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The Watchers on the Wall

  • Episode aired Jun 8, 2014
  • TV-MA
  • 51m
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9.6/10
62K
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Game of Thrones: The Watchers on the Wall
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The battle between the Night's Watch and the wildlings has come.The battle between the Night's Watch and the wildlings has come.The battle between the Night's Watch and the wildlings has come.

  • Director
    • Neil Marshall
  • Writers
    • George R.R. Martin
    • David Benioff
    • D.B. Weiss
  • Stars
    • Kit Harington
    • John Bradley
    • Hannah Murray
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.6/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Neil Marshall
    • Writers
      • George R.R. Martin
      • David Benioff
      • D.B. Weiss
    • Stars
      • Kit Harington
      • John Bradley
      • Hannah Murray
    • 72User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kit Harington
    Kit Harington
    • Jon Snow
    John Bradley
    John Bradley
    • Samwell Tarly
    Hannah Murray
    Hannah Murray
    • Gilly
    Rose Leslie
    Rose Leslie
    • Ygritte
    Kristofer Hivju
    Kristofer Hivju
    • Tormund Giantsbane
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Maester Aemon
    Owen Teale
    Owen Teale
    • Alliser Thorne
    Dominic Carter
    Dominic Carter
    • Janos Slynt
    Mark Stanley
    Mark Stanley
    • Grenn
    Ben Crompton
    Ben Crompton
    • Eddison Tollett
    Yuri Kolokolnikov
    Yuri Kolokolnikov
    • Styr
    Josef Altin
    Josef Altin
    • Pypar
    Brenock O'Connor
    Brenock O'Connor
    • Olly
    Joseph Gatt
    Joseph Gatt
    • Thenn Warg
    Ian Whyte
    Ian Whyte
    • Dongo the Giant
    Neil Fingleton
    Neil Fingleton
    • Mag the Mighty
    Joe Claflin
    Joe Claflin
    • Cooper
    • (uncredited)
    Graham Gill
    • Grizzled Old Warrior
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Neil Marshall
    • Writers
      • George R.R. Martin
      • David Benioff
      • D.B. Weiss
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    User reviews72

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    10yasir619

    EPIC

    I couldn't watch this episode with countless thrilling and goosebumps. What a great action and incredible scenes.
    10ketekete

    My favorite episode

    After the very bad last 2 seasons I began to appreciate the first 6 seasons and especially this episode wow I think I lost count for the amount of times that I watched this episode I loved every second of it
    10voraphon

    The choreography in this episode was pretty damn good.

    As the most expensive episode of the series, the Battle at Castle Black felt like an equivalent of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Battle of Helm's Deep.
    10sirajq

    Now that's a battle!

    Over the past 3 seasons, the 9th episode of Game Of thrones has always delivered something tantalizing. Something grueling or heartbreaking or down-right epic. And 'The Watchers on the Wall', the 9th episode of Season 4 most certainly kept this tradition going, with an incredible episode.

    From the start, the unshakable sense of dread makes you nervy, i mean really. This battle has been building up since the first season. And boy, it delivered. It was a mighty spectacle to behold. The action sequences were some of the best this show has ever had. The epic nature of this episode is unrelenting. It was at times powerful and heartbreaking at the same time. It really did deliver. Neil Marshall, who also made season 2's battle of Black-water showed us that he is the go to man for large scale chaos.

    To put it simply, Season 4 of Game of Thrones has easily been the best season. And it's because of episodes like this. Transcending the boundaries of television to bring us quality like this. It is truly Unforgettable.
    gabriel_deniro

    For me, the best episode of GoT.

    I've even seen episodes like Rains of Castamere, Hardhome and Battle of the Bastards. Although for me, they are very close to be the best, I am just want to be honest with myself. This episode ain't even one of the top episodes but this gave me one of the breathtaking moments I'd experienced. It keeps you on edge of your seat. I even clapped on some moments on this episode and also after it ended.

    It shows the best battles and the outstanding direction by Neil Marshall. This episode is very underrated for me. But all of us have different taste and opinions so we and the best thing to do is enjoy this very amazing show.

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    • Trivia
      The more than a minute-long, 360-degree shot of the battle took three and a half weeks to stage and film. Director Neil Marshall included it when he saw the fully realized Castle Black set and felt that this set and action "were just screaming for it." It was blocked and rehearsed in two hours and shot in seven takes with a camera mounted on a crane. Marshall stated that the greatest miracle was that they got such a complex scene on film in only seven attempts and that no one got hit by the sweeping camera, which was an indication of how well everyone had timed their movements.
    • Goofs
      Styr recognizes Jon during the battle, although he joined Tormund's party after Jon ran away from the wildlings, therefore could not have recognized him.
    • Quotes

      [Ygritte is dying]

      Ygritte: Jon Snow.

      Jon Snow: Hush. Don't talk.

      Ygritte: [weakly] Do you remember that cave?

      [Jon nods]

      Ygritte: We should have stayed in that cave.

      Jon Snow: We'll go back there.

      Ygritte: You know nothing, Jon Snow.

      [Ygritte dies]

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Game of Thrones Deaths (2015)
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      Written and Performed by Ramin Djawadi

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
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    • Runtime
      • 51m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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