Catelyn suggests the brothers join forces but when Renly refuses, he is slain by an evil spirit conjured by Melisandre.Īfter Renly’s death, Catelyn and Renly’s bodyguard Brienne of Tarth (Gwendolyn Christie) are accused of murder and have to escape. Robb also asks Catelyn to meet Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony), Stannis’ younger brother who also has a claim to the Iron Throne. Bran is forced to escape to the wilderness. However, Theon betrays Robb and reunites with his family on the Iron Islands – seizing Winterfell.
Robb sends Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) to ask for an alliance with his father, Balon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide). Robb’s armies travel southward with Jaime Lannister as their prisoner of war. The Starks’ motto rings true and winter has come.Tyrion becomes Hand of the King in the hope of controlling Joffrey and curbing his vicious ways while Stannis is entranced by the witch Melisandre (Carice van Houten) and publicly claims the throne stating Joffrey’s illegitimacy – as Jaime is his real father. The Wall is breached by The Night King and White Walker army, with the help of Ice Dragon Viserion who blasts the Wall with his icy shard-like breath. Sansa then gives Arya the go-ahead to kill Littlefinger, and his throat is slit.īran uses his powers to learn Jon’s true heritage - he is not Ned Stark’s illegitimate child as they were all told, but a Targaryen with a true claim to the Iron Throne. However, Bran soon exposes Littlefinger for the liar and betrayer he is – revealing it was he who killed the original Hand of the King Jon Arryn, the murder which triggered all events since. As they head back to Winterfell after meeting with Cersei, Jon and Daenerys succumb to their feelings and sleep together.Īt Winterfell, Stark sisters Arya and Sansa reunite with Bran, but tensions between the girls arise and Littlefinger monopolises on this. Returning to King’s Landing, Jon and Daenerys speak of teaming up with Cersei to defeat the threat of the White Walker army, bringing their White Walker to convince her. They capture a White Walker but lose Daenerys’ dragon, Viserion who is transformed into an Ice Dragon by the Night King. The pair head north of the Wall to capture a White Walker, but Jon later falls prey to the Night King and has to be saved by Daenerys. After spotting the dragon, Jaime warns Cersei of Daenerys’ power, and subsequently, Jon and Daenerys call a truce with Cersei. One of Daenerys dragons, Drogon, is injured in the fight. Yara and the Unsullied are dispatched to King’s Landing.Ĭersei is proposed to by Euron Greyjoy, who attempts to sway her fancy by setting out to defeat his niece Yara and her invading army.Įlsewhere, Dothraki and Lannister armies clash, with Jamie leading his house battalion. Jon travels to meet Daenerys in Dragonstone after receiving an invitation and the pair form a close bond plotting to defeat both the White Walkers and Lannisters. Melisandre attempts to initiate a relationship between Jon and Daenerys, telling the Mother of Dragons it will be good to have Jon as an ally in her quest for the throne. A third story arc follows the Night’s Watch, a military order defending the realm against threats from the North.ĭaenerys and her army of Unsullied and Dothraki board the Greyjoy ships and travel to Dragonstone which was once home to Stannis Baratheon. Another focuses on the last descendant of the realm’s deposed ruling dynasty, who has been exiled to Essos and is plotting a return to the throne. A major arc concerns the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros through a web of political conflicts among the noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from it. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, Game of Thrones has a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs throughout the course of the show. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones.
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