First of His Name

Tommen is crowned as king, the first of his name and Cersei decides that he will soon marry Margaery. Tywin tells Cersei that the gold mines in the Westerlands ran dry years ago and that they are deeply indebted to the Iron Bank, but the union of the houses of Lannister and Tyrell will help rectify this problem. Cersei asks Oberyn to send a ship back to Sunspear as a gift for Myrcella.

Petyr and Sansa arrive in the Vale. At the Bloody Gate, Petyr tells the guards that Sansa is his niece Alayne. Lysa reveals that she poisoned her husband at Petyr's instigation before the two are hurriedly married. Lysa accuses Sansa of sleeping with Petyr, but Sansa promises her aunt that she is a virgin. Lysa calms down before adding that when Tyrion dies, Sansa will marry Robin.

Daario tells Daenerys that his forces have confiscated the 93-ship Meereenese navy. Jorah tells her that Joffrey was murdered at his own wedding, but that both Astapor and Yunkai have reverted to slavery. Daenerys tells Jorah that instead of sailing west, she intends to stay and rule her new people herself.

As Brienne and Podrick ride north, she is surprised by his lack of outdoor skills, but gains respect for him after hearing he saved Tyrion's life at the Battle of Blackwater.

During her nighttime ritual of reciting her death list, Arya adds the name of the Hound. Arya reveals to the Hound that Syrio was killed by Meryn.

Jon's group attacks Craster's Keep. Locke covertly tries to kidnap Bran, but Bran enters Hodor's mind and kills Locke. Freed, Bran contemplates reuniting with Jon, but Jojen tells him that Jon will prevent their journey. Rast attempts to escape but is killed by Ghost. After killing Karl and being reunited with Ghost, Jon burns the keep, at the suggestion of Craster's daughter-wives.

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"First of His Name" was written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based upon the source material, Martin's A Storm of Swords. Chapters adapted from A Storm of Swords to the episode were chapters 68 and 71 (Sansa VI and Daenerys VI). It also covers part of the fourth novel, A Feast for Crows: namely chapter 14 (Brienne III).{{cite web|url=http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Episodes/Entry/First_of_His_Name/Book_Spoilers/#Book_to_Screen|title=EP405: First of His Name|last1=Garcia|first1=Elio|last2=Antonsson|first2=Linda|work=Westeros.org|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2014}}

Kate Dickie (Lysa Arryn) and Lino Facioli (Robin Arryn) make return appearances after an absence of several years (since the first season).

"First of His Name" established a new series high in ratings, with 7.16 million people watching it during its first airing.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/06/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-real-housewives-of-atlanta-married-to-medicine-silicon-valley-more/260613/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506164134/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/06/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-real-housewives-of-atlanta-married-to-medicine-silicon-valley-more/260613/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2014|title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Married to Medicine', 'Silicon Valley' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2014}} In the United Kingdom, the episode was viewed by 1.643 million viewers, making it the highest-rated broadcast that week. It also received 0.082 million timeshift viewers.{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10?|title=Top 10 Ratings (5-11 May 2014)|work=BARB|access-date=January 19, 2017}}

The episode received critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of the episode's 40 reviews on the site were positive with an average score of 8.25 out of 10. Its consensus reads: "Only slow by Game of Thrones standards, "First of His Name" demonstrates how carefully constructed this show has been since season one."{{cite web|title=Game of Thrones: Season 4: Episode 5|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tv_editorial/news/1929962/game_of_thrones_season_4_episode_5/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 6, 2014}} Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a 9/10 writing that the episode "gave us a much-needed look back at some past events on the series." He highlighted the revelation that Littlefinger's actions "put the story of the entire series into motion."{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/game-of-thrones-first-of-his-name-review|title=Game of Thrones: "First of His Name" Review|last=Fowler|first=Matt|work=IGN|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2014}} Erik Adams of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A and praised the writers for their focus on the female characters.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/game-of-thrones-newbies-first-of-his-name-1798180345 |title=Game Of Thrones (newbies): "First Of His Name" |first=Erik |last=Adams |date=May 5, 2014 |work=The A.V. Club |access-date=May 11, 2014}}

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