Summary
Lord Eddard Stark faces a dilemma when he is asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon, Bran is crippled after discovering a revelation, and suffers another attempt on his life.
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Game of Thrones
- 2011
- Season 1
- 10 episodes
- Drama
- Fantasy
Episode 5: The Wolf and the Lion
Summary
Ned tries to stop Robert from entering the tournament after a suspicious death threatens to overshadow the event - and the competition is plunged into chaos when one of the favourites suffers a surprise defeat. Meanwhile, Catelyn takes the captive Tyrion east in search of refuge at the Eyrie, home of her sister Lysa. Fantasy drama, starring Sean Bean and Mark Addy
Review
Those who have weathered the wordy longueurs will be rewarded as the x-rated fantasy explodes into vicious life. Bookended by extravagant violence (horse fans, skip the tournament), it’s an episode of bristling exchanges: between Ned Stark and his friend, King Baratheon; the king and his wayward wife Cersei; and, crucially, Stark and the hot-headed knight Jaime Lannister.
As the honourable Stark, conflicted by punishing codes of conduct, Sean Bean is the robust heart of the series, and the glue that binds together all the peripheral intrigues. The genre “fantasy” seems inappropriate amid all the earthy cut-and-thrusting, but then you catch sight of some impossible landscapes, which are rather beautiful, in a Roger-Dean-album-cover kind of way.
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- Released on
- 2011-05-16
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Lord Eddard `Ned" Stark | Sean Bean |
| King Robert Baratheon | Mark Addy |
| Queen Cersei Lannister | Lena Headey |
| Jaime Lannister | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| Tyrion Lannister | Peter Dinklage |
| Jon Snow | Kit Harington |
| Lady Catelyn Stark | Michelle Fairley |
| Robb Stark | Richard Madden |
| Bran Stark | Isaac Hempstead Wright |
| Sansa Stark | Sophie Turner |
| Arya Stark | Maisie Williams |
| Daenerys Targaryen | Emilia Clarke |
| Khal Drogo | Jason Momoa |
| Illyrio Mopatis | Roger Allam |
| Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish | Aidan Gillen |
| Varys | Conleth Hill |
| Grand Maester Pycelle | Julian Glover |
| Theon Greyjoy | Alfie Allen |
| Bronn | Jerome Flynn |
| Lysa Arryn | Kate Dickie |
| Gregor Clegane | Conan Stevens |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Writer | David Benioff |
| Writer | DB Weiss |
| Director | Brian Kirk |
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Episode 5
The Wolf and the Lion
Summary
Ned tries to stop Robert from entering the tournament after a suspicious death threatens to overshadow the event - and the competition is plunged into chaos when one of the favourites suffers a surprise defeat. Meanwhile, Catelyn takes the captive Tyrion east in search of refuge at the Eyrie, home of her sister Lysa. Fantasy drama, starring Sean Bean and Mark AddyReview
Those who have weathered the wordy longueurs will be rewarded as the x-rated fantasy explodes into vicious life. Bookended by extravagant violence (horse fans, skip the tournament), it’s an episode of bristling exchanges: between Ned Stark and his friend, King Baratheon; the king and his wayward wife Cersei; and, crucially, Stark and the hot-headed knight Jaime Lannister.
As the honourable Stark, conflicted by punishing codes of conduct, Sean Bean is the robust heart of the series, and the glue that binds together all the peripheral intrigues. The genre “fantasy” seems inappropriate amid all the earthy cut-and-thrusting, but then you catch sight of some impossible landscapes, which are rather beautiful, in a Roger-Dean-album-cover kind of way.How to watch
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There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.
Streaming
❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more).Details
- Released on
- 2011-05-16
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name Lord Eddard `Ned" Stark Sean Bean King Robert Baratheon Mark Addy Queen Cersei Lannister Lena Headey Jaime Lannister Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Tyrion Lannister Peter Dinklage Jon Snow Kit Harington Lady Catelyn Stark Michelle Fairley Robb Stark Richard Madden Bran Stark Isaac Hempstead Wright Sansa Stark Sophie Turner Arya Stark Maisie Williams Daenerys Targaryen Emilia Clarke Khal Drogo Jason Momoa Illyrio Mopatis Roger Allam Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish Aidan Gillen Varys Conleth Hill Grand Maester Pycelle Julian Glover Theon Greyjoy Alfie Allen Bronn Jerome Flynn Lysa Arryn Kate Dickie Gregor Clegane Conan Stevens Crew
role name Writer David Benioff Writer DB Weiss Director Brian Kirk
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