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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 2 The Lion and the Rose

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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 2

The Lion and the Rose

Aired Apr 13, 2014

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Tyrion helps Jaime; Joffrey and Margaery host a breakfast; Stannis loses patience with Davos; Ramsey finds a purpose for his pet.

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The perfect pacing of "The Lion and the Rose" leads to one of the most excruciating -- and gratifying -- sequences in the series.

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Peter Dinklage

Tyrion Lannister

Lena Headey

Queen Cersei Lannister

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Ser Jaime Lannister

Aidan Gillen

Petyr Baelish

Iain Glen

Ser Jorah Mormont

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Neela Debnath

Independent (UK)

03/29/2019

By all accounts, The Lion and The Rose was a bloody and brutal installment, even for a seasoned Game of Thrones fan.

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Ross Jones

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/29/2019

But this wedding proved a joyous event, for the simple reason that Joffrey had it coming.

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Allison Keene

Collider

03/29/2019

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Though the hour belonged to Joffrey and his demise, "The Lion and The Rose" was a nicely balanced episode that incorporated plenty of humor, and wasn't afraid to slow down and spend time on characterization.

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

08/14/2024

“The Lion and the Rose” makes it through the treacherous woods of first act exposition – in the first half, no less – and then celebrates by throwing viewers a party that no one is going to forget anytime soon.

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

02/26/2020

George R.R. Martin (credited with this week's screenplay) has a ball writing Joffrey's last episode, sucking every single bit of immature arrogance out of Jack Gleeson's severely underrated performance with meticulously-paced scenes.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

04/08/2019

There was a sense that finally, finally the tide is beginning to turn against the Lannisters in a meaningful, impactful way.

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Synopsis

Tyrion helps Jaime; Joffrey and Margaery host a breakfast; Stannis loses patience with Davos; Ramsey finds a purpose for his pet.

Director: Alex Graves
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: Apr 13, 2014