| "The Spoils of War" | |
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| Game of Thrones episode | |
Jaime Lannister charging at Daenerys Targaryen
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Matt Shakman |
| Written by |
David Benioff D. B. Weiss |
| Featured music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography by | Robert McLachlan |
| Editing by | Katie Weiland |
| Original air date | August 6, 2017 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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"The Spoils of War" is the fourth episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 64th overall. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Matt Shakman.
At Dragonstone, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) observe cave drawings left by the Children of the Forest, indicating that the First Men and the Children fought together against the White Walkers. In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) seeks further investment from the Iron Bank, after reassuring them that their debt will soon be paid. In the North, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) returns to Winterfell, reunites with her siblings, Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright), and spars with Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie). On the road to King's Landing, Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Bronn (Jerome Flynn), and the Lannister and Tarly armies are caught in an attack led by Daenerys, her dragon Drogon, and the Dothraki army. Bronn successfully hits Drogon with a scorpion bolt, causing Drogon to land. Jaime then charges and tries to attack Daenerys with a spear, but as he approaches, Drogon attempts to set him ablaze. Jaime is knocked out of the way by Bronn at the last moment, however, was pushed into the Blackwater Rush, where he begins sinking to the bottom of the river.