The Door

"The Door" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. It is the fifty-fifth episode of the series overall. It will premiere on May 22, 2016. It was written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and directed by Jack Bender.

In the Dothraki Sea
Daenerys is unsure of what to do with Jorah, having banished him twice with him returning twice though saving her life. Jorah finally confesses his love for Daenerys but also reveals his grey scale. He starts to leave when Daenerys commands him to find a cure and come back to her side when she conquers Westeros.

In Braavos
The Waif continues to drill Arya, mocking her high-born origins. Jaqen H’ghar explains that the Faceless Men were slaves in Valyria before establishing the Free City of Braavos and the House of Black & White. Handing Arya a vial, Jaqen tells her an actress, Lady Crane, will be the next to receive the Many-Faced God’s “gift.”

Arya enjoys the spectacle of the actors re-enacting the War of the Five Kings, playing Baratheons and Lannisters, but her pleasure ceases when her father, and his execution, are caricatured. Arya sneaks into the dressing room to observe her target – the actress playing Cersei – who appears to be a clever, decent woman. Arya later shares with Jaqen her plan to poison Lady Crane’s rum. Arya suspects that a jealous younger actress, Bianca, has commissioned the kill. Jaqen cuts her off, reminding her a servant does not question.

In the Iron Islands
Yara Greyjoy is the first to lay claim to the Salt Throne, and Theon Greyjoy after a slight pause endorses her. Uncle Euron Greyjoy appears claiming the throne over Yara Greyjoy, deriding Yara as a woman. Yara suggests building a massive fleet to attack and make their mark on Westeros, while Euron plans on wedding Daenerys Targaryen and taking Westeros using his boats and Daenerys' army and dragons. Then Yara and Theon and many of their loyalists retreat from the islands on some of "the best ships" as Euron is being crowned. Euron calls his followers to build their own ships and murder his niece and nephew.

In The North
It is revealed that Leaf and the other Children of the Forest created the first White Walkers. Bran, Leaf, Hodor, and Meera are hiding with the Three-Eyed Raven. The White Walkers are able to find them after Bran is touched by The Night's King in a Warg dream. After being touched the White Walkers are able to also pass through the entrance of the root cave. After the White Walkers begin to swarm the cave they kill most of the Children of the Forest and Summer. In order for Bran to make it out, Leaf sacrifices herself to buy him some time. Bran must Warg as Hodor in order to hold the door, but he is able to do this while still being in a Warg dream. Meera repeatedly yells at Hodor to "hold the door" which Bran hears in his dream. As Hodor is holding the door in real time, Bran witnesses Hodor have a sizeure and begin screaming "hold the door", which he begins to slur and turn into "hodor".

First

 * Izembaro
 * Brusco
 * "Joffrey Baratheon" actor
 * Lady Crane
 * "Eddard Stark" actor
 * Bobono
 * Bianca
 * Kinvara
 * Lord Rickard Stark

Deaths

 * Three-eyed raven
 * Summer
 * White Walker
 * Leaf
 * Hodor

Cast
Starring
 * Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
 * Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen
 * Kit Harington as Jon Snow
 * Aidan Gillen as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
 * Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth
 * Carice van Houten as Lady Melisandre
 * Sophie Turner as Princess Sansa Stark
 * Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei
 * Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
 * Conleth Hill as Varys
 * Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark
 * Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane
 * Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy
 * Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis
 * Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
 * Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar
 * Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont

Guest Starring
 * Max von Sydow as the Three-eyed raven
 * Kristian Nairn as Hodor
 * Richard E. Grant as Izembaro
 * Essie Davis as Lady Crane
 * Pilou Asbæk as Euron Greyjoy
 * Gemma Whelan as Princess Yara Greyjoy
 * Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett
 * Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed
 * Faye Marsay as The Waif
 * Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
 * Michael Feast as Aeron Greyjoy
 * Kae Alexander as Leaf
 * Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
 * Darrell D'Silva as an Ironborn
 * Kevin Eldon as "Ned Stark" actor
 * Leigh Gill as Bobono
 * Eline Powell as Bianca
 * Rob Callender as "Joffrey Baratheon" actor
 * Eva Butterly
 * Vladimir Furdik as The Night King
 * Ania Bukstein as Kinvara
 * Gerald Lepkowski as Zanrush
 * Annette Tierney as young Old Nan
 * Sam Coleman as Wyllis (young Hodor)
 * Wayne Foskett as Rickard Stark
 * Sebastian Croft as young Eddard Stark
 * Matteo Elezi as young Benjen Stark
 * Fergus Leathem as young Rodrik Cassel
 * Kate Anthony
 * Sally Mortemore
 * Michael Hooley as a Night's Watch man
 * Ruairí Heading
 * Robert Render
 * James Lecky
 * Glen Barry
 * Brendan O'Rourke
 * Ross Anderson-Doherty
 * Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
 * Ragnar Þórhallsson
 * Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
 * Brynjar Leifsson
 * Kristján Páll Kristjánsson

Cast notes

 * 17 of 27 starring cast members appear in this episode.
 * Starring cast members Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), Jonathan Pryce (High Sparrow), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), and Hannah Murray (Gilly) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.