The Wolf and the Lion

"The Wolf and the Lion"
Game of Thrones episode
Jaime confronting Eddard
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Directed by	Brian Kirk
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Marco Pontecorvo
Editing by	Frances Parker
Original air date	May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
Running time	54 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin Conleth Hill as Lord Varys Jamie Sives as Jory Cassel Ron Donachie as Rodrik Cassel Jerome Flynn as Bronn Francis Magee as Yoren Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon Roger Allam as Magister Illyrio Emun Elliott as Marillion Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell Conan Stevens as Gregor Clegane Ciaran Birmingham as Mord Susan Brown as Septa Mordane Esmé Bianco as Ros Jefferson Hall as Hugh of the Vale Lino Facioli as Robin Arryn Brendan McCormack as Vardis Egen Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon Antonia Christophers as Mhaegan
Episode chronology
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"The Wolf and the Lion" is the fifth episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first aired on May 15, 2011. It was written by the show creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Brian Kirk.

The events of the episode primarily deal with Lord Eddard Stark's investigations into the death of the previous Hand. In the city of King's Landing, the Tourney of the Hand comes to an end while the various factions that plot for power are revealed to the viewer. This delicate balance is undone when news arrives that Tyrion Lannister has been arrested by Catelyn Stark. The title of the episode refers to the fact that the Starks, whose sigil is a wolf, may soon be at war with the Lannisters, whose sigil is the lion.

With this episode the season hits its halfway mark and the action picks up considerably. Despite being a topic of discussion at King's Landing, Daenerys and Jorah Mormont do not themselves appear in this episode. Jon Snow and all characters on the Wall are also absent, and Robb Stark does not appear in Winterfell scenes. Accordingly, Emilia Clarke, Iain Glen, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden and Kit Harington all have their names omitted from the opening titles. The Eyrie appears as a new location between King's Landing and Winterfell on the opening's map.