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 2: The Lion and the Rose
Summary
In King's Landing, the day of King Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell arrives, and while the sadistic monarch delights in tormenting his uncle Tyrion, the capital's various factions plot further alliances. However, all attention is drawn back to Joffrey following the arrival of a pie filled with live birds. Meanwhile, Melisandre oversees a sacrifice to the Lord of Light at Dragonstone as three traitors are burned at the stake, and the future continues to look grim for Theon as Ramsay Snow finds a use for him. North of the Wall, Bran sees clearly where he and his friends must go after experiencing a series of visions
Review
If you don’t watch EastEnders, reading the (excellent) reviews in Radio Times can turn into a baffling succession of names, plots and affairs. Game of Thrones can be similarly impenetrable and this episode starts in full soap opera mode. There’s a lot of family manoeuvring and snide comments made at dinner tables.
It’s only when the royal wedding between King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell gets under way that events gather momentum. GoT can challenge any soap (or even Don’t Tell the Bride) for disastrous nuptials. Yet despite referencing the Red Wedding of last series, this golden ceremony is its own brand of hell. It ends with a cliffhanger so shocking you can almost hear the EastEnders “duff-duffs”.
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Details
- Released on
- 2014-04-14
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Tywin Lannister | Charles Dance |
| Tyrion Lannister | Peter Dinklage |
| Jaime Lannister | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| Cersei Lannister | Lena Headey |
| King Joffrey Baratheon | Jack Gleeson |
| Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish | Aidan Gillen |
| Varys | Conleth Hill |
| Shae | Sibel Kekilli |
| Sansa Stark | Sophie Turner |
| Margaery Tyrell | Natalie Dormer |
| Brienne of Tarth | Gwendoline Christie |
| Bronn | Jerome Flynn |
| Arya Stark | Maisie Williams |
| Sandor Clegane | Rory McCann |
| Stannis Baratheon | Stephen Dillane |
| Melisandre | Carice van Houten |
| Davos Seaworth | Liam Cunningham |
| Gendry | Joe Dempsie |
| Daenerys Targaryen | Emilia Clarke |
| Ser Jorah Mormont | Iain Glen |
| Jon Snow | Kit Harington |
| Ygritte | Rose Leslie |
| Bran Stark | Isaac Hempstead Wright |
| Jojen Reed | Thomas Brodie-Sangster |
| Theon Greyjoy | Alfie Allen |
| Ramsay Snow | Iwan Rheon |
| Roose Bolton | Michael McElhatton |
| Oberyn Martell | Pedro Pascal |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Alex Graves |
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Episode 2
The Lion and the Rose
Summary
In King's Landing, the day of King Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell arrives, and while the sadistic monarch delights in tormenting his uncle Tyrion, the capital's various factions plot further alliances. However, all attention is drawn back to Joffrey following the arrival of a pie filled with live birds. Meanwhile, Melisandre oversees a sacrifice to the Lord of Light at Dragonstone as three traitors are burned at the stake, and the future continues to look grim for Theon as Ramsay Snow finds a use for him. North of the Wall, Bran sees clearly where he and his friends must go after experiencing a series of visionsReview
If you don’t watch EastEnders, reading the (excellent) reviews in Radio Times can turn into a baffling succession of names, plots and affairs. Game of Thrones can be similarly impenetrable and this episode starts in full soap opera mode. There’s a lot of family manoeuvring and snide comments made at dinner tables.
It’s only when the royal wedding between King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell gets under way that events gather momentum. GoT can challenge any soap (or even Don’t Tell the Bride) for disastrous nuptials. Yet despite referencing the Red Wedding of last series, this golden ceremony is its own brand of hell. It ends with a cliffhanger so shocking you can almost hear the EastEnders “duff-duffs”.
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
- 2014-04-14
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name Tywin Lannister Charles Dance Tyrion Lannister Peter Dinklage Jaime Lannister Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Cersei Lannister Lena Headey King Joffrey Baratheon Jack Gleeson Petyr `Littlefinger" Baelish Aidan Gillen Varys Conleth Hill Shae Sibel Kekilli Sansa Stark Sophie Turner Margaery Tyrell Natalie Dormer Brienne of Tarth Gwendoline Christie Bronn Jerome Flynn Arya Stark Maisie Williams Sandor Clegane Rory McCann Stannis Baratheon Stephen Dillane Melisandre Carice van Houten Davos Seaworth Liam Cunningham Gendry Joe Dempsie Daenerys Targaryen Emilia Clarke Ser Jorah Mormont Iain Glen Jon Snow Kit Harington Ygritte Rose Leslie Bran Stark Isaac Hempstead Wright Jojen Reed Thomas Brodie-Sangster Theon Greyjoy Alfie Allen Ramsay Snow Iwan Rheon Roose Bolton Michael McElhatton Oberyn Martell Pedro Pascal Crew
role name Director Alex Graves
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