when does lord stark die in game of thrones
Ned Stark As in the source novel, Ned is beheaded in the ninth episode of season 1, "Baelor".[19] Though praising the character's demise for its role in propelling the story, James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly later noted that:
Rickon Stark As the armies prepare for battle outside Winterfell, Ramsay brings out Rickon and orders him to run to Jon as one of his sadistic "games", shooting arrows at Rickon in order to lure Jon into the open. Jon charges out to save Rickon, but Rickon is shot through the heart and dies almost instantly.[20] In the aftermath of the ensuing battle, Rickon's body is recovered and Jon buries him in the crypt, alongside Ned's remains.[21]
Ned Stark In a review of the Game of Thrones TV episode "Baelor", James Poniewozik wrote in Time that "the execution of Eddard Stark is crucial to the story and its themes and everything that follows, but it’s also a meta-message to the reader: don’t take anything for granted here."[11] James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly stated that tricking the audience into thinking Ned is the hero and then killing him makes the series' story better.[7] Writing that "the big twist here isn't that Ned Stark dies, but who the true protagonists of Game of Thrones are," Hibberd pointed out that the series' focus proves to be the "new generation" of leaders, in particular the Stark children but also Daenerys and even Tyrion.[14] He noted:
Viserys Targaryen Viserys is portrayed by Harry Lloyd in the HBO television adaptation.[2][3][4]