Oathkeeper

"Oathkeeper"
Game of Thrones episode
In the episode's final scene, the Night King, played by Richard Brake, appears for the first time.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 4
Directed by	Michelle MacLaren
Written by	Bryan Cogman
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Robert McLachlan
Editing by	Crispin Green
Original air date	April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
Running time	55 minutes
Guest appearances
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy Owen Teale as Alliser Thorne Burn Gorman as Karl Tanner Noah Taylor as Locke Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed Kristian Nairn as Hodor Mark Stanley as Grenn Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett Luke Barnes as Rast Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen Baratheon Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne Josef Altin as Pypar Brenock O'Connor as Olly Emilio Doorgasingh as a Great Master Reece Noi as Mossador Philip Philmar as a elder slave Ross Mullan as a White Walker Richard Brake as the Night King Deirdre Monaghan as Morag Robert Goodman as Valyrian slave Karl Jackson as an Unsullied Jane McGrath as Sissy Aeryn Walker as Craster's wife Cheryl Lester as Craster's wife Will Fortune Jon Freeman
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"Oathkeeper" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. The 34th episode overall, "Oathkeeper" was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Michelle MacLaren.^[1] It first aired on HBO on April 27, 2014.^[2]

In the episode, the residents of King's Landing deal with the aftermath of Joffrey Baratheon's murder; Daenerys Targaryen continues her conquest of Meereen; Sansa Stark and Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish sail in the Narrow Sea; and Alliser Thorne agrees to let Jon Snow take a group of volunteers north of the Wall to eliminate the mutineers at Craster's Keep. The episode's title refers to the new sword gifted to Brienne of Tarth by Jaime Lannister, and the themes of duty that propel the episode.^[3][4]

The episode features the first substantive appearance of the Night King, the leader of the White Walkers—-following a second-long appearance in a vision sequence in two episodes prior (“The Lion and the Rose”) though he was not identified as such until the following year.

"Oathkeeper" received positive reviews from critics, mainly praising the final scene and the storytelling changes from the original source material.