Summary
Jon Snow finds himself on trial at Castle Black, he and the Night's Watch face their biggest challenge, and Tyrion receives an unexpected visit from Jaime.
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Game of Thrones
- 2014
- Season 4
- 10 episodes
- Drama
- Fantasy
Episode 9: The Watchers on the Wall
Summary
The men of the Night's Watch face their biggest challenge yet as they prepare to defend the Wall and Castle Black against attacks from the north and south by Mance Rayder's wildling army, with Ygritte determined to be the one to kill Jon Snow. Sam gets some sage advice about love from Maester Aemon and is shocked when someone comes knocking at the gates seeking shelter. Fantasy drama, starring Kit Harington and directed by Neil Marshall, the man behind the second series episode depicting the Battle of the Blackwater
Review
After the shock ending of last week’s Game of Thrones, the series could be forgiven for taking a week off. And it does take a holiday of sorts, leaving behind the political machinations of the capital city and surrounding areas to take a sojourn north. The Wall, a big icy border fence designed to keep out savages and monsters, is under attack, and it’s up to the remains of the Night’s Watch to knock back the invaders.
Concentrating an entire Game of Thrones episode on a climactic battle is a tactic that worked well for season 2’s episode 9, Blackwater, but here it doesn’t work quite so well at first. This series hasn’t built up the dangers facing the Wall, and so it’s hard to feel the tension that made Blackwater work so well.
Still, by the end of the episode it all pays off – and in the heat of the moment, you may have forgotten there was any other story to miss out on.
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Details
- Released on
- 2014-06-09
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Jon Snow | Kit Harington |
| Ygritte | Rose Leslie |
| Gilly | Hannah Murray |
| Samwell Tarly | John Bradley West |
| Ser Alliser Thorne | Owen Teale |
| Tormund Giantsbane | Kristofer Hivju |
| Maester Aemon | Peter Vaughan |
| Ser Janos Slynt | Dominic Carter |
| Styr | Yuriy Kolokolnikov |
| Grenn | Mark Stanley |
| Pypar | Josef Altin |
| Dolorous Edd | Ben Crompton |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Writer | David Benioff |
| Writer | DB Weiss |
| Director | Neil Marshall |
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Episode 9
The Watchers on the Wall
Summary
The men of the Night's Watch face their biggest challenge yet as they prepare to defend the Wall and Castle Black against attacks from the north and south by Mance Rayder's wildling army, with Ygritte determined to be the one to kill Jon Snow. Sam gets some sage advice about love from Maester Aemon and is shocked when someone comes knocking at the gates seeking shelter. Fantasy drama, starring Kit Harington and directed by Neil Marshall, the man behind the second series episode depicting the Battle of the BlackwaterReview
After the shock ending of last week’s Game of Thrones, the series could be forgiven for taking a week off. And it does take a holiday of sorts, leaving behind the political machinations of the capital city and surrounding areas to take a sojourn north. The Wall, a big icy border fence designed to keep out savages and monsters, is under attack, and it’s up to the remains of the Night’s Watch to knock back the invaders.
Concentrating an entire Game of Thrones episode on a climactic battle is a tactic that worked well for season 2’s episode 9, Blackwater, but here it doesn’t work quite so well at first. This series hasn’t built up the dangers facing the Wall, and so it’s hard to feel the tension that made Blackwater work so well.
Still, by the end of the episode it all pays off – and in the heat of the moment, you may have forgotten there was any other story to miss out on.
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
- 2014-06-09
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name Jon Snow Kit Harington Ygritte Rose Leslie Gilly Hannah Murray Samwell Tarly John Bradley West Ser Alliser Thorne Owen Teale Tormund Giantsbane Kristofer Hivju Maester Aemon Peter Vaughan Ser Janos Slynt Dominic Carter Styr Yuriy Kolokolnikov Grenn Mark Stanley Pypar Josef Altin Dolorous Edd Ben Crompton Crew
role name Writer David Benioff Writer DB Weiss Director Neil Marshall
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