Sons of the Harpy

"**Sons of the Harpy**"
"Sons of the Harpy"
Game of Thrones episode
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 4
Directed by	Mark Mylod
Written by	Dave Hill
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Anette Haellmigk
Editing by	Tim Porter
Original air date	May 3, 2015
Running time	50 minutes
Guest appearances
	Jonathan Pryce as High Sparrow; Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy; Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle; Anton Lesser as Qyburn; Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon; Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Mace Tyrell; Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm; Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant; Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq; Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister; Ben Crompton as Edd Tollett; Keisha Castle-Hughes as Obara Sand; Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Tyene Sand; Jessica Henwick as Nymeria Sand; Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon; Brenock O'Connor as Olly; Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell; Will Tudor as Olyvar; Gary Pillai as a merchant captain; Christian Vit as the lead Dornish guard; Josephine Gillan as Marei; Gary Pillai as a merchant captain; Christian Vit as the lead Dornish guard; Meena Rayann as Vala; Simon Norbury as a Faith Militant; Jack Olohan as a Faith Militant; Slavko Sobin as a Second Son; Paddy Wallace as the lead Kingsguard; Allon Sylvain as a foreign merchant; Will Fortune; Rob Brockman; Daniel Johnson; Richard Fitzwell; Ben Yates as a brothel customer; Samantha McEwan as a whore; Xena Avramidis as a whore; Portia Victoria as a whore; Em Scribbler as a whore; Rebecca Scott as a whore; Rosie Ruthless as a whore;
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"Sons of the Harpy" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 44th overall. The episode was written by Dave Hill, and directed by Mark Mylod.^[1] It aired on May 3, 2015.^[2] Prior to airing, this episode was leaked online along with the first three episodes of the season.^[3]

The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.^[4] The episode was met with generally positive reviews, praising the action and character development, but received heavy criticism for the decision to kill off Ser Barristan Selmy, who in the novels is still alive and is a major supporting character.

^ Hibberd, James (July 15, 2014). "'Game of Thrones' season 5 directors chosen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Shows A-Z - game of thrones on HBO". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^ Goldman, David (April 12, 2015). "'Game of Thrones': First four episodes leaked before premiere". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
^ Haithman, Diane (September 12, 2015). "'Game of Thrones': 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Deadline. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

[s5_directors-1] Hibberd, James (July 15, 2014). "'Game of Thrones' season 5 directors chosen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[futon-2] "Shows A-Z - game of thrones on HBO". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

[3] Goldman, David (April 12, 2015). "'Game of Thrones': First four episodes leaked before premiere". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

[4] Haithman, Diane (September 12, 2015). "'Game of Thrones': 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Deadline. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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