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'The Spoils of War' is the fourth episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 64th overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Matt Shakman.

At Dragonstone, Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow observe cave drawings left by the Children of the Forest, indicating that the First Men and the Children fought together against the White Walkers. In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister seeks further investment from the Iron Bank, after reassuring them that their debt will soon be paid. In the North, Arya Stark returns to Winterfell, reunites with her siblings, Sansa and Bran Stark, and spars with Brienne of Tarth. On the road to King's Landing, Jaime Lannister, Bronn, and the Lannister and Tarly armies are caught in an attack led by Daenerys, her dragon Drogon, and the Dothraki army.

The title of the episode refers to the Tyrell gold and other resources in possession of the Lannisters after taking Highgarden. 'The Spoils of War' received praise from critics with one critic defining it as a 'masterpiece', who listed the concluding battle sequence between Daenerys and Jaime, Arya's return to Winterfell and interaction with Brienne, and Daenerys and Jon's conversation at Dragonstone as highlights of the episode. It received a nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Editing, and was also Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's pick to support his nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor, his first ever for this series.

The episode set an industry record for the most stuntmen set on fire, with 73 'fire burns', in addition to 20 people being set on fire for a single shot. In the United States, the episode achieved a viewership of 10.17 million in its initial broadcast, the 3rd highest in the series. 'The Spoils of War' also received multiple awards and nominations, including 'Best TV Episode' and '2017 People's Choice Award' from IGN^[2]

'The Spoils of War' marked the final appearance of Ellie Kendrick (Meera Reed).

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Plot[edit]

In King's Landing[edit]

Cersei assures Tycho that the Crown's debts to the Iron Bank will be fully repaid. They discuss the possibility of a new loan that would enable Qyburn to engage the mercenary Golden Company of Essos.

At Winterfell[edit]

Littlefinger gives Bran the Valyrian steel dagger that was used in the attempt on Bran's life. Littlefinger tries to get Bran to tell him of his experiences after fleeing Winterfell, and is disconcerted when Bran repeats to him Littlefinger's earlier remark to Varys that 'chaos is a ladder.' Meera visits Bran to say farewell, as she wants to be with her family when the White Walkers attack. Bran is indifferent to her departure, and a dismayed Meera remarks figuratively that Bran died in the Three-Eyed Raven's cave.

Arya arrives at Winterfell, and evades the guards to visit Ned's tomb in the crypts, where Sansa finds her. Sansa takes Arya to see Bran in the godswood. Arya is taken aback to find that Bran knows of her kill list, and Bran gives her the Valyrian steel dagger. Podrick reassures Brienne that she has fulfilled her oath to Catelyn; Brienne insists she did almost nothing. Later, Brienne and Podrick spar and Arya asks to train with Brienne. They fight to a draw as Sansa and Littlefinger watch.

At Dragonstone[edit]

Jon shows Daenerys the vast dragonglass mine, in which Children of the Forest cave drawings depict the Children and the First Men fighting together against the White Walkers. Seemingly convinced that Jon is telling the truth, Daenerys vows to fight for the North, but only if Jon bends the knee. Jon remains resistant.

Tyrion and Varys report the pyrrhic victory at Casterly Rock and the loss of Highgarden; Daenerys questions Tyrion's loyalties. Considering striking King's Landing with her dragons, she asks Jon for advice. He notes that her followers believe she can change the world, but if she destroys a city, she will be just another tyrant.

Later, the Ironborn survivors return to Dragonstone. Jon confronts Theon, declaring that his role in saving Sansa from Ramsay is the only reason he will not kill him for betraying Robb. Theon reveals that he has come for Daenerys' help in rescuing Yara, but Jon and Davos inform him that Daenerys has gone.

On the Roseroad[edit]

The bulk of the Lannister caravan approaches King's Landing after the Tyrell gold has been brought inside the city. Jaime gives Bronn a large satchel of gold, but Bronn still wants the castle he was promised. Riding Drogon, Daenerys leads a Dothraki attack that quickly overruns the caravan. Abandoning the gold where he drops it, Bronn wounds Drogon with Qyburn's scorpion weapon. Drogon destroys the scorpion, then lands. Tyrion watches the chaos with remorse from a safe distance; as Daenerys dismounts to tend Drogon's wound, Tyrion is shocked to see Jaime charge at her. Drogon breathes fire at Jaime, but Bronn tackles him off his horse, out of the flame's path, and into the Blackwater Rush, where Jaime begins to sink under the weight of his armor.

Production[edit]

Writing[edit]

'The Spoils of War' was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The episode is the series' shortest episode to date.^[3] In the 'Inside the Episode' featurette published by HBO following the airing of the episode, David Benioff spoke about the inspiration for the return of Arya Stark to Winterfell, saying it was inspired by Odysseus's return, who is also unrecognizable after making his journey.^[4] Benioff also stated that the important part of her return to Winterfell is her relationship with Sansa Stark, with Weiss following up by stating that the intention of the scene in the crypts where they are reunited was to 'lay down the beginnings of the storyline where Sansa realizes what Arya is now.'^[5]

Speaking about the revelation of the cave drawings with the Children of the Forest and the First Men, Benioff stated that the inspiration for the drawings were the cave paintings created by prehistoric men that were found in France, and that the scene was meant to be evocative in noting the thousands of years that have passed since the drawings were created.^[4]

In writing the battle between the Lannister army, and Daenerys' Dothraki and Drogon, Weiss stated that one of the most exciting elements of the fight involved the fact that two main characters were on opposite sides of the battlefield, and that it is 'impossible to really want any one of them to win, and impossible to want any one of them to lose,' according to Weiss.^[6] He also compared the introduction of a dragon in medieval warfare to using an F-16 fighter aircraft in a medieval battle.^[4] According to Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly following the airing of the episode, the script stated that 'One of our main characters is about to die.' Coster-Waldau also stated about his character, 'Jaime is such an idiot that he thinks for a second, 'If I can do this, I can win the whole thing in a 'Hail Mary.'^[7]

Casting[edit]

In addition to the regular recurring guest cast, Major League Baseball player Noah Syndergaard, pitcher for the New York Mets, made a brief uncredited cameo appearance as a spear-throwing Lannister soldier during the battle between Lannister and Tarly forces and Daenerys Targaryen and the Dothraki.^[8] In an interview prior to the season conducted by Sports Illustrated, Syndergaard spoke about his appearance in the series by saying 'It's a dream come true. I think it’s the greatest TV show of all time, so just to be able to say I was in Game of Thrones is an unbelievable feeling.'^[8]

Filming[edit]

'The Spoils of War' was directed by Matt Shakman. This was Shakman's first episode of Game of Thrones, but he had previously served as a director for several other television series, including Fargo, The Good Wife, Mad Men and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, among others.^[9] The battle sequence at the conclusion of the episode, which was nicknamed 'The Loot Train Attack' by HBO,^[10] set an industry record for the most stuntmen set on fire, with real fire being used, rather than special effects, to simulate the dragon fire being emitted by Drogon. There were 73 'fire burns,' in addition to 20 people being set on fire for a single shot.^[7] Filming of the attack sequence took approximately 18 main-unit days, five second-unit days, and several weeks for the effects-unit.^[11] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Shakman spoke about the first time he read the script of the battle, saying 'I was reading the script and this battle began and I kept turning pages and the battle kept going on page after page after page! The excitement, the stress and the fear all built at the same time, mirroring probably what was happening on screen. It was a huge opportunity and a challenge. I spent the better part of six months working on that one sequence.'^[12] The 'Loot Train Attack' was filmed in Cáceres, Spain, and Emilia Clarke, who portrays Daenerys Targaryen, was filmed riding a motion base on a stage in Belfast in front of several green screens.^[10]

Shakman's first step in directing the battle was choosing to focus on a specific perspective, with Shakman choosing Jaime as the main point of view, noting 'To see it from a traditional fighter like Jaime to see what happens when you introduce something like napalm or the atom bomb into battle and all the sudden traditional fighting goes out the window.'^[12] Shakman also noted that Tyrion was another important perspective for the battle, as he watches from afar, saying 'We talked through every beat of what he was seeing, and then he imagined that in his mind and brought it to life. He's the human intermediary there to see the battle through.' Shakman filmed Peter Dinklage as Tyrion about a mile from the battlefield, and most of his shots involved 'staring at lots of different tennis balls' for eye line.^[13] Shakman drew inspiration for the direction of the sequence from Miguel Sapochnik, who directed the sixth season episode 'Battle of the Bastards', and Neil Marshall, who directed the second season episode 'Blackwater', as well as the battles in Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan and Stagecoach.^[12] Shakman also revealed that he used the volcanic destruction of Pompeii as a reference, which led to the idea of some of the army being turned to ash.^[11]

For the beginning of the 'Loot Train Attack,' with the Dothraki approaching, Shakman stated that he wanted it to feel like a Western, saying in the interview, 'I wanted that feeling of a Western — this savage attack coming at this more formalized line of men, that tension of circling the wagons and trying to protect them from the chaos and the onslaught.'^[12] Shakman worked with the horse mistress, Camilla Naprous,^[10] in order to show the Dothraki's mastery at horse riding, which included standing on the horse's saddles while shooting arrows.^[12] In order to accomplish this stunt, Naprous built what was referred to as a 'metal shoe' that allowed the stunt performers to stand on the horses. The sequence continues with Drogon attacking the Lannister and Tarly armies, with special effects supervisor Joe Bauer noting that the number of shots of Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen riding Drogon increased significantly, with the entirety of the sixth season having eleven shots, while 'The Spoils of War' alone had over 80 shots. As the stunt performers were lit on fire, they were required to hold their breath until the fire was put out, and specific attention was given to stunt performers in the middle of the shot, as they faced the brunt of the heat from the fire.^[10] Shakman also spoke about the difficulty in shooting the dragon sequence and the safety of the performers, saying 'The most difficult was safety because you're dealing with fire, horses and actors — and those things don't do well in close proximity yet the nature of it was to create this Bosch-like nightmare where, as the scene progresses, it becomes increasingly like you're in the pit of hell. That was difficult.'^[12]

Robert McLachlan who served as cinematographer for the episode, and previously was cinematographer for episodes including 'The Rains of Castamere' and 'The Dance of Dragons' in the show's third and fifth seasons respectively, was also interviewed about the process of creating the 'Loot Train Attack.' In an interview conducted by The Verge, McLachlan revealed that the production team received the script for the episode more than a year in advance. Several cameras were used to capture the 'Loot Train Attack,' including a small handheld camera known as an Osmo, which 'allowed a horseman to get shots while riding a horse at a full gallop through the cavalry charge,' as well as a 'custom-built miniature helicopter drone' for the 'overhead dragon shots.' A cable-cam was also used, which made several passes over the battlefield during the course of filming. Going into filming, one of McLachlan's most desired effects was the amount of smoke on the battlefield, saying 'we wanted to block the sun out so the shots would have some consistency. And I knew the fire and smoke would be incredibly beautiful.' White smoke was used towards the beginning of filming, but as the battle went on, McLachlan decided to switch to black smoke, which was accomplished through burning diesel oil. This caused the crew to be required to wear masks and goggles, and raised concern for HBO's safety officer, who eventually prohibited further use of the black smoke due to health and safety concerns. Additional smoke was added later by the special effects team.^[14]

The number of extras that were utilized for filming the 'Loot Train Attack' began with more than 600 extras, and gradually decreased as the weeks of filming went on, with 400 extras returning the following week, and ultimately concluded with approximately 100 extras, according to McLachlan. McLachlan also discussed the 'oner' featuring Bronn, which he described as a single shot that 'runs for as long as possible,' revealing that the sequence was actually three shots that were stitched together by the special effects team, led by VFX supervisor Joe Bauer. He continued by revealing that the entire 'oner' Bronn sequence was accomplished in only three takes.^[14]

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sophie Turner, who portrays Sansa Stark, spoke about filming the reunion scene with Maisie Williams, who portrays Arya Stark. Turner stated that the two kept laughing during the filming of the scene, and that they couldn't 'keep a straight face'. She continued, 'Our relationship is so close, but it's only that fun side, never the business side. I was nervous. It just terrified me. It's like performing for your mum. When somebody is watching you don't do it quite as well.' Williams also spoke about the scene, saying, 'It was the weirdest thing when we shot our first scene together. We were both embarrassed to do our thing in front of each other. It took a few hours for us to get serious and actually do it. Later it was fine on set and we could concentrate, but it was so hard to get into character with Sophie in front of me.'^[15] Shakman also spoke about the reunion in a separate interview, saying, 'It was fun for them, it was fun for us to see them work together, and same with Isaac when they all got together. They're all terrific, and they're amazing actors, and it was fun to see them come together now as adults and navigate these much more complicated scenes than they had to do with each other years ago.'^[13]

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

'The Spoils of War' was viewed by 10.17 million total viewers on its initial viewing on HBO, which was significantly higher than the previous week's rating of 9.25 million for the episode 'The Queen's Justice'.^[16][17] This set a ratings record for Game of Thrones, as the highest rated episode of the series to that point, surpassing the seventh season premiere, which previously held the record.^[18] The episode also acquired a 4.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest rated show on cable television of the night.^[16] In the United Kingdom, the episode was viewed by 3.015 million viewers on Sky Atlantic, making it the highest-rated broadcast that week on its channel. It also received 1.022 million timeshift viewers.^[19]

Critical reception[edit]

'The Spoils of War' received widespread acclaim from critics, who listed the battle between Daenerys Targaryen and Jaime Lannister, Arya's return to Winterfell and interaction with Brienne, and Daenerys and Jon Snow's conversation at Dragonstone as high points of the episode.^[20][21] It has received a 97% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes from 43 reviews with an average score of 9.2 out of 10. The site's consensus reads 'The Spoils of War' delivers arguably the greatest battle sequence of the series so far, in exciting, epic, fiery spectacle.'^[22] The episode also currently holds a 9.8 out of 10 community rating on IMDb, making it one of the highest-rated episodes on the website.^[23]

Matt Fowler of IGN wrote in his review for the episode, 'The past three Thrones episodes now have ended with big action set pieces, but the Dragon/Dothraki battle down in The Reach, in 'The Spoils of War,' was one of the most gripping and magnificent ones to date. It may even rival 'Hardhome' in terms of spectacle.' He continued, 'Game of Thrones pulled no punches and showed no quarter this week as we witnessed one of the fiercest and most engaging battles the show's ever produced, featuring major fan-favorite characters on opposite sides of the fight. On top of that, Arya, after seven years, made her way home to Winterfell and managed to best Brienne of Tarth in a friendly training session. There are three Starks in Winterfell right now, but with Littlefinger there poisoning the well, things still aren't quite right.' He gave the episode a 10 out of 10.^[21] Myles McNutt of The A.V. Club similarly praised the concluding battle sequence: 'The Spoils Of War' lives up to its title by reinforcing how much more fruitful war is as a storytelling mechanism at this point in the series' life.' He also compared the episode to the previous episode, 'The Queen's Justice', which had two battles that largely took place off-screen, writing 'Here, the battle is told through multiple perspectives, each vested with meaning and purpose: our point-of-view shifts between Dany and Drogon and Jaime and Bronn, before eventually adding Tyrion watching from afar, and the direction from first-time Thrones director Matt Shakman uses those POV very carefully.' He concluded his review by saying 'The Spoils Of War' anchors itself on characters whose stories are far from over, and crafts a reunion and a battle sequence that end no stories and yet draw meaning from the fact that technically, at this point, any story could end at any moment.' He gave the episode an A-.^[24]James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly gave the episode an A, writing in his review, 'All the leaks in the world couldn't wreck 'The Spoils of War'. Game of Thrones' shortest episode ever — and part of the show's fastest-paced season ever — didn’t feel rushed at all, and the story's impact remained incredibly strong no matter what you knew ahead of time.'^[20]

Accolades[edit]

Leak[edit]

On August 4, 2017, it was reported that, two days before its original broadcast, the episode was leaked online from Star India, one of HBO's international network partners.^[33] Four suspects were arrested over the leak in Mumbai. Three of them were current employees of Prime Focus Technologies, an independent company that handles Star India's data; the fourth was a former employee.^[34]

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The third season of the fantasydrama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31, 2013, and concluded on June 9, 2013. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes.^[1] The season is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords (the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, of which the series is an adaptation).^[2] The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10, 2012, nine days after the second season's premiere. Production began in July 2012.^[3] The show was filmed primarily in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco.

The story takes place in a fictional world, primarily upon a continent called Westeros, with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos. Like the novel, the season continues the storyline of The War of the Five Kings: after the death of Renly Baratheon, all four kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne, besides Robb Stark, who seeks vengeance for the death of his father, Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark. The season also features other storylines: Daenerys Targaryen continues to rise in power in Essos; Jon Snow goes undercover beyond the Wall; the other Stark children struggle to survive across the lands of Westeros.

Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. The season introduced a number of new cast members, including Diana Rigg, Ciarán Hinds, Nathalie Emmanuel and Iwan Rheon.

Critics praised the show's production values and cast. Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season. It won 2 of the 16 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated, it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke) and Outstanding Drama Series. It also won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series.

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  • 2.2Guest cast
• 3Production
• 4Reception
• 5Release

Episodes[edit]

Cast[edit]

Main cast[edit]

Guest cast[edit]

The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 3. They are listed by the region in which they first appear:

The musicians Will Champion of Coldplay and Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol made cameo appearances,^[15] and Bart the Bear 2 (a.k.a. 'Little Bart') was the bear that fought in the pit at Harrenhal.^[16]

Production[edit]

Game of Thrones rapidly became a critical and commercial success after it started airing in April 2011. A few days after ratings for the second season's premiere, 'The North Remembers', hit a series high of 8.3 million viewers,^[17] HBO announced the show's renewal for a third season. Prior to that announcement, there had been rumors and reports^[18] that showrunnersDavid Benioff and D. B. Weiss planned to shoot seasons three and four simultaneously. Benioff said that this would be very efficient, but impossible to write.^[19]

The ten episodes of the third season are longer than the previous seasons', about 54 or 57 minutes as opposed to about 52.^[20] The season's budget was reported to be around 50 million U.S. dollars.^[21]

Writing[edit]

The third season is based on the first half of the novel A Storm of Swords. Benioff had previously said that A Storm of Swords would need to be adapted in two seasons on account of its length.^[22] Benioff and Weiss also noted that they thought of Game of Thrones as an adaptation of the series as a whole, rather than of individual novels, which gave them the liberty to move scenes back and forth across novels according to the requirements of the screen adaptation.^[19] According to Benioff, the third season contains a particularly memorable scene from A Storm of Swords, the prospect of filming which was part of their motivation to adapt the novels for television in the first place.^[19] The writing credits for the third season now state 'Written for television by', instead of the usual 'Written by' credit.

Season 3 saw the first significant use of the Valyrian languages, spoken in doomed Valyria and its former colonies in Essos. The constructed languages were developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words Martin invented for the novels.^[23] Peterson had previously developed the Dothraki language, used principally in season 1.

Casting[edit]

The third season adds previously recurring actors Oona Chaplin (Talisa Maegyr), Joe Dempsie (Gendry) and Rose Leslie (Ygritte) to the series' main cast.

After an absence of one season David Bradley returns as Walder Frey, Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy, Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon, Josef Altin as Pypar and Luke McEwan as Rast.

Crew[edit]

David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the third season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman, Vanessa Taylor, and the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin.

Daniel Minahan, Alex Graves, Michelle MacLaren, and David Nutter each directed two episodes. One further episode was directed by previous series cinematographer, Alik Sakharov, whereas another was co-directed by Benioff and Weiss, both making their directorial debuts, although only Benioff is credited for directing the episode.

Filming[edit]

The filming of the third season began in early July 2012,^[3] and concluded with the wrap of the unit filming in Iceland on November 24, 2012.^[24] Filming in Iceland, for scenes in five of the season's ten episodes, took place near Akureyri and Lake Mývatn. Dimmuborgir was used as the location for Mance Rayder's wildling army camp, and the Grjótagjá cave was used as establishing shot of Jon Snow and Ygrite in the cave although most of this scene was filmed in the studio.^[25] The filming in Iceland lasted eight days, as opposed to nearly a month for season 2.^[26]Kit Harington (Jon Snow) broke an ankle in an accident in July, which required the Iceland shoots to be pushed back to give him time to heal, as well as the occasional use of a body double.^[27]

The production was again based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and continued to receive support from the Northern Ireland Screen fund.^[28] The production used various locations in Northern Ireland to film scenes in the North and the Riverlands. Gosford Castle in Armagh, was used as the base for Rivverun Castle, home of House Tully.^[29]

The production also returned to Dubrovnik in Croatia for scenes in King's Landing. Morocco, a new location,^[3] was used to film Daenerys' scenes in Essos such as the city of Astapor, for which locations in Essaouira were used. A scene involving a live bear was filmed in Los Angeles.^[30]

Music[edit]

The U.S. indie rock band The Hold Steady recorded 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair', a ribald folk song from Martin's novels. The recording is played over the end credits of episode three, and the song is sung by Brienne and Jaime's captors in the same episode. Set to music by series composer Ramin Djawadi, the recording was released on a seven-inch record on Record Store Day, April 20, 2013.^[31]

The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 4, 2013, and on CD on July 2, 2013.^[32]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Review aggregator Metacritic has a score of 91 for season 3, indicating 'universal acclaim', based on 25 reviews.^[33] While the season 3 finale ('Mhysa') was generally well received,^[34][35][36]IGN's Matt Fowler stated, 'Season 3 may have stumbled slightly with its finale, but up until then it was thrilling and traumatic.' Overall, he gave season 3 a 9/10 rating.^[37] On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a 96% approval rating from 44 critics with an average rating of 8.59 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Game of Thrones continues to deliver top quality drama for adults, raising the stakes even higher and leaving viewers hungry for more.'^[38]

Ratings[edit]

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Accolades[edit]

For the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the third season received 16 nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Emilia Clarke for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode 'The Rains of Castamere'.^[39] That episode also won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.^[40]Game of Thrones won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama for the 29th TCA Awards, and also received a nomination for Program of the Year.^[41] For the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Peter Dinklage was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series won for Best Stunt Team.^[42]

Release[edit]

Broadcast[edit]

The day after the third season premiered in the U.S., it premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic,^[71] in Australia on Foxtel,^[72] and in New Zealand on SoHo.^[73]

Home media[edit]

The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on February 18, 2014,^[74] in region 2 on February 17, 2014^[75] and in region 4 on February 19, 2014.^[76]

It was made available for purchase as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere.^[77]However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S.^[78] Season 3 was reported to be the most infringed TV show via torrents during spring 2013, estimated to be 5.2 million downloads via BitTorrent.^[79]

Copyright infringement[edit]

The third season of Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV series in 2013.^[81]

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External links[edit]

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• Game of Thrones – official US site
• Game of Thrones – official UK site
• List of Game of Thrones episodes on IMDb
• List of Game of Thrones episodes at TV.com
• Game of Thrones: Season 3 at Rotten Tomatoes

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