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| Original air date | April 12, 2015 | ||||
| Running time | 52 minutes | ||||
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| Directed by | Michael Slovis | ||||
| Written by | David Bennioff & D.B. Weiss | ||||
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"The Wars to Come" is the first episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 41st overall. The episode was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Michael Slovis. It first aired on April 12th, 2015.
Official synopsis
Tyrion learns of a conspiracy and Jon is caught between two kings.[1]
Plot
Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Tyrion and Varys arrive at Pentos. In Meereen, a new enemy emerges. Jon Snow is caught between two kings.
Prologue (Westerlands)
Twenty five years ago, in a forest, Cersei Lannister and a reluctant Melara Hetherspoon reach the lair of the Woods Witch, Maggy, and the former demands to know her future and Maggy relents after being threatened, taking a cut of her blood and offering the answer to three questions, which she answers cryptically: Cersei will marry the king instead of the prince, will bear three offspring while the king will father twenty and she will be queen for a time before being cast down by a more younger and beautiful queen, relishing her horror.
King's Landing
Production
Writing
"The Wars to Come" was written by David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss, based on the original series by George R. R. Martin.
The episode is adapted from the following A Song of Ice and Fire chapters: Daenerys VI, Samwell IV and Jon XI from A Storm of Swords, Cersei II, Jaime I, Cersei VIII and Alayne I from A Feast for Crows, and Tyrion I, Daenerys I, Tyrion II, Jon III, Daenerys II, Daenerys IV and Daenerys VI from A Dance with Dragons.
Regular cast members
- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister
- Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister
- Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen
- Kit Harington as Jon Snow
- Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish
- Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister
- 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
- Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
- Kristofer Hivju as Tormund
- Hannah Murray as Gilly
- Conleth Hill as Varys
- Gwendoline Christie as Brienne
- Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis
- Nathalie Emmanual as Missandei
- Dean-Charles Chapman as King Tommen I Baratheon
Twenty out of twenty-eight members for the fifth season appeared in this episode. Alfie Allen (Reek), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay 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
- Ciaran Hinds as Mance Rayder
- Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne
- Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy
- Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle
- Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Mace Tyrell
- Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
- Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell
- Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
- Jodhi May as Maggy
- Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt
- Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq
- Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett
- Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister
- Will Tudor as Olyvar
- Rupert Vansittart as Yohn Royce
- Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant
- Ian Gelder as Kevan Lannister
- Brenock O'Connor as Olly
- Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon
- Paul Bentley as the High Septon
- Reece Noi as Mossador
- Michael Condron as Bowen Marsh
- Lino Facioli as Lord Robin Arryn
- Nell Williams as a young Cersei Lannister
- Isabella Steinbarth as a young Melara Hetherspoon
- Marcos James as White Rat
- Allan Gildea as Sam Stone
- Rayann|Meena Rayann as a Meereenese prostitute
- Stephen Brown as unknown
- Joe Hewetson as Helliweg
References
- ↑ HBO.com: Game of Thrones: Season 5