Breaker of Chains

"Breaker of Chains"
Game of Thrones episode
Daenerys arriving with her army outside Meereen.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 3
Directed by	Alex Graves
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Anette Haellmigk
Editing by	Katie Weiland
Original air date	April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)
Running time	57 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell Indira Varma as Ellaria Sand Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne Yuri Kolokolnikov as Styr Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei Mark Stanley as Grenn Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne Tony Way as Dontos Hollard Will Tudor as Olyver Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen Baratheon Josef Altin as Pypar Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq Finbar Lynch as Farmer Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon Brenock O'Connor as Olly Jem Wall as Guymon Raewyn Lippert as Olly's mother Lois Winstone as Mole's Town whore Lu Corfield as Mole's Town madam Joseph Gatt as a Thenn warg Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck Paul Bentley as the High Septon Patrick Molloy as a Night's Watchman Josephine Gillan as Marei
Episode chronology
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"Breaker of Chains" is the third episode of the fourth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 33rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alex Graves. It aired on April 20, 2014.

The episode received critical praise overall, but triggered a public controversy over the decision to portray the sexual encounter between Jaime and Cersei Lannister as rape.

Immediately following Joffrey's (Jack Gleeson) murder, Dontos (Tony Way) and Sansa (Sophie Turner) flee the feast while Cersei (Lena Headey) and Tywin (Charles Dance) order the city gates barred and all ships seized while they search the capital for Sansa. Dontos and Sansa arrive at a larger ship hiding in fog, where they are greeted by Lord Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen). Baelish, who believes that Dontos will eventually reveal the conspiracy, orders his men to kill Dontos. Baelish also reveals that the necklace Dontos gave to Sansa was a fake and part of the ruse.

In the city gardens, Olenna (Diana Rigg) and Margaery (Natalie Dormer) discuss Joffrey's murder, and how, as their marriage was unconsummated, she is not the Queen. In the Sept, Tywin speaks to Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman) about becoming the king and the qualities that a king must possess, then leaves Cersei to grieve for Joffrey alone. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) arrives soon after and consoles Cersei. She asks him to kill Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) before a trial can take place, adamant that he is responsible. Jaime refuses and rapes Cersei next to Joffrey's corpse.