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Game of Thrones (season 3)
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Starring
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Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
10
Release
Original network
HBO
Original release
March 31 (2013-03-31) – June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
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The third season of the fantasy drama 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 follows the climactic battle at Kings Landing. Season three like the previous season mainly centers around the war of the five kings; after the death of Renly Baratheon, all four kings in Westeros believes to have a claim to the Iron Throne, besides Robb Stark, who seeks vengeance for the death of his father, Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark.
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 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.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Episodes
3 Cast
3.1 Main cast
3.2 Guest cast
3.2.1 At and beyond the Wall
3.2.2 In King's Landing
3.2.3 On the Iron Islands
3.2.4 On Dragonstone
3.2.5 In the North
3.2.6 In the Riverlands
3.2.7 In Essos
4 Production
4.1 Writing
4.2 Casting
4.3 Crew
4.4 Filming
4.5 Music
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Accolades
6 Release
6.1 Broadcast
6.2 Home media
6.3 Copyright infringement
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
See also: Synopsis of A Song of Ice and Fire
After defeating Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of the Blackwater, the Lannisters hold a firm grasp on the Iron Throne. They are threatened by their new ally House Tyrell, powerful and manipulative players of the game. Tyrion Lannister struggles with losing the power he had as Hand of the King and feels his father doesn't appreciate the service he provided the family as Hand. Meanwhile, Jaime Lannister continues his attempt to return home and begins to form a bond with his road companion, Brienne of Tarth.
The Starks find themselves losing the war. They lost the support of Lord Walder Frey, after Robb Stark broke his vow to him by marrying Talisa Maegyr, and many members of Robb's army are losing faith in him. His relationship with his mother has also turned icy after her freeing of Jaime Lannister, though the reported deaths of her father and the younger Stark boys bring them closer. In reality, Bran and Rickon Stark are alive and continuing their journey north, with new strange allies in the Reed siblings. It was Theon Greyjoy who faked the Stark boys' deaths and is now being physically tortured under an unknown person's command. However, a mysterious boy claiming to be sent by Theon's sister plans to aid his escape. Arya Stark, on her journey home with companions Gendry and Hot Pie, finds herself entangled with The Brotherhood without Banners and Sandor "The Hound" Clegane. Sansa Stark remains in King's Landing a prisoner of the Lannisters but is now being offered help by both the treacherous Petyr Baelish and the Tyrells.
At Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon appears a broken man after being crushed at the Battle of the Blackwater. His advisor Ser Davos is imprisoned after attempting to kill Melisandre, who still believes her god, the Lord of Light, will help Stannis return to prominence.
Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow joins Mance Rayder's wildling army, but with hidden intentions. His vows are tested more than ever by a growing romance with wildling Ygritte, as he finds that he will have to choose between her and the Night's Watch. The latter has been largely decimated by a White Walker attack, and a group of them is making their way back to the Wall. However, many of the rangers find themselves also questioning their vows, putting Lord Commander Mormont's and Samwell Tarly's lives in danger.
Across the Narrow sea in Astapor, Daenerys Targaryen continues her quest to reclaim the seven kingdoms. She has a new companion in former King's Guard commander Barristan Selmy and is still advised by Jorah Mormont. She contemplates buying the Unsullied, an elite army of harshly trained eunuchs. They are controlled by a cruel master with an intelligent young translator, Missandei.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
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1 "Valar Dohaeris" Daniel Minahan David Benioff & D. B. Weiss March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31) 4.37[4]
Some of the Night's Watchmen, including Tarly and Mormont, survive the White Walkers' attack and pledge to return to the Wall to warn the Seven Kingdoms. Snow is brought before Rayder, the "King beyond the Wall", and pledges his loyalty to the Wildlings. A scarred Tyrion tries to get Casterly Rock from Tywin, who promises other things instead. Margaery engages in charity work with the orphans of King's Landing. Baelish offers to help Sansa escape King's Landing. Ros advises Shae not to trust him. Davos is rescued by Saan, who does not want any more connections with Stannis, and returns to Dragonstone, where he unsuccessfully tries to kill Melisandre, who blames him for convincing Stannis not to let her join the battle, and is imprisoned. In Essos, Targaryen arrives in the city of Astapor to buy an army of brutally-trained slave soldiers, the "Unsullied". The warlocks of Qarth attemp to assassinate her, but she is saved by Selmy, the former Kingsguard commander, who pledges his loyalty.
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2 "Dark Wings, Dark Words" Daniel Minahan Vanessa Taylor April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07) 4.27[5]
Brienne continues escorting Jaime across the Riverlands to King's Landing. He engages her in a fight, which is interrupted by Bolton soldiers. After receiving the news of the sack of Winterfell and the disappearance of Bran and Rickon, Robb diverts his attentions from the war against the Lannisters to attend Catelyn's father's funeral in Riverrun, angering Karstark, who seeks vengeance for his sons who were killed by the Lannisters. Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie also make for Riverrun, but are waylaid by a rebel group, the "Brotherhood without Banners", and are taken to an inn, where the captured Clegane reveals Arya's identity. Margaery and her grandmother Olenna, the "Queen of Thorns", convince Sansa to tell them about Joffrey's flawed character. Theon is tortured by unknown captors. Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor encounter the siblings Jojen and Meera, children of the Stark bannerman Howland. Jojen, who has been sharing Bran's strange dreams, tells him that he is a warg, able to enter the minds of animals.
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3 "Walk of Punishment" David Benioff David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) 4.72[6]
Robb and Catelyn attend the funeral in Riverrun. Tywin decides to send Baelish to Lysa intending to have them married in order to secure her alliance, making Tyrion the new Master of Coin. While Hot Pie decides to stay at the inn, Arya and Gendry follow the Brotherhood. Learning of the massacre at the Fist of the First Men, Rayder sends Snow with a band of Wildlings to scale the Wall and attack the Watch while it is weakened. The surviving men of the Night's Watch arrive back at Craster's Keep, where Tarly witnesses Gilly give birth to a son. Theon is freed from torture and captivity by an unknown man, who later rescues him again. Melisandre leaves Dragonstone for an unknown mission, stating that the blood of a King is required for victory. Targaryen agrees to buy all the 8,000 Unsullied and the translator Missandei for one of her dragons, against Selmy's and Jorah's advice. Jaime persuades his captor Locke not to let Brienne be raped, but Locke cuts off the former's sword hand.
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4 "And Now His Watch Is Ended" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21) 4.87[7]
Theon is betrayed by the rescuer, who returns him to the prison for torture. After a failed escape attempt, Jaime believes that he is lost without his sword hand; but Brienne, knowing what he did for her, urges him not to give up hope. Varys tells Tyrion how he became a eunuch, and that he now has in his power the magician who castrated him, advising Tyrion to be patient for vengeance. At Craster's keep, the surviving Night's Watchmen, starving, come into conflict with their host. Craster and Mormont are slain in the struggle, and Tarly flees with Gilly and her son. Arya and Gendry are taken to the secret cave of the Brotherhood, meeting their leader, Dondarrion, who later sentences Clegane to trial by combat with him. Margaery proposes marriage between Sansa and Loras. Targaryen meets with Kraznys to complete the trade of a dragon for the Unsullied army. She tests the Unsullied, then orders them to kill their former masters, reclaims her dragon and frees the Unsullied, who all decide to follow her freely.
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5 "Kissed by Fire" Alex Graves Bryan Cogman April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28) 5.35[8]
Tyrion convinces Olenna to pay for part of the royal wedding. Sansa tells Baelish about her decision to stay in King's Landing. The Lannisters discover the Tyrells' plot to marry off Sansa to Loras. To prevent the union, Tywin plans to marry Sansa to Tyrion, and Cersei to Loras, despite the siblings' protests. Stannis confesses his infidelity to his wife, Selyse, who then tells him she already knows and approves of it. His daughter, Shireen, sneaks into the dungeon to visit Seaworth and starts teaching him to read. Sandor kills Dondarrion and is released. However, Dondarrion is resurrected seemingly by the power of the Lord of Light. Gendry decides to stay with the Brotherhood, and Thoros and Dondarrion plan to ransom Arya to Robb. After being delivered to Bolton, Jaime confesses to Brienne why he killed Aerys. Robb executes Karstark after the latter murders two captive Lannister boys. With the Karstarks abandoning him, Robb plans to make a desperate alliance with Frey. Jon Snow succumbs to Ygritte's seduction and breaks his vows. The Unsullied select a warrior called Grey Worm as their leader on Daenerys' order.
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6 "The Climb" Alik Sakharov David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05) 5.50[9]
In King's Landing, Tywin coerces Olenna into agreeing to marry Loras to Cersei, who reveals to Tyrion that it was Joffrey who tried to have him killed during the siege. Tyrion confesses to Shae and Sansa about the upcoming marriage. Baelish tells Varys that he has caught Ros as Varys' informant and has given her to Joffrey, who kills her. In the Riverlands, Melisandre buys Gendry from the Brotherhood, foretelling that Arya will kill many people. Robb makes a new deal with Frey by agreeing to give him Harrenhal and marry his uncle Edmure to Frey's daughter, Roslin. Bolton plans to send Jaime to King's Landing, but refuses to send Brienne with him. At an unknown location, the mysterious man continues to torture Theon. In the North, tension arises between Osha and Meera. Beyond the Wall, Tarly continues his flight with Gilly and her son, while Snow and Ygritte manage to climb the Wall with two other Wildlings.
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7 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" Michelle MacLaren George R. R. Martin May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12) 4.84[10]
In the North, Jojen tells Bran they must go beyond the Wall to find the raven, to Osha's horror. Snow and Ygritte's relationship deepens, making fellow Wildling Orell angry. Theon is emasculated by his torturer. Talisa reveals to Robb that she is pregnant. Arya runs away from the Brotherhood, only to be captured by Sandor. Melisandre reveals to Gendry that his father was Robert. Shae tells Tyrion that she will not continue their relationship once he marries Sansa. Tywin counsels Joffrey and discusses Daenerys, with the former dismissing the danger she might pose. Daenerys reaches the city of Yunkai and declares war on them. Bolton departs Harrenhall for Edmure's wedding while Jaime says farewell to Brienne and departs for King's Landing. On the road, he finds out that Locke refused Brienne's father's ransom. Jaime returns to Harrenhall to find Brienne in a pit fighting a bear. He leaps in and saves Brienne and departs once more, this time with her.
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8 "Second Sons" Michelle MacLaren David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) 5.13[11]
King's Landing hosts Tyrion and Sansa's wedding. Cersei shows displeasure upon Margaery and Loras. At the wedding feast Tyrion gets drunk and causes a scene, with Tywin demanding he make a baby soon. In their bedroom, Tyrion tells Sansa that they will not consummate their marriage until she wants to. Sandor reveals to Arya that they are heading for the Twins to ransom her to Robb. Stannis releases Seaworth, demanding he respect Melisandre, who arrives in Dragonstone with Gendry, whom she seduces and extracts blood from him with three leeches. In a magical ritual, Stannis casts them into the fire naming three usurpers: Robb, Balon and Joffrey. Daenerys finds out that Yunkai has employed a mercenary company called the "Second Sons". One of the lieutenants named Naharis kills the other leaders and pledges his and the company's loyalty to Daenerys. Tarly and Gilly are attacked by a White Walker, whom the former destroys by the dragonglass dagger.
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9 "The Rains of Castamere" David Nutter David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) 5.22[12]
Tarly, Gilly and her son arrive at the Wall. During a thunderstorm, Bran enters Hodor's mind to calm him down, an ability not possessed by any Wildling. Nearby, Snow refuses to kill a farmer, whom Ygritte kills before Snow is attacked by the other Wildlings. Bran uses his warg ability to save Snow, who kills Orell before escaping, leaving a furious Ygritte behind with chief Giantsbane. Osha, Rickon and his direwolf depart for the Last Hearth, while Bran and his remaining company plan to go beyond the Wall. Daenerys sends Mormont, Naharis and Grey Worm to infiltrate Yunkai and open the city gate for her army. Yunkai soon falls to her forces. Robb arrives at the Twins and apologizes to Walder, who feigns acceptance. Edmure marries Roslin and they leave to consummate their marriage before Walder's men murder Catelyn, Talisa and most of the Stark bannermen, while Bolton, revealed to be loyal to the Lannisters, kills Robb. Arya also arrives at the Twins and witnesses a part of the massacre, but Sandor knocks her unconscious and carries her to safety.
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10 "Mhysa" David Nutter David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) 5.39[13]
The mastermind of the massacre is revealed to be Tywin, who awards the House Frey the Seat of Riverrun and appoints Bolton as the Warden of the North. Theon's captor is revealed to be Ramsay, Bolton's bastard who let the former's men leave Winterfell in exchange for surrendering him. Against Balon's wishes, Yara decides to rescue Theon. Arya and Sandor kill some Frey soldiers mocking Robb's death. Arriving in the capital with Brienne, Jaime is reunited with Cersei. In the North, Tarly's party encounters Bran's and gives them the Dragonglass weapons before arriving back at Castle Black, where he and Maester Aemon send ravens to alert the Seven Kingdoms about the White Walkers. Being hit several times, Jon still manages to escape from Ygritte and returns to Castle Black. In Dragonstone, Seaworth helps Gendry escape, while Stannis decides to head north and aid the Watch against the White Walker threat, forgiving the former and keeping him. In Essos, the freed slaves of Yunkai receive Daenerys as their "mother".
Cast[edit]
See also: List of Game of Thrones characters
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Jaime Lannister)
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)
Kit Harington (Jon Snow)
Richard Madden (Robb Stark)
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)
Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell)
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)
Main cast[edit]
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister[14]
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister[14]
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister[14]
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen[14]
Kit Harington as Jon Snow[14]
Richard Madden as Robb Stark[14]
Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont[14]
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark[14]
Aidan Gillen as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish[14]
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister[14]
Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth[14]
Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon[14]
Carice van Houten as Melisandre[14]
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell[14]
Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark[14]
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark[14]
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark[14]
Rose Leslie as Ygritte[14]
Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy[14]
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon[14]
John Bradley as Samwell Tarly[14]
Oona Chaplin as Talisa Maegyr
Joe Dempsie as Gendry
Sibel Kekilli as Shae[14]
Rory McCann as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane[14]
Conleth Hill as Varys[14]
Jerome Flynn as Bronn[14]
James Cosmo as Jeor Mormont[14]
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:
At and beyond the Wall[edit]
Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon
Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett
Josef Altin as Pypar
Mark Stanley as Grenn
Luke Barnes as Rast
Burn Gorman as Karl Tanner
Will O'Connell as Todder
Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder[14]
Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane[14]
Edward Dogliani as the Lord of Bones
Ian Whyte as Dongo
Mackenzie Crook as Orell Skinchanger[14]
Robert Pugh as Craster
Hannah Murray as Gilly[14]
Ross Mullan as White Walkers
In King's Landing[edit]
Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle[14]
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell[14]
Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell[14]
Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant
Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
Paul Bentley as the High Septon
Will Tudor as Olyvar
Esmé Bianco as Ros[14]
Josephine Gillan as Marei
Pixie Le Knot as Kayla
On the Iron Islands[edit]
Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy
Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy[14]
On Dragonstone[edit]
Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Florent[14]
Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon[14]
Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan
In the North[edit]
Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark[14]
Thomas Sangster as Jojen Reed[14]
Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed[14]
Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow
Charlotte Hope as Myranda
Kristian Nairn as Hodor[14]
Natalia Tena as Osha[14]
In the Riverlands[edit]
Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully[14]
Clive Russell as Brynden Tully[14]
David Bradley as Walder Frey
Tom Brooke as Lame Lothar Frey
Tim Plester as Black Walder Rivers
Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton[14]
John Stahl as Rickard Karstark
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth[14]
Dean-Charles Chapman as Martyn Lannister
Timothy Gibbons as Willem Lannister
Noah Taylor as Locke[14]
Jamie Michie as Steelshanks Walton
Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion[14]
Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr[14]
Philip McGinley as Anguy[14]
Anton Lesser as Qyburn[14]
Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie
In Essos[edit]
Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Nakloz
Clifford Barry as Greizhen mo Ullhor
George Georgiou as Razdal mo Eraz
Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy[14]
Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei[14]
Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
Mark Killeen as Mero
Ramon Tikaram as Prendahl na Ghezn
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 showrunners David 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. 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.[29]
Music[edit]
Main article: Game of Thrones: Season 3 (soundtrack)
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.[30]
The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 4, 2013, and on CD on July 2, 2013.[31]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Review aggregator Metacritic has a score of 91 for season 3, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 25 reviews.[32] While the season 3 finale ("Mhysa") was generally well received,[33][34][35] 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.[36] On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a 97% approval rating from 41 critics with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10; the season also received a 96% average episode score.[37]
Game of Thrones (season 3): Critical reception by episode
Season 3 (2013): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[37]
Ratings[edit]
Game of Thrones : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Season
Ep. 1
Ep. 2
Ep. 3
Ep. 4
Ep. 5
Ep. 6
Ep. 7
Ep. 8
Ep. 9
Ep. 10
Average
1
2.22 2.20 2.44 2.45 2.58 2.44 2.40 2.72 2.66 3.04 2.52[38]
2
3.86 3.76 3.77 3.65 3.90 3.88 3.69 3.86 3.38 4.20 3.80[38]
3
4.37 4.27 4.72 4.87 5.35 5.50 4.84 5.13 5.22 5.39 4.97[39]
4
6.64 6.31 6.59 6.95 7.16 6.40 7.20 7.17 6.95 7.09 6.84[40]
5
8.00 6.81 6.71 6.82 6.56 6.24 5.40 7.01 7.14 8.11 6.88[41]
6
7.94 7.29 7.28 7.82 7.89 6.71 7.80 7.60 7.66 8.89 7.69[42]
7
10.11 9.27 9.25 10.17 10.72 10.24 12.07 N/A 10.26[43]
Source: Nielsen Media Research[44][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Accolades[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones
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".[45] That episode also won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.[46] 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.[47] 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.[48]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2013 AFI Awards AFI TV Award Game of Thrones Won [49]
ASCAP Awards Top Television Series Ramin Djawadi Won [50]
EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Natalie Dormer Won [51]
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama Nina Gold Nominated [52]
Young Hollywood Awards Actor of the Year Kit Harington Won [53]
3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series Game of Thrones Won [54]
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emilia Clarke Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Diana Rigg Nominated
65th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated [45]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emilia Clarke Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "The Rains of Castamere" Nominated
65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh, and Tina Jones for "Valar Dohaeris" Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Nina Gold and Robert Sterne Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series Rob McLachlan for "Mhysa" Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham, and Chloe Aubry for "Walk of Punishment" Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Diana Rigg for "And Now His Watch Is Ended" Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora, and Gary Machin for "Second Sons" Nominated
Outstanding Interactive Program Game of Thrones Season Three Enhanced Digital Experience Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Paul Engelen and Melissa Lackersteen for "Kissed by Fire" Won
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Paul Engelen, Conor O'Sullivan, and Rob Trenton for "Valar Dohaeris" Nominated
Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Oral Ottey for "The Rains of Castamere" Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Peter Brown, Kira Roessler, Tim Hands, Paul Aulicino, Stephen P. Robinson, Vanessa Lapato, Brett Voss, James Moriana, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and David Klotz for "And Now His Watch Is Ended" Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (1 hour) Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill, and Mervyn Moore for "And Now His Watch Is Ended" Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects Doug Campbell, Rainer Gombos, Juri Stanossek, Sven Martin, Steve Kullback, Jan Fiedler, Chris Stenner, Tobias Mannewitz, Thilo Ewers, and Adam Chazen for "Valar Dohaeris" Won
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Outstanding Color Grading – Television Joe Finley for "Kissed by Fire" Nominated [55]
Outstanding Sound – Television Paula Fairfield, Brad Katona, Jed Dodge, Onnalee Blank and Mathew Waters for "The Climb" Won
Outstanding Visual Effects – Television Joe Bauer and Jabbar Raisani, Jörn Grosshans and Sven Martin, and Doug Campbell for "Valar Dohaeris" Won
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television Series Ramin Djawadi Nominated [56]
29th TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Drama Game of Thrones Won [47]
Program of the Year Game of Thrones Nominated
Gold Derby TV Awards 2013 Best Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated [57]
Best Drama Supporting Actor Peter Dinklage Nominated
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nominated
Best Drama Supporting Actress Emilia Clarke Nominated
Michelle Fairley Nominated
Best Drama Guest Actress Diana Rigg Won
Best Drama Episode "The Rains of Castamere" Won
Ensemble of the Year The cast of Game of Thrones Won
IGN Awards Best TV Episode The Rains of Castamere Nominated [58]
Best TV Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Villain David Bradley as Walder Frey Nominated
Best TV Villain Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon Nominated
IGN People's Choice Awards Best TV Episode The Rains of Castamere Nominated
Best TV Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Best TV Villain David Bradley as Walder Frey Nominated
Best TV Villain Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon Won
18th Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nominated [59]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Emilia Clarke Nominated
Best Television Series – Genre Game of Thrones Won
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite Premium Cable TV Show Game of Thrones Nominated [60]
Favorite TV Anti-Hero Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister Nominated
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Emilia Clarke Nominated
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television Paul Engelen, Melissa Lackersteen Nominated [61]
American Cinema Editors Best Edited One-Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television Oral Norrie Ottey for "The Rains of Castamere" Nominated [62]
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award One-Hour Single Camera Television Series Gemma Jackson for "Valar Dohaeris" Won [63]
American Society of Cinematographers One-Hour Episodic Television Series Jonathan Freeman for "Valar Dohaeris" Won [64]
Anette Haellmigk "Kissed by Fire" Nominated
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series Game of Thrones Nominated [65]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Television Series – One Hour Ronan Hill, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, and Brett Voss for "The Rains of Castamere" Won [66]
11th Irish Film & Television Awards Best Television Drama Game of Thrones Nominated [67]
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Liam Cunningham Nominated
Aidan Gillen Nominated
Actress in a Supporting Role – Television Michelle Fairley Won
Best Sound Ronan Hill Won
Astra Awards Favourite Program – International Drama Game of Thrones Won [68]
Directors Guild of America Award Dramatic Series David Nutter for "The Rains of Castamere" Nominated [69]
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television Jed Dodge and Tim Hands for "The Rains of Castamere" Won [70]
Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music David Klotz for "The Rains of Castamere" Won
Best Sound Editing – Short Form Sound Effects and Foley Tim Kimmel for "The Rains of Castamere" Nominated
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form David Benioff, David Nutter, and D. B. Weiss for "The Rains of Castamere" Won [46]
Kerrang! Awards Best TV Show Game of Thrones Won [71]
Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Location Television Program Game of Thrones Won [72]
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – TV Program Robert Boake Won
Producers Guild Awards "The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama" David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Christopher Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, and D. B. Weiss Nominated [73]
Royal Television Society International Program Game of Thrones Won [74]
Saturn Award Best Television Presentation Game of Thrones Nominated [75]
Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television Jack Gleeson Nominated
Best Supporting Actor on Television Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nominated
Best Supporting Actress on Television Gwendoline Christie Nominated
Best Supporting Actress on Television Michelle Fairley Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage Nominated [48]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Oona Chaplin, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mackenzie Crook, Charles Dance, Joe Dempsie, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Nathali Emmanuel, Michelle Fairley, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Kristofer Hivju, Paul Kaye, Sibel Kekilli, Rose Leslie, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Ian McElhinney, Philip McGinley, Hannah Murray, Iwan Rheon, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Maisie Williams Nominated
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series Rachelle Beinart, Richard Bradshaw, Ben Dimmock, Levan Doran, Jamie Edgell, Bradley Farmer, Jozsef Fodor, Dave Forman, Paul Herbert, Paul Howell, Daniel Naprous, Florian Robin, CC Smiff, Roy Taylor Won
Visual Effects Society Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Philip Meyer, Ingo Schachner, Travis Nobles, Florian Friedmann for "Raising the Dragons" Nominated [76]
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program Kirk Brillon, Steve Gordon, Geoff Sayer, Winston Lee for "The Climb" Won
Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program Patrick Zentis, Mayur Patel, Nitin Singh, Tim Alexander for "The Climb" Won
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Sven Martin for "Valar Dohaeris" Won
Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
The day after the third season premiered in the U.S., it premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic,[77] in Australia on Foxtel,[78] and in New Zealand on SoHo.[79]
Home media[edit]
The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18),[80] in region 2 on February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)[81] and in region 4 on February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19).[82]
It was made available for purchase as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere.[83] However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S.[84] 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.[85]
Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Set details
Special features
Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Castilian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish
16:9 aspect ratio
5-disc set, 10 episodes
"A Gathering Storm": Look back at the stormy events of Season 3 in this 14-minute recap with cast and crew.
"The Politics of Marriage": Cast and crew examine the institution of marriage and its place in Game of Thrones.
"Inside the Wildlings": Go beyond the Wall with this introduction to the wildlings.
"New Characters": Meet the new faces in Season 3: Olenna Tyrell, Missandei, Mance Rayder, Tormund Giantsbane, Orell, Jojen & Meera Reed, Blackfish & Edmure Tully, Thoros of Myr, and Beric Dondarrion.
Deleted Scenes/Extended Scenes: Five deleted and extended scenes.
Twelve audio commentaries by, among others, Benioff, Weiss, Martin, Headey, Clarke, Fairley, Harington, Madden and more.
Blu-ray exclusive:
"In-Episode Guide": In-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories.
"Histories & Lore": Learn about the mythology of Westeros as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves.
"The Rains of Castamere Unveiled": Get an in-depth look at the creation of the most pivotal episode of Season 3 in this comprehensive exposé featuring cast and crew.
"Roots of Westeros":Explore the interconnected web of relationships, rivalries, and conflicts between the noble houses of Westeros with this interactive guide.[80][86]
DVD release dates
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
February 18, 2014[80] February 17, 2014[81] February 19, 2014[82]
Copyright infringement[edit]
The third season of Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV series in 2013.[87]
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Game of Thrones – official UK site
Game of Thrones – The Viewers Guide on HBO.com
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A Game of Thrones (1996)
A Clash of Kings (1998)
A Storm of Swords (2000)
A Feast for Crows (2005)
A Dance with Dragons (2011)
The Winds of Winter (TBA)
Franchise media
Novellas
Tales of Dunk and Egg (1998–2010)
The Princess and the Queen (2013)
The Rogue Prince (2014)
The Sons of the Dragon (2017)
TV series
Episodes
Season 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Awards
Characters
Music
"Game of Thrones Theme"
"The Rains of Castamere"
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
"Light of the Seven"
Catch the Throne
Live Concert Experience
Soundtracks
Season 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Title sequence
After the Thrones
Thronecast
Video games
A Game of Thrones: Genesis
Game of Thrones (2012)
Game of Thrones Ascent
Game of Thrones (2014)
Other media
The World of Ice & Fire (2014)
Board game
Card game (Second edition)
Comic book series
Characters
Petyr Baelish
Joffrey Baratheon
Renly Baratheon
Robert Baratheon
Stannis Baratheon
Tommen Baratheon
Ramsay Bolton
Roose Bolton
Bronn
Gregor Clegane
Sandor Clegane
Khal Drogo
Gendry
Tormund Giantsbane
Gilly
Theon Greyjoy
Cersei Lannister
Jaime Lannister
Tyrion Lannister
Tywin Lannister
Oberyn Martell
Melisandre
Missandei
Jorah Mormont
Daario Naharis
Ellaria Sand
Davos Seaworth
Jon Snow
High Sparrow
Arya Stark
Bran Stark
Catelyn Stark
Ned Stark
Rickon Stark
Robb Stark
Sansa Stark
Daenerys Targaryen
Viserys Targaryen
Samwell Tarly
Brienne of Tarth
Margaery Tyrell
Olenna Tyrell
Varys
Ygritte
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Languages
Dothraki
Valyrian
Themes
Iron Throne
White Walker
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"Valar Dohaeris"
"Dark Wings, Dark Words"
"Walk of Punishment"
"And Now His Watch Is Ended"
"Kissed by Fire"
"The Climb"
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
"Second Sons"
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Mad Men, season 4 (2011)
Homeland, season 1 (2012)
Breaking Bad, season 5, part I / Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013)
Breaking Bad, season 5, part II (2014)
The Americans, season 3 (2015)
Mr. Robot, season 1 (2016)
Game of Thrones, season 6 (2016)
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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama
The Jewel in the Crown (1985)
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Mad Men, season 4 (2011)
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Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013)
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Heroes, season 3, part I (2008)
24, season 7 (2009)
True Blood, season 3 (2010)
Game of Thrones, season 1 (2011)
Game of Thrones, season 2 (2012)
Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013)
Game of Thrones, season 4 (2014)
Game of Thrones, season 5 (2015)
Game of Thrones, season 6 (2016)
Game of Thrones, season 7 (2017)
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