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{{about|the episode from HBO's ''Game of Thrones''
|the non-human race which originally inhabited Westeros|Children of the forest}}
{{Infobox HBO season 4
|episode_title	= The Children
|episode_number	= 10
|image		= 
|airdate	=  June 15th, 2014	
|writer	        =  [[w:David Benioff|David Bennioff]] & [[w:D.B. Weiss|D.B. Weiss]]
|director	=  [[w:Alex Graves|Alex Graves]]
}}	

"'''The Children'''" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and the 40th overall. The episode was written by [[w:David Benioff|David Bennioff]] and [[w:D.B. Weiss|D.B. Weiss]] and directed by [[w:Alex Graves|Alex Graves]]. It aired on June 15th, 2014.

==Synopsis==
Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall. [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] must face harsh realities. [[Bran Stark|Bran]] learns more about his destiny. [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] sees the truth about his situation.

==Production==
===Writing===
"The Children" was written by [[w:David Benioff|David Bennioff]] and [[w:D.B. Weiss|D.B. Weiss]], based on the original series by [[w:George R. R. Martin|George R. R. Martin]].

The episode is adapted from the following chapters from the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series: [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 73|Jon X]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 74|Arya XIII]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 76|Jon XI]] and [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 77|Tyrion XI]] from ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 7|Cersei II]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 14|Brienne III]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 31|Brienne VI]] and [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 37|Brienne VII]] from ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 1|Tyrion I]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 2|Daenerys I]], [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 11|Daenerys II]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 13|Bran II]] from ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.

===Regular cast members===

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*[[w:Peter Dinklage|Peter Dinklage]] as [[Tyrion Lannister]]
*[[w:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau|Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] as Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]
*[[w:Lena Headey|Lena Headey]] as Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]
*[[w:Emilia Clarke|Emilia Clarke]] as Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
*[[w:Kit Harington|Kit Harington]] as [[Jon Snow]]
*[[w:Charles Dance|Charles Dance]] as Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]
*[[w:Liam Cunningham|Liam Cunningham]] as [[Davos Seaworth]]
*[[w:Stephen Dillane|Stephen Dillane]] as [[Stannis Baratheon]]
*[[w:Carice van Houten|Carice van Houten]] as [[Melisandre]]
*[[w:John Bradley|John Bradley]] as [[Samwell Tarly]]
*[[w:Isaac Hempstead-Wright|Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] as [[Bran Stark]]
*[[w:Maisie Williams|Maisie Williams]] as [[Arya Stark]]
*[[w:Rory McCann|Rory McCann]] as [[Sandor Clegane]]
*[[w:Rose Leslie|Rose Leslie]] as [[Ygritte]]
*[[w:Kristofer Hivju|Kristofer Hivju]] as [[Tormund]]
*[[w:Gwendoline Christie|Gwendoline Christie]] as [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]]
*[[w:Conleth Hill|Conleth Hill]] as [[Varys]]
*[[w:Sibel Kekilli|Sibel Kekilli]] as [[Shae]]
}}


Eighteen out of twenty-six members for the fourth season appeared in this episode. [[w:Alfie Allen|Alfie Allen]] ([[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]]),[[w:Natalie Dormer|Natalie Dormer]] ([[Margaery Tyrell]]), [[w:Jerome Flynn|Jerome Flynn]] ([[Bronn]]), [[w:Aiden Gillen|Aidan Gillen]] ([[Petyr Baelish]]), [[w:Iain Glen|Iain Glen]] ([[Jorah Mormont]]), [[w:Iwan Rheon|Iwan Rheon]] ([[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]]) and [[w:Sophie Turner|Sophie Turner]] ([[Sansa Stark]]) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.

===Guest cast===
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*[[w:Ciaran Hinds|Ciaran Hinds]] as [[Mance Rayder]]
*[[w:Peter Vaughan|Peter Vaughan]] as Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]
*[[w:Julian Glover|Julian Glover]] as Grand Maester [[Pycelle]]
*[[w:Anton Lesser|Anton Lesser]] as [[Qyburn]]
*[[w:Ian McElhinney|Ian McElhinney]] as [[Barristan Selmy]]
*[[w:Struan Rodger|Struan Rodger]] as the three-eyed raven
*[[w:Thomas Brodie-Sangster|Thomas Brodie-Sangster]] as [[Jojen Reed]]
*[[w:Ellie Kendrick|Ellie Kendrick]] as [[Meera Reed]]
*[[w:Kristian Nairn|Kristian Nairn]] as [[Hodor]]
*[[w:Tara Fitzgerald|Tara Gitzgerald]] as [[Selyse Baratheon]]
*[[w:Dominic Carter|Dominic Carter]] as [[Janos Slynt]]
*[[w:Jacob Anderson|Jacob Anderson]] as [[Grey Worm]]
*[[w:Nathalie Emmanuel|Nathalie Emmanuel]] as [[Missandei]]
*[[w:Mark Stanley|Mark Stanley]] as [[Grenn]]
*[[w:Ben Crompton|Ben Crompton]] as [[Eddison Tollett]]
*[[w:Josef Altin|Josed Altin]] as [[Pypar]]
*[[w:Daniel Portman|Daniel Portman]] as [[Podrick Payne]]
*[[w:Trevor Allan Davies|Trevor Allan Davies]] as Fennesz
*[[w:Brenock O'Connor|Brenock O'Connor]] as [[Olly]]
*[[w:Kerry Ingram|Kerry Ingram]] as [[Shireen Baratheon]]
*[[w:Octavia Selena Alexandru|Octavia Selena Alexandru]] as [[Leaf]]
*[[w:Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]] as [[Gregor Clegane]]
*[[w:Darren Kent|Darren Kent]] as a goatherd
*[[w:Gary Oliver|Gary Oliver]] as [[Ternesio Terys]]
*[[w:Ian Whyte|Ian Whyte]] as a Giant
*[[w:Alice Hewkin|Alice Hewkin]] as a [[Children of the Forest|Child of the Forest]]
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