<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "You Win or You Die" </Td> <Td> Next → "Baelor" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Game of Thrones (season 1) List of Game of Thrones episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Pointy End" is the eighth episode of the HBO medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones . First aired on June 5, 2011, the episode was directed by Daniel Minahan and written by George R.R. Martin, the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which the show is based . </P> <P> The plot covers the aftermath of Eddard Stark's capture . While the Lannisters seek to capture his daughters, his son and heir, Robb, raises an army in the North . Meanwhile, Daenerys witnesses a Dothraki raid on a peaceful village, and Jon Snow faces a new threat at the Wall . The episode's title refers to the sword fighting lesson that Jon gave to Arya before their farewell: "Stick them with the pointy end ." </P>

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