The Children (Game of Thrones)

"**The Children**"
"The Children"
Game of Thrones episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 10
Directed by	Alex Graves
Written by	David Benioff; D. B. Weiss
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Anette Haellmigk
Editing by	Tim Porter
Original air date	June 15, 2014
Running time	65 minutes
Guest appearances
	Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder; Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon; Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle; Anton Lesser as Qyburn; Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy; Struan Rodger as the Three-Eyed Raven; Thomas Brodie Sangster as Jojen Reed; Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed; Kristian Nairn as Hodor; Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon; Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt; Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm; Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei; Mark Stanley as Grenn; Ben Crompton as Edd Tollett; Josef Altin as Pypar; Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne; Trevor Allan Davies as Fennesz; Brenock O'Connor as Olly; Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon; Octavia Selena Alexandru as Leaf; Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Gregor Clegane; Darren Kent as a goatherd; Ian Whyte as Dongo; Gary Oliver as Ternesio Terys; Alice Hewkin as a Child of the Forest;
Episode chronology
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"The Children" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. The 40th episode of the series overall, "The Children" was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alex Graves. It first aired on HBO on June 15, 2014.

In the episode, Stannis Baratheon attacks the wildling camp beyond the Wall, as Jon Snow tries to meet with Mance Rayder; Bran Stark meets the Three-Eyed Raven; Qyburn tries to revive Gregor Clegane; Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne encounter Arya Stark in the Vale; Daenerys Targaryen is forced to chain her dragons up in the dungeons in Meereen; and Jaime Lannister sets Tyrion Lannister free before Tyrion is to be executed.

"The Children" received acclaim from critics, who largely praised the episode's handling of the deaths of Shae and Tywin Lannister, as well as the scene of Bran reaching the Heart Tree, and the fight scene between Brienne and Sandor "The Hound" Clegane. This episode marks the final appearances of Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed).