that Jon will prevent their journey. After killing Karl and being reunited with Ghost, Jon burns the keep, at the suggestion of Craster's daughter-wives. Production Writing "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). Casting Kate Dickie (Lysa Arryn) and Lino Facioli (Robin Arryn) make return appearances after an absence of several years (since the first season). Reception Ratings "First of His Name" established a new series high in ratings, with 7.16 million people watching it during its first airing. 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. Critical reception The episode received universal acclaim from critics. 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." 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." Erik Adams of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A and praised the writers for their focus on the female characters. References External links at HBO.com 2014 American television episodes Game of Thrones (season 4) episodes Television episodes written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss