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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 5 First of His Name

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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 5

First of His Name

Aired May 4, 2014

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Cersei and Tywin plan the Crown's next move; Dany discusses future plans; Jon Snow begins a new mission.

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Only slow by Game of Thrones standards, "First of His Name" demonstrates how carefully constructed this show has been since season one.

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Daenerys Targaryen

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James Poniewozik

TIME Magazine

04/02/2019

First of His Name is, more than most, a this-thing-and-that-thing-and-another-thing episode, contributing a little each to a lot of storylines, but much of it is concerned with the same question: So now what?

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Benji Wilson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

04/02/2019

Though episode five was more about plot positioning than roistering whoopee action, it acted as a showcase for several of the best.

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Allison Keene

Collider

04/02/2019

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The show is also pretty restrained when it comes to battles - there may be one or two big ones per season, but generally, raids are few. Jon's successful drive into Craster's... that much better.

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

02/26/2020

Though it mostly feels like another table-setting episode for Game of Thrones (which it most certainly is), "First of His Name" is quietly one of the most philosophic episodes of the show.

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Bridie Roman

Total Film

04/09/2019

4.5/5

The standout moment of the episode is the assault on Craster's Keep. It's tense, gruesome and well shot - everything we've come to expect from a Game Of Thrones fight scene.

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Mike Hogan

Vanity Fair

04/09/2019

It's not just about violence and abuse for entertainment's sake,... But the show has a message, as Martin told the Times: "the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves."

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Synopsis

Cersei and Tywin plan the Crown's next move; Dany discusses future plans; Jon Snow begins a new mission.

Director: Michelle MacLaren
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 4, 2014