The Dance of Dragons

"The Dance of Dragons"
Game of Thrones episode
Daenerys' dragon Drogon lighting Sons of the Harpy on fire.
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 9
Directed by	David Nutter
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Robert McLachlan
Editing by	Katie Weiland
Original air date	June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07)
Running time	53 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Owen Teale as Ser Alliser Thorne Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris Alexander Siddig as Doran Martell DeObia Oparei as Areo Hotah Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Mace Tyrell Ben Crompton as Edd Tollett Keisha Castle-Hughes as Obara Sand Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Tyene Sand Jessica Henwick as Nymeria Sand Nell Tiger Free as Myrcella Baratheon Toby Sebastian as Trystane Martell Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon Brenock O'Connor as Olly Ian Whyte as Wun Wun Nicholas Boulton as Pit Announcer Oengus MacNamara as Thin Man Sarine Sofair as Lhara Karla Lyons as Johnna's sister Ali Lyons as Johnna Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck Michael Condron as Bowen Marsh
Episode chronology
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"The Dance of Dragons" is the ninth episode in the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 49th overall. This episode was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and was directed by David Nutter.

At the Wall, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) retreats from Hardhome defeated, accompanied by the surviving wildlings, much to the chagrin of some of the Night's Watch. In the North, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) reluctantly allows Melisandre (Carice van Houten) to sacrifice his daughter Shireen (Kerry Ingram) after Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) sabotages his resources, resulting to his army's damaged morale. In Braavos, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), detours from her mission given by Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha) to reconnoiter Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie) instead. In Dorne, Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) secures Myrcella Baratheon's (Nell Tiger Free) release from Doran Martell's (Alexander Siddig) court against an indignant Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma). In Meereen, the Sons of the Harpy attack the stadium of Daznak's Pit in an attempt to assassinate Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), who is rescued by Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) and her firstborn dragon, Drogon. Leaving Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and her retainers behind with awe, Daenerys rides the dragon for the first time and flees the city.