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Game of Thrones (season 4)
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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 10
Release
Original network HBO
Original release April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) – June 15, 2014 (2014-06-15)
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The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014, consisting of 10 episodes.[1] It is adapted primarily from the second half of A Storm of Swords, along with elements of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, all novels from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin.[2]

Plot

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See also: Synopsis of A Song of Ice and Fire

In King's Landing, guests begin arriving for Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell's wedding. Amongst those in attendance is the vengeful Oberyn Martell, Prince of Dorne, who blames Tywin Lannister for the death of his sister, niece and nephew at the hands of the Mountain, Ser Gregor Clegane. After Joffrey is poisoned at his wedding by Margaery's grandmother, Olenna Tyrell, a distraught Cersei Lannister is quick to blame her younger brother, Tyrion, for the death of her son. Tyrion struggles to survive these accusations as he is pitted against both his father and his sister while he is abandoned by all those he once held dear, including his former lover Shae. Outraged at the kangaroo court presiding over his trial, Tyrion demands a trial by combat. Cersei chooses the Mountain as her champion and Oberyn offers to represent Tyrion. The trial ends in a victory for the Mountain and Tyrion is sentenced to death by his father. Before he can be executed, Tyrion is freed by his brother Jaime, who tells him Varys will smuggle him to the Free Cities. Tyrion, discovering that Shae had been sleeping with Tywin, strangles her before shooting Tywin and fleeing Westeros with Varys.

In the aftermath of Joffrey's murder, Tyrion's wife Sansa Stark – still grieving the loss of her mother and brother – successfully escapes King's Landing with the help of Petyr Baelish. Baelish smuggles her to the Vale, where she comes into conflict with her jealous aunt, Lysa Arryn, who mistrusts the relationship between Petyr and Sansa. After Lysa witnesses Littlefinger kiss Sansa, she attempts to throw Sansa through the Moon Door, only for Littlefinger to intervene and push Lysa to her death. When Littlefinger is interrogated, Sansa defends him. She then joins him and her cousin Robin Arryn in a tour of the Vale.

Meanwhile, with the Riverlands under Frey rule and Winterfell still in ruins, Arya Stark and her captor Sandor Clegane make way for the Eyrie. During their travels, they encounter and kill the sadistic Lannister soldier Polliver and the outlaws Rorge and Biter. However, the duo arrive at the Eyrie days after Lysa Arryn's death and are denied entry; they then encounter Brienne of Tarth and her new squire Podrick Payne, who have been tasked by Jaime to bring the Stark sisters to safety. Brienne and the Hound fight, ending with the Hound grievously wounded. Though he begs Arya to end his suffering, she only takes his silver and leaves. She encounters a Braavosi ship captain, who gives her passage after she shows him the coin Jaqen H'ghar gave her, and saying the words "valar morghulis".

Bran Stark, accompanied by the Reeds and Hodor, continues his mission north of the Wall trying to find the three-eyed raven he has been dreaming about. Despite being held up by the mutineers at Craster's Keep and a wight attack that kills Jojen, Bran finally meets the three-eyed raven, who tells him that Bran will fly.

At the Wall, a recently returned Jon Snow tries to warn his leaders about Mance Rayder's impending attack on the Wall from both sides. The southern attack is being led by Tormund Giantsbane and Ygritte, who have recently joined forces with another Wildling tribe, cannibalistic Thenns. Jon Snow must also contend with the mutineers at Craster's Keep, led by the deranged Karl Tanner. Meanwhile, Jon's sworn brother Samwell Tarly struggles with his feelings for the wildling girl, Gilly, and the impact she is having on the Night's Watch. The Wildlings launch a massive attack on Castle Black, leading to the deaths of many brothers and Wildlings, including Ygritte, Pyp, and Grenn. Jon Snow bravely goes beyond the Wall to assassinate Rayder, only to be spared by the sudden arrival of Stannis Baratheon and his forces, who overwhelm the Wildlings and rescue the Night's Watch. Davos Seaworth and Stannis had successfully negotiated with the Iron Bank of Braavos to shift their support from the Lannisters to the Baratheons of Dragonstone, using the money to fund the offense on the Wildlings.

In the North, Roose Bolton aims to cement his hold on the North. To this end he orders his hunter Locke to kill Jon Snow and track down Bran and Rickon Stark (an ultimately unsuccessful venture), and sends his bastard Ramsay Snow to take Moat Cailin, a fortification occupied by the Ironborn. Ramsay uses the enslaved Theon Greyjoy, forced to assume the identity of Ramsay's serving man Reek, to secure Moat Cailin. Roose rewards Ramsay by legitimizing him as a Bolton, and moves his seat to the former Stark stronghold of Winterfell.

Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen continues her conquest of Slaver's Bay by taking control of the largest city, Meereen, by instigating a slave uprising. However, Daenerys alienates herself from the former masters of Meereen by ordering 163 masters crucified as justice for 163 slaves they had publicly crucified to intimidate her. Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen to learn to rule, and begins a relationship with the sellsword Daario Naharis. However, Daenerys is shocked to discover that her trusted advisor Jorah Mormont had spied on her for Robert Baratheon, and exiles him from Meereen. Daenerys faces further struggles when she learns that her dragon Drogon has begun killing humans; while she is unable to capture Drogon, she is forced to chain her other two dragons as a precaution.

Episodes

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See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
31 1 "Two Swords" D. B. Weiss David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) 6.64[3]
Tywin Lannister oversees the reforging of Ice, the Stark ancestral sword, into two new swords. He gives one to his son Jaime, who tries and fails to return to his earlier life before the loss of his sword hand. Prince Oberyn, on behalf of his brother, Prince Doran Martell of Dorne, arrives in King's Landing with his paramour Ellaria Sand to attend the royal wedding and is welcomed by Tyrion Lannister. Oberyn openly reveals to Tyrion his motive for his visit: revenge against the Lannisters for the rape and murder of his sister, Elia, wife of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. In the North, while Styr and his group of cannibal Thenns reinforce Tormund Giantsbane, Ygritte, and the other wildlings, Jon Snow has returned to Castle Black and is released by Maester Aemon after confessing what he did during his time with the wildlings to gain information. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen leads her army on a march towards Meereen, the last of the three great slave cities, though she is troubled by how her dragons become less tame as they grow. In the Riverlands, Arya, accompanied by Sandor "The Hound" Clegane, reclaims her sword Needle from Polliver, and uses it to kill him the same way he murdered Lommy Greenhands, as retribution for her friend.
32 2 "The Lion and the Rose" Alex Graves George R. R. Martin April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13) 6.31[4]
Roose Bolton returns to the Dreadfort to meet up with his bastard son Ramsay Snow and sees firsthand how Theon Greyjoy has been brutalized into a subservient persona called 'Reek'. His next objective is to find and kill the remaining Stark children, Bran and Rickon, who threaten the legitimacy of his new title, as well as reclaiming the territories under Ironborn occupation. Beyond the Wall, the visions of the Three-eyed Raven compel Bran and his companions to travel further northwards, despite growing hunger. At Dragonstone, Melisandre orders several people to be burned as a tribute to the Lord of Light, to the delight of Queen Selyse and the disgust of Davos and Shireen. In King's Landing, Tyrion ends his relationship with Shae to protect her from his family and arranges for her to be shipped off to Pentos. Jaime begins discreetly training his left-handed swordplay with the help of Bronn. Later at the Royal Wedding feast, tensions grow between Joffrey and Tyrion. The feast is abruptly cut short when Joffrey succumbs to poisoned wine and dies. A grief-stricken Cersei accuses Tyrion of murdering the king and orders his arrest.
33 3 "Breaker of Chains" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) 6.59[5]
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Tyrion is immediately arrested and imprisoned under suspicion of Joffrey's murder. Tywin begins to groom Tommen to be the next king and enlists Oberyn Martell and Mace Tyrell as judges for Tyrion's impending trial, though Oberyn's hatred of the Lannisters makes him mistrustful of Tywin. Meanwhile, Sansa is smuggled out of King's Landing with the help of the fool and former knight Dontos Hollard, who brings her to Petyr Baelish's ship, whereupon Baelish kills him to silence him. In the Riverlands, Arya and the Hound continue their journey, where they meet a kind farmer and his daughter. However, the Hound robs the farmer, much to Arya's shock. At Dragonstone, Davos tries to figure out how to replenish Stannis' depleted forces, and requests a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos to pay for a new army. In the North, Sam, fearing for Gilly's safety, has her moved out of Castle Black to Mole's Town, despite Gilly's desire to stay. Meanwhile, the wildlings continue to raid northern villages. Jon warns them that the wildlings want to lure the Night's Watch brothers out of Castle Black, and they should instead focus on fortifying their defenses. However, they soon receive word that a band of Night's Watch mutineers have set up camp at Craster's Keep. Jon tells the Night's Watch to organize a party to attack the mutineers, as they cannot risk having any information about the weakness of Castle Black's defenses leak to Mance Rayder's approaching army. At Meereen, Daenerys lays siege to the city, and after Daario defeats Meereen's champion, she tells the slaves to rise up against their masters.
34 4 "Oathkeeper" Michelle MacLaren Bryan Cogman April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) 6.95[6]
Daenerys successfully captures Meereen amidst a slave revolt, and immediately seeks justice for the slain slave children by nailing 163 masters to posts. At sea, Petyr admits to Sansa that he was responsible for poisoning Joffrey, despite his alliance with the Lannisters. In King's Landing, Olenna also intimates to Margaery that she ordered the poisoning, and encourages Margaery to seduce Tommen before Cersei has a chance to turn him against her. Jaime meets with Tyrion, and is convinced he is not guilty. However, Cersei is adamant about Tyrion's guilt, and orders Jaime to hunt down and kill Sansa. Jaime instead tasks Brienne with finding and protecting Sansa, and sends Podrick along with her. In the North, in an effort to get rid of Jon, Alliser Thorne and Janos Slynt conspire to allow Jon to lead an expedition against the Night's Watch mutineers occupying Craster's Keep. Meanwhile, Bran and his party stumble upon Craster's Keep, where they are captured by the mutineers, and Bran is forced to reveal his identity to them. Further north, a White Walker takes Craster's last newborn son to a secret ritual site, where another White Walker touches the baby's face, turning its eyes blue.
35 5 "First of His Name" Michelle MacLaren David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) 7.16[7]
Tommen is crowned king. Meanwhile, Cersei meets with Margaery, Tywin, and Oberyn, hoping to sway them to her advantage in the coming trial against Tyrion. In the Vale, Petyr takes Sansa to the Eyrie, where she is to pose as his niece. Petyr is then pressured to marry Lysa Arryn that same day. While hospitable at first, Lysa quickly grows suspicious of Sansa, who she fears is attempting to seduce Petyr. In Meereen, after Jorah Mormont informs her about the fallback to slavery of Astapor and Yunkai, Daenerys decides to postpone her invasion of Westeros to bring order to Slaver's Bay and pronounces herself queen. On the Kingsroad, the Hound catches Arya practicing her water dancing, and he angers her by saying how that fighting style and her teacher Syrio Forel are worthless. On the road, Brienne finds out that Podrick has no practical skills as a squire. However, she is impressed with the fact that he killed a Kingsguard in order to protect Tyrion. Beyond the Wall, Jon's group attacks the mutineers in Craster's Keep. Locke attempts to kidnap Bran in the confusion, but is killed by Bran using Hodor's body. Bran and his company then continue their trek north while Jon kills all of the mutineers and burns down Craster's Keep.
36 6 "The Laws of Gods and Men" Alik Sakharov Bryan Cogman May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11) 6.40[8]
In Essos, Stannis and Davos travel to Braavos to appeal to the Iron Bank to grant them a loan. Even though the Iron Bank refuses them at first, Davos manages to convince them to back Stannis' cause, while also resecuring Salladhor Saan and his pirates to Stannis' cause. In Meereen, Daenerys attempts to take on her new role as Queen as she listens to the requests of her subjects, including Hizdahr zo Loraq and a man whose goats were killed by Daenerys's increasingly uncontrollable dragons. At the Dreadfort, Yara leads an attack in an effort to rescue Theon but fails when Theon refuses to come with her. After seeing Theon's current state as Reek, Yara tells her men that Theon is dead. Ramsay rewards Reek for being obedient and, in order to take Moat Cailin, tasks him to pretend to be someone he's not: Theon Greyjoy. In King's Landing, Tywin puts a price on the Hound's head and instructs Varys to continue spying on Daenerys. Later that day, Tyrion is brought to trial for Joffrey's murder. However, all of the witnesses brought in testify against him, including Meryn Trant, Pycelle, Cersei, Varys and, to Tyrion's shock, Shae, who gives a false testimony. Angry and humiliated, Tyrion demands a trial by combat.
37 7 "Mockingbird" Alik Sakharov David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) 7.20[9]
After learning that Cersei has appointed Gregor Clegane as her champion in the upcoming trial by combat, Tyrion is desperate to search for someone to be his champion. When both Jaime and Bronn refuse to fight for his cause (Jaime because he cannot fight anymore, and Bronn because he will not risk it, despite his friendship with Tyrion) Oberyn Martell steps up, seeking a chance to avenge his sister by killing Clegane. Daenerys has sex with Daario, before sending him off on a mission to deal with the resurgent slavers at Yunkai. Melisandre and Selyse prepare for their departure from Dragonstone, and Jon Snow faces off against Alliser Thorne over the incoming wildling threat. Arya and the Hound come across some people from her past: Rorge and Biter. The Hound is wounded but refuses to cauterize his injury. Brienne and Podrick meet another of Arya's former companions, Hot Pie, and learn of her survival and her time with the Brotherhood. They then resolve to travel to the Vale, reasoning she would go there in search of living relatives. In the Vale, Aunt Lysa is enraged when she witnesses Petyr Baelish kissing Sansa, for which she later threatens to push Sansa through the Moon Door. However, Baelish intervenes in time and instead pushes Lysa to her death.
38 8 "The Mountain and the Viper" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01) 7.17[10]
The wildlings arrive in Mole's Town and massacre the entire village. Gilly is discovered by Ygritte, who spares her once she notices the infant she is holding. Sam laments his decision to leave Gilly there, as he believes she's dead. Ramsay forces Reek to masquerade as his former self, Theon Greyjoy, and orders him to get the Ironborn to surrender Moat Cailin. The Ironborn surrender in hopes of returning home but are flayed and slaughtered by Ramsay and his army. As a reward for securing the Moat, Roose legitimizes Ramsay as they arrive at Winterfell. Across the Narrow Sea, Missandei and Grey Worm deal with the sexual tension between the two of them. Ser Barristan receives a letter intended for Ser Jorah, which pardons Jorah as a reward for spying on Daenerys. After Barristan confronts Jorah, he gives the letter to Daenerys, who orders Jorah to leave Meereen and never return. In the Vale, Sansa reveals to a council investigating Lysa's death her true identity and convinces the council of Littlefinger's innocence. Outside the gate of the Vale, the Hound and Arya arrive and are informed of Lysa's death. Meanwhile in King's Landing, Jaime and Tyrion have a philosophical conversation as the trial by combat approaches. During the trial, Prince Oberyn gains the upper hand, but allows his hubris to get the better of him while trying to force Gregor Clegane to confess to his sister's rape and murder. The severely wounded Mountain catches him off-guard, kills Oberyn by crushing his skull, and confesses. Tywin sentences Tyrion to death for regicide.
39 9 "The Watchers on the Wall" Neil Marshall David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 8, 2014 (2014-06-08) 6.95[11]
The Night's Watch prepare for the coming invasion by the wildlings. Gilly arrives at the Wall shortly before Mance Rayder's army. The wildlings attack from both sides, with one army climbing the Wall, and Ygritte's army attacking Castle Black. After Ygritte and her army get through, a bloody battle ensues. The wildlings attempt to break through the tunnel leading into Castle Black with the help of several giants and a woolly mammoth, but are stopped by Grenn and five others, who die holding the tunnel. Alliser Thorne goes down to the main level of Castle Black to fight, leaving Janos Slynt in charge. However Slynt proves to be incompetent as a commander, and is tricked into going down the main level, effectively leaving Jon in charge. Pyp is shot by Ygritte and dies in Sam's arms. After watching Jon kill Styr the Thenn, Ygritte prepares to kill Jon, but is shot by Olly, who finally gets revenge on Ygritte for killing his family. Jon holds Ygritte in his arms as she dies. With the help of Jon's direwolf, Ghost, the Night's Watch secure the ground level of Castle Black. The wall climbers are sliced apart and completely obliterated by a massive scythe that acts as the Wall's secret weapon. The wildlings retreat but, Jon predicts, not for long. Seeing no other choice, he goes beyond the Wall to find and kill Mance.
40 10 "The Children" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 15, 2014 (2014-06-15) 7.09[12]
Jon Snow treats with Mance Rayder, but their negotiations are interrupted when Stannis Baratheon and his army overrun the wildlings camp and take Mance as prisoner. Bran and his party come upon the large Heart Tree from his visions, but as they arrive they are attacked by wights; though Jojen is killed, Bran, Hodor and Meera are saved by a child of the forest who takes them to the three-eyed raven. In Meereen, Daenerys responds to a former slave's wish of being sold into slavery again by allowing him to contract his labor to his former master on a yearly basis. The next citizen brings her the charred remains of his daughter who was burned by Drogon. As a precaution, Daenerys chains her other dragons in the catacombs. In the Vale, Brienne and Podrick come across Arya and the Hound. Brienne mortally wounds the Hound, while Arya escapes. Meanwhile in King's Landing, Cersei orders Qyburn to do anything to save the Mountain, she confronts her father, threatening to reveal her and Jaime's incestuous affairs if she is forced to marry Loras. Tyrion is released from his cell by Jaime, but he later finds Shae in Tywin's bed and kills her. He then confronts his father in the privy and shoots him with Joffrey's crossbow, before escaping the city with Varys. The season ends with Arya buying passage on a ship bound for Braavos with the coin Jaqen H'ghar gave her.

Cast

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Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister)
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Kit Harington (Jon Snow)
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Rory McCann (The Hound)
Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton)
Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell)

Main cast

Guest cast

The guest actors listed here are those who appeared in season 4. They are listed in credit order by the region in which they first appear.

Production

On April 2, 2013, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a fourth season, to consist of 10 episodes.[13] Filming for the season began on July 8, 2013, in Northern Ireland.[14] The series also returned to Iceland and Dubrovnik for filming.[15][16] New locations in Croatia include Diocletian's Palace in Split, Klis Fortress north of Split, Perun quarry east of Split, Mosor mountain, and Baška Voda further down to the south.[17] In the commentary for episode 2, "The Lion and the Rose," the showrunners revealed that parts of Joffrey's death scene had been filmed in California. Both Iceland and Morocco, however, were dropped as filming locations for the fourth season. Filming for the season lasted 136 days and was completed on November 21, 2013.[18]

Crew

David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the fourth season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman (two episodes), and the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin (one episode).[19]

Benioff and Weiss co-directed the season premiere after making their directorial debut in season 3, although only Weiss is credited as Benioff received credit for their previous directed episode; Alex Graves, who directed two episodes in season 3, returned and directed episodes 2, 3, 8 and 10; Michelle MacLaren, who also directed two episodes in season 3, returned to direct episodes 4 and 5; former series cinematographer Alik Sakharov, who directed in seasons 2 and 3, returned to direct episodes 6 and 7; and Neil Marshall directed episode 9 after previously directing "Blackwater", the ninth episode of season 2.[20][21]

Casting

The fourth season adds previously recurring actors Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Snow), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane) and Hannah Murray (Gilly) to the series' main cast. Iain Glen's credit is moved last in the rotation and given the "With" moniker.

Prince Oberyn Martell, nicknamed "The Red Viper", is played by Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal. "This was a tough one", said showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss about the casting. "The Red Viper is sexy and charming, yet believably dangerous; intensely likable, yet driven by hate. The boys love him, the girls love him, and he loves them all back. Unless your last name is Lannister. We found a fellow who can handle the job description and make it seem effortless. He wasn't easy to find and he won't be easy to stop".[22] Martin commented on the casting by saying: "I wasn't present for Pedro Pascal's audition, but I understand that he really killed it with his reading. And since his casting was announced, the producer of another TV show on which he appeared recently has written me to say how terrific Pascal is, and to congratulate us on the casting. So I suspect that he will turn out to be a wonderful Red Viper". Actress Indira Varma was cast as Ellaria Sand, Prince Oberyn's paramour.[23]

Roger Ashton-Griffiths joins the cast in the role of Mace Tyrell. "The lord oaf of Highgarden", as his mother describes him, is otherwise known as father to Margaery and Loras. His casting was confirmed by George R. R. Martin, who introduced the actor as the solution to a riddle he'd set fans with the following message, "Yes, it's the fine British character actor Roger Ashton-Griffiths, who has been cast in the role of Mace Tyrell, son to the Queen of Thorns, and father of Loras and Margaery".[24]

Mark Gatiss plays Tycho Nestoris, a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos, to whom the Iron Throne owes millions in borrowed gold.[25] The role of Hizdahr zo Loraq is played by young British actor Joel Fry. Hizdahr is the young scion of an ancient Meereenese family who crosses paths with Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen.[26] Elizabeth Webster was cast as Fat Walda Frey. Walda Frey is a granddaughter of Lord Walder Frey. She is the new wife of Roose Bolton, the Lord of the Dreadfort. During the wedding feast of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, Lord Bolton recounts to Catelyn Stark and Ser Brynden "Blackfish" Tully how Lord Walder Frey proposed him to marry one of his granddaughters and offered her weight in silver as dowry. Lord Bolton then adds he chose the fattest bride available and she has made him very rich.[27]

Paola Dionisotti and Rupert Vansittart were cast as Lady Anya Waynwood and Bronze Yohn Royce.[28][29] They are the heads of House Waynwood and House Royce of Runestone: two powerful vassal houses of House Arryn. Yuri Kolokolnikov plays Styr: One of Mance Rayder's lieutenants and the Magnar – the name of the first ever Lord of Thenn which is now a title – of the Thenn people, a wildling clan.[30] Two mysterious characters from Bran's storyline have also been cast: the Three-Eyed Crow, who is played by Struan Rodger, and a Child of the Forest, played by Octavia Alexandru.

Roles that were recast for season 4 include Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis. Huisman replaces Ed Skrein, who portrayed the character in season 3.[31] Dean-Charles Chapman plays the role of Tommen Baratheon, King Joffrey's younger brother. Tommen was played by Callum Wharry in seasons 1 and 2.[32] Chapman appeared as Martyn Lannister in two episodes of season 3 ("Walk of Punishment" and "Kissed by Fire"). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was cast as Ser Gregor Clegane, called "The Mountain". Hafþór replaces Ian Whyte, who portrayed the character in season 2.[33]

After an absence of at least a season, Owen Teale returns as Alliser Thorne, Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn, Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt, Tony Way as Dontos Hollard, Andy Beckwith as Rorge, Gerard Jordan as Biter, Andy Kellegher as Polliver, Lino Facioli as Robin Arryn and Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck.

Music

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The Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós appears in the second episode, as a group of musicians serenading the royal couple at their wedding reception with "The Rains of Castamere." This continues the series's tradition of employing noted indie bands, begun in season 2 with The National and continued in season 3 with The Hold Steady.[34]

The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 10, 2014, and on CD on July 1, 2014.

Reception

Critical reception

The fourth season has in general been acclaimed by critics. However, the third episode attracted criticism for the inclusion of a scene in which Jaime Lannister rapes his sister and former lover Cersei in the Great Sept of Baelor. In the source novel, Cersei verbally consents to the sexual encounter, but does not in the television portrayal.[35][36] The final episode was also criticised for the omission of the events of the epilogue of A Storm of Swords which was expected by fans to be the final scene.[37][38]

The review aggregator website Metacritic gave season 4 a score of 94 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".[39] According to the other aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, all episodes obtained 91% or more positive reviews:

Game of Thrones (season 4): Critical reception by episode

Ratings

Season 4 obtained the strongest viewer numbers of all seasons aired up until that point, with a series high of 7.20 million viewers of the first airing of the seventh episode. With its fourth season, Game of Thrones has become the most-watched HBO series in history (surpassing the fourth season of The Sopranos which had a gross audience of 18.2 million viewers), averaging 18.4 million viewers across multiple platforms, including live viewing, encores, DVR views, HBO GO and On Demand views.[41]

Game of Thrones: Viewers per episode (millions)
Ep. 1 Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 4 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 8 Ep. 9 Ep. 10 Average
Season 1 2.22 2.20 2.44 2.45 2.58 2.44 2.40 2.72 2.66 3.04 2.52[42]
Season 2 3.86 3.76 3.77 3.65 3.90 3.88 3.69 3.86 3.38 4.20 3.80[42]
Season 3 4.37 4.27 4.72 4.87 5.35 5.50 4.84 5.13 5.22 5.39 4.97[43]
Season 4 6.64 6.31 6.59 6.95 7.16 6.40 7.20 7.17 6.95 7.09 6.84[44]
Season 5 8.00 6.81 6.71 6.82 6.56 6.24 5.40 7.01 7.14 8.11 6.88[45]
Season 6 7.94 7.29 7.28 7.82 7.89 6.71 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Accolades

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For the 30th TCA Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Program of the Year.[46] For the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and Diana Rigg received a nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series.[47] For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 19 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Lena Headey for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "The Children", and Neil Marshall for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "The Watchers on the Wall".[48] For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and George R. R. Martin was nominated for Best Episodic Drama for "The Lion and the Rose".[49] For the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Peter Dinklage was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series won for Best Stunt Team.[50] For the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Television Series – Drama.[51] For the 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, Alex Graves was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the episode "The Children".[52]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2014 AFI Awards AFI TV Award Game of Thrones Won
Young Hollywood Awards We Love to Hate You Jack Gleeson Nominated
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama Nina Gold Nominated
EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Maisie Williams Won
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Charles Dance Nominated
Best Guest Actor, Drama Pedro Pascal Won
66th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Neil Marshall for "The Watchers on the Wall" Nominated
Outstanding Drama Series "The Lion and the Rose", "Breaker of Chains", "First of His Name", "The Laws of Gods and Men", "The Watchers on the Wall", and "The Children" Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for "The Children" Nominated
66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Fantasy Series Deborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, and Rob Cameron for "The Laws of Gods and Men" and "The Mountain and the Viper" Won
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Nina Gold and Robert Sterne Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Anette Haellmigk for "The Lion and the Rose" Nominated
Jonathan Freeman for "Two Swords" Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Michele Clapton, Sheena Wichary, Alexander Fordham, and Nina Ayres for "The Lion and the Rose" Won
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Diana Rigg Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora, Gary Machin, and Nicola Mount for "The Lion and the Rose" Nominated
Outstanding Interactive Program Game of Thrones Premiere – Facebook Live and Instagram, by Sabrina Caluori, Paul Beddoe-Stephens, Jim Marsh, Michael McMorrow, Michael McMillian Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Jane Walker and Ann McEwan for "Oathkeeper" Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Ramin Djawadi for "The Mountain and the Viper" Nominated
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series Jane Walker and Barrie Gower for "The Children" Won
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Tim Kimmel, Jed M. Dodge, Tim Hands, Paula Fairfield, David Klotz, Bradley C. Katona, Brett Voss, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and Dylan T. Wilhoit for "The Watchers on the Wall" Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (One Hour) Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, and Mathew Waters for "The Watchers on the Wall" Nominated
Outstanding Special and Visual Effects Joe Bauer, Joern Grosshans, Steve Kullback, Adam Chazen, Eric Carney, Sabrina Gerhardt, Matthew Rouleau, Thomas H. Schelesny, and Robert Simon for "The Children" Won
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series Paul Herbert Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lena Headey Nominated
Women's Image Network Awards Actress Drama Series Lena Headey Won
19th Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Peter Dinklage Nominated
Best Television Series – Genre Game of Thrones Nominated
4th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Diana Rigg Nominated
30th TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Drama Game of Thrones Nominated
Program of the Year Game of Thrones Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage Won
Charles Dance Nominated
Best Ensemble In a Drama Series The cast of Game of Thrones Won
Best Supporting Actress In a Drama Series Maisie Williams Nominated
Lena Headey Nominated
Best Guest Actor In a Drama Series Pedro Pascal Nominated
Best Guest Actress In a Drama Series Diana Rigg Won
Best Direction In a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best Writing In a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best Music In a Series Ramin Djawadi Won
Best Editing In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Cinematography In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Production Design In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Costume Design In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Makeup/Hairstyling In a Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best Sound In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Visual Effects In a Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Hollywood Professional Alliance Outstanding Sound Tim Kimmel, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Paula Fairfield, Brad Katona and Jed M. Dodge for "The Children" Nominated
Outstanding Color Grading Joe Finley for "Mockingbird" Nominated
Outstanding Visual Effects Joe Bauer, Sven Martin, Jörn Grosshans, Thomas Schelesny, Matthew Rouleau for "The Children" Won
IGN Awards Best TV Episode "The Children" Nominated
Best TV Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Drama Series Game of Thrones Won
IGN People's Choice Award Best TV Drama Series Game of Thrones Won
Jupiter Award Best International TV Series Game of Thrones Won
2015 Guinness World Records Most pirated TV program Game of Thrones Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Show Game of Thrones Nominated
Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Game of Thrones Nominated
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award One-Hour Single Camera Fantasy Television Series Deborah Riley for "The Laws of Gods and Men" and "The Mountain and the Viper" Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Television Series – One Hour Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Brett Voss for "The Children" Won
12th Irish Film & Television Awards Best Television Drama Game of Thrones Nominated
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Liam Cunningham Nominated
Best Sound Game of Thrones Nominated
SFX Awards Best Actress Maisie Williams Nominated
Best Actor Peter Dinklage Nominated
Best Villain Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister Nominated
Biggest Disappointment No Hodor in Game Of Thrones season five Nominated
Best TV Show Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Episode The Mountain and the Viper Nominated
Screenwriters Choice Awards Best Television Drama Game of Thrones Nominated
NewNowNext Awards Best New Television Actor Pedro Pascal Nominated
Astra Awards Favourite Program – International Drama Game of Thrones Won
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Anette Haellmigk for "The Children" Nominated
Fabian Wagner for "Mockingbird" Nominated
20th Empire Awards Hero Award The cast of Game of Thrones Won
British Academy Television Awards Radio Times Audience Award Game of Thrones Nominated
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series Michele Clapton for Game of Thrones Won
Directors Guild of America Award Dramatic Series Alex Graves for "The Children" Nominated
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: FX/Foley Game of Thrones for "The Children" Won
Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Dialogue / ADR Game of Thrones for "The Children" Nominated
Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Music Game of Thrones for "The Watchers on the Wall" Nominated
72nd Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Drama Game of Thrones Nominated
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form David Benioff, Alex Graves, and D. B. Weiss for "The Mountain and The Viper" Nominated
National Television Awards Multichannel show Game of Thrones Nominated
Producers Guild Awards "The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama" David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss Nominated
Saturn Award Best Limited Run Television Series Game of Thrones Won
Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television Maisie Williams Won
Best Supporting Actress on Television Emilia Clarke Nominated
21st Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Drama Series Lucy Allen, Cole Armitage, Gary Arthurs, Rachelle Beinart, Ferenc Berecz, Richard Bradshaw, Andy Butcher, Michael Byrch, Neil Chapelhow, Nick Chopping, Jonathan Cohen, Joel Conlan, Gary Connery, James Cox, Tom Cox, Jason Curle, Nicholas Daines, Bill Davey, Kelly J. Dent, Ben Dimmock, Levan Doran, Jamie Edgell, Bradley Farmer, Neil Finnighan, Jozsef Fodor, Dean Forster, David Garrick, James Grogan, Tim Halloran, Paul Heasman, Robert Hladik, Al Holland, Gergely Horpacsi, Paul Howell, Stewart James, Gary Kane, Ian Kay, Robbie Keane, George Kirby, Cristian Knight, Laszlo Kosa, Geza Kovacs, Norbert Kovacs, Guy List, Phil Lonergan, Russell Macleod, Tina Maskell, Adrian McGaw, Nick McKinless, Erol Mehmet, Andy Merchant, Sian Milne, Daniel Naprous, Chris Newton, Ray Nicholas, Bela Orsanyi, Sam Parham, Ian Pead, Justin Pearson, Martin Pemberton, Heather Phillips, Rashid Phoenix, Andy Pilgrim, Christopher Pocock, Curtis Rivers, Marcus Shakesheff, Matt Sherren, Anthony Skrimshire, Mark Slaughter, Karen Smithson, Mark Southworth, Helen Steinway Bailey, Shane Steyn, Matthew Stirling, John Street, Gaspar Szabo, Gabor Szeman, Roy Taylor, Gyula Toth, Tony Van Silva, Reg Wayment, Linda Weal, Richard J Wheeldon, Heron White, Maxine Whittaker, Simon Whyman, Donna C. Williams, Lou Wong, Annabel E. Wood, Liang Yang, Steen Young Won
Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Drama Series Josef Altin, Jacob Anderson, John Bradley, Dominic Carter, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ben Crompton, Charles Dance, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Iain Glen, Julian Glover, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Rory McCann, Ian McElhinney, Pedro Pascal, Daniel Portman, Mark Stanley, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage Nominated
Visual Effects Society Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game Philip Meyer, Thomas Kutschera, Igor Majdandzic, and Mark Spindler for "Drogon" Nominated
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program Game of Thrones for "The Children" Won
Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game Rene Borst, Christian Zilliken, Jan Burda, Steffen Metzner for "Braavos Establisher" Won
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program Keegan Douglas, Okan Ataman, Brian Fortune, David Lopez for "Wight Attack" Nominated
Dan Breckwoldt, Martin Furman, Sophie Marfleet, Eric Andrusyszyn for "The Watchers on the Wall" Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Drama George R. R. Martin for "The Lion and the Rose" Nominated
Television Drama Series David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss Nominated

Release

Home media

The fourth season of Game of Thrones was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17).[53]

IMAX

Beginning January 23, 2015, the last two episodes of season four were shown in 205 IMAX theaters in the U.S. Game of Thrones is the first TV series released in this format.[54] The show earned $686,000 in its opening day at the box office[55] and $1.5 million during its opening weekend.[56] The one-week release grossed $1,896,092.[57]

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