Game of Thrones 2011 | Season 1 (Episodes 01-10)

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Game of Thrones 2011 | Season 1 (Episodes 01-10)

Game of Thrones, a fantasy drama TV series, debuted on HBO on April 17, 2011, in the U.S. and concluded on June 19, 2011. Adapted for TV by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, the series is based on A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The first season consists of ten episodes, each about 55 minutes long. In November 2008, HBO ordered a TV pilot, which was reshot with some roles recast after it was deemed unsatisfactory. Filming for the first season began in July 2010 primarily in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with some additional filming in Malta.

The story takes place in a fantasy world, mainly on the continent Westeros, with one storyline occurring on the continent of Essos. The first season follows the family of nobleman Eddard "Ned" Stark, the Warden of the North, who becomes the King's Hand to his longtime friend, King Robert Baratheon, after his predecessor Jon Arryn is murdered. Ned uncovers dark secrets about the powerful Lannister family, which includes Robert's queen, Cersei, leading to his arrest for treason after Robert's death. Ned's eldest son, Robb, starts a rebellion against the Lannisters, and Ned is killed on the order of Cersei's tyrannical teenage son, King Joffrey Baratheon. Meanwhile, in Essos, the exiled Viserys Targaryen forces his sister Daenerys to marry a Dothraki warlord to pursue his claim to the Iron Throne. The season concludes with Viserys dead and Daenerys becoming the Mother of Dragons.

The show features a large ensemble cast, including established actors like Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, and Iain Glen, as well as newer actors Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams. Critics praised the production values and cast, with Dinklage's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister receiving specific accolades, as well as Bean and Clarke and the music by Ramin Djawadi.

The first season received 13 Emmy Award nominations, winning two: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage) and Outstanding Main Title Design. It was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Viewership in the U.S. increased by about 33% over the course of the season, from 2.2 million to over 3 million by the finale.

Game of Thrones 2011 | Season 1 (Episodes 01-10) Plot:

Episode 01: A member of the Night's Watch is attacked by White Walkers, and Eddard Stark, Warden of the North, executes him for desertion. Jon Arryn, the King's Hand, dies mysteriously, and Robert Baratheon offers the position to Ned Stark. Catelyn Stark receives a letter from her sister Lysa, implicating the Lannisters in Jon Arryn's death. Bran Stark sees Cersei Lannister and her twin brother Jaime having sex, and Jaime pushes Bran out of a window. Across the Narrow Sea, Viserys Targaryen marries his sister Daenerys to Khal Drogo in exchange for an army to conquer Westeros.

Episode 02: Ned accepts the position of King's Hand and heads to King's Landing with his daughters, Sansa and Arya, while Catelyn stays behind to tend to Bran. An assassin attacks Bran, and Catelyn suspects the Lannisters. Jon Snow joins the Night's Watch, and his half-sister Arya gives him a sword named "Needle." The Starks and Lannisters clash over Arya's direwolf, and Sansa's direwolf is killed instead. Daenerys learns how to please Drogo, and Bran awakens from unconsciousness.

Episode 03: Ned joins the King's Small Council and discovers how poorly Westeros is being managed. Catelyn tries to warn Ned, but she is intercepted by Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish. Bran learns that he will never walk again, and Jon struggles to adapt to life on the Wall. Daenerys learns she is pregnant and begins to stand up to Viserys.

Episode 04: Ned searches for clues to Jon Arryn's death and discovers King Robert's illegitimate son, Gendry. Robert and his guests witness a tournament honoring Ned. Jon protects Samwell Tarly from the abuse of the Night's Watchmen, and Catelyn has Tyrion arrested for conspiring to murder her son.

Episode 05: Ned refuses to participate in Robert's plan to assassinate Daenerys and resigns as Hand. Catelyn takes Tyrion to her sister's fortress home in the Eyrie, and Jaime demands answers from Ned. Jaime orders Ned's men killed and fights Ned, leaving him wounded.

Episode 06: Robert reappoints Ned as Hand and tasks him with running affairs until he returns from hunting. Ned sentences Ser Gregor Clegane to death and sends a message to Tywin Lannister, summoning him to a trial. Ned sends Sansa and Arya back to Winterfell, and Bran is attacked by Wildings. Tyrion demands a trial by combat, and Bronn volunteers as his champion and wins.

Episode 07: Ned confronts Cersei about her children's true parentage and gives her an ultimatum to flee before he informs Robert. Robert dies after being critically injured by a wild boar. Tyrion demands a trial by combat and is released in exchange for help from his father to capture the assassin who tried to kill Bran. Daenerys eats a stallion's heart to prove herself to the Dothraki.

Episode 08: Robert's brothers Renly and Stannis each claim the throne. Joffrey is crowned King, and Ned is arrested for treason. Catelyn arrives at King's Landing and frees Ned with the help of Littlefinger, but their escape is betrayed, and Ned is executed on Joffrey's orders.

Episode 09: Robb Stark declares war on the Lannisters in retaliation for Ned's execution. Sansa is held hostage in King's Landing and forced to marry Joffrey. The Night's Watch defends the Wall against the Wildlings led by Mance Rayder.

Episode 10: Robb captures Jaime and wins his first battle against the Lannisters. Tyrion is sent to act as Hand of the King in King's Landing. Daenerys walks into Khal Drogo's funeral pyre with her three dragon eggs and emerges unburnt with three baby dragons, which she names Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.