The Gift (Game of Thrones)

"The Gift"
Game of Thrones episode
Tyene Sand talking to Bronn in the prison cells of Dorne.
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 7
Directed by	Miguel Sapochnik
Written by	David Benioff D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Fabian Wagner
Editing by	Crispin Green
Original air date	May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24)
Running time	59 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell Jonathan Pryce as High Sparrow Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne Ben Crompton as Edd Tollett DeObia Oparei as Areo Hotah Enzo Cilenti as Yezzan zo Qaggaz Keisha Castle-Hughes as Obara Sand Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Tyene Sand Jessica Henwick as Nymeria Sand Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq Nell Tiger Free as Myrcella Baratheon Brenock O'Connor as Olly Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Malko Hannah Waddingham as Septa Unella Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck Michael Condron as Bowen Marsh Ian Lloyd Anderson as Derek Jonathan Byrne as Brant
Episode chronology
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Game of Thrones (season 5) List of Game of Thrones episodes

"The Gift" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 47th overall. The episode was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, his directorial debut for the series.

Jon (Kit Harington) leaves for Hardhome with Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) and some rangers, in spite of Ser Alliser's (Owen Teale) complaints. Before they leave, Sam (John Bradley) gives Jon a bag of dragonglass weapons, reminding him of their use against the White Walkers. Afterward, Sam and Gilly (Hannah Murray) visit Maester Aemon (Peter Vaughan), who has fallen ill. After sitting with him until nightfall, Aemon dies, and in the morning Sam eulogizes him before lighting his funeral pyre. Afterward, Gilly is attacked in the dining hall by two brothers, but Jon's wolf, Ghost, comes to her rescue. Sam is badly beaten, and Gilly takes care of him before the two have sex.

Reek (Alfie Allen) brings food to Sansa (Sophie Turner), who has been imprisoned in her bedchamber by Ramsay. She begs for him to help, asking him to light a candle at the top of the broken tower, the aim of which is to send a signal to Stark sympathizers to rescue her. Instead, Reek tells Ramsay (Iwan Rheon), who reacts by flaying and killing the old lady from whom Sansa learned the signal. As Ramsay is talking to Sansa, however, she discreetly steals a corkscrew from the top of a barrel. Meanwhile, Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) and Podrick (Daniel Portman) wait out in the snow for the signal to no avail.