Valar Morghulis

"Valar Morghulis"
Game of Thrones episode
White Walker with crystal spear during the final scene.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 10
Directed by	Alan Taylor
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Jonathan Freeman
Editing by	Frances Parker
Original air date	June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)
Running time	64 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree Natalia Tena as Osha Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth Rose Leslie as Ygritte Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos Joe Dempsie as Gendry Oona Chaplin as Talisa Esme Bianco as Ros Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell Mark Stanley as Grenn Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie Ralph Ineson as Dagmer Cleftjaw Roxanne McKee as Doreah Steven Cole as Kovarro Kristian Nairn as Hodor Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark Edward Dogliani as Rattleshirt Forbes KB as Black Lorren Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo
Episode chronology
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"Valar Morghulis" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. It is the sixth episode this season to be written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and is directed by Alan Taylor, his fourth episode this season. 64 minutes long, it aired on June 3, 2012.

The episode's title is a code phrase spoken by Jaqen H'ghar to Arya Stark during the episode, but its meaning is not explained until the third season episode, "Walk of Punishment": "All men must die." This is consistent with the meaning given in the books upon which the series is based.

After the decisive victory over Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of Blackwater, King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) gives Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance), his grandfather, the title of "Savior of King's Landing" for his help in the Battle of Blackwater Bay, and formally names him Hand of the King. For uniting the Houses of Tyrell and Lannister, the alliance which caused the victory, Lord Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) is given the castle of Harrenhal. Ser Loras Tyrell asks for the king to wed Lady Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer), his sister, and though Joffrey insists he is bound by oath to Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Queen Regent Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and Grand Maester Pycelle (Julian Glover) argue that the gods will allow him to reject the oath on grounds of Eddard Stark's treason. Sansa is elated to be rid of Joffrey, but Baelish warns her that she is still in danger while she is in King's Landing, and offers to scheme to see her home safely. Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) works to undermine Baelish's successes and plots to turn his associate, the prostitute Ros (Esme Bianco), against him.