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Game of Thrones – Season 2, Episode 9 Blackwater

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Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis' fleet attacks King's Landing.
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Game of Thrones — Season 2, Episode 9

Game of Thrones — Season 2, Episode 9

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GoT delivers a thrilling tour de force in "Blackwater," an epic hour of blockbuster television full of spectacular battle sequences and equally powerful drama.

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Cast & Crew

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Peter Dinklage

Tyrion Lannister

Lena Headey

Queen Cersei Lannister

Michelle Fairley

Lady Catelyn Stark

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Ser Jaime Lannister

Aidan Gillen

Petyr Baelish
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Alyssa Rosenberg Washington Post 03/26/2019
I'm still trembling, even though this episode is over... [it's] an episode that was better than I expected, even if I had to fight my way through the gore of Battle of the Bastards. Go to Full Review Ed Cumming Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/26/2019
Episode nine was a grand spectacular in the truest sense. Go to Full Review James Poniewozik TIME Magazine 03/26/2019
Blackwater, the best hour of the season and possibly of the series altogether, bore down concentratedly on King's Landing and those trying to defend and take it, and it was astonishing. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch Processed Media 02/13/2020
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It was a daring, action-packed episode that captured epic war at its most intimate and revealing moments. Go to Full Review Rob Power SFX Magazine 04/12/2019
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The fallout from "Blackwater" will not only shape the next season, but also act as a marker for what Game Of Thrones is capable of at its very best. Magnificent. Go to Full Review Devin Faraci Birth.Movies.Death. 04/12/2019
All of the character stuff was pretty top notch. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis' fleet attacks King's Landing.
Director
Neil Marshall
Executive Producer
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter
George R.R. Martin
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 27, 2012