Hardhome [SEP] series
Hardhome
"Hardhome" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 48th overall. The episode was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.
The episode features a climactic battle sequence at the episode's eponymous Wildling village, a battle mentioned but not seen in the original source material. It has since been hailed by many reviewers and fans as one of the series' best episodes. Filming
the metal band Mastodon acted as wildlings at Hardhome in a cameo appearance.
Production Filming.
"Hardhome" was directed by Miguel Sapochnik. He joined the series as a director in the fifth season. He also directed the previous episode, "The Gift".
Reception.
Reception Ratings.
"Hardhome" was watched by an estimated 7.01 million American viewers during its first airing.
With Live+7 DVR viewing factored in, the episode had an overall rating of 9.94 million viewers, and a 5.1 in the 18–49