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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 10 The Children

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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 10

The Children

Aired Jun 15, 2014

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Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall; Dany must face harsh realities; Bran learns more about his destiny; Tyrion sees the truth about his situation.

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Capping off the best season of Game of Thrones to date, "The Children" provides enough satisfying plot developments for a finale, while its twists and turns leave you wanting more.

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James Poniewozik

TIME Magazine

Apr 6, 2019

This season finale, "The Children," went in a lot of directions to attend to a lot of business.

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Allison Keene

Collider

Apr 6, 2019

With "The Children," Game of Thrones delivered one of its most cinematic and epic hours yet.

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Kristy Puchko

The Mary Sue

Apr 5, 2019

Finally in his grief and regret Jon has become textured and intriguing to me.

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

Aug 13, 2024

I've been praising the episodes for their tight thematic writing, but the season sometimes felt a little without focus when it came to the big picture. After "The Children" it's hard to criticize season four as ten episodes in which not much happened.

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

Feb 26, 2020

In the end, "The Children" is the epitome of season four as a whole: wildly entertaining and dramatic, never lacking in pathos, but sometimes slacking on establishing motivation and making those stories emotionally resonant.

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Yasmin Kleinbart

The Young Folks

Apr 10, 2019

While I don't agree with the writers that it was the best finale ever, I certainly think that it's one of the top episodes of the season.

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Synopsis

Circumstances change after an unexpected arrival from north of the Wall; Dany must face harsh realities; Bran learns more about his destiny; Tyrion sees the truth about his situation.

Director: Alex Graves
Executive Producer: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jun 15, 2014

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