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Игра на тронове (сериал) - Вижте пояснителната страница за други значения на Игра на тронове. „Игра на тронове“ (на английски: Game of Thrones) е сериал на HBO, който следва историята на фентъзи епос поредицата „Песен за огън и лед“, вземайки името на първата книга, и дебютира на 17 април 2011 г. Два дни след премиерата на четвърти сезон през април 2014 г., HBO подновява Игра на тронове за пети и шести сезон.[1] Сериалът, поставен в измислените континенти Вестерос и Есос в края на лято, продължило десетилетие, вплита няколко сюжетни линии. Първата следва членовете на няколко благороднически дома в гражданска война за Железния трон на Седемте кралства; втората покрива нарастващата заплаха от предстояща зима и митичните същества на Севера; третата хроникира опитите на изгнаната последна представителка на свалената династия да си възвърне трона. Чрез своите морално двузначни герои сериалът изследва въпроси за социалната йерархия, религията, лоялността, корупцията, гражданската война, престъпленията и наказанията.[2] „Игра на тронове“ привлича рекорден брой зрители по HBO и придобива изключително широка и активна международна фен база. Снима се основно в Белфаст, Северна Ирландия и на някои места в Европа (в Хърватия). Актьорите в сериала са основно англичани или ирландци. Съдържание Сюжет[редактиране | edit source] Действието на сериала се развива в Седемте кралства на Вестерос, където лятото продължава десетилетия, а зимата – цяла вечност. Игра на тронове приблизително следва трите фабули на Песен за огън и лед.[3] Поставен в измислените Седем кралства на Вестерос, сериалът хроникира бурните династични борби сред благородническите семейства на кралството за контрол над Железния трон. С начеването на сериала възникват допълнителни заплахи в ледения Север и на източния континент Есос.[4] Романите и тяхната адаптация извличат обстановки, герои и сюжетни елементи от голяма част от Европейската история.[5] Основен източник на вдъхновение за романите е английската Война на розите[6] (1455–85) между династиите Ланкастър и Йорк, отразени в династиите на Мартин Ланистър и Старк. Повечето от Вестерос, със своите замъци и рицарски турнири, напомня за Западна Европа от Развитото Средновековие. Съзаклятническата Церсей например напомня Изабела (1295–1358), „Френската вълчицата“.[5] Тя и нейното семейство, описани в историческата поредица романи Прокълнатите крале на Морис Дрюон, особено вдъхновяват Мартин.[7] Сериалът също съчетава такива разнообразни вдъхновения като Адриановия вал (който става големия Вал на Мартин), падането на Рим и легендата за Атлантида (древна Валирия), византийския гръцки огън („див огън“), исландските саги от Епохата на викингите (железнородните), монголските орди (дотраките), както и елементи от Стогодишната война (1337–1453) и Италианския ренесанс (c. 1400–1500).[5] Голямата популярност на сериала се дължи отчасти на умението на Мартин да вплете тези разнородни елементи в еднородно цяло, което се явява правдоподобно на свой ред като алтернативна история.[5] Герои и актьори[редактиране | edit source] Подобно на романите, които адаптира, „Игра на тронове“ разполага с широк ансамблов актьорски състав, който по думите на Джордж Р. Мартин е най-големият в телевизията. По време на продукцията на третия сезон са записани имената на 257 актьори. Следното обобщение ограничава списъка с герои от „Игра на тронове“ до героите, изиграни от актьорите с основни роли. Лорд Едард „Нед“ Старк (Шон Бийн) е глава на фамилията Старк, чиито членове са въвлечени в голяма част от сюжетните линии на сериала. Той и жена му Кейтлин (Мишел Феърли) имат пет деца — най-големия, Роб (Ричард Медън), изисканата Санса (Софи Търнър), палавата Аря (Мейзи Уилямс), авантюристичния Бран (Айзък Хемпстед-Райт) и малкия Рикон (Арт Паркинсън). Повереникът и заложник на Нед – Теон Грейджой (Алфи Алън) живее с тях в Зимен Хребет. Жената на Роб е лечителката Талиса Мейгир (Уна Чаплин), а Аря се сприятелява с чирака-ковач Джендри (Джо Демпзи). Копелето на Нед, Джон Сняг (Кит Харингтън) и близкият му приятел Самуел Тарли (Джон Брадли) служат в Нощния Страж на лорд командир Джеор Мормон (Джеймс Козмо). Червенокосата Игрит (Роуз Лесли) е дивак от групата на Тормунд (Кристофър Хивджу) и е любовен интерес на Джон, докато Джили (Хана Мъри) е любовен интерес на Самуел. Роб е съветван от своя знаменосец Рууз Болтън, чийто копеле е садистичният Рамзи Сняг (Иван Реон). Бриен Тартска (Гуендолин Кристи) влиза на служба при лейди Кейтлин Старк. Старият приятел на Нед крал Робърт Баратеон (Марк Ади) споделя нещастен брак с кралица Церсей Ланистър (Лина Хийди). Напук на баща си, баснословно богатия лорд Тивин Ланистър (Чарлс Данс), Церсей е взела своя брат близнак, „Кралеубиеца“ сър Джайм Ланистър (Николай Костер-Валдау) за свой таен любовник. Тя ненавижда малкия си брат, умното джудже Тирион (Питър Динклидж), който бива съпътстван от любовницата си Шае (Сибел Кекили) и наемника Брон (Джеръм Флин). Големият син на Церсей е принц Джофри Баратеон (Джак Глийсън), който е под закрилата на обезобразения воин Сандор „Хрътката“ Клегейн (Рори Маккан). В „Малкия съвет“ от съветници на краля са хитрецът лорд Петир „Кутрето“ Белиш (Ейдън Гилън) и евнухът шпионин Варис (Конлет Хил). Братът на Робърт, Станис Баратеон (Стивън Дилейн) е съветван от жрицата Мелисандра (Карис ван Хоутън) и бившият контрабандист Сър Давос Държеливия (Лиъм Кънингам). Богатото семейство Тирел е представлявана в двореца чрез амбициозната Марджъри Тирел (Натали Дормър). Отвъд Тясното море братът и сестра Визерис (Хари Лойд) и Денерис Таргариен (Емилия Кларк) — изпратените в изгнание деца на краля, свален от Робърт Баратеон — бягат за живота си, опитвайки се да си върнат трона. Денерис е омъжена за хал Дрого (Джейсън Момоа), главатар на номадите Дотраки, и се охранява от рицаря в изгнание Джора Мормон (Иън Глен). Продукция[редактиране | edit source] Концепция и развитие[редактиране | edit source] Сериалът започва развитие през януари 2007 г. HBO назначава Дейвид Бениоф и Ди Би Уайс като сценаристи и изпълнителни продуценти на сериала, който ще покрие материал от една книга на сезон, след като закупуват правата върху поредицата на Джордж Р. Мартин. В началото е планирано Бениоф и Вайс да пишат всеки епизод в сериала, освен един на всеки сезон, който да напише автора на книгите. По-късно Джейн Есперсън и Брайън Когман се присъединяват към екипа на сценаристи. Бюджетът на „Игра на тронове“ се сравнява с този на „Рим“. Пилотният епизод е струвал между 5 и 10 милиона долара, а целият бюджет за първи сезон от 10 епизода е около 50-60 милиона. За сравнение, един средностатистически сериал с сезон от 22 епизода, струва 50 милиона долара. HBO наемат експерта по езици Дейвид Дж. Питърсън да създаде езика на Дотраките - "със свое собствено звучене, обширна лексика от повече от 1800 думи и сложна граматика". Първата и втората чернова на сценария за пилотния епизод се предлагат съответно през август 2007 г. и юни 2008 г. И въпреки че и двата сценария са се харесали на канала, пилотен епизод е поръчан едва през ноември 2008 г., след като стачката на сценаристите през 2007-2008 г. забавя процеса. Снимки[редактиране | edit source] Първият сезон започва снимки на 26 юли 2010 г. в Северна Ирландия, по-късно в Малта и Шотландия. През втория сезон снимките се местят в Дубровник, Хърватия, вместо в Ирландия и екипът снима и в Исландия. Въпреки сцените в Хърватия, се снимат отново други сцени в Ирландия. Костюми[редактиране | edit source] Костюмите на сериала са вдъхновени от много култури, като японската и персийската. Костюмите на дотраките приличат на бедуински (един е направен от рибешки кожи, за да изглежда като драконови люспи), а диваците носят кожи с козината навътре като инуитите.[8] Костните брони на диваците са направени от отливки, взети от истински кости и са сглобени с върви и латекс, наподобяващи катгут.[9] Докато статистите, играещи диваци и Нощния страж носят шапки, както би било нормално в студен климат, главните герои не носят, за да могат зрителите да ги идентифицират. Всички дрехи, дали за жени от кралския двор или за диваци, престояват за две седмици, за да се подобри реализма по HD телевизията.[8] За актрисите са използвани около две дузини перуки. Направени от човешка коса и дълги до 60 см, те струват до $7 000 всяка и се мият и стилизират като истинска коса. Поставянето на перуките е дълъг процес. За Емилия Кларк например се изискват около два часа за стилизиране на нейната къдрава коса с платинено руса перука и плитки. Косите на Джак Глийсън и Софи Търнър са боядисани. За герои като Денерис и нейните дотраки, косата, перуките и костюмите се обработват така че да изглеждат, че не са мити със седмици.[8] Приемане[редактиране | edit source] Игра на тронове се очаква с нетърпение от фенове преди премиерата си [10][11] и се е превърнала в критичен и комерсиален успех. До 2014 г., според The Guardian, той е станал „най-голямата драма“ и „най-обсъжданото шоу“ по телевизията.[12] Културно влияние[редактиране | edit source] Въпреки че сериалът е отхвърлян или получава снизходителни отзиви преди излъчването си от някои критици, поради особеностите на жанра,[12] неговият последвал успех се отдава на увеличената популярност на фентъзи темите и мейнстрийм приемане на фентъзи фендъма. „След този уикенд“, пише CNN.com в навечерието на премиерата на втория сезон, „може да ви е трудно да намерите някого, който да не е фен на някаква форма на епично фентъзи". Според Йън Богост, Игра на тронове продължава тенденцията за успешни екранни адаптации, започнали с трилогията Властелинът на пръстените на Питър Джаксън от 2001 и продължила с филмите Хари Потър, установили фентъзито като печеливш масов пазарен жанр и служат като „преходни дроги към фентъзи фен култура“.[13] Успехът на сериала в преодоляването на предразсъдъците срещу фентъзито се придава от писателите, интервюирани от The Guardian на общ копнеж за ескейпизъм в популярната култура, честата употреба на женска голота в сериала и умението му да балансира забавни и сериозни теми – дракони и политика – които му позволяват да придобие престижът, притежаван от конвенционални първокласни драматични сериали.[12] Популярността на сериала значително увеличава продажбите на романите от поредицата Песен за огън и лед, скоро препубликувани и останали на върха на бестелър списъците в продължение на месеци. The Daily Beast пише, че Игра на тронове е станала особен фаворит на много ситком сценаристи и следователно е споменаван в множество други телевизионни сериали.[14] Заедно с други фентъзи поредици, Игра но тронове се счита за отговорна за значително увеличение в покупките на хъски и други подобни на вълци породи кучета.[15] Игра на тронове също е основа за добавки към популярния речник. Честите сцени в първи сезон, в които герои обясняват мотивите си или произхода си докато правят секс с проститутки поражда термина „секспозиция“ за описване на практиката на даване на експозиция на фона на секс и голота.[16] „Дотраки“, името на конниците номади, появяващи се в сериала, е на четвърто място в списък с думи от телевизията, най-често използвани в интернет, съставен през септември 2012 г. от Global Language Monitor.[17] След вория сезон, медиите започват да използват Игра на тронове като фигура на речта или за сравнение със ситуации на интензивен конфликт и измама, напр. съдебните битки за американския закон за здравеопазването,[18] Сирийската гражданска война[19] или борби за власт в китайското правителство.[20] От 11 до 27 април 2014 г. Железният трон от Игра на тронове прави обиколка на пет български града.[21][22] Излъчване[редактиране | edit source] Сериалът е продаден и се излъчва в 58 страни още по време на първия си сезон. - Арабска лига - OSN Series - Аржентина – HBO - Австралия – Showcase - Австрия – TNT Serie - Бангладеш – HBO - Белгия – RTBF, Prime - Боливия - HBO - Босна и Херцеговина – HBO - Бразилия – HBO - България – HBO - Канада – HBO Canada - Куба – Super Écran - Чили – HBO - Колумбия – HBO - Хърватия – HBO - Чехия – HBO - Дания – Canal+ - Доминиканска република – HBO - Естония – Fox Life - Финландия – Canal+ & YLE - Франция – Orange Cinéma Séries - Германия – TNT Serie - Гърция – Nova Cinema - Унгария – HBO - Хонконг – HBO - Исландия – Stöð 2 - Индия – HBO - Ирландия – Sky Atlantic - Израел – Yes Action - Италия – Sky Cinema 1 - Латвия - Fox Life - Република Македония – HBO - Малайзия - HBO Asia - Мексико - HBO - Молдова – HBO - Черна гора – HBO - Нидерландия – Ziggo, HBO Netherlands - Нова Зеландия - Soho - Норвегия – Canal+ - Пакистан – HBO - Филипини – HBO - Полша – HBO - Португалия – Syfy - Румъния – HBO - Русия – Fox Life - Сърбия – HBO - Сингапур – HBO Asia - Словакия – HBO - Словения – HBO - Южна Африка – M-Net - Испания – Canal+ - Швеция – Canal+ - Швейцария – SF zwe, TSR1 - Тайван – HBO - Тайланд - HBO Asia - Турция – CNBC-e - Великобритания – Sky Atlantic - Уругвай – HBO - Венецуела – HBO - Виетнам – HBO Asia Оригинално излъчване[редактиране | edit source] Друга медия и продукти[редактиране | edit source] DVD и Blu-ray[редактиране | edit source] Първият сезон излиза на DVD и Blu-ray на 6 март 2012 г. Комплектът включва информация и материал зад кулисите, но няма да има изтрити сцени, защото почти всичко заснето е включено в сериала. Саундтрак[редактиране | edit source] Саундтракът, композиран от Рамин Джауади само 10 седмици преди началото на сериала, излеза през юни 2011 г. Интернет[редактиране | edit source] Към всеки епизод от сериала в интернет излизат клипове с пояснения и анализи от екипа на сериала. Продукти на пазара[редактиране | edit source] HBO наема „Dark Horse“, за да продуцират продукти за „Игра на тронове“ като малки фигурки и други. Продуктите се очакват да са на пазара до март 2012 г. Източници[редактиране | edit source] - ↑ Goldman, Eric. Game of Thrones Renewed for Season 5 and Season 6. Посетен на April 8, 2014. - ↑ Colvile, Robert. Game of Thrones: a show that breaks the golden rules of television. // The Telegraph. London, May 21, 2012. Посетен на June 11, 2013. - ↑ Martin, George R. HBO options Ice & Fire. // GeorgeRRMartin.com, January 18, 2007. Посетен на March 31, 2013. - ↑ Martin, George R. From HBO. // Not a Blog. LiveJournal, July 16, 2010. Посетен на March 14, 2013. - ↑ а б в г Holland, Tom. 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels'. // London, The Guardian, March 24, 2013. Посетен на March 24, 2013. - ↑ Orr, David. Dragons Ascendant: George R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy. // New York Times, August 12, 2011. Посетен на March 24, 2013. Martin's books are essentially the War of the Roses with magic - ↑ Milne, Ben. Game of Thrones: The cult French novel that inspired George RR Martin. // BBC News Magazine, April 4, 2014. Посетен на April 6, 2014. - ↑ а б в Wischhover, Cheryl. Game of Thrones' Hair and Wardrobe Secrets Revealed. // Fashionista. Посетен на June 6, 2012. - ↑ Snead, Elizabeth. 'Game of Thrones' Designer Michelle Clapton's Secret Source for Wildling Bones: eBay. // The Hollywood Reporter. Посетен на June 11, 2012. - ↑ Gregory, Mathilda. Is A Game of Thrones the most eagerly anticipated TV show ever?. // guardian.co.uk. London, Guardian News and Media, July 23, 2010. Посетен на March 13, 2013. - ↑ Colins, Scott. With 'Game of Thrones,' HBO is playing for another 'True Blood'. // Los Angeles Times. Посетен на March 13, 2013. - ↑ а б в Hughes, Sarah. 'Sopranos meets Middle-earth': how Game of Thrones took over our world. // The Guardian, March 22, 2014. Посетен на March 22, 2014. - ↑ Williams, Joel. Mainstream finally believes fantasy fans. Посетен на April 5, 2012. - ↑ Lacob, Jace. 'Game of Thrones': 'Modern Family,' 'Parks and Rec' Writers on Why They Love the HBO Drama. // The Daily Beast, September 21, 2012. Посетен на September 27, 2012. - ↑ O'Brian, Liam. Game of Thrones inspired Huskie craze goes cold as owners give up on dogs. // London, The Independent, December 26, 2012. Посетен на March 10, 2013. - ↑ Hann, Michael. How 'sexposition' fleshes out the story. // guardian.co.uk. London, Guardian News and Media, March 11, 2012. Посетен на March 29, 2012. - ↑ Steinmetz, Kate. And the Top TV Words of the Year Are .... // TIME, September 25, 2012. Посетен на September 27, 2012. - ↑ Brescia, Ray. Game of Robes: Why Conservatives May Ultimately Praise the Roberts Switch on Health Care Reform. // The Huffington Post, July 6, 2012. Посетен на July 7, 2012. - ↑ Varsavsky, Martin. The Game of Thrones Around Us. // The Huffington Post, July 4, 2012. Посетен на July 7, 2012. - ↑ Garnaut, John. Strongmen of China playing a risky game of thrones. // Melbourne, The Age, July 1, 2012. Посетен на July 7, 2012. - ↑ Железният трон на крал Джофри идва в България - ↑ Железният трон стигна до София - ↑ Seidman, Robert. Sunday Cable Ratings: NBA, 'Storage Wars,' 'Ax Men,' 'Khloe & Lamar' + 'The Killing,' 'Breakout Kings,' 'Sam Axe,' 'Game of Thrones' & Much More. // TV by the Numbers. Посетен на October 4, 2011. - ↑ Seidman, Robert. Updated: 'Game of Thrones' Ratings: Season One. // TV by the Numbers. Посетен на October 4, 2011. - ↑ Goldman, Eric. Game of Thrones: Why Season 2 is Sticking to 10 Episodes. Посетен на October 4, 2011. - ↑ Seidman, Robert. Sunday Cable Ratings:'Game of Thrones' Returns To Series High; + 'Khloe & Lamar,' 'The Killing', 'Mad Men, 'Army Wives' & More. // TV by the Numbers. Посетен на April 3, 2012. - ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. Sunday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs + 'Game of Thrones' Finale, MTV Movie Awards, 'Sister Wives', 'The Glades', 'Longmire' + More. // TV by the Numbers. Посетен на June 5, 2012. - ↑ Crider, Michael. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer from ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Premiere. // Screen Rant. September 26, 2011. Посетен на October 4, 2011. - ↑ Hibberd, James. 'Game of Thrones' renewed for third season. // EW.com, 10 April 2012. Посетен на 10 April 2012. - ↑ Season Three. // George R. Martin's "Not a Blog". Посетен на April 11, 2012. - ↑ Purdom, Laura. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Premiere Date, Casting News And More Highlights From Comic-Con Panel. // The Huffington Post. Посетен на July 13, 2012. - ↑ Илиев, Александър. Премиерата на сезон 3 на Game of Thrones с рекордни рейтинги. // TVseries България. Посетен на April 2, 2013. - ↑ Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, 'Falling Skies', 'Mad Men', 'Army Wives', 'Veep', 'The Client List' & More
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Game of Thrones (season 2) The second season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on April 1, 2012, and concluded on June 3, 2012. Like the first season, it consists of ten episodes. It mostly covers the events of A Clash of Kings, the second book of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, of which the series is an adaptation. Contents Plot[edit] Having won three victories, Robb Stark offers the Lannisters peace in exchange for the North's independence, sending Theon Greyjoy to gain Balon Greyjoy's support and Catelyn Stark to seek Renly Baratheon's. Cersei Lannister rejects Robb's terms. Meanwhile, Tyrion Lannister exiles Janos Slynt, head of the Gold Cloaks, to the Wall, promoting Bronn to commander of the watch. Catelyn arrives at King Renly's camp to negotiate an alliance, and Brienne of Tarth wins the right to join Renly's guard. Catelyn and Brienne witness Renly's murder at the hands of dark magic sent by the Red Lady Melisandre, an emissary of Renly's brother and rival claimant to the Iron Throne Stannis Baratheon. Catelyn and Brienne flee Renly's camp and rejoin Robb's army as Renly's supporters switch their allegiance to Stannis. Meanwhile, Theon betrays the Starks by siding with his father and seizing Winterfell by force. Robb receives news of Theon's plans and sends men to retake Winterfell, while inside the city the Starks' allies form plans to sneak Bran and Rickon Stark out. Robb learns that his mother Catelyn has secretly freed Jaime Lannister, now escorted by Brienne of Tarth, in order to ransom her daughters Sansa and Arya; he also enters into a romantic relationship with Volantene healer Talisa Maegyr. Yara Greyjoy arrives at Winterfell to bring Theon back to the Iron Islands, after his botched attempt to recapture the Stark boys. Tywin Lannister leaves Harrenhal, which allows Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie to make an escape with the help of the enigmatic Jaqen H'ghar. In King's Landing, Cersei attempts to blackmail Tyrion by abducting the prostitute, Ros, whom Cersei believes to be his secret lover. Leading the defense against Stannis' attack on King's Landing, Tyrion destroys many of the attacking craft with an exploding ship full of wildfire, and is forced to lead a counterattack as King Joffrey Baratheon and his bodyguard Sandor Clegane each desert the battlefield. Stannis's forces make it inside the castle, but Tyrion leads his men behind the Baratheon forces via underground tunnels and attacks. Baratheon is defeated when Tywin's forces arrive at King's Landing shortly after. Following Khal Drogo's death, Daenerys and the remnants of her khalasar find refuge in the city of Qarth, where they are taken in by the merchant Xaro Xhoan Daxos. However, Xaro conspires with the warlock Pyat Pree to kill most of Daenerys' servants, kidnap her dragons and assume control of Qarth. Daenerys is lured into a showdown with Pyat Pree at the House of the Undying, where her dragons kill Pyat Pree. Daenerys seals Xaro in his own vault as punishment for his treachery and leaves Qarth with Jorah and her remaining servants. Whilst on a ranging beyond the Wall, Jon Snow captures a Wildling, Ygritte, who soon leads him into a trap where he himself is captured by Ygritte's fellow wildlings. Amongst the wildlings' prisoners is fellow ranger Qhorin Halfhand, who convinces Jon to kill him in order to gain the wildlings' trust so he can get close to their leader, King-beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder. The rest of the rangers set up camp at an ancient fortification, the Fist of the First Men, where they come under attack from an ancient enemy, the White Walkers. Production[edit] HBO ordered a second season of Game of Thrones on April 19, 2011, two days after the series premiere.[4] The second season obtained a 15% increase in budget in order to be able to stage the war's most important battle,[5] the Battle of the Blackwater, in episode nine. Filming took place during 106 shooting days. During three-quarters of those, two crews ("Dragon" and "Wolf") were working simultaneously in different locations.[6] Crew[edit] David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the second season. They co-wrote six out of ten episodes. The remaining four episodes were written by story editor Bryan Cogman, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin, and new series writer and co-executive producer Vanessa Taylor, who wrote two episodes. Alan Taylor was promoted to co-executive producer and directed four episodes, including the season premiere and finale. David Petrarca and David Nutter each directed two episodes, while series cinematographer Alik Sakharov and filmmaker Neil Marshall directed the remaining two. Casting[edit] The casting for the second season began in May 2011.[7] Although a large portion of the first season cast were returning, the producers were still faced with a huge number of new characters to be cast. The producers decided that several characters from A Clash of Kings, including the Freys and Crannogmen Reeds at Winterfell, Frey bannermen of the Starks, the Tullys, Stannis' wife and daughter, Theon's uncle Aeron Greyjoy and the bastard Ramsay Snow would not be cast despite appearing in the novel. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss commented on this saying that certain character introductions taking place in A Clash of Kings would be delayed until the third season. This was done due to the large number of characters already introduced in season two, and because they couldn't afford to have people "waiting around" for their characters to become central to the plot.[8] Having to fill so many speaking roles, the showrunners not only "postponed" the introduction of several key characters, but they also merged some into one, or certain plot-functions were given to different characters. Many physical traits were also altered, such as the ethnicity or age of characters. The cast was estimated to be the largest on television.[9] Scattered around two fictional continents characters include, by order of importance: Emerging as the fourth claimant to the throne is the estranged brother of the late king Robert, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane).[10] The foreign priestess Melisandre, portrayed by Carice van Houten poses as an influential, yet manipulative advisor to Stannis. Van Houten was previously asked (but unable) to audition for the role of Cersei in season one. While her character retains her signature red robes and hair, unlike in the novels Melisandre is not portrayed as having red eyes, making her appear somewhat more human.[11] Liam Cunningham stars as Ser Davos Seaworth, the "Onion Knight", a bannerman of Stannis and a former smuggler.[12] Cunningham had already been in talks for a role in the first season. As he is left-handed, his Davos has the fingers of the right hand shortened, unlike in the novels where his left hand is crippled. In an interview, Cunningham said that a lot of new dialogue had to be written for his character, because in the novels Davos, a point-of-view character, is portrayed more through his thoughts than through his actions.[13] These three characters headed a new storyline set on a different location, that by the end of the season merged with the main plot. Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), a main cast member from the first season, but with lesser importance than the others, came to prominence during the second season, as his story unfolded and his character become more central. Gemma Whelan appeared as his sister, Yara Greyjoy. Named "Asha" in the novels, the character's name was changed to avoid confusion with the Wildling Osha, Bran Stark's companion.[14] "Asha" is portrayed as a fairly provocative and independent woman, a captain of thirty ships, as opposed to her television counterpart Yara, who did not retain "Asha's" traits, although her rivalry with Theon remained intact. Their father Balon Greyjoy was played by Patrick Malahide.[15] Many of the characters involved in the Greyjoys' storyline weren't introduced, most notably Balon's brother Aeron Greyjoy. Nonetheless, the storyline received enormous praise, with the alternation of Yara's name and persona being the only criticism. Tom Wlaschiha is cast as Jaqen H'ghar, a mysterious prisoner who develops a murderous relationship with young Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).[16] Wlaschiha's pronunciation of his character's name, Jack-in, was adopted for use in the show.[17] Natalie Dormer, best known for her portrayal as seductive Anne Boleyn in Showtime's The Tudors, was cast in a similar role as Margaery Tyrell, a noblewoman and the wife of the third claimant to the throne, Renly Baratheon.[18] Gwendoline Christie played, to much praise, Brienne of Tarth, a female warrior who joins Renly Baratheon's guard, but later becomes a follower of Catelyn Stark.[19] To prepare for the role, Christie took up an intense training regimen, adding over a stone (6.4 kg) of muscle mass.[20] So that she could be mistaken for a man, her armor was decorated with lines that slant away from her hips.[21] On the other side of the fictional world, two female roles with rising prominence were added to the cast: Skins star Hannah Murray filled the role of Craster's daughter Gilly, a love interest to Samwell Tarly;[22] while the second role, the one of Ygritte, Jon Snow's love interest among the Wildlings, was played by Rose Leslie.[23] Daenerys Targaryen's (Emilia Clarke) stay at Qarth, opened the way for several recurring characters. Nonso Anozie played Daenerys's host at Qarth, Xaro Xhoan Daxos.[24] The character differed a lot from his novel counterpart. Xaro's homosexuality, femininity and caucasian origin were overshadowed by dark skinned Anozie's masculinity and heterosexuality. Acting as one of her suitors is the treacherous warlock Pyat Pree portrayed by Ian Hanmore. Her third and final suitor was the masked priestess Quaithe (Laura Pradelska). Specially created for the television series was the so-called "Spice King", a rich merchant from Qarth, played by Nicholas Blane. Also an original creation of the show is the character of Talisa (Oona Chaplin), a healer from Volantis and a romantic interest for Robb. She fills the role of another female interest of Robb's, called Jeyne Westerling, who has no similarities with Talisa whatsoever. In addition to Talisa, Michael McElhatton joins the cast in the role of Roose Bolton, an important character in Robb Stark's storyline. Lastly, Simon Armstrong plays the legendary Night's Watch ranger Qhorin Halfhand. Others were also added to the cast, either in a small recurring role or with reduced prominence. The most notable example is Tony Way's Ser Dontos Hollard, a drunkard knight, who had a pivotal role in Sansa Stark's storyline that ran in the course of two books, while in the series the role was reduced to a small scene in the opening episode. Others include: Ben Crompton as "Dolorous Edd" Tollet, a man of the Night's Watch.[25] Robert Pugh as the Wildling Craster, father and husband to Gilly.[26] Kerr Logan as Davos Seaworth's pious son Matthos.[27] Karl Davies as Ser Alton Lannister, a character created for the series[28] who replaces Cleos Frey as envoy from the Starks to the Lannisters. Daniel Portman took the role of Podrick Payne, the squire to Tyrion Lannister.[29] The 19-year-old Portman plays Podrick as about 16 years old, instead of about 12 as in the novels. To be able to portray Podrick as awkward, shy and weak, Portman, previously a sportsman, stopped his fitness regimen and gained some weight to appear more endearing.[30] Lucian Msamati played Salladhor Saan, a Lysene pirate and friend of Davos Seaworth. Finally, Edward Dogliani appeared briefly as the "Lord of Bones" (or "Rattleshirt" in the novels), a Wildling leader and Oliver Ford Davies as Stannis's maester Cressen.[31] All of the recurring characters from the first season returned, with one notable exception: Conan Stevens, whose role of Gregor Clegane was recast with Ian Whyte, did not return.[32] Roy Dotrice, a friend of George R.R. Martin, known for reading the audio versions of the books and having previously rejected a role due to health reasons, appears this season as Pyromancer Hallyne, an elderly alchemist at King's Landing.[33] Locations[edit] For the second season, the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, was used instead of Malta for scenes in King's Landing and elsewhere.[34] Scenes set north of the Wall were filmed in Iceland, on the Vatnajökull glacier, in November 2011.[35] New shooting locations in Northern Ireland include The Linen Mill Film & Television Studios in Banbridge, Ballintoy Harbour[36] and Downhill Strand. Promotion[edit] HBO released numerous teaser trailers for the second season, beginning on December 11, 2011.[37] The second trailer, published on January 29, 2012,[38] was viewed 3.5 million times in the first three days after publication, a record for HBO promotional content.[39] Other trailers were released on February 24,[40] March 3 (set to Florence and the Machine's Seven Devils)[41] as well as subsequently. HBO also published other promotional material, such as cast photographs[42] and teaser posters, prior to the airing of the first episode. The second issue of Entertainment Weekly in March 2012 had four alternative covers dedicated to in-costume photographs of Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow) or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey (Jaime and Cersei Lannister).[43] Cast[edit] Main cast[edit] - Starring - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (10 episodes) - Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister (9 episodes) - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister (4 episodes) - Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark (8 episodes) - Emilia Clarke as Princess Daenerys Targaryen (8 episodes) - Aidan Gillen as Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish (7 episodes) - Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont (7 episodes) - Kit Harington as Jon Snow (8 episodes) - Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister (7 episodes) - Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth (6 episodes) - Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Prince Brandon "Bran" Stark (7 episodes) - Richard Madden as King Robb Stark (6 episodes) - Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark (7 episodes) - Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (9 episodes) - Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy (8 episodes) - John Bradley as Samwell Tarly (6 episodes) - Jack Gleeson as King Joffrey Baratheon (6 episodes) - Rory McCann as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (5 episodes) - Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon (7 episodes) - Carice van Houten as Melisandre (4 episodes) - Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell (4 episodes) - James Cosmo as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (3 episodes) - Jerome Flynn as Bronn (7 episodes) - Conleth Hill as Lord Varys (6 episodes) - Sibel Kekilli as Shae (8 episodes) - Also Starring - Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo (1 episode) Guest cast[edit] The guest cast is listed by the region of Westeros in which they appear. - North of the Wall - Rose Leslie as Ygritte (4 episodes) - Robert Pugh as Craster (3 episodes) - Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand (4 episodes) - Hannah Murray as Gilly (3 episodes) - Mark Stanley as Grenn (5 episodes) - Ben Crompton as "Dolorous" Edd Tollett (5 episodes) - Edward Dogliani as the Lord o'Bones (2 episodes) - In the North - Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin (7 episodes) - Ron Donachie as Ser Rodrik Cassel (3 episodes) - Natalia Tena as Osha (6 episodes) - Kristian Nairn as Hodor (7 episodes) - Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark (5 episodes) - From the Iron Islands - Patrick Malahide as Lord Balon Greyjoy (2 episodes) - Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy (4 episodes) - Ralph Ineson as Dagmer (5 episodes) - Forbes KB as Black Lorren (4 episodes) - In the South - Gethin Anthony as Lord Renly Baratheon (3 episodes) - Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Tarth (7 episodes) - Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell (5 episodes) - Kerr Logan as Matthos Seaworth (4 episodes) - Fintan McKeown as Ser Amory Lorch (4 episodes) - Ian Gelder as Ser Kevan Lannister (1 episode) - Ian Whyte as Ser Gregor Clegane (3 episodes) - Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan (1 episode) - Oliver Ford-Davies as Maester Cressen (1 episode) - Sarah McKeever as Selyse Baratheon (uncredited) (1 episode) - At King's Landing - Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle (5 episodes) - Roy Dotrice as Wisdom Hallyne (2 episodes) - Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt (2 episodes) - Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister (3 episodes) - Esmé Bianco as Ros (5 episodes) - Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant (3 episodes) - Wilko Johnson as Ser Ilyn Payne (1 episodes) - Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne (3 episodes) - Tony Way as Ser Dontos Hollard (3 episodes) - Aimee Richardson as Princess Myrcella Baratheon (4 episodes) - Callum Wharry as Prince Tommen Baratheon (4 episodes) - Across the Narrow Sea - Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos (5 episodes) - Ian Hanmore as Pyatt Pree (4 episodes) - Nicholas Blane as the Spice King (3 episodes) - Roxanne McKee as Doreah (4 episodes) - Amrita Acharia as Irri (5 episodes) - Laura Pradelska as Quaithe (2 episodes) - Steven Cole as Kovarro (8 episodes) - Elyes Gabel as Rakharo (1 episode) - Stark Camp - Oona Chaplin as Talisa Maegyr (5 episodes) - Michael McElhatton as Lord Roose Bolton (5 episodes) - John Stahl as Lord Rickard Karstark (2 episodes) - Karl Davies as Ser Alton Lannister (3 episodes) - Traveling to the Wall - Joe Dempsie as Gendry (7 episodes) - Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'Ghar (6 episodes) - Patrick O'Kane as the new face of Jaqen H'ghar (1 episodes) - Francis Magee as Yoren (3 episodes) - Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie (7 episodes) - Eros Vlahos as Lommy Greenhands (3 episodes) - Andy Beckwith as Rorge (3 episodes) - Gerard Jordan as Biter (3 episodes) Episodes[edit] Reception[edit] Thanks to the critical and commercial success of the first season, as well as HBO's marketing efforts, the second season received intensive media coverage well before it started airing. Sunday is Coming, a two-minute short film for Funny or Die, satirized viewers' excitement about the return of Game of Thrones.[54] Critical response[edit] Several media outlets reviewed the season's first four episodes before they were broadcast, and rendered almost uniformly positive verdicts. The season holds a Metacritic score of 90 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[55] Entertainment Weekly rated the new season "A-" and praised the "vivid, vital, and just plain fun" storytelling. In the reviewer's opinion, the greatly enlarged cast did not feel like bloat and the show remained accessible to those who had not read the novel.[56] The Huffington Post called the start of the second season "far more elegant and engaging" than that of the first, and appreciated the show's maturation, increased assurance and momentum as well as the visually improved settings and the new actors' performance.[57] Newsday 's review gave it an "A+", calling it the "best show on television" and warranting the preparation required by viewers.[58] The Hollywood Reporter also wrote that Game of Thrones made a "strong case for being one of TV's best series". Impressed that the series continued to improve in quality as it breathed life into its vast web of interconnected storylines, the reviewer considered that, unlike other genre shows, Game of Thrones had gravitas such that it should not be considered dramatically inferior to shows like Mad Men or Breaking Bad.[59] HitFix 's Alan Sepinwall gave the new, "bigger and better" season an "A", praising its increased confidence and smoothness despite its even greater use of "sexposition".[60] New to the series, the Chicago Sun-Times 's reviewer found the season premiere "engrossing" and praised the "top-notch" acting, writing, sets and storytelling.[61] The New York Times was the only major publication to publish a mixed review. It criticized the lack of complexity in the characters apart from Dinklage's, the confusing multitude of characters and the meandering plot.[62] Ratings[edit] Awards and nominations[edit] The second season was nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, which included Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage. It won six awards, for, Outstanding Costumes for a Series, Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour), and Outstanding Special Visual Effects.[63] Home media release[edit] DVD/Blu-ray box sets and digital downloads of the second season were released in North America on February 19, 2013. The DVD set contains a 30-minute feature covering the production of the episode "Blackwater", actor interviews, character profiles, twelve audio commentaries by cast and crew, and a discussion about Westerosi religions by the showrunners and George R.R. Martin. The Blu-ray set additionally contains a feature about the "War of the Five Kings" that breaks out in season two, as well as 19 animated histories of the mythology of Westeros and Essos.[64] Music[edit] The music for the second season, again composed by Ramin Djawadi, was published as a soundtrack album in June 2012. It contains a rendition of a song often mentioned or sung in the novels, The Rains of Castamere, by the indie rock band The National.[65] References[edit] - ^ a b Lambert, David (November 19, 2012). "Game of Thrones - Winter is Coming, with 'The Complete 2nd Season ': Date, Extras, Boxes!". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved November 20, 2012. - ^ a b "Game of Thrones - Season 2 (inc. 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