Battle of the Bastards
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"Battle of the Bastards" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones and its 59th episode overall. It was written by series co-creators
The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
Miguel Sapochnik directed the episode, his third of the series.
The Battle of Cannae, in the Second Punic War, was an inspiration for "Battle of the Bastards".
Kit Harington compared the "rebirthing" scene to the conclusion of the third-season episode, "Mhysa", with Daenerys Targaryen.
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Part of the filming took place in Los Barruecos.
Director Matt Shakman chose Jaime Lannister, portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (pictured), as the main point of view for the battle.