Eddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.
At the castle Winterfell, Lord Ned Stark begins to believe that something is amiss. A deserter from the Night Watch, the guardians of the giant ice wall at the northern boundary of their territory, says he's seen the white walkers. Later, Ned and his sons find animals slain in the woods, including a she-wolf whose six pups they keep, one for each of Ned's children. They also welcome the arrival of Ned's good friend King Robert who was once betrothed to Ned's sister. She was killed before they could marry and he wed Cersei Lannister who has given him a son, Joffrey. Along with them are Cersei's two brothers, the handsome Jaime and Tyrion, a dwarf with very large appetites. The King wants Ned to return with him to his capital, King's Landing, and become the King's Hand. Ned accepts but his young son Bran accidentally sees something he should not have and suffers a serious fall as a result. Meanwhile, in the land across the narrow sea, Viserys Targaryen needs an army to attack King's ...Written by
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First use of the term 'King of the Andals and the First Men', although the difference between Andals and First Men is not explicitly explained. As the name suggests, the First Men were the first human settlers in Westeros who had spread out all over the continent. Thousands of years later, the Andal civilization invaded Westeros from Essos, fighting with the First Men for dominance. The Andals conquered almost the entire continent except for the North, which was able to mount a successful defense against them. As a result, most Northmen are direct descendants of First Men, whereas the rest of Westeros has varying degrees of Andal blood in their lineage. When Westeros was unified by the Targaryen kings, the monarchs' title thus established their rule over the two largest ethnic groups in Westeros. See more »
Goofs
When Ned is talking to Robert towards the end of this episode, the light on the side of Robert's head appears and disappears between shots. See more »
Quotes
[Catelyn sees Bran climbing off the roof]
Catelyn Stark:
How many times have I told you? No climbing.
Bran Stark:
But he's coming right now, down our road.
Catelyn Stark:
I want you to promise me, no more climbing.
Bran Stark:
I promise.
Catelyn Stark:
Do you know what? You always look at your feet before you lie.
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Crazy Credits
The sun tells an important part of the series back story, on its panels. It does so in three segments. First, as the credits start up, the sun depicts how the Targaryens and their dragons conquered Westeros. The second time the sun is shown, a dragon is depicted in a mortal struggle with 3 other animals: The Stag, the Lion and the Wolf. It is a very literal way to show how Robert Beratheon and Ned Stark rebelled, with Tywin Lannister reluctantly supporting them, in the end. Finally, the third time the sun is shown, before the series title enter the scene, a lion (among other animals) is shown "kneeling" to a triumphant Stag. Just as Robert was crowned King after winning the war. See more »
This is my first time viewing Game of Thrones, so I am slightly aware of the main plot and some story lines, but really not enough to have predicted anything that was going to happen.
It moves at a pretty quick pace, the plot development is easy to follow and I thought they established character development through various and dialogue from several different viewpoints, which helps make connection with the characters from early on. Plenty of shock that comes from the subplots that aren't over the top or too obnoxious for what has already been developed.
A regular amount of nudity, and some strong language, although not too over the top by any means. Some graphic scenes.
I would say that basing everything I've heard about the series off a 60 minutes episode, I look forward to moving along and I am curious to see where things go from here. 10/10, would recommend for a friend.
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This is my first time viewing Game of Thrones, so I am slightly aware of the main plot and some story lines, but really not enough to have predicted anything that was going to happen.
It moves at a pretty quick pace, the plot development is easy to follow and I thought they established character development through various and dialogue from several different viewpoints, which helps make connection with the characters from early on. Plenty of shock that comes from the subplots that aren't over the top or too obnoxious for what has already been developed.
A regular amount of nudity, and some strong language, although not too over the top by any means. Some graphic scenes.
I would say that basing everything I've heard about the series off a 60 minutes episode, I look forward to moving along and I am curious to see where things go from here. 10/10, would recommend for a friend.