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The Dance of Dragons

  • Episode aired Jun 7, 2015
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  • 52m
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9.4/10
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Game of Thrones: The Dance of Dragons
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Jon and the wildlings return to Castle Black. Jaime meets with Doran Martell. Stannis makes a hard choice. Arya runs into Meryn Trant. Daenerys attends the grand reopening of the fighting pi... Read allJon and the wildlings return to Castle Black. Jaime meets with Doran Martell. Stannis makes a hard choice. Arya runs into Meryn Trant. Daenerys attends the grand reopening of the fighting pits.Jon and the wildlings return to Castle Black. Jaime meets with Doran Martell. Stannis makes a hard choice. Arya runs into Meryn Trant. Daenerys attends the grand reopening of the fighting pits.

  • Director
    • David Nutter
  • Writers
    • George R.R. Martin
    • David Benioff
    • D.B. Weiss
  • Stars
    • Peter Dinklage
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Emilia Clarke
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.4/10
    54K
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    • Director
      • David Nutter
    • Writers
      • George R.R. Martin
      • David Benioff
      • D.B. Weiss
    • Stars
      • Peter Dinklage
      • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
      • Emilia Clarke
    • 67User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Tyrion Lannister
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Jaime Lannister
    Emilia Clarke
    Emilia Clarke
    • Daenerys Targaryen
    Kit Harington
    Kit Harington
    • Jon Snow
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Stannis Baratheon
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Davos Seaworth
    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Melisandre
    • (as Carice Van Houten)
    Indira Varma
    Indira Varma
    • Ellaria Sand
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Arya Stark
    Jerome Flynn
    Jerome Flynn
    • Bronn
    John Bradley
    John Bradley
    • Samwell Tarly
    Kristofer Hivju
    Kristofer Hivju
    • Tormund Giantsbane
    Tom Wlaschiha
    Tom Wlaschiha
    • Jaqen H'ghar
    Michiel Huisman
    Michiel Huisman
    • Daario Naharis
    Nathalie Emmanuel
    Nathalie Emmanuel
    • Missandei
    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • Jorah Mormont
    Owen Teale
    Owen Teale
    • Alliser Thorne
    Tara Fitzgerald
    Tara Fitzgerald
    • Selyse Baratheon
    • Director
      • David Nutter
    • Writers
      • George R.R. Martin
      • David Benioff
      • D.B. Weiss
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    10bjorn-erik-johansen

    Great episode, but untraditional to the series

    Now, for starters, this was a very good episode, excellent in fact.

    Just before the fourth season, the actors and the director gave us an indication how season four was going to be less focused on the ninth episode alone and that the season was going to have large plot movement all the way throughout the season. While i did not feel this was true in season four, this represents season five 100%.

    As normal, the acting and the drama in this episode is holding up to the series standards, even more so!

    In the previous seasons i have been, what can i say... Not as excited for the 10th episode, reason being the 9th installment. This season it is not the case at all. Having left Kings Landing untouched, i cannot wait for the 10th episode.

    All in all, great acting from everyone involved, and it succeeds to keep us very much interested after the excitement of "Hardhome".

    "Dance of Dragons" is not only one of the greatest episodes so far, but it left the audience very much exited for the 10th episode. Which IF there is something GOT have been lacking is exactly that.
    10bevo-13678

    Wow

    Another intense episode. Had me on the edge of my seat the whole time
    10a_nikoloyiannis

    Just epic, it makes you fall in love

    Although relatively young in watching the series, I will write my first review for a specific episode, starting with that. I have watched great episodes until I reached the 9th of the 5th cycle, but I have to admit that in this episode I fell in love with the series. Especially the setting in the Mereen arena makes it so normal to fall in love with the series. Literally the final flying of the dragon raises the level of the series in the sky...
    10and_mikkelsen

    This one made me cry at least once!

    This episode was a blend of beauty and shock! It was emotional and dark, while qlso being visually stunning!

    This episode had its moments ts where they really took it far in terms of shockvalue and dark moments that made you feel uneasy qnd uncomfortable as well as despise the characters particepating in the horrorible actions!

    The last part once again delivrred an intense and amazing experience with great action! This was the first time we see a dragon in action, and get a taste of how valuable they are in warfare and combat! It was just a really beautifull scene at the end, visually and for Danearys!

    Also fun to hear qbout The Dance of Dragons, while House of the Dragon is an ungoing series!
    8Hitchcoc

    Either Or

    I'm reading reviews that are all over the place. Apparently, some feel there are set of rules that can't be crossed. These folks should have stopped watching long ago. The series has pushed the envelope time after time after time. There's incest, sexual excess, nudity, graphic violence, on and on. The Game of Thrones is about power and the effects of power. When the little girl gets burned, many think the series has gone to far. It doesn't matter that numerous children have died in other episodes. What about the farm children that are the focus of Theon? This is a fiction and it's often about the worst of humanity. It's about every level of ambition possible. It is about people that see life as nothing, unless it's their own, and even then it's not valued. There are great scenes here. The final battle is quite amazing. Let's look at this series for what it is and stop imposing our own belief system on it. If you have very conservative views on this, it shouldn't be your cup of tea. I know that "it is what it is" is a cliché these days, but nothing is more apt. Also, quit comparing everything in the books to the film. Everyone knows that every adaptation that has been done is different from the final result. Hail "King of Thrones" for being honest and incredibly entertaining. I can't wait for the finale of Season 5.

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    • Trivia
      During Comic Con 2017, Liam Cunningham admitted that after filming the scene where his character Davos gives Shireen the little wooden stag, he smuggled the real prop off the set. He gave it to his own daughter for her collection, stating that she should wait for the episode with the stag to see the significance. However, at the time, Cunningham did not know about Shireen's fate, as he had not been required for the filming of that scene. While watching the full episode with his daughter, both were understandably a bit horrified by the morbid implication of the gift. Cunningham joked that they are both "still in family therapy for that".
    • Goofs
      When Jon and the wildlings arrive at Castle Black, they are on the north side of the Wall, though in the preceding episode they departed Hardhome by sea, and the only port nearby is Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, which is on the south side of the Wall.
    • Quotes

      Tyrion Lannister: It's easy to confuse what is with what ought to be, especially when what is has worked out in your favor.

      Hizdahr zo Loraq: I'm not talking about myself. I'm talking about the necessary conditions for greatness.

      [Daenerys gestures to the fighting arena, where a man has just been beheaded]

      Daenerys Targaryen: *That* is greatness?

      Hizdahr zo Loraq: That is a vital part of the great city of Meereen, which existed long before you or I and will remain standing long after we have returned to the dirt.

      Tyrion Lannister: My father would have liked you.

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 2015 (United States)
    • Filming locations
      • Katedrala sv. Jakova, The Cathedral of St. Jakov, Trg Republike Hrvatske 1, Sibenik, Croatia(The city of Braavos, exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Television 360
      • Startling
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      • 52m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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