The Bells

"The Bells" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones. It was the seventy-second episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 12, 2019. It was written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.

Plot

Varys betrays his queen, and Daenerys brings her forces to King's Landing.

Summary

At Dragonstone

In King's Landing

Appearances

Main: Season 8, Episode 5/Appearances

First

Martha
Nora

Deaths

Production

Cast

Starring

Peter Dinklage as Lord Tyrion Lannister
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister
Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister
Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen
Kit Harington as Jon Snow/Aegon Targaryen
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth
Conleth Hill as Lord Varys
Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane
Jacob Anderson as Commander Grey Worm

Guest Starring

Pilou Asbæk as King Euron Greyjoy
Anton Lesser as Qyburn
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Ser Gregor Clegane
Laura Elphinstone as Nora
Marc Rissmann as Captain Harry Strickland
Alexis Raben
Matthew Wolf
Bronte Carmichael as Martha
Tipper Seifert-Cleveland
Frank Blake as Northern sentry
Ryan McKen
Owen Whitelaw
Mairi Hawthorn
Oliver Devoti
Jim Tighe
Derek Dubery
Luke McQuillan
Nicky Harley
Hayley McQuillan
Adam Devereux
Thomas Martin
Brian Patrick Kennedy
Luna Kalo
Caitlin Pharro
Louis McCartney
Rosie McClelland
Isaac Heslip
Jack Morgan

Cast notes

10 of 18 starring cast members appear in this episode.
Annabel Brook, Andrew Burford, Yusuf Chaudhri, Nick Chopping, Adam Collins, Josh Dyer, Andrew Eadie, Rachael Evelyn, Pete Ford, Luke Gomes, Dan Griffiths, Rob Hayns, Michael Homick, Rowley Irlam, Kye Mckee, Jason Oettle, Juliet Reeve, Shane Roberts, Anna Stephenson, Ryan Stuart, Laura Swift, Andy Wareham, and Ben Wright were stunt performers in this episode.

Notes

General

Due to concerns about spoilers, HBO is only releasing the titles of Season 8 episodes the moment they start airing - meaning that Game of Thrones Wiki can only make up accurate episode titles for each one as they are revealed.
Two long-standing fan theories are referenced in this episode: "Cleganebowl," a final showdown between Sandor and Gregor Clegane, and "Mad Queen Daenerys".
Winterfell and Last Hearth both appear in the Title sequence despite not appearing in the episode while Dragonstone once again does not appear despite being a major setting for the episode.
With the deaths of Sandor and Gregor Clegane, all known member of House Clegane are dead, rendering the house extinct.