1175:.
1152:.
1126:.
1096:.
1074:.
1056:.
677:.
433:(
330:"
299:"
287:"
117:)
28:"
24:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.