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'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' is the fourth episode of the first season of Game of Thrones. It is the fourth episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 8, 2011. It was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Brian Kirk.

Plot

Ned looks to a book for clues to the death of his predecessor, and uncovers one of KingRobert's bastards. Robert and his guests witness a tournament honoring Ned. Jon takes measures to protect Sam from further abuse at Castle Black; a frustrated Viserys clashes with Daenerys in Vaes Dothrak; Sansa imagines her future as a queen, while Arya envisions a far different future. Catelyn rallies her husband's allies to make a point, while Tyrion finds himself caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Summary

In the North

In Winterfell, Bran Stark has a nightmare in which he sees a raven with three eyes, sitting on one of the stone direwolves outside the doorway to the Stark crypts. He wakes up to find his direwolfSummer by his side. Theon Greyjoy summons Hodor, the castle's dim-witted stableboy, who can only say the word 'Hodor', to help carry Bran down to the great hall, where Robb Stark is hosting a meeting with Tyrion Lannister and Yoren, both traveling down from the Wall to King's Landing together. Robb very pointedly offers hospitality to any man of the Watch, silently letting Tyrion know he is not invited to stay at Winterfell.

When Bran arrives, Tyrion asks if he likes to ride and sympathizes with him for being a cripple, which annoys Bran, but Tyrion simply says that like being a dwarf, it is the truth, no less so for being a hard truth. He gives Bran the design of a saddle which will allow Bran to ride even in his current state; Tyrion explains to Robb that 'you must shape the horse to the rider,' by starting with a yearling and training it to respond to the reins and Bran's voice (as he can't use his heels). He does it to repay Bran's half-brother's friendship and because he has a weakness for 'cripples, bastards and broken things.' Due to this kindness, Robb says he can stay, but Tyrion says he would prefer the brothel in town. As he prepares to leave the castle, Theon comes to Tyrion and rather condescendingly sends him off, recommending the prostitute Ros at the brothel. Tyrion asks Theon why Lady Catelyn was not present to receive him and concludes that Catelyn is not in Winterfell. He also taunts Theon about how the son of the ferocious Balon Greyjoy has been reduced to playing lackey in Winterfell to his captors, which infuriates Theon, and gives him a coin, assuming that he has not already had sex with Ros.

At the Wall

At Castle Black, a new recruit for the Night's Watch has arrived: Samwell Tarly, the son of the famous Lord Randyll Tarly. Samwell is fat, soft and pampered, and in his first practice fight does dismally. Ser Alliser Thorne has no time for his weakness. He directs the other recruits to attack 'Ser Piggy', but Jon Snow finds this cruel and unfair, and takes pity on Sam and fends off the attackers. Thorne tries to turn it into a game, ordering three trainees take on Sam's protector (taunting Jon that he has found a new Lady love), but Jon nevertheless fends them all off. Samwell is naive and self-deprecating, claiming to be a coward and craven, to Jon's astonishment. No one admits to being a coward, and Grenn says that they shouldn't even be seen talking to him.

Sam joins Jon on the Wall for sentry duty, even though he says his eyesight is weak, he is afraid of heights, and can't take the cold. Jon asks why he joined the Night's Watch as he is afraid of everything. Sam tells him that on his eighteenth nameday his father offered him a choice. Sam was a man and his heir, but he was not skilled at combat, he was unworthy of his name and birthright. Samwell's father forced him to join the Night's Watch, and told him that if he refused, he would arrange a 'hunting trip' with his son in the woods, and implied that Sam would be killed in a way that looked accidental. Jon is shocked that a true born son of high birth should be treated worse than he himself had been as a bastard. Sam knows that the next day he will be made to fight again and expects it to be bad.

At the Wall, Jon orders the recruits to go easy on Sam, but Rast refuses, saying that if Ser Alliser orders him to fight 'Lady Piggy', he will slice himself off a side of bacon. In response to Rast's comments, Jon goes to his bed that night and uses his direwolf Ghost to intimidate Rast into playing along. The next day, no one will fight Sam. After Grenn takes a very weak blow from Sam and yields, Ser Alliser scolds Jon for his rebellious actions. Later, when Jon and Sam are cleaning the dining hall, they talk about how neither of them have been with a woman. Sam tells Jon that he has not had success with girls, while Jon reveals he'd rather not risk siring a child that will have the life of a bastard like himself. A furious Alliser Thorne comes in and tells Jon that this charity won't help Sam harden up to survive the winter that is coming. He tells them the truly horrific experience he went through trapped by a blizzard north of the Wall that ended in cannibalism.

At Vaes Dothrak

Khal Drogo's khalasar arrives at Vaes Dothrak, the Dothraki city. There are no city walls, but there is a large gateway arch made of two statues of rearing horses. Viserys is annoyed that Drogo has been taking 'his' army in the wrong direction. Later, he bathes with Doreah and tells her about how he was raised with stories about the Targaryendragons and his own destiny. He recites the names of several dragons, and tells her about the skulls of dragons that once decorated the throne room at King's Landing, but she starts to annoy him with talk of dragons, reminding him that they are dead. He tells her to finish pleasuring him in silence.

Viserys is enraged when Daenerys sends Doreah with an invite for him to dine with her, as he interprets this as his sister commanding him to come. He drags Doreah into Daenerys' tent, and insults her dinner and the gifts of clothes she tries to give him. He is still dressed in his now ragged clothes from Pentos, having refused to dress like a Dothraki, whom he regards as savages. He sneers that next she will try to braid his hair like a Dothraki. Angered by his ingratitude, Daenerys retorts that he has no right to braid his hair until he is victorious in battle, which further infuriates him. In his anger, Viserys tackles her to the ground and tries to strike her, calling her nothing but a 'horselord's slut', and warning her that she's 'awoken the Dragon', but this time she fights back, hitting him in the face with a metal and leather belt. She tells a stunned Viserys, who can only gawp at her in astonishment, that she is the Khal's wife, and is carrying his child (and by implication, Viserys is nothing to the Dothraki), and warns that if he raises a hand against her again, he will lose his hands. Later, Daenerys confides in Mormont her realization that Viserys will never become King of Westeros. He is so weak and ineffectual that he couldn't command an army even if Drogo gave him one, to which Jorah agrees.

In King's Landing

In the Red Keep, Sansa Stark visits the Great Hall, where the Iron Throne sits. She and Septa Mordane discuss the expectation that Sansa will have to provide Joffrey with an heir. Sansa thinks the realm will hate her if she only has daughters, along with her belief Joffrey is still angry over the incident by the river and her anger at her father over Lady's death.

During a meeting of the small council, Lord Eddard learns that the forthcoming tournament to celebrate his appointment is seeing the city swell with visitors, and has already resulted in a tavern riot, a brothel fire, three stabbings and a drunken horse race. He tells Littlefinger that money will have to be found to strengthen the city guards, as well as lending twenty of his own men to Janos Slynt's command, until the tournament is over. After the meeting Eddard talks to Grand Maester Pycelle about Jon Arryn's last few weeks. Pycelle said he did all he could to save Jon Arryn, but the illness was sudden and severe. He recalls that shortly before his sudden illness, Arryn had borrowed a truly boring book about the lineages of the Seven Kingdoms, and his last words were, 'The seed is strong.'

Taking the book with him, Eddard comes across Arya in the hall standing on one leg as part of her training with Syrio. Arya asks whether Bran would be able to live in King's Landing with them now that he's awoken, but Eddard states that he would have to regain his strength first. Arya then comments that Bran had always wanted to be a knight in the King's Guard, but will no longer be able to due to his paralysis. Eddard confirms this to be the case, but states that Bran will be able to do many other things such as become lord of a holdfast, sit on the King's council, or raise castles. When Arya asks if she would be able to become any of those, Eddard instead tells her that she will marry a highborn lord and have lords and princes for sons. However, Arya is not pleased with this response, telling her father, 'that's not me.' She goes back to balancing on one leg as Eddard looks on.

Littlefinger meets with Eddard and suggests that he keep his investigation into Jon Arryn's death lower in profile. He also gives Eddard some interesting intelligence: Jon Arryn's former squire has been knighted and will fight in the forthcoming Hand's tourney. He also advises him to investigate an armorer located in the city. Eddard decides that Littlefinger may be more trustworthy than he first thought, but Littlefinger discourages him from thinking that way. Eddard sends Jory Cassel to question Jon Arryn's former squire, Ser Hugh of the Vale. However, deducing that Jory was not a knight, Ser Hugh simply rebuffs him and refuses to speak with him due to his much lower rank. Eddard's investigation leads him to a smithy in the city, where he meets master smith Tobho Mott and his apprentice Gendry, whose work Jon Arryn was also apparently interested in. Mott has Gendry show Eddard a bull's head helm he made as a sample of his work which Eddard commends, but Gendry adds that it's not for sale. Mott scolds him but Gendry states he made it for himself, and Eddard assures Mott he's not offended.

Gendry tells him that Jon would drop by and ask other questions as well, such as if he liked being at Mott's smithy and if he was treated well, then on who his mother was. Studying his face, Eddard realizes that Gendry is one of King Robert's bastard sons, but can't work out why Jon Arryn would be interested in this: Robert has many bastard children and shows little interest in any of them. On leaving, he tells Mott that if Gendry should become interested in wielding a sword instead of forging them, to send him to Eddard.

Later, Eddard sends Jory with a message for King Robert, but upon arriving at his quarters, Jory hears the voices of a number of women coming from Robert's chamber. Ser Jaime Lannister happens to be on duty and is angry that the king keeps him guarding his chamber while he cavorts with other women inside, flaunting his dishonorable treatment of Jaime's sister in his face. He and Jory reminisce about the Greyjoy Rebellion, in which they both fought for King Robert's forces to put down an attempt by Balon Greyjoy (Theon's father) to secede the Iron Islands from the rest of the realm. Jory tries to leave Eddard's message with Jaime, but is rebuffed, as Jaime angrily states that he does not serve Lord Stark.

The tournament begins and Sansa watches from the stands. Ser Gregor Clegane, the elder brother of Sandor Clegane, the Hound, takes the field. His first joust is with Ser Hugh. However, the friendly joust turns nasty and Gregor kills Ser Hugh 'by accident', with a splinter of the lance impaling his neck. Littlefinger sits next to Sansa, and remarks that she and Joffrey have had a lover's quarrel (as Joffrey is still giving her the cold shoulder). Baelish then tells Sansa that Gregor, the 'Mountain That Rides', has a dark reputation: he pushed his little brother Sandor's face into a fire for taking and playing with a toy of his when they were young, burning him severely. Littlefinger recommends that Sansa not spread that story around.

Cersei visits Eddard at his chambers, remarking at how the Hand is not at his own tournament. Though Cersei attempts to start the conversation in an attempt to put the incident on the Kingsroad behind them, Eddard correctly deduces that she has an ulterior motive for her visit. Cersei then wonders aloud to Eddard what his true purpose is for being at King's Landing, as she knows how little Starks enjoy being in the capital. When Eddard tells her he is there to faithfully serve their King, Cersei remarks that just as his brother Brandon was born to lead, Eddard was born to follow.

At the Inn at the Crossroads

At the Crossroads Inn, Catelyn and Ser Rodrik Cassel, traveling in secret to Winterfell, are eating a meal while troubadour Marillion tries to ingratiate himself with them. They are surprised when Tyrion Lannister and Yoren arrive. When told there is no vacancy, Tyrion holds up a gold coin and asks if someone has a room for him; sellswordBronn agrees to give his to Tyrion. Marillion draws the attention of Tyrion to Catelyn's table, by offering to serenade him while he eats, singing of his father's military victories. Tyrion is surprised to see Catelyn and inadvertently ends her anonymity. Catelyn tells the stunned inn that Tyrion tried to murder her son Bran twice and that she asks their help in bringing him to the king's justice. The inn is located in the Riverlands, in the territory controlled by her father, so the knights present owe him their fealty. Tyrion finds himself surrounded by half a dozen men with swords, and in Catelyn's custody.

Recap

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A detailed recap of the episode scene by scene.

Appearances

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First

Deaths

Cast

Cast notes

• All 19 cast members for the first season appear in this episode.
• Conan Stevens lobbied for the role of Ser Gregor Clegane, even going as far as auditioning for the pilot as Khal Drogo, knowing he wouldn't get it, but to put his name before the casting directors.
• Lord Commander Barristan Selmy, Joffrey Baratheon, Sandor Clegane, Myrcella Baratheon, Tommen Baratheon and Khal Drogo appear only briefly and do not have any lines of dialogue.
• Alexis Barron, Robin Earle, Richard Hansen, Paul Jennings, Ramón Jiménez, László Kósa, Géza Kovács, Norbert Kovács, Balazs Lengyel, Paul Lowe, Camilla Naprous, James O'Dee, Domonkos Pardanyi, Buster Reeves, Amie Stephenson, Jonny Stockwell, Gáspár Szabó, and Heron White were stunt performers in this episode.

Notes

• The episode takes its name from the phrase spoken by Tyrion.
• This episode marks the first, and so far, only time in the series that no member of the starring cast was absent.
• First mention of the Greyjoy Rebellion and two of its stages - the raid on Lannisport and the siege of Pyke.
• First mention of Theon's brothers Rodrik and Maron and his uncles, though without mentioning their names.
  • Tyrion asks Theon whether his uncles were responsible to the destruction of the Lannister fleet. In the books, Theon has three paternal uncles - Victarion, Aeron and Euron, and one maternal uncle - Rodrik 'the Reader' Harlaw. Since Victarion and the Reader do not appear in the show, Tyrion presumably refers to Aeron and Euron.
• First mention of Mance Rayder, the King-beyond-the-Wall, Lord Hoster Tully, Lord Walder Frey, Lord Jonos Bracken, Thoros of Myr and Lady Whent of Harrenhal.
• Doreah says that she's seen a man who could change his face the way that other men change their clothes. This is a reference to a guild of assassins from Braavos, known as the 'Faceless Men'.
• The scene with Viserys and Doreah in the bath discussing dragons was filmed for the previous episode but moved to this episode for timing reasons. Writer Bryan Cogman was unaware of this change until he saw the final episode. One of the dragons mentioned in this scene, Vermithrax, is a nod to the 1981 fantasy movie Dragonslayer.^[1]
• Viserys mentions eight dragons: Ghiscar, Valryon, Vermithrax, Essovius, Archonei, Meraxes, Vhagar, and Balerion; of those, only the last three are mentioned in the novels.
• Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner were not present for rehearsals during the tournament scene, so their reactions to Ser Hugh of the Vale's bloody death were not feigned. This was felt to add authenticity to the scene.^[2]
• During the Tourney of the Hand, the banners of several noble houses are present. Besides the Stark direwolf, the Lannister lion and the Baratheon crowned stag, the black bear on green of House Mormont, the white sunburst on black of the Karstarks, the three black hounds of House Clegane and the counter charged black and white swans of House Swann can be clearly spotted.
  • It rained heavily during the shooting of the Tourney of the Hand scenes in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ultimately the production team was surprised they were briefly able to film any of it at all.^[3]
• Besides the entry on House Baratheon, The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms lists Houses Umber and Blackfyre as well.
• The scene between Sansa and Septa Mordane in the Iron Throne room, the scene between Jaime and Jory Cassel, and the scene between Viserys and Doreah, were written at the last minute because the rough-cut of the episode was running short, and filmed in post-production reshoots. Note that they are all interior shots which didn't need to be filmed on-location.^[4]
• The pirate to whom Doreah refers is Salladhor Saan, who makes his first appearance in season 2 episode 'The Night Lands'.
• Doreah tells Viserys that has seen a man from Asshai with a dagger of real dragonglass. This is the first time that dragonglass is mentioned in the show, though its importance is not revealed till season 3.

Commentary

Writer Bryan Cogman and actor Kit Harington contribute a commentary for the episode for the DVD and Blu-ray release.

• Bryan Cogman wrote his episode for the second season with the Season 1 soundtrack playing in the background.
• The episode title came out serendipitously, as the theme of outcasts, cripples and bastards was not in Bryan Cogman's mind when he wrote the episode but emerged naturally.
• Bryan Cogman was a big fan of Owen Teale from his work on stage in New York and was thrilled to see him cast as Alliser Thorne.
• The relationship between Samwell and Jon Snow is Bryan Cogman's favorite in the whole series.
• The Vaes Dothrak scenes were actually filmed in Northern Ireland (with some CGI enhancements, such as the large cliffs). This surprises Kit Harington, who assumed it was one of the scenes shot in Malta.
• Bryan Cogman's take on the sexposition scenes was that Doreah's line from the second episode, 'Men like to talk when they are happy,' is accurate, and the sex scenes expose characters when they are vulnerable and thus more open to show their true natures.
• The episode is heavy on establishing backstory and mythology, which again was not planned in the writing but happened to turn out that way.
• The small council scenes were among Bryan Cogman's favorite. They were filmed very close together over a period of several days.
• Bryan Cogman wrote all of the legible pages in the Lineages book, to Kit Harington's surprise.
• The scene with Sam and Jon on top of the Wall was filmed on a hot day in the Paint Hall, making it hard for the actors to pretend they were freezing.
• Both Kit Harington and Bryan Cogman are huge fans of both Sharpe and The Wire, so they particularly enjoyed the scenes between Eddard (Sean Bean played Richard Sharpe in Sharpe) and Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen played Mayor Thomas Carcetti in The Wire).
• During Sam and Jon's exchange in the messhall, Kit Harington's idea was to jump over the table to playfully hit Sam. However, he 'totally stacked it' and ended up on the floor. The director drily suggested just shooting it as it was written.
• Alliser Thorne's speech about being beyond the Wall is referred to by Bryan Cogman as the 'Robert Shaw in Jaws' scene. It was written to give Owen Teale more material and also to establish Thorne's character as more multifaceted than it first appears.
• Kit Harington and John Bradley-West got stuck in the Castle Black lift for well over an hour when it suffered a mechanical failure. Kit started getting worried when a nurse was called on-set just in case they suffered injuries.
• Bryan Cogman and Kit Harington are both fans of Sansa's character development and feel she gets a bad rap from some parts of the fanbase.
• The tourney scene was much larger and more elaborate in the script, more like the scene in the book, but had to be trimmed back. Amongst the problems was a very tight schedule for filming the tourney scenes for both the fourth and fifth episodes which prevented too many shorts or montages.
• Bryan Cogman acknowledges that it would have been better to have had Sandor tell Sansa his backstory in person (as in the books) but there were production reasons this was not possible. He reassures fans that the Sandor/Sansa subplot will still unfold, only differently to in the books.
• The scene between Eddard and Cersei in the Hand's quarters was the first scene filmed for the series (aside from the pilot).
• Cogman preferred not to change George R.R. Martin's dialogue or writing unless absolutely necessary for production, money or time reasons. His approach was, 'Why mess with perfection?'
• The scene where Catelyn arrests Tyrion was Michelle Fairley's audition piece.

In the books

See: Differences between books and TV series - Season 1#Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things

• The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Game of Thrones:
  • Chapter 24, Bran IV.
  • Chapter 25, Eddard V.
  • Chapter 26, Jon IV.
  • Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
  • Chapter 28, Catelyn V.
  • Chapter 29, Sansa II.
  • Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
• The episode is adapted from the following chapter of A Storm of Swords:
  • Chapter 15, Jon II: Jon refuses to have sex with someone, fearing he may get her pregnant.

Memorable quotes

Bran Stark: 'I'm not a cripple.'
Tyrion Lannister: 'Then I'm not a dwarf. My father will rejoice to hear it.'

Ser Jorah Mormont: 'Your brother Rhaegar was the last dragon. Viserys is less than the shadow of a snake.'
Daenerys: 'He is still the true king.'
Jorah: 'The truth now: do you want to see your brother sitting on the Iron Throne?'
Daenerys: 'No. But the common people are waiting for him. Illyrio said they are sewing dragon banners and praying for his return.'
Jorah: 'The common people pray for rain, health and a summer that never ends. They don't care what games the high lords play.'
Daenerys: 'What do you pray for, Ser Jorah?'
Jorah: 'Home.'

Cersei Lannister: 'As was I.'

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See also

• Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things on Wikipedia
• Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things on IMDb
• Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things on A Wiki of Ice and Fire

References

1. ↑Den of Geek
2. ↑Den of Geek
3. ↑Bryan Cogman Q&A, WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.
4. ↑Bryan Cogman Q&A, WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.

'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' is the fourth episode of the first season of the HBOmedieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, which first aired on May 8, 2011. It was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Brian Kirk.^[2] In this episode Lord Eddard Stark, the new Hand of the King, investigates the sudden death of his predecessor. Jon Snow, Eddard's bastard son, defends a new recruit who has just joined the rangers at 'the Wall'. Exiled prince Viserys becomes increasingly frustrated as the Dothraki horde he needs to invade Westeros and win back his crown continues to linger at Vaes Dothrak. The episode ends with Eddard's wife Catelyn arresting Tyrion Lannister on suspicion of attempting to murder her son Bran.

The title comes from the original book, spoken by Tyrion after he provides Bran Stark with a saddle design that will allow him to ride despite his paraplegia: 'I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.'

Critical reaction to the episode was mostly positive, with critics citing the Night's Watch scenes at the Wall as highlights, as well as Michelle Fairley's performance as Catelyn Stark in the final scene of the episode with Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. In the United States, the episode achieved a viewership of 2.5 million in its initial broadcast. Hp elitebook 8540w expresscard controller driver.

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Plot[edit]

In King's Landing[edit]

Ned quietly inquires into the death of Jon Arryn, the previous Hand of the King. He questions Grand Maester Pycelle, who tended to Arryn in his final days, and learns Arryn's last words were 'the seed is strong', and that he was researching the houses of the Seven Kingdoms.

Helped by Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish and his web of informants, Eddard questions Gendry, a smith's apprentice whom Arryn had visited, and deduces that Gendry is a bastard of king Robert Baratheon. Ned plans to question Arryn's former squire, who is killed by Ser Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane.

In Vaes Dothrak[edit]

Khal Drogo's khalasar arrives at the city of Vaes Dothrak. Daenerys fights back against her brother Viserys, who grows impatient for control of Drogo's army to reconquer the Seven Kingdoms. Jorah tells Daenerys that the people of the Seven Kingdoms do not care who rules them as long as they are ruled well, and Daenerys agrees that Viserys would be a poor conquerer.

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At the Wall[edit]

The Night's Watch receives Samwell Tarly, a fat, fearful, and clumsy recruit who becomes an easy target for Ser Thorne. Sam explains to Jon that his father forced him to join and forsake his inheritance because he considered Sam unworthy.^[3] Jon defends Sam from their fellow recruits, and Thorne warns them to toughen up if they are to survive.

In the North[edit]

On his way to King's Landing, Tyrion receives a cold welcome at Winterfell from Robb Stark, acting Lord of the castle in his father's absence. Despite Robb's suspicion that the Lannisters are behind the attempts on Bran's life, Tyrion gives Bran designs for a saddle for him to ride despite his paralysis. Before leaving, Tyrion taunts Theon for the Greyjoys' failed rebellion against King Robert, calling Theon a 'hostage' to the Starks.

At the Inn at the Crossroads[edit]

Further south, Tyrion and his retinue spend the night at the Inn at the Crossroads, where he recognizes Lady Catelyn Stark in disguise. She calls upon her father's bannermen to seize Tyrion to face trial for Bran's attempted murder.

Production[edit]

Writing[edit]

'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' is the first episode of the series that was not written by the show's creators and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The script was authored by writer Bryan Cogman, based on George R. R. Martin's original work.

— Bryan Cogman in an interview in Westeros.org^[4]

Cogman worked on the Game of Thrones's pilot as a writing assistant and was contracted for the full series as script-editor and the unofficial 'keeper of the mythos' for the show, entrusted with the task of writing the series bible outlining character and background information, and making sure that the world-building remained consistent. In this capacity, he was approached by Benioff and Weiss, who asked him to write a treatment for the fourth episode. Believing it was only an exercise that would be completely rewritten by another professional writer, he completed the script that ended up being episode four.^[4]

The chapters of the book covered in this episode are Bran IV (less the first few pages that were included in the previous episode), Eddard V, Jon IV, Eddard VI, Catelyn V, Sansa II, Daenerys IV (chapters 25–30 and 37). Among the scenes created for the show, there are the conversations between Theon and Tyrion, Sansa and Septa Mordane, Doreah and Viserys, Jory Cassel and Jaime, Jon and Samwell and Eddard Stark and Cersei. The character of Alliser Thorne is given some more depth by justifying his harshness towards the new recruits, and a more subdued version of Bran's dream is included.^[5]

During the bathtub scene in which Viserys recalls the old Targaryen dragons, he lists names taken from the books (Balerion, Meraxes and Vhagar) and others invented for the show. Among them a dragon called Vermithrax is mentioned, which is an homage to Vermithrax Pejorative from the 1981 film Dragonslayer.^[6] Author George R. R. Martin once ranked the film the fifth best fantasy movie of all time, and called Vermithrax 'the best dragon ever put on film,' and the one with 'the coolest dragon name as well.'^[7]

Casting[edit]

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This episode introduces the character of Samwell Tarly, a new recruit of the Night's Watch and a self-described coward. John Bradley was cast in the part, the actor's first professional appearance after graduating from the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre. The scene used in the auditions belonged to 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things,' with Sam explaining to Jon how his father forced him to take the black. According to author and executive producer George R. R. Martin, Bradley delivered 'a heartbreaking performance.'^[8]

Australian actor Conan Stevens, whose official website lists his height as 214 cm (7' 1/4'),^[9] first appears as the gigantic knight Gregor Clegane, known as 'the Mountain.' Stevens had sought to join the production since HBO started developing Game of Thrones. Since the character of Gregor Clegane, the role he believed he was most fitted for, did not appear in the pilot, he auditioned for the role of Khal Drogo instead in the hopes of getting noticed by the casting team. Although that role went to Jason Momoa, Stevens was chosen for the part of Gregor.^[10]

Other recurring roles making their first appearance in the episode include Dominic Carter as commander of the City Watch Janos Slynt, Jerome Flynn as the mercenary ('sellsword') Bronn, and Joe Dempsie as the smith's apprentice Gendry. The character of Gendry was made older for the series than he appears in the books.^[11]

Props[edit]

The book of lineages Ned receives from Pycelle was prepared by Bryan Cogman, who in addition to writing episode four also served as the show's 'lore master' and authored the historical background content included in the first season's DVD and Blu-ray release. Cogman wrote two pages worth of text detailing the lineage of four noble houses. The text concerning house Umber was shown in 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things,' and the Baratheon text appears in episode six, 'A Golden Crown.' Cogman also wrote text for the houses of Targaryen and Royce, but the corresponding scenes were removed from the final script for episode four. Cogman said that he drew on the novels and the fan-created website Wiki of Ice and Fire for reference, and invented what could not be sourced, including even some Internet fan message board names as in-jokes.^[12]

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Filming locations[edit]

The episode was shot at Belfast's studio The Paint Hall, including interior shots of King's Landing,^[13] and on location throughout Northern Ireland: The scenes taking place at the grounds of Castle Black continued to be filmed at the large exterior set built on the abandoned quarry of Magheramorne, the grounds of the ruined Shane's Castle were used as the location of the tournament, and the area known as the Sandy Brae, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, was used for the entrance to Vaes Dothrak.^[14] Much of this episode was filmed early in the production;^[15] an Eddard and Arya scene from this episode was filmed on the very first day of shooting.^[16]

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things's first airing was seen by 2.5 million viewers, a slight increase from the previous episode's 2.4 million. Including the repeat, the night's viewers totalled 3.1 million, which was also in line with the previous week's ratings.^[17] In the UK, the viewership increased significantly, rising to 628,000 viewers from 510,000 the previous week.^[18]

Critical response[edit]

'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' was received positively by critics. Review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes surveyed 19 reviews of the episode and judged 100% of them to be positive with an average score of 8.7 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'Nuanced characters and a gripping plot help 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' set a new first-season benchmark for Game of Thrones.'^[19] Todd VanDerWerff from The A.V. Club gave it an A-,^[20] and Maureen Ryan from AOL TV rated it with a 70 out of 100.^[21]

VanDerWerff stated this was his favorite episode of the show so far, 'an hour that simultaneously feels more propulsive and more relaxed than the last three.' He admitted that the better part of it was given to exposition, with many monologues by the characters to expose their motivations and background. In his opinion, though, it was done skillfully and efficiently.^[20]IGN's Matt Fowler wrote that it was another great, exposition-heavy episode and that the best and most natural scene happened between Viserys and Doreah in the bath.^[22]

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Out of the different storylines, many critics singled out the scenes on the Wall as the best. Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings wrote that 'Jon Snow's time at the Wall is maybe my favorite central location of those introduced early in the series, and it is in large part due to the work done in this episode,'^[23] and Maureen Ryan stated that 'they're exceptionally well acted and written. John Bradley is a great addition as Samwell Tarly, and I continue to be very impressed with Kit Harington's quietly charismatic performance as Jon.'^[24] Besides the acting and the writing, both agreed that one of the reasons the Night's Watch scenes worked for them is that it was easy to connect with the story of a group of raw recruits bonding under a hard-nosed trainer who tries to prepare them to face great danger.

The closing scene was praised by HitFix's Alan Sepinwall, highlighting Michelle Fairley's acting as Catelyn gathers allies to arrest Tyrion.^[25]

References[edit]

1. ^'Game of Thrones 04'. HBO. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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3. ^''Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' Suffer a Tough Weekend in Westeros'. Making Game of Thrones. May 9, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
4. ^ ^abGarcia, Elio (March 31, 2011). 'Interview with Bryan Cogman'. Westeros.org. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
5. ^Garcia, Elio (July 3, 2011). 'EP104: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things'. Westeros.org. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
6. ^Garcia, Elio (May 27, 2011). 'Easter Eggs for the Fans'. Suvudu. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
7. ^'George R.R. Martin's Top 10 Fantasy Films'. The Daily Beast. April 11, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
8. ^Martin, George R.R. (July 12, 2010). 'Two For the Watch'. Not a Blog. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
9. ^Stevens, Conan. 'Conan Stevens Biography'. conanstevens.com. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
10. ^Stevens, Conan (July 8, 2010). 'Ser Gregor Clegane I Am'. conanstevens.com. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
11. ^Martin, George R.R. (August 10, 2010). 'Take a Bow'. Not a Blog. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
12. ^'Inside the creation of the Game of Thrones box set with Bryan Cogman'. winteriscoming.net. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
13. ^'Dispatches From The Seven Kingdoms: Genre Bending'. Making Game of Thrones. July 29, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
14. ^'FAQ'. Winter is Coming.net. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
15. ^'Dispatches From The Seven Kingdoms: Delayed Missives'. Making Game of Thrones. September 23, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
16. ^'Dispatches From The Seven Kingdoms: Queens and Daughters'. Making Game of Thrones. July 23, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
17. ^Hibberd, James (May 10, 2011). ''Game of Thrones' ratings rise again'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
18. ^Laughlin, Andrew (May 10, 2011). 'Strangeways' locks up 5.5m on ITV1'. Digital Spy. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
19. ^'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
20. ^ ^abVanDerWerff, Todd (May 8, 2011). 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things'. The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
21. ^Ryan, Maureen (April 11, 2011). 'Review: With 'Game of Thrones,' HBO Attempts to Live the Fantasy'. TV Squad. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
22. ^Fowler, Matt (May 8, 2011). 'Game of Thrones: 'Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things' Review'. IGN. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
23. ^McNutt, Myles (May 8, 2011). 'Game of Thrones – 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things''. Cultural Learnings. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
24. ^Ryan, Maureen (May 8, 2011). ''Game of Thrones,' Season 1, Episode 4 Recap'. TV Squad. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
25. ^Sepinwall, Alan (May 8, 2011). 'Review: 'Game of Thrones' – 'Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things': Wall stories'. HitFix. Retrieved May 10, 2011.

External links[edit]

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