The Gift

"The Gift"
	Game of Thrones
Original air date	May 24, 2015
Running time	59 minutes
Credits
Directed by	Miguel Sapochnik
Written by	David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
Episode chronology
"Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"	"Hardhome"
	List of episodes

"The Gift" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 47th episode of the series. Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it first aired on May 24, 2015.

Official synopsis

Jon prepares for conflict. Sansa tries to talk to Theon. Brienne waits for a sign. Stannis remains stubborn.^[1]

Plot

Jon prepares for conflict. Sansa tries to talk to Theon. Brienne waits for a sign. Stannis remains stubborn. Jaime attempts to reconnect with family.

Production

Writing

"The Gift" was written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.

The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Feast for Crows: Samwell II, Samwell IV, The Princess in the Tower, Alayne III and Cersei X from A Feast for Crows, and Daenerys IV, Daenerys V, The Prince of Winterfell, The Watcher, Jon VIII, The Turncloak, The King's Prize, Daenerys VII, A Ghost in Winterfell, Tyrion X, Jon X, Tyrion XI and Jon XIII from A Dance with Dragons.

Regular cast members

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon
Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth
Carice van Houten as Melisandre
John Bradley as Samwell Tarly
Kristofer Hivju as Tormund
Hannah Murray as Gilly
Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen I Baratheon
Alfie Allen as Reek
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne
Jerome Flynn as Bronn
Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis
Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont

Twenty-one out of twenty-seven members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Nathalie Emmanual (Missandei), Conleth Hill (Varys), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H'ghar) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

Guest cast

References

↑ HBO.com: Game of Thrones: Season 5

External links

[1] HBO.com: Game of Thrones: Season 5

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