"Sons of the Harpy" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 44th overall. The episode was written by Dave Hill, and directed by Mark Mylod.[1] It aired on May 3, 2015.[2] Prior to airing, this episode was leaked online along with the first three episodes of the season.[3]
The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[4] The episode was met with generally positive reviews, but received heavy criticism for the decision to kill off Ser Barristan Selmy, who in the novels is still alive and is a major supporting character.
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reassures Ramsay of his position and requests his help in defeating Stannis. Grey Worm survives his clash with theSonsoftheHarpy, but Barristan succumbs...
again. At the reopening ofthe fighting pits, Jorah saves Daenerys's life by killing a SonoftheHarpy trying to assassinate her. TheSons launch a massive...
continues to fight against theSonsoftheHarpy in Meereen. Prior to airing, this episode, along with the other first four episodes ofthe season, were leaked...
Martell of Dorne to allow Myrcella Baratheon to return home. In Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen is ambushed in a surprise attack by theSonsoftheHarpy during...
offers Tyrion the use of his spy network to maintain order in the city. Tyrion discovers that theSonsoftheHarpy are funded by the slavers of Yunkai, Astapor...
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slave soldiers. She also joins forces with the "Second Sons", a company of mercenaries, and becomes the Queen of Yunkai. In King's Landing, Lady Olenna secretly...
that the Meereenese insurgency, theSonsoftheHarpy, are funded by the masters of Yunkai and Astapor and the slavers of Volantis, and brokers a meeting...
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the city of Meereen. With theSonsoftheHarpy continuing to cause trouble in the streets, the Green Grace advises Daenerys to take a husband of Ghiscari...
support oftheSonsoftheHarpy. As the representatives deliberate, Tyrion is confronted by the former slaves of Meereen, who oppose any kind of negotiation...
Daenerys the new ruler of Westeros and convinces him to travel to Meereen to meet her. One ofthe Unsullied is killed by a member ofSonsoftheHarpy, an...
assassination attempt on Daenerys and protects her from the insurgent Sons oftheHarpy in the resulting confrontation. After Daenerys flies away on Drogon, Jorah...
Meanwhile, Daario leads the Dothraki to slaughter theSonsoftheHarpy, who are massacring freedmen outside the city. Theon and Yara arrive in Meereen and form...
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previously directed the fifth season episodes "High Sparrow" and "SonsoftheHarpy". Mylod also directed the subsequent episode, "No One", for the sixth season...
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