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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 1 Two Swords

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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 1

Two Swords

Aired Apr 6, 2014

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Fantasy

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Tyrion welcomes a guest; Jon Snow is not welcome at Castle Black; Dany is directed to the mother of all slave cities; Arya encounters an old friend.

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While not particularly eventful, "Two Swords" expertly lays the foundation for the coming excitement of season four with superb writing.

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Queen Cersei Lannister

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

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Aidan Gillen

Petyr Baelish

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Allison Keene

Collider

03/29/2019

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To say there is a lot happening is a gross understatement, especially since almost half of the characters weren't even featured.

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Serena Davies

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/28/2019

Still, for all the grandeur and Grand Guignol, what GoT is starting to show itself best at is character.

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Kristy Puchko

The Mary Sue

03/28/2019

I love seeing Arya kick ass, but she definitely savored the kill, which is something we don't tend to see the Starks do. She's going down a dark path, and it's hard to guess where it will lead her.

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

08/14/2024

Between its fantastic bookends, Two Swords is everything you'd expect from a healthy drama entering its fourth season: statements of intention, an occasional piece of exposition, and a lot of resetting the board for a new game of intrigue and brutality...

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

02/26/2020

It's an hour focused on small moments... but continues to push other stories forward in these moments.

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TK Burton

Pajiba

04/08/2019

It was a solid episode that re-introduced us to our favorite - and not-so-favorite - characters, as well as brought us up to speed on a few new ones.

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Synopsis

Tyrion welcomes a guest; Jon Snow is not welcome at Castle Black; Dany is directed to the mother of all slave cities; Arya encounters an old friend.

Director: D.B. Weiss
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: Apr 6, 2014