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Game of Thrones – Season 6, Episode 5 The Door

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Game of Thrones – Season 6, Episode 5

The Door

Aired May 22, 2016

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Fantasy

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Tyrion seeks a strange ally; Bran learns a great deal; Brienne goes on a mission; Arya gets a chance to prove herself.

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An exquisitely crafted episode, "The Door" culminates in a gut-wrenching revelation that makes the loss of a beloved character all the more poignant.

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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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Alyssa Rosenberg

Washington Post

04/05/2019

Tonight's "Game of Thrones" was a particularly powerful exploration of how the people who live through great events begin to shape those narratives even before their stories are finished.

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James White

Empire Magazine

11/07/2017

5/5

Quite simply this was one of the best episodes of the show to date and a highlight in a season that has been building well after a sluggish start.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

06/21/2016

I love it whenever the show shifts its attention from the usual, highly concentrated loci of power to the "regular folks" that populate the edges of Game of Thrones's world.

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Randy Dankievitch

TV Over Mind

02/11/2020

5/5

[A]n hour that continues to bravely push Game of Thrones forward into unseen territory, in what's shaping up to be a magnificent season.

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

04/05/2019

I think there's a good chance that when the credits rolled on last night's episode, "The Door," ol' George stroked his beard and said, "Damn, I wish I'd thought of that."

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Kayti Burt

Collider

04/05/2019

4/5

The heartbreaking, yet satisfying information drop made for the best episode of the season so far.

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Synopsis

Tyrion seeks a strange ally; Bran learns a great deal; Brienne goes on a mission; Arya gets a chance to prove herself.

Director: Jack Bender
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 22, 2016