"The Broken Man" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 57th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman, and directed by Mark Mylo
Series veteran Bryan Cogman wrote the episode, his second of two episodes of the season.
Actor Rory McCann returned as a series regular in his role as Sandor "the Hound" Clegane, last appearing in the season four finale.
The sequences at Riverrun were filmed in Corbet, County Down, Northern Ireland.
"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.