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Game of Thrones – Season 1, Episode 6 A Golden Crown

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Ned sits for the king; Tyrion confesses and demands a trial by combat; Joffrey apologizes; Viserys receives his final payment.
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Game of Thrones — Season 1, Episode 6

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The character-focused "A Golden Crown" highlights Game of Throne's cast to exhilarating effect, with particularly entertaining comic relief courtesy of Peter Dinklage's Tyrion.

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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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Ed Cumming Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/14/2019
Episode six was a corker: an hour of subterfuge [and] skulduggery. Go to Full Review Gwen Orel Wall Street Journal 03/22/2016
Tyrion, telling of his childhood exploits, brings the funny. Go to Full Review Margaret Lyons New York Magazine/Vulture 03/22/2016
Tyrion's "confession." So fantastic. Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation 04/02/2022
4/5
Pulling a real flanker, A Golden Crown begins Thrones trend that nobody on this show is safe from the axe. Go to Full Review Laremy Legel ComingSoon.net 04/10/2019
In this episode... we saw just how dangerous a game this is. Go to Full Review Rob Power SFX Magazine 03/14/2019
5/5
It's a flawless piece of television pulled off with the style and confidence of a major big-screen event. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Ned sits for the king; Tyrion confesses and demands a trial by combat; Joffrey apologizes; Viserys receives his final payment.
Director
Daniel Minahan
Executive Producer
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter
Jane Espenson, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 22, 2011