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2nd episode of the 1st season of Game of Thrones
"The Kingsroad"
Game of Thrones episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 2
Directed by
Tim Van Patten
Written by
David Benioff
D. B. Weiss
Featured music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by
Alik Sakharov
Editing by
Oral Norrie Ottey
Original air date
April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24)
Running time
55 minutes
Guest appearances
Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin
Jamie Sives as Jory Cassel
Ron Donachie as Rodrik Cassel
Joseph Mawle as Benjen Stark
Roxanne McKee as Doreah
Dar Salim as Qotho
Amrita Acharia as Irri
Sarita Piotrowski as Jhiqui
Wilko Johnson as Ilyn Payne
Rhodri Hosking as Mycah
Luke McEwan as Rast
Lalor Roddy as the Assassin
Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon
Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon
Episode chronology
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"The Kingsroad" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first aired on April 24, 2011. It was written by series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Tim Van Patten.[1]
Nearly all the action of the episode happens during travel: Eddard Stark and his daughters accompany the king's entourage to King's Landing to occupy the post of Hand of the King, Tyrion Lannister joins Jon in his travel to the Wall, and the newly wed Daenerys goes with her husband's khalasar to the city of Vaes Dothrak. Meanwhile, in Winterfell a grieving Catelyn Stark watches over her unconscious son Bran.
The title of the episode refers to the long road that snakes throughout Westeros, eventually ending at King's Landing.
Viewing figures were unchanged from the premiere, despite the second episode airing on Easter Sunday. Critical reception to the episode was favorable. Filming locations included several notable Northern Ireland locations, and the filming itself was complicated by the difficulty of integrating canine actors into several crucial scenes. In the United States, the episode achieved a viewership of 2.2 million in its initial broadcast.
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