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 4: Cripples, B****rds and Broken Things
Summary
Ned searches for the truth about Jon Arryn's death, but is far from certain he can trust Pycelle or Littlefinger. The balance of power between the exiled Targaryens shifts dramatically, Jon Snow befriends a vulnerable new recruit at the great Wall, and Bran's recovery is made more difficult by a series of disturbing dreams. Fantasy drama, starring Sean Bean, Aiden Gillen and Julian Glover
Review
The medieval theme park of Game of Thrones certainly has a superior class of strolling player. Look among the non-vital, middle-ground characters and you’ll see Julian Glover as wispy-bearded sage Pycelle, and Iain Glen as exiled knight Ser Jorah Mormont. Such is the fun to be had from watching this expansive saga in its more leisurely moments, and there have been plenty of those up till now.
Fortunately, the overall momentum is picking up as the plot threads begin to converge. This week Daenerys — a sort of blonde Xena — has some meaty spats with her debased blackguard of a brother, Viserys; Stark’s bastard son Jon makes enemies when he stands up for a thin-skinned new recruit on the Night Watch; and the hedonistic ways of caustic dwarf Tyrion look like coming to an end.
There’s plenty of quality on show, and some sort of award is due to the designer of the opening credits, which are like a JRR Tolkien map brought spine-tinglingly to life.
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Details
- Released on
- 2011-05-09
- Languages
- English | Russian
- 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 |
| Viserys Targaryen | Harry Lloyd |
| Khal Drogo | Jason Momoa |
| Illyrio Mopatis | Roger Allam |
| Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish | Aidan Gillen |
| Varys | Conleth Hill |
| Grand Maester Pycelle | Julian Glover |
| Samwell Tarly | John Bradley West |
| Ser Alliser Thorne | Owen Teale |
| Theon Greyjoy | Alfie Allen |
| Tywin Lannister | Charles Dance |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Writer | Bryan Cogman |
| Director | Brian Kirk |
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Episode 4
Cripples, B****rds and Broken Things
Summary
Ned searches for the truth about Jon Arryn's death, but is far from certain he can trust Pycelle or Littlefinger. The balance of power between the exiled Targaryens shifts dramatically, Jon Snow befriends a vulnerable new recruit at the great Wall, and Bran's recovery is made more difficult by a series of disturbing dreams. Fantasy drama, starring Sean Bean, Aiden Gillen and Julian GloverReview
The medieval theme park of Game of Thrones certainly has a superior class of strolling player. Look among the non-vital, middle-ground characters and you’ll see Julian Glover as wispy-bearded sage Pycelle, and Iain Glen as exiled knight Ser Jorah Mormont. Such is the fun to be had from watching this expansive saga in its more leisurely moments, and there have been plenty of those up till now.
Fortunately, the overall momentum is picking up as the plot threads begin to converge. This week Daenerys — a sort of blonde Xena — has some meaty spats with her debased blackguard of a brother, Viserys; Stark’s bastard son Jon makes enemies when he stands up for a thin-skinned new recruit on the Night Watch; and the hedonistic ways of caustic dwarf Tyrion look like coming to an end.
There’s plenty of quality on show, and some sort of award is due to the designer of the opening credits, which are like a JRR Tolkien map brought spine-tinglingly to life.How to watch
Next showing
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
- 2011-05-09
- Languages
- English | Russian
- 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 Viserys Targaryen Harry Lloyd Khal Drogo Jason Momoa Illyrio Mopatis Roger Allam Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish Aidan Gillen Varys Conleth Hill Grand Maester Pycelle Julian Glover Samwell Tarly John Bradley West Ser Alliser Thorne Owen Teale Theon Greyjoy Alfie Allen Tywin Lannister Charles Dance Crew
role name Writer Bryan Cogman Director Brian Kirk
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