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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 8 The Mountain and the Viper

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Game of Thrones – Season 4, Episode 8

The Mountain and the Viper

Aired Jun 1, 2014

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Unexpected visitors arrive in Mole's Town; Littlefinger's motives are questioned; Ramsay tries to prove himself to his father; Tyrion's fate is decided.

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With one of the most gruesome scenes to date, "The Mountain and the Viper" delivers a tense, twisty final scene well worth the wait.

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Peter Dinklage

Tyrion Lannister

Lena Headey

Queen Cersei Lannister

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Aidan Gillen

Petyr Baelish

Iain Glen

Ser Jorah Mormont

Game of Thrones: Season 4 Episode 8 Featurette - Inside the Episode

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Game of Thrones: Season 4 Episode 8 Clip - Sansa's Testimony

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Kristy Puchko

The Mary Sue

04/04/2019

Though named for its final and gruesome showdown, there was a lot more to "The Mountain and the Viper."

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Allison Keene

Collider

04/04/2019

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The Mountain and the Viper's" finale had a big impact, but perhaps even more shocking was the transformation of another character.

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Katie Walsh

IndieWire

04/04/2019

For such an overall boring episode, it sure ended with a ... squish.

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

08/13/2024

Despite being set in a world of complete fantasy, Game of Thrones is brutally realistic. It’s struck such a masterful balance between lush escapism and bleak nihilism

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

02/26/2020

Of course, as soon as the attention shifts to King's Landing, "The Mountain and the Viper" begins to deliver on its hype.

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Yasmin Kleinbart

The Young Folks

04/10/2019

The eighth episode, "The Mountain and The Viper" delivered exactly what the audience wanted: an incredibly intense- and gory- trial by combat.

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Synopsis

Unexpected visitors arrive in Mole's Town; Littlefinger's motives are questioned; Ramsay tries to prove himself to his father; Tyrion's fate is decided.

Director: Alex Graves
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: Jun 1, 2014