Home

"Home" is the second episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. It is the fifty-second episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 1, 2016. It was written by Dave Hill and directed by Jeremy Podeswa.

Beyond the Wall
Bran Stark continues his training under the Three-Eyed Raven at the tree. He is shown a scene from Winterfell, watching his father and Uncle Benjen training in the yard as young boys. He also sees his Aunt Lyanna and Hodor before he became simple, when he was known as Wylis. Though Bran wants to stay, he is dragged out of the vision by the Three-Eyed Raven, who warns him that it is dangerous to stay too long in such visions. Outside the tree, Bran finds Meera Reed, who still appears to be in mourning over her brother's death. Though Meera questions the point of her presence during Bran's training, Leaf states that Bran will need her when he leaves the tree.

At King's Landing
In a tavern, a man drunkenly boasts of having taunted Cersei during her walk of atonement to the great amusement of the other patrons. After he finishes his story, he leaves the tavern to urinate against a wall outside. As he is urinating, he is confronted by Ser Gregor Clegane, who kills him by smashing his head against the wall. Ser Gregor returns to Cersei's side following the murder.

Myrcella's funeral is held at the Great Sept of Baelor but Cersei cannot attend. Tommen has ordered that Cersei be confined to the Red Keep since he is concerned that the Faith Militant will re-arrest her if she steps inside the sept. In the sept, Jaime and Tommen talk about Myrcella and Prince Trystane. Tommen believes that Cersei is to blame for Prince Trystane's death but tells Jaime that he isn't upset with her. Jaime convinces Tommen to go see his mother and apologize to her as the High Sparrow enters the sept. After Tommen leaves, Jaime begins threatening the High Sparrow and asks him why Cersei is being punished for her sins, but he isn't, considering he murdered the king he vowed to protect. As Jaime is about to kill the High Sparrow, the High Sparrow seems to be unafraid to die, which confuses Jaime. The High Sparrow explains that if Jaime chooses to kill him then many of the sparrows will die fighting him, but it wouldn't really matter since they have no names or individual power. He says that they mean nothing individually, but together they can overthrow an empire.

Tommen visits Cersei in the Red Keep and apologizes for not being more assertive during her imprisonment. He regrets letting the High Sparrow lock her away and says that he should have torn the sept down with the High Sparrow inside of it. He tells her that he needs her help in being a strong ruler. Cersei remains uncharacteristically silent throughout the exchange, but when Tommen is done speaking, she embraces him.

In Meereen
Missandei and Grey Worm tell Tyrion that Rhaegal and Viserion have not been eating ever since Daenerys left. Tyrion explains that dragons do not do well in captivity and they will probably start eating again if they are unchained. He also suggests that dragons are intelligent enough to remember their friends, and that they will probably not harm Missandei if they meet her again, since she spent so much time with them when they were little. Tyrion and Varys go down below the pyramid, with Tyrion advancing into the darkness alone. One of the dragons emerges from the shadows and Tyrion maintains eye contact. When the other emerges, Tyrion puts down his torch and gently advances. To calm them, Tyrion talks gently about a time when he was little, and asked his uncle for a dragon – not even a large one, just a little one like him. They all laughed, then Tyrion's father told him dragons were extinct, and Tyrion says he cried himself to sleep that night. At this point, Tyrion is finally close enough to release the locking pin on the second dragon's collar. The other advances on him, then gingerly turns his head to the side so Tyrion can free him as well. The dragons retreat, and Tyrion hastily returns to Varys. Tyrion instructs Varys to punch him if he ever suggests doing anything like that again.

In Braavos
Still a beggar on the streets, Arya is again approached by the Waif, who asks her name. Arya says she is "no one", at which the Waif hits her. The Waif retorts that she doesn't believe that and neither does Arya. She tries to fight back, but the Waif vanishes, replaced with Jaqen H'ghar. He promises that if she says her name, Arya will sleep under a roof that night, that she will eat, and he will restore her eyes. Each time however Arya says she has no name. Satisfied, he tells Arya to follow him, and that she is a beggar no more.

In the North
At Winterfell, Ramsay and Roose discuss plans with Harald Karstark regarding what to do about Sansa. After Ramsay suggests storming Castle Black, Roose warns Ramsay that such an action would turn the entire North against House Bolton implying that if he does not act more sensibly he will be discarded. At that point, Maester Wolkan enters and announces that Roose's wife, Walda, has given birth to a baby boy. Ramsay, realizing that his position is weaker than ever, stabs his father to death and, in his position as the new Lord Bolton, he personally feeds Walda and his half-brother to the hounds.

In the woods, Brienne fills Sansa in on her encounter with Arya, whilst Sansa is reluctant to talk about her experiences under Ramsay Bolton's tyranny at Winterfell. She admits that she ought to have accepted her help sooner. Then Theon, wracked with guilt over his betrayal of the Stark family, decides to leave the group and go home. He tells Sansa that Brienne and Pod will do a better job of looking after her, though he tearfully states that he would have gone with her all the way to Castle Black if necessary. He asks to take one of the horses with him, and the two share an embrace.

In the Iron Islands
At Pyke, Yara Greyjoy reads a letter to King Balon Greyjoy about how Glovers retook Deepwood Motte and killed all of the Ironborn who held the castle. Yara notes that their invasion is now a definite failure since Deepwood Motte was the last stronghold that the Ironborn held in the North. Balon tells her that they will continue fighting, but Yara argues that invading the North is pointless since they are unable to hold the strongholds they conquer against the mainland armies and the strongholds in the mainlands aren't really valuable to the Ironborn because they are so far away from the sea. Balon says that one of the reasons that the invasion wasn't successful was because Yara wasted men when she attempted to rescue Theon, which she says she will not apologize for. Yara continues to try to convince Balon to end the rebellion, saying the only reason they were able to take strongholds in the North in the first place was because the Northerners were in the south fighting a war, and now that war is over. She reminds Balon that the last time they provoked the Northerners too far they were crushed and her two oldest brothers were killed. Balon tells her that when she rules she can be content with their current standing, but for now she needs to obey his commands or he will make another heir who will.

Balon starts walking on the swinging rope bridge that separates two of the towers of Pyke. Through the storm, he sees a man standing on the bridge who is blocking his way. He tells the man to get out of the way, but the man reveals himself to be Balon's younger brother, Euron Greyjoy. Balon tells him that he's surprised that he's still alive, and Euron mocks the Drowned God, telling Balon that he is the Drowned God. Balon explains that he heard a rumor that Euron lost his senses during a storm and his crew had to tie him to the mast of the ship to prevent him from jumping overboard. Euron doesn't deny the rumor, and explains to Balon that he cut the tongues out of all of his crew members because he wanted silence. Euron then says that Balon is too old to rule and that he's been ruling long enough and it's someone else's turn. Balon tells Euron that he isn't a true Ironborn because he lost his wits during a thunderstorm and tries to stab him, but Euron throws him off the rope bridge to his death.

At Balon's funeral, Yara tells the priest, Aeron Greyjoy, Balon's youngest brother, that she will find the person who did this and feed them to sharks while they're still alive. She swears to do this upon the Salt Throne and Aeron explains to her that she isn't the ruler yet, because the law says that the Kingsmoot chooses the next ruler. Yara argues that her father wanted her to rule, but Aeron says that he doesn't make the law.

At the Wall
At Castle Black, nightfall has arrived and the band of black brothers loyal to Jon have not yet surrendered. When Davos refuses a final ultimatum from Ser Alliser Thorne, the acting Lord Commander orders the door to be battered down with a sledgehammer. Before the mutineers can break in however, Edd returns with Tormund Giantsbane and an army of wildlings. Though Thorne demands that the watchmen stand and fight, they are intimidated into surrender by the giant, Wun Wun, enabling an almost bloodless takeover; only two watchmen die resisting the Wildlings, who have no casualties. Thorne, plus Olly and the officers who mutinied alongside him, are led away to the Ice Cells. As Tormund inspects Jon's corpse, Davos visits Melisandre, who has donned her normal glamor but is still gripped by a crisis of faith. When he asks her if reviving Jon is a possibility, she admits to having seen it done, but insists that she cannot do it, having lost faith in the Lord of Light due to the failure of her predictions regarding Stannis Baratheon to come true. After Davos implores her simply to try, she agrees. After washing Jon's wounds clean and burning his hair, she attempts to revive him using murmured High Valyrian incantations, but it seems they have no effect. After a moment, Tormund leaves, and Melisandre offers a final "please" in the Common Tongue, but leaves the room, despondent. Edd and finally Davos follow her a moment later. Once the room is empty however, Ghost, who had been sleeping underneath the table upon which Jon lay, perks up, and Jon suddenly awakens, gasping for air.

Appearances

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First

 * King's Landing boaster
 * Lyanna Stark
 * Lord Harald Karstark
 * Newborn Bolton
 * Euron Greyjoy
 * Aeron Greyjoy

Deaths

 * King's Landing boaster
 * Lord Roose Bolton
 * Lady Walda Bolton
 * Newborn Bolton
 * King Balon Greyjoy

Cast
Starring
 * Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister
 * Lena Headey as Queen Mother Cersei Lannister
 * Kit Harington as Jon Snow
 * 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
 * Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow
 * Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane
 * Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy
 * Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar
 * Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton
 * Michael McElhatton as Lord Roose Bolton
 * Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
 * Dean-Charles Chapman as King Tommen Baratheon
 * Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark

Guest Starring
 * Max von Sydow as the Three-eyed raven
 * Patrick Malahide as King Balon Greyjoy
 * Owen Teale as Ser Alliser Thorne
 * Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett
 * Pilou Asbæk as Euron Greyjoy
 * Michael Feast as Aeron Greyjoy
 * Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
 * Gemma Whelan as Princess Yara Greyjoy
 * Kristian Nairn as Hodor
 * Faye Marsay as The Waif
 * Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed
 * Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
 * Ian Whyte as Wun Wun
 * Kae Alexander as Leaf
 * Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Ser Gregor Clegane
 * Elizabeth Webster as Walda Bolton
 * Dylan Edwards as a King's Landing boaster
 * Richard Rycroft as Maester Wolkan
 * Paul Rattray as Lord Harald Karstark
 * Brenock O'Connor as Olly
 * Nell Tiger Free as Princess Myrcella Baratheon (corpse)
 * Annette Tierney as young Old Nan
 * Sam Coleman as Wyllis (young Hodor)
 * Fergus Leathem as young Rodrik Cassel
 * Richard Laing as Lannister captain
 * Sebastian Croft as young Eddard Stark
 * Cordelia Hill as young Lyanna Stark
 * Matteo Elezi as young Benjen Stark
 * Michael Hayes as a Night's Watch man
 * Brian Fortune as First Builder Othell Yarwyck
 * Michael Condron as First Steward Bowen Marsh
 * Tony Flynn as a Night's Watch man
 * Robert Fawsitt as a loyal Night's Watch man
 * Steve Cash as a loyal Night's Watch man

Cast notes

 * 19 of 29 starring cast members appear in this episode.
 * Starring cast members Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Diana Rigg (Olenna Tyrell), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Hannah Murray (Gilly), Michiel Huisman (Daario Naharis), and Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.
 * This episode is the final appearance of starring cast member Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) due to the death of his character.

In the books

 * The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Storm of Swords:
 * Chapter 45, Catelyn V: Balon Greyjoy is reported to have died after falling off a bridge in Pyke.


 * The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Feast for Crows:
 * Chapter 1, The Prophet: Aeron Greyjoy announces that the new king will be elected in a Kingsmoot.
 * Chapter 19, The Drowned Man: Asha ridicules the invasion to the North, claiming all they got was pebbles, pinecones and turnips.


 * The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Dance with Dragons:
 * Chapter 16, Daenerys III: Envoys from Astapor beg Daenerys to save their city.
 * Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride: Deepwood Motte is retaken from the Ironborn.
 * Chapter 34, Bran III: Bran Stark uses the power of Heart Trees to look into the past.
 * Chapter 45, The Blind Girl: after being rendered blind by the Faceless Men, Arya continues her training with her remaining senses.
 * Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell: Theon is certain that Jon Snow will kill him if they meet.
 * Chapter 51, Theon I: Theon tells Ramsay's wife that she will be taken to her half-brother Jon.
 * Chapter 68, The Dragontamer: one of Daenerys's suitors pays a visit to the dragons in the catacombs in Meereen in order to tame them, and they are freed.
 * Chapter 69, Jon XIII: Ramsay Bolton (or someone posing as him) advocates murdering Jon Snow in order to get Theon and his bride back. Wun Wun kills someone by smashing him against a wall.
 * The episode is adapted from the following chapters of The Winds of Winter:
 * Chapter unknown, Theon I: Theon parts ways with Ramsay's bride and her helpers.
 * The remaining material appears to be based on what will come in the novel, particularly the resurrection of Jon Snow and the death of Roose Bolton.

Memorable Quotes
Alliser Thorne: "You fucking traitor!"

Eddison Tollett: "The only traitors here are the ones who shoved their knives into their Lord Commander's heart!"

'''Jaime Lannister: "You imprisoned and humiliated my sister."

High Sparrow: "Your sister sought the gods' mercy and atoned for her sin."

Jaime: "What about my sins? I broke a sacred oath and stabbed my king in the back. I killed my own cousin. When the gods judged my brother guilty, I helped him escape their justice. What atonement do I deserve?"

High Sparrow: "You would spill blood in this holy place?"

Jaime: "Oh, the gods won't mind. They've spilled more blood than the rest of us combined."