Fire and Blood (Game of Thrones)

"Fire and Blood"
Game of Thrones episode
Live dragon hatchlings emerged to close the season
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 10
Directed by	Alan Taylor
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Alik Sakharov
Editing by	Frances Parker
Original air date	June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)
Running time	52 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin Conleth Hill as Lord Varys Jerome Flynn as Bronn James Cosmo as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont Ron Donachie as Ser Rodrik Cassel Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister Francis Magee as Yoren John Bradley as Samwell Tarly Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle Emun Elliott as Marillion Sibel Kekilli as Shae Natalia Tena as Osha Esmé Bianco as Ros Clive Mantle as Lord Jon "Greatjon" Umber Wilko Johnson as Ser Ilyn Payne Mark Stanley as Grenn Josef Altin as Pypar Mia Soteriou as Mirri Maz Duur Amrita Acharia as Irri Elyes Gabel as Rakharo Ian Gelder as Ser Kevan Lannister Kristian Nairn as Hodor Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister Joe Dempsie as Gendry Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie Eros Vlahos as Lommy Greenhands Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant Steven Blount as Lord Rickard Karstark Gerry O'Brien as Lord Jonos Bracken Vinnie McCabe as Lord Leo Lefford B.J. Hogg as Ser Addam Marbrand Faolan Morgan as a Stark guard
Episode chronology
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"Fire and Blood" is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. First aired on June 19, 2011, it was written by the show's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alan Taylor.

The title of the episode is the motto of House Targaryen, and alludes to the aftermath of the previous episode's climactic events. The episode's action revolves around the Starks' reactions to Eddard Stark's execution: Sansa is taken hostage, Arya flees in disguise, Robb and Catelyn lead an army against the Lannisters, and Jon Snow struggles with his divided loyalty. Across the narrow sea, Daenerys must deal with the blood magic that has robbed her of her husband, her son and her army.

The episode was well received by critics, who singled out the closing scene as a particularly strong way to end the first season. In the United States, the episode achieved a viewership of 3.04 million in its initial broadcast. This episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.

Like previous episodes, "Fire and Blood" interweaves action in multiple separate locations in and around the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

Crippled Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) has Osha (Natalia Tena) carry him into the Stark family crypt beneath Winterfell. There, they encounter the youngest Stark brother, Rickon (Art Parkinson), and his direwolf Shaggydog. Both brothers felt drawn to the crypts after dreaming about the death of their father Ned (Sean Bean). As they leave the crypt, Maester Luwin (Donald Sumpter) arrives to inform Bran of his father's execution.