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Critic Consensus: "Battle of the Bastards" delivers one of the greatest battle sequences in the show's history -- and some savagely satisfying vengeance as well.
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Cast
as Tyrion Lannister
as Cersei Lannister
as Daenerys Targaryen
as Jaime Lannister
as Petyr Baelish
as Jorah Mormont
as Jon Snow
as Sansa Stark
as Arya Stark
as Theon Greyjoy
as Bronn
as Varys
as Samwell Tarly
as Melisandre
as Brienne of Tarth
as Davos Seaworth
as Margaery Tyrell
as Roose Bolton
as Tormund
as Ramsay Snow
as Olenna Tyrell
as Ellaria Sand
as Missandei
as Tommen Baratheon
as Daario Naharis
as Jaqen H'ghar
as High Sparrow
as Rickon Stark
as Bran Stark
as Gilly
as Grey Worm
as Yara Greyjoy
as Wun Wun
as Yezzan zo Qaggaz
as Harald Karstark
as Smalljon Umber
as Lyanna Mormont
as Razdal mo Eraz
as Belicho Paenymion
as Bolton army captain
as Bolton general
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Critic reviews for Battle of the Bastards
Showrunners DB Weiss and David Benioff were true to their promise that the Battle of the Bastards would be unprecedented in sweep and ambition.
It was a smartly paced hour, crammed with big character moments for Sansa, Daenerys, and Jon, and at the same time it delivered two raging attacks.
Game of Thrones ninth episodes are often huge, and I don't think there's been one bigger than "The Battle of the Bastards," one of the best episodes the show has done to date.
Never have I had to pause an episode of television to walk off the stress of watching it, but I did just that no fewer than three times during "The Battle of the Bastards," the epic ninth episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones.
Big-budget fantasy battles are easy to come by in Hollywood these days, but this one did stand out by breaking up the hack-and-slash slog with a few concrete, memorable elements.
Beautifully chaotic, epically grimy, and almost unbearable to watch, but impossible to look away from.
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