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Game of Thrones S1E5 — The Wolf and the Lion

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Game of Thrones•Season 1•Episode 5

The Wolf and the Lion

9.0/10 · 60,037 votesMay 15, 201155 min

Ranked #5 of 10 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Catelyn has captured Tyrion and plans to bring him to her sister, Lysa Arryn, at The Vale, to be tried for his, supposed, crimes against Bran. Robert plans to have Daenerys killed, but Eddard refuses to be a part of it and quits.

Directed byBrian Kirk

Written byD. B. Weiss, David Benioff

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Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister

Kit Harington

Kit Harington

Jon Snow

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Robert Baratheon

Richard Madden

Richard Madden

Robb Stark

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Cersei Lannister

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Catelyn Stark

Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Arya Stark

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Ser Jorah Mormont

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Brandon 'Bran' Stark

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D. B. Weiss

D. B. Weiss

Writer

David Benioff

David Benioff

Writer

Brian Kirk

Brian Kirk

Director

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Frances Parker

Editor

Marco Pontecorvo

Marco Pontecorvo

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Wolf and the Lion" is episode 5 of Game of Thrones season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 60,037 votes, ranking #5 of 10 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Brian Kirk and written by D. B. Weiss, David Benioff, it aired on May 15, 2011.

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