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Game of Thrones – Season 1, Episode 3 Lord Snow

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Game of Thrones – Season 1, Episode 3

Lord Snow

Aired May 1, 2011

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Fantasy

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Ned learns of the Crown's profligacy; Jon Snow impresses Tyrion; Catelyn follows her husband to King's Landing; Arya studies swordsmanship.

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"Lord Snow" is an intriguing and heavy transitional episode with standout performances from Bean and Gillen, though it would be better served with more focus on character change and development.

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Sean Bean

Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark

Mark Addy

King Robert Baratheon

Peter Dinklage

Tyrion Lannister

Lena Headey

Queen Cersei Lannister

Michelle Fairley

Lady Catelyn Stark

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Ser Jaime Lannister

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James Poniewozik

TIME Magazine

03/15/2019

I like that Game of Thrones allows us some room to doubt how much of these magical tales are true.

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Tom Chivers

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/13/2019

The plot is not so much thickening as entangling like weeds around itself. And none of the many strands feel as though they are going to end well.

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Margaret Lyons

New York Magazine/Vulture

03/22/2016

(1) I still find parts of the show deeply, deeply boring. Please, don't show me sword fighting - give me more of that national debt conversation! How riveting. (2) I need a little more development from the characters who are changing.

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

04/02/2022

3.5/5

Lord Snow makes us keenly aware not just of the underpinning geo-politics, but the deliberate level of fractious perception which makes up the realm of the Seven Kingdoms.

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TK Burton

Pajiba

04/10/2019

The show continues to impress, and while the dense machinations are sometimes difficult to follow, it maintains its solid pacing and strong performances.

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Ti Singh

Den of Geek

03/13/2019

Episode 3 of Game Of Thrones requires you to take your concentration level to the next level, as a host of potential heroes and villains are introduced.

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Synopsis

Ned learns of the Crown's profligacy; Jon Snow impresses Tyrion; Catelyn follows her husband to King's Landing; Arya studies swordsmanship.

Director: Brian Kirk
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: May 1, 2011