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Game of Thrones – Season 5, Episode 1 The Wars to Come

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Game of Thrones – Season 5, Episode 1

The Wars to Come

Aired Apr 12, 2015

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Fantasy

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Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin; Varys reveals a conspiracy to Tyrion; Dany faces a new threat; Jon is caught between two kings.

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A solid season premiere, "The Wars to Come" ratchets up the anticipation for inevitable bloodshed while deepening focus on characters and locales.

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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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Alan Sepinwall

Uproxx

04/12/2019

Through the action at Castle Black, "The Wars to Come" demonstrates the value the show is getting by letting different worlds collide.

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Erik Adams

AV Club

04/02/2019

B

While it contemplates the kind of leadership it will next put onscreen, the leadership behind the scenes at Game Of Thrones looks refreshingly willing to roll with the punches.

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Casey Cipriani

IndieWire

04/02/2019

B+

Much like other complicated series, it's helpful to have a recap episode at the beginning to remember where everyone's at. With that said, we hope that the action and intrigue pick up quickly going forward.

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

11/21/2023

The beginning of “The Wars to Come” sets the tone for an episode that interlocks present and past while discarding hopeful ideals of a peaceful future.

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Constance Gibbs

The Nerds of Color

03/31/2020

It set the scene for where these characters are and set them each on a journey. After watching the episode, I kept thinking about Daenerys' dragons and her lack of control over them...

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

03/04/2020

"The Wars to Come" works, ultimately, because it doesn't try to present a definitive answer for any of these people.

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Synopsis

Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin; Varys reveals a conspiracy to Tyrion; Dany faces a new threat; Jon is caught between two kings.

Director: Michael Slovis
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 12, 2015