Game_Of_Thrones_Season_4
HBO ordered the fourth season on April 2, 2013, which began filming in July 2013. The season was filmed primarily in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Croatia.
Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. The season introduced a number of new cast members, including Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, Michiel Huisman and Dean-Charles Chapman.
Critics praised the show's production values and cast, with specific accolades for Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season. It won 4 of the 19 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated.
Plot
In King's Landing, guests arrive for Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell's wedding. Among those in attendance is Oberyn Martell, Prince of Dorne. After Joffrey is poisoned at his wedding by Margaery's grandmother, Olenna Tyrell, Cersei Lannister blames Tyrion for his death. Outraged at the kangaroo court presiding over his trial, Tyrion demands a trial by combat. Cersei chooses the Mountain as her champion and Oberyn offers to represent Tyrion. The trial ends in a victory for the Mountain and Tyrion is sentenced to death. Before he can be executed, Tyrion is freed by Jaime, who tells him Varys will smuggle him to the Free Cities. Tyrion, discovering that Shae had been sleeping with Tywin, strangles her before shooting Tywin and fleeing Westeros.Sansa Stark successfully escapes King's Landing with the help of Petyr Baelish. Baelish smuggles her to the Vale, where she comes into conflict with her jealous aunt, Lysa Arryn. After Lysa witnesses Littlefinger kiss Sansa, she attempts to throw Sansa through the Moon Door, only for Littlefinger to push Lysa to her death. When Littlefinger is interrogated, Sansa defends him.
Meanwhile, Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane make way for the Eyrie. The duo arrive at the Eyrie days after Lysa Arryn's death and are denied entry; they then encounter Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne, who have been tasked by Jaime to bring the Stark sisters to safety. Brienne and the Hound fight, ending with the Hound grievously wounded. Arya leaves him to die. She encounters a Braavosi ship captain, who gives her passage after she shows him the coin Jaqen H'ghar gave her, and saying "valar morghulis".
Bran Stark, accompanied by the Reeds and Hodor, continues trying to find the three-eyed raven. Despite being held up by the mutineers at Craster's Keep and a wight attack that kills Jojen, Bran finally meets the three-eyed raven.
At the Wall, Jon Snow tries to warn his leaders about Mance Rayder's impending attack. Jon must also contend with the mutineers at Craster's Keep, led by the deranged Karl Tanner. The Wildlings launch an attack on Castle Black, leading to the deaths of many. Jon goes beyond the Wall to assassinate Rayder, only to be spared by the sudden arrival of Stannis Baratheon and his forces, who overwhelm the Wildlings and rescue the Night's Watch. Davos Seaworth and Stannis had successfully negotiated with the Iron Bank of Braavos to shift their support from the Lannisters to the Baratheons.
In the North, Roose Bolton aims to cement his hold. He orders his hunter, Locke, to kill Jon Snow and track down Bran and Rickon Stark, and sends Ramsay Snow to take Moat Cailin. Ramsay uses Theon Greyjoy to secure Moat Cailin. Roose rewards Ramsay by legitimizing him as a Bolton, and moves his seat to the former Stark stronghold of Winterfell.
Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen continues her conquest of Slaver's Bay by taking control of Meereen. Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen to learn to rule. Daenerys discovers that her trusted advisor, Jorah Mormont, had spied on her for Robert Baratheon, and exiles him. Daenerys learns that her dragon Drogon has begun killing humans; while she is unable to capture Drogon, she chains her other two dragons.
EPISODES
Episode 1 - Two Swords Aired - 6th April,2014
Tywin oversees the reforging of Ice, the Stark ancestral sword, into two new swords, one for Jaime, who tries to deal with the loss of his sword hand and Cersei's love. Prince Oberyn, on behalf of his brother, Prince Doran of Dorne, arrives in King's Landing with his paramour Sand to attend the royal wedding and is welcomed by Tyrion. Oberyn openly reveals to Tyrion his motive for his visit: revenge against the Lannisters for the rape and murder of his sister, Elia, wife of Prince Rhaegar. In the North, while Styr and his group of cannibal Thenns reinforce Giantsbane, Ygritte, and the other wildlings, Jon is released by Maester Aemon after confessing what he did during his time with the wildlings to gain information. In the Riverlands, Arya and Sandor reclaim her sword Needle from Polliver, who killed her friend during their escape, killing him and his men. In Essos, Daenerys
leads her army on a march towards Meereen, the last of the three great
slave cities, though she is troubled by how her dragons become less tame
as they grow.
Rating - 9.1/10.0
Episode 2 - The Lion And The Rose Aired - 13th April,2014
Bolton returns to the Dreadfort, where he blames Ramsay for mistreating Theon,
who has been brutalized into a subservient persona called 'Reek'. The
former decides to find and kill the remaining Stark children, Brandon and Rickon,
who threaten the legitimacy of his new title while tasking Ramsay to
reclaim the territories under Ironborn occupation. In Dragonstone, Melisandre orders several people to be burned as a tribute to the Lord of Light, to the delight of Queen Selyse and the disgust of Seaworth and Shireen. In King's Landing, Tyrion ends his relationship with Shae to protect her from his family and has her shipped off to Pentos. Jaime begins training his left-handed swordplay with the help of Bronn. Later at the Royal Wedding feast, tensions grow between Joffrey
and Tyrion before the former succumbs to poisoned wine and dies. A
grief-stricken Cersei accuses Tyrion of the murder and has him arrested
while Hollard, a former knight advises Sansa to leave with him in order to survive.
Rating - 8.9/10.0
Episode 3 - Breaker Of Chains Aired - 20th April,2014
Tywin begins grooming Tommen to be the next king and enlists Oberyn and Mace, Loras's father, as his fellow judges for the impending trial of Tyrion, who decides to pick Jaime as his witness. Baelish,
who hired Hollard, kills him and smuggles Sansa out of King's Landing.
In the Riverlands, Arya and Sandor encounter a benevolent farmer and his
daughter, whom Sandor robs, to the former's disgust. In Dragonstone,
Seaworth tries to figure out how to replenish Stannis' depleted forces,
and requests a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos
to pay for a group of mercenaries called the "Golden Company". In the
North, Tarly, fearing for Gilly's safety, has her and the baby moved out
of Castle Black to the nearby Mole's Town. Meanwhile, the wildlings
continue to raid northern villages. The Night's watch receive word that
the band of Night's Watch mutineers have set up camp at Craster's
Keep. Jon tells the Watch to organize a party to attack the mutineers,
as they cannot risk having any information about the weakness of Castle
Black's defenses leak to Rayder's approaching army. Daenerys lays siege to Meereen.
Rating - 9.2/10.0
Episode 4 - Oathkeeper Aired - 27th April,2014
Daenerys successfully captures Meereen amidst a slave revolt, and
immediately seeks justice for the slain slave children by nailing 163
masters to posts. At sea, Baelish admits to Sansa his involvement in
poisoning Joffrey. In King's Landing, Olenna, who is planning to leave,
also intimates to Margaery that she ordered the poisoning, and convinces
her to seduce Tommen before Cersei has a chance to turn him against
her. Jaime meets with Tyrion, and is convinced of his innocence.
However, Cersei is adamant about Tyrion's guilt, and orders Jaime to
hunt down and kill Sansa. Jaime instead tasks Brienne with finding and
protecting her, giving her his Valyrian sword and sending Podrick as her squire. In the North, in an effort to get rid of Jon, Thorne and Slynt
conspire to allow Jon to lead an expedition against the mutineers, who
capture Brandon's party; and Brandon is forced to reveal his identity.
Further north, a White Walker takes Craster's last newborn son to a
secret ritual site, where he is transformed into one of them.
Rating - 9.2/10.0
Episode 5 - First Of His Name Aired - 4th May,2014
Tommen is crowned king. Cersei meets with Margaery, Tywin, and Oberyn,
hoping to sway them to her advantage in the coming trial against Tyrion.
In the Vale, Baelish takes Sansa to the Eyrie, where she is to pose as
his niece. He is then pressured to marry Lysa
that same day. It is revealed that the pair killed Jon Arryn, framing
the Lannisters. On the Kingsroad, the Hound catches Arya practicing her
water dancing, and he angers her by mocking that fighting style and Forel.
On the road, Brienne finds out that Podrick has no practical skills as a
squire. However, she is impressed with the fact that he killed a
Kingsguard in order to protect Tyrion. Beyond the Wall, Jon's group
attacks the mutineers. Locke attempts to kidnap Brandon in the
confusion, but is killed by Brandon using Hodor's body. Brandon and his
company then continue their trek north while Jon's party kills all of
the mutineers and burns down Craster's Keep. In Meereen, after Mormont
informs her about the fallback to slavery of Astapor and Yunkai,
Daenerys decides to postpone her invasion of Westeros to bring order to
Slaver's Bay and pronounces herself queen.
Rating - 9.1/10.0
Episode 6 - The Law Of Gods And Men Aired - 11th May,2014
In Essos, Seaworth manages to convince the Iron Bank to back Stannis,
while also resecuring Saan and his pirates to Stannis' cause. In
Meereen, Daenerys attempts to take on her new role as Queen as she
listens to the requests of her subjects, including nobleman Loraq
and a man whose goats were killed by Daenerys's increasingly
uncontrollable dragons. In the Dreadfort, Yara leads an attack in an
effort to rescue Theon, who refuses to come with her, forcing her to
escape. Ramsay rewards Theon for being obedient and, in order to take
Moat Cailin, tasks him to pretend to be his former self. In King's
Landing, Tywin puts a bounty on Sandor's head and instructs Varys to
continue spying on Daenerys. Later that day, Tyrion is brought to trial
for Joffrey's murder. However, all of the witnesses brought in testify
against him, including Trant, Pycelle, Cersei, Varys and, to Tyrion's shock, Shae, who gives a solid testimony. Angry and humiliated, Tyrion demands a trial by combat.
Rating - 9.0/10.0
Episode 7 - Mockingbird Aired - 18th May,2014
Cersei appoints Gregor as her champion in the upcoming trial by combat; and both Jaime and Bronn refuse to fight for Tyrion. Oberyn steps up, seeking a chance to avenge Elia by killing Clegane, who raped and killed her during the rebellion. Daenerys has sex with Daario, before sending him off on a mission to deal with the resurgent slavers at Yunkai. Melisandre and Selyse prepare for their departure from Dragonstone, intending to take Shireen since she is necessary. Thorne rejects Jon's offer to seal the tunnel. Brienne and Podrick meet Hot Pie, and learn of Arya's adventures. They then resolve to travel to the Vale, deducing she would go there in search of living relatives. In the Vale, Lysa is enraged when she witnesses Baelish kissing Sansa, for which she later threatens to push Sansa through the Moon Door. However, Baelish intervenes in time and instead pushes Lysa to her death.
Rating - 9.0/10.0
Episode 8 - The Mountain And The Viper Aired - 1st June,2014
The wildlings attack Mole's Town. Gilly is discovered by Ygritte, who
spares her. Ramsay forces Theon to get the Ironborn to surrender Moat
Cailin. The Ironborn surrender in hopes of returning home, but are
flayed and slaughtered by Ramsay. As a reward for securing the Moat,
Roose legitimizes Ramsay as a Bolton. In the Vale, Sansa reveals to a
council investigating Lysa's death her true identity and convinces the
council of Baelish's innocence. While Baelish starts grooming Robin,
Lysa's son, as the Lord of the Vale, Sandor and Arya arrive and are
informed of Lysa's death, making her happy. In King's Landing, the trial
starts. Oberyn gains the upper hand; but his desire to force Gregor to
confess his crimes gives the latter the chance to grab the former
unarmed. He kills Oberyn by crushing his skull while confessing. Tywin
sentences Tyrion to death. In Essos, Selmy receives a letter intended
for Mormont, pardoning him as a reward for spying on Daenerys, who
exiles him from Meereen.
Rating - 9.1/10.0
Episode 9 - The Watchers On The Wall Aired - 8th June,2014
The Night's Watch prepares for the wildling invasion. Gilly and her son
arrive at Castle Black, where Tarly hides them in an underground room.
The wildlings attack from both sides. Tormund's army gets through from
the South and engages the Night's Watch. Only one giant manages to break
through the tunnel leading into Castle Black, but is killed by Grenn
and five others, at the cost of their own lives. Thorne goes to fight in
the southern part, leaving Slynt in charge. However Slynt proves to be
incompetent as a commander, and is tricked into going down the main
level, effectively leaving Snow in charge. After watching Snow kill
Styr, Ygritte prepares to kill him, but is shot by the teenage Watchman Olly.
Snow holds her in his arms as she dies. With the help of Snow's
direwolf, Ghost, the Night's Watch secure the ground level of Castle
Black, leading to Tormund's arrest. The wall climbers are sliced apart
and completely obliterated by a massive scythe launched by the Watch.
The wildlings retreat but, Snow predicts, not for long. Seeing no other
choice, he goes beyond the Wall to find and kill Rayder.
Rating - 9.3/10.0
Episode 10 - The Children Aired - 15th June,2014
Snow's negotiation with Rayder is interrupted when Stannis and his army
overrun the wildlings camp, taking Rayder as prisoner on the former's
suggestion. Brandon's party comes upon the large Heart Tree from his
visions, but is attacked by skeletal beasts, who kill Jojen; but the
others are saved by a child, who takes them to the three-eyed raven,
revealed to be an old man. In the Vale, Brienne and Podrick come across
Arya and Sandor, whom the former engages and critically wounds. He begs
Arya to kill him, but she refuses and leaves, with Brienne searching for
her. She enters a ship headed to Braavos, intending to reunite with H'ghar.
Meanwhile in King's Landing, Cersei orders Qyburn to do anything to
save Gregor, who is poisoned by Oberyn's blade. She gets involved with
Jaime, who releases Tyrion, who later finds Shae in Tywin's bed and
kills her. He then confronts Tywin in the privy and kills him, escaping
the city with Varys. In Meereen, Daenerys is visited by a citizen who
brings the charred remains of his daughter who was burned by the dragon
Drogon, which escaped. As a precaution, Daenerys chains her other
dragons in the catacombs.
Rating - 9.5/10.0
Crew
David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the fourth season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman (two episodes), and the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin (one episode).Benioff and Weiss co-directed the season premiere after making their directorial debut in season 3, although only Weiss is credited as Benioff received credit for their previous directed episode; Alex Graves, who directed two episodes in season 3, returned and directed episodes 2, 3, 8 and 10; Michelle MacLaren, who also directed two episodes in season 3, returned to direct episodes 4 and 5; former series cinematographer Alik Sakharov, who directed in seasons 2 and 3, returned to direct episodes 6 and 7; and Neil Marshall directed episode 9 after previously directing "Blackwater", the ninth episode of season 2.
Casting
Prince Oberyn Martell, nicknamed "The Red Viper", is played by Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal. "This was a tough one", said showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss about the casting. "The Red Viper is sexy and charming, yet believably dangerous; intensely likable, yet driven by hate. The boys love him, the girls love him, and he loves them all back. Unless your last name is Lannister. We found a fellow who can handle the job description and make it seem effortless. He wasn't easy to find and he won't be easy to stop". Martin commented on the casting by saying: "I wasn't present for Pedro Pascal's audition, but I understand that he really killed it with his reading. And since his casting was announced, the producer of another TV show on which he appeared recently has written me to say how terrific Pascal is, and to congratulate us on the casting. So I suspect that he will turn out to be a wonderful Red Viper". Actress Indira Varma was cast as Ellaria Sand, Prince Oberyn's paramour.
Roger Ashton-Griffiths joins the cast in the role of Mace Tyrell. "The lord oaf of Highgarden", as his mother describes him, is otherwise known as father to Margaery and Loras. His casting was confirmed by George R. R. Martin, who introduced the actor as the solution to a riddle he'd set fans with the following message, "Yes, it's the fine British character actor Roger Ashton-Griffiths, who has been cast in the role of Mace Tyrell, son to the Queen of Thorns, and father of Loras and Margaery".
Mark Gatiss plays Tycho Nestoris, a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos, to whom the Iron Throne owes millions in borrowed gold. The role of Hizdahr zo Loraq is played by young British actor Joel Fry. Hizdahr is the young scion of an ancient Meereenese family who crosses paths with Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen. Elizabeth Webster was cast as Fat Walda Frey. Walda Frey is a granddaughter of Lord Walder Frey. She is the new wife of Roose Bolton, the Lord of the Dreadfort. During the wedding feast of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, Lord Bolton recounts to Catelyn Stark and Ser Brynden "Blackfish" Tully how Lord Walder Frey proposed him to marry one of his granddaughters and offered her weight in silver as dowry. Lord Bolton then adds he chose the fattest bride available and she has made him very rich.
Paola Dionisotti and Rupert Vansittart were cast as Lady Anya Waynwood and Bronze Yohn Royce. They are the heads of House Waynwood and House Royce of Runestone: two powerful vassal houses of House Arryn. Yuri Kolokolnikov plays Styr: One of Mance Rayder's lieutenants and the Magnar – the name of the first ever Lord of Thenn which is now a title – of the Thenn people, a wildling clan. Two mysterious characters from Bran's storyline have also been cast: the Three-Eyed Crow, who is played by Struan Rodger, and a Child of the Forest, played by Octavia Alexandru.
Roles that were recast for season 4 include Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis. Huisman replaces Ed Skrein, who portrayed the character in season 3. Dean-Charles Chapman plays the role of Tommen Baratheon, King Joffrey's younger brother. Tommen was played by Callum Wharry in seasons 1 and 2.Chapman appeared as Martyn Lannister in two episodes of season 3 ("Walk of Punishment" and "Kissed by Fire"). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was cast as Ser Gregor Clegane, called "The Mountain". Hafþór replaces Ian Whyte, who portrayed the character in season 2.
After an absence of at least a season, Owen Teale returns as Alliser Thorne, Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn, Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt, Tony Way as Dontos Hollard, Andy Beckwith as Rorge, Gerard Jordan as Biter, Andy Kellegher as Polliver, Lino Facioli as Robin Arryn and Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck.
Filming
Filming for the season began on July 8, 2013, in Northern Ireland.[29] The series also returned to Iceland and Dubrovnik for filming. New locations in Croatia include Diocletian's Palace in Split, Klis Fortress north of Split, Perun quarry east of Split, Mosor mountain, and Baška Voda further down to the south In the commentary for episode 2, "The Lion and the Rose," the showrunners revealed that parts of Joffrey's death scene had been filmed in California. The Thingvellir National Park in Iceland was used as the location for the fight between Brienne and The Hound.Filming for the season lasted 136 days and was completed on November 21, 2013.Music
Main article: Game of Thrones: Season 4 (soundtrack)
The Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós
appears in the second episode, as a group of musicians serenading the
royal couple at their wedding reception with "The Rains of Castamere."
This continues the series's tradition of employing noted indie bands, begun in season 2 with The National and continued in season 3 with The Hold Steady.The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 10, 2014, and on CD on July 1, 2014.
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