The Prince of Winterfell The Prince of Winterfell "The Prince of Winterfell" is the eighth episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". The episode is written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed, for the third time in this season, by Alan Taylor. It premiered on May 20, 2012. The title of the episode refers to Theon Greyjoy as ruler of Winterfell after disposing of the Stark children, although this is only said in the books and is never explicitly mentioned in the series. Tyrion Lannister and Bronn plan the defense of King's
The Gift (Game of Thrones) installment that delivers long-awaited plot turns in a satisfying manner, even though it continues a disturbing theme from the previous episode." Erik Kain of "Forbes" called this a "terrific, exciting, tense episode," though, like Myles McNutt of "The A.V. Club", he questioned both the "anemic" Dorne storyline and the gratuitousness of Tyene exposing her breasts in the prison scene. The Gift (Game of Thrones) "The Gift" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 47th overall. The episode was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss,