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May 11, 2014 · The Laws of Gods and Men: Directed by Alik Sakharov. With Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke. Tyrion's trial has come. Yara and her troops storm the Dreadfort to free Theon.
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- Alik Sakharov
- 2014-05-11
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"The Laws of Gods and Men" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones. It is the thirty-sixth episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 11, 2014 on HBO. It was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Alik Sakharov.
At the Dreadfort
Yara Greyjoy prepares her troops for their assault on the Dreadfort to rescue her brother, Theon. She reads the letter sent by Ramsay Snow, threatening to flay all Ironborn who do not leave the North. While Ramsay takes Myranda's virginity and engaging in rather violent sex, Yara and her troops land and scale the walls of the castle. They quietly take out the guards as they search for Theon. Interrogating a guard, Yara learns of Theon's location which is the dog kennels, and Yara then kills the guard, despite promising not to. There, the Ironborn and Yara see Theon sitting in a cage. Yara opens the cage, but Theon refuses to go with her, believing it is another cruel trick played by Ramsay. Ramsay and several Bolton troops enter and a fight ensues, with several Bolton and Greyjoy soldiers killed. Theon tells Yara his name has always been Reek, bites her, and cowers in his cage. Ramsay releases the hounds and Yara is forced to retreat to her ship. When one of the ironmen asks about Theon, Yara says Theon is "dead." Ramsay allows Reek to take a bath, as a reward for his loyalty. Reek fears the bath is another trick but Ramsay assures him it is not. While Reek bathes, Ramsay now plans to assault Moat Cailin and needs Reek to pretend to be someone he isn't: Theon Greyjoy.
In Braavos
Stannis and Davos visit the Iron Bank of Braavos in hopes of securing funds to aid Stannis's war effort. At first Tycho Nestoris, a representative from the bank, rejects their request, but Davos entreats him and points out that funding Stannis is the best way they could possibly get the gold they loaned to Tywin Lannister back. The Bank agrees to lend them gold, and Davos uses it to once again recruit his old pirate friend Salladhor Saan to Stannis's cause.
In Meereen
On one sunny day outside of Meereen, a goatherd and his son are peacefully tending the goats on a hill while the son throws rocks to pass the time. Suddenly, Drogon (now the size of a horse) appears and burns the field and kills a flock of goats while taking one with him. The goat herder travels to Meereen to visit the queen and lays the charred remains of his flock before Daenerys, hoping to not anger the queen and believes it to be punishment. Daenerys apologizes about Drogon's actions and promises to pay back three times the value of his flock. After he departs, Hizdahr zo Loraq presents his petition: the right to bury his father's remains in the Temple of the Graces, as he was one of the Meereenese Great Masters crucified on Daenerys's orders. She counters that he was one of the masters that crucified the 163 children. Loraq reveals that his father actually spoke out against the crucifixion of the slave children but was overruled, but later was killed due to Daenerys's judgment anyway. Somewhat mollified, Daenerys allows him to bury his father. As he leaves, Daenerys asks how many more supplicants are waiting; Missandei answers that there are over 200 more.
Starring
•Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister •Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister •Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister •Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen •Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister •Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell •Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth •Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon •Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy •Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow •Conleth Hill as Lord Varys •Sibel Kekilli as Shae •with Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont
Guest starring
•Pedro Pascal as Prince Oberyn Martell •Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle •Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy •Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris •Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Mace Tyrell •Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan •Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei •Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm •Gemma Whelan as Princess Yara Greyjoy •Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell •Dean-Charles Chapman as King Tommen Baratheon •Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant •Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq •Charlotte Hope as Myranda •Philip Arditti as a goatherd •Rhodri Miles as a first mate •Sarine Sofair as Lhara •Samantha McEwan as a Bathhouse prostitute •Michael Hough as Ironborn in skiff •Anthony Boyle as a Bolton guard •Conor Watters as Hizdahr zo Loraq's manservant •Gian Sanghera-Warren as a goatherd's son •Mackenzie Dean
Uncredited
•Emma Bryant as a Waitress •Niamh Lennon as a King's Landing Handmaiden •Graeme Peacock as Stannis Crew •Dean Weir as Noble Man
Yara Greyjoy: "My brother is dead."
Ramsay Snow: "I have a treat for you. A reward."
Reek: "Reward?"
Ramsay: "Yes Reek. Those creatures who came in the night...they wanted to take you away. And you didn't let them. You remained loyal."
Reek: "I didn't want them to take me. I was so scared! I didn't want them..."
Ramsay: "Yes, yes, Reek." [He approaches Theon, who quivers in fear.] "It's a bath. For you.
•The soundtrack playing over the credits is a rendition of the House Lannister theme. It did not appear in the official soundtrack release.
•This is the first time the opening features two locations in Essos (Braavos and Meereen).
•Tyrion's trial contains multiple callbacks to previous episodes. As the producers note in the behind-the-scenes featurettes, most of these are things Tyrion actually said, but presented out of context to put him in a disparaging light:
•Ser Meryn describes how Tyrion chastised and struck Joffrey when he caused the riots in King's Landing in Season 2's "The Old Gods and the New," as well as when Tyrion threatened Meryn and compared Joffrey to the Mad King in Season 2's "Garden of Bones" – and as Tyrion points out, Joffrey was threatening Sansa with a loaded crossbow at the time, then had Ser Meryn strip and beat the helpless girl in full view of the entire court.
•Pycelle recalls how Tyrion had him imprisoned in Season 2's "What Is Dead May Never Die" – which he did because he discovered that Pycelle was spying on him for Cersei.
•Cersei recalls how Tyrion threatened to one day turn her joy to ashes in Season 2's "The Prince of Winterfell" – which was actually a feigned threat, because Cersei had mistakenly captured Ros thinking she was his real lover, Shae, and he wanted to trick her into thinking he was deeply upset because she had actually caught the right woman.
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