Questions tagged [game-of-thrones]
HBO TV series based on George R R Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books.
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Are there any other wardens like Ned Stark?
Ned Eddard Stark is the Warden of the North. Are there any other warden besides Ned Stark? or It is a special post given to Ned Stark by Robert Baratheon (like Warden of the East, Warden of the West)
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Who owns "Heartsbane" at the end of Game of Thrones?
After the end of Game of Thrones, who owns "Heartsbane"?
Heartsbane was given to Jorah by Samwell Tarly because Ser Jorah's father cared for Tarly during his tenure as Lord Commander of the Night's ...
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Who is blowing the horn to alert the Night's Watch?
Whenever the white walkers come in Game of Thrones, they said that they blow horns.
They blow once for fellow rangers, twice for wildlings/foes and three times for "the others" but I don't get it, ...
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Who rings the horn (bells) at the Fist of the First Men in Game of Thrones [duplicate]
In Game of Thrones season 2 ep10, when the Night's Watch are at the Fist of the First Men, they hear the bells ringing (horn?) and some of them discuss them: 1 for friends, 2 for Wildlings, 3 for ...
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Why can Arya still use the faces?
Per my understanding, once Arya Stark killed the Waif in Game of Thrones S06E08 ("No One") she came to Jaqen H'ghar and finally admits that,
A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell. And I'm going home.
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Mistake in Game of Thrones S03E10?
In S03E10, when ser Davos frees Gendry at Dragonstone, the directions he gives him seem to not correspond with the map:
Row for a full day and night and you'll reach Rook's Rest. You'll want to stop ...
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The Iron Bank of Braavos and Dragonstone!
I know that, in Game of Thrones, Stannis Baratheon was the lord of Dragonstone for a long period of time. When he failed to conquer King's Landing the first time, in "Blackwater" (Game of Thrones, ...
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Are there headless wights?
In Game of Thrones, S01E01, we see a White Walker cut off a mans head,
But, throughout the whole series I cannot recall a single wight with no head being shown. You ...
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Ned Stark finding out the bastard - mixed scenes?
In S01E05 of Game of Thrones, Arya hears Varys talking to some other man in the dungeons about her father Ned Stark:
He's found one bastard already. He has the book.
There is a scene where Ned Stark ...
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Why does Bran want to find Drogon?
In Game of Thrones S8E6, the following scene takes place
BRAN: And Drogon? Any word?
SAM: He was last spotted flying east, toward--
BRONN: The farther away, the better.
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Where did the horse come from?
In the last season of Game of Thrones, we see that after King's Landing is turned into ashes and all beings are burnt alive. Arya comes out of the ruins and encounters the most beautiful horse in the ...
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Why did Cersei do this to Grand Maester Pycelle in S06E10?
In the final episode of GOT's season 6, Grand Maester Pycelle is killed by Qyburn's little birds in a very cruel way.
I never quite understood why Cersei wanted to get rid of him. In the end he was ...
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What happend to Nymeria?
In the Game of Thrones, on S7E2 we saw that Nymeria and Arya had a reunion. Nymeria was with her own pack of wolves and refuses to go along with Arya. Nymeria did not appear in S8 anywhere.
So what ...
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Does it make sense that Bronn can get a castle by pretty much robbing?
Bronn from Game of Thrones put a crossbow and aimed it at both Jaime and Tyrion, Hand of the King, demanding a castle.
Does this make sense?
Usually, robbing is done to steal wallets or things whose ...
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Dragonglass and White Walkers
Does Dragonglass kill White Walkers on contact, or does there need to be some force behind it as if it were a "regular" weapon?
The question I have driving this one is, in the Battle of Winterfell, ...
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How Much Did Game of Thrones Cost to Produce, in Total?
Game of Thrones has been a massively popular, highly polished production for nearly a decade. Now that the entire show is done (and presumably all production has been definitively billed), I'm curious ...
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Did the Hound know his role?
Why did the Hound comply with Beric and decide to help Arya in Game of Thrones S08E03, when Beric pointed at Arya as she was fighting a lot of the dead?
Did the Hound know his role? Did the Lord of ...
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Why does the Night King look to the left before resurrecting the dead bodies in S05E08?
Before resurrecting the people who died in the Massacre at Hardhome in Game of Thrones S05E08, the Night King looks to his left (the right from the camera/viewer's perspective), and Jon Snow then ...
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How could Jon Snow do what he did in "Oathbreaker"?
At the end of the third episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, after hanging the culprits who tried to kill him, Jon Snow relieved himself from the Night's Watch.
How can he do so? One can ...
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What is the purpose of the chains hanging from the shelves at the Citadel?
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Since the Citadel gets decent screen time the first two episodes this season I happened to notice and wonder about the chains tangling from certain book shelves.
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Did Bran see Arya when he breaks eye contact with the Night King?
In my mind, that final moment in Game of Thrones S08E03 between Bran and the Night King was an indication of what was to come.
It took me a while to understand why the Night King tilts his head after ...
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Point of the Dothraki's attack in GoT S8E3?
From Game of Thrones, S08E03, now I'm not a military expert, but I think the Dothraki's attack was obviously pointless, so why did they do that?
Against such an enemy every move should be perfect and ...
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Power of the Sand Snake girls
The Sand Snake girls are introduced in late 5th season of Game of Thrones. The eyes of Bronn started burning when he looked at one of them.
What is the power of the Sand Snake girls?
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Was Tyrion always a poor strategist?
One particular criticism of season 8 caught my attention. According to some fans, Tyrion had recently become an idiot a poor strategist in the series. This has been blamed on lazy inconsistencies in ...
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Why didn't Daenerys take help from Daario Naharis?
As observed in S8E4, Daenerys needs all the people she can get to fight Cersei. Why didn't she ask Dario Naharis and second sons to join the war?
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Significance of milk of the poppy in Game of Thrones?
I have seen some scenes where if characters about to die they are made to drink the milk of the poppy.
From what animal it has been extracted? Why they are made to drink it?
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Why does Jon Snow blindly trust Daenerys?
We have seen Jon Snow through different seasons of Game of Thrones, leading different groups and bringing them together without violence (or at least tried to avoid when he could).
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Why does no one know when Jon Snow is stabbed
I have finished all of the first 5 seasons of Game of Thrones, and just starting on Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 1. So refrain from spoilers, if you can.
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In which Game of Thrones episode(s) the opening sequence shows the greatest number of locations?
This link revealed that the title sequence animators are limited in the amount of time they have to animate an opening (the length of the opening song), and the places shown/amount of time it takes to ...
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Have we seen the bloodstained hand scene from Bran's vision?
I was watching a slo-mo video of Bran's visions courtesy of this answer:
One of them goes like this (starting from 1:37 in that video):
Wildfire being poured
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How did Robert Baratheon's character develop from a fine warrior to the state seen in the first season?
I have heard that Robert Baratheon was one of the finest warrior who charged at enemies with his huge warhammer, which he used to defeat Rhegar Targaryen.
But how did he develop such a personality (...
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Appearance of 2nd red woman
In Game Of Thrones, a second Red Woman appears in a season (I think 7th), But we don't see her in the next season. Did she just appear in the episode to increase the curiosity between the fans?
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Where did Drogon take Daenerys to?
In the final episode of Game of Thrones, Drogon is taking Daenerys
And flying away. Is it mentioned anywhere in the show or in the books where they're headed and what Drogon plans to do with her?
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When did the Unsullied learn to speak the common tongue?
When Daenerys first acquires the Unsullied in Game of Thrones, none of them knew how to speak the common tongue. This is primarily exampled by Grey Worm having to take many lessons from Missandei (ex. ...
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What happens to Unsullied after this death?
In Game of Thrones, after their beloved queen's death, will the Unsullied follow the new king or will they return to their home?
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How is one "Deemed Worthy", to acquire the Greatsword "Dawn"?
Ser Arthur Dayne was a knight of House Dayne who bore the title
of "Sword of the Morning" as he possessed the ancestral sword of House
Dayne, Dawn. He was also a member of the Kingsguard under ...
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Why can't fire hurt Daenerys but it did to Jon Snow in season 1?
As stated in this answer about Game of Thrones fire can burn any Targaryen.
If that is the case, why doesn't fire hurt Daenerys?
In one of the episodes of season 1 or season 2, Daenerys says Viserys ...
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Why did Drogon do this?
In S08E06 of Game of Thrones, we see Drogon burn down the
Why did he do that? Did he grow a conscience and see that it was a source of evil?
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How is the audience supposed to follow the story around Daenerys?
I don't know if this is different for other languages of the series.
But in the German version of Game of Thrones, the spoken language when the stories come to Daenerys part is neither translated nor ...
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How do different directors work together on a single episode?
I know why there are several reasons for hiring different directors for different episodes. (Eg: some directors are better at action scenes and other at drama) But I wanna know how do they do it?
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Did this character win the "Game of Thrones"? [closed]
So the whole TV series was called the "Game of Thrones", implying that there was a game.
Scene from episode 6 of season 8, "The Iron Throne"
Cersei said
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Why did Daenerys make this strategic choice regarding the Dothraki?
In Season 7 Episode 4 The Spoils of War there is a battle where Daenerys
She could have probably saved her army. Was she hedging her bets in case Drogon doesn't fully obey her? Was it just a show of ...
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Isn't Gendry the true heir to the throne?
In Game of Thrones Robert Baratheon rebelled against the Mad King and took the Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.
Doesn't this legally set the heir to the throne to the Baratheon family by right of ...
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What was the significance of Daenerys's speech to the Dothraki in S08 E06?
In S0806 of Game of Thrones, we see Daenerys speaking to the hordes of living Dothraki in King's Landing. These are spoken by her with high esteem marking her victory.
Is the speech addressing the ...
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Was there any indication this would happen, prior to season 8?
In Game of Thrones S08E03
In Season 08 there are a few hints it will be her. Such as when she sneaks up on Jon by the Wierwood tree, the fact that Berric dies (for real this time,) saving her, as ...
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How does Arya get her dagger back in time?
In Game of Thrones, S08E03, The Long Night, [~18minutes into the episode] Arya gives her Valyrian dagger to her sister, Sansa, as she tells her to go down to the crypt. Confirmed [~47minutes in] ...
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Why did Lord Baelish betray Eddard Stark?
In season 1 of Game of Thrones, Lord Baelish sets up Lord Stark when he helps set up the fake coup. After watching season 1 and most of season 2, I still don't understand why Lord Baelish did this. ...
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What is the reason for the many directors used in the Game of Thrones series?
A total of 9 directors have been used to direct the Game of Thrones TV series till date.
I was left wondering as to why use so many directors for a single plot story! Wouldn't their individual styles ...
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Is there a known reason for why D. B. Weiss was hired as showrunner for Game of Thrones?
Reading the Wikipedia entry for one of the showrunners of Game of Thrones, namely D. B. Weiss, one gets the impression of a struggling writer whose projects got turned down one after another. From the ...
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Why did Yoren help Arya Stark?
After the beheading of Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, Yoren helped Arya by taking her with him with a crew of newly recruited people and prisoners for joining the Night's Watch. He cuts her hair and ...
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