Battle of the Bastards is a Game of Thrones episode.
`` Battle of the Bastards '' is the ninth episode of the sixth season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and its 59th episode overall .. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. sixth season. Game of Thrones ( season 6 ). HBO. HBO. fantasy. fantasy. It was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by Miguel Sapochnik .. Miguel Sapochnik. Miguel Sapochnik. David Benioff. David Benioff. D. B. Weiss. D. B. Weiss. In the North , the armies of the eponymous bastards , Jon Snow -LRB- Kit Harington -RRB- and Ramsay Bolton -LRB- Iwan Rheon -RRB- , face off in a battle for control of Winterfell .. the North. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#The North. Jon Snow. Jon Snow ( character ). Kit Harington. Kit Harington. Ramsay Bolton. Ramsay Bolton. Iwan Rheon. Iwan Rheon. Winterfell. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Winterfell. The Bolton army defeats most of Jon 's forces , largely composed of Wildlings .. Wildlings. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Night's Watch and Wildlings. However , Sansa Stark -LRB- Sophie Turner -RRB- arrives with Petyr Baelish -LRB- Aidan Gillen -RRB- and the Knights of the Vale and they defeat the remaining Bolton army .. Sansa Stark. Sansa Stark. Sophie Turner. Sophie Turner. Petyr Baelish. Petyr Baelish. Aidan Gillen. Aidan Gillen. Ramsay retreats to Winterfell , where Jon beats him into the mud , locks him in the kennels and Sansa feeds him to his own hounds .. Winterfell. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Winterfell. In Meereen , Daenerys Targaryen -LRB- Emilia Clarke -RRB- refuses to surrender to the Masters , mounts Drogon and begins burning the Masters ' fleet ; this forces them to surrender .. Meereen. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Meereen. Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys Targaryen. Emilia Clarke. Emilia Clarke. Yara -LRB- Gemma Whelan -RRB- and Theon Greyjoy -LRB- Alfie Allen -RRB- arrive in Meereen and offer their ships to Daenerys , swearing to help her take the Seven Kingdoms .. Gemma Whelan. Gemma Whelan. Meereen. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#Meereen. Yara. Yara Greyjoy. Theon Greyjoy. Theon Greyjoy. Alfie Allen. Alfie Allen. `` Battle of the Bastards '' was praised as one of the series ' best episodes , with several reviewers hailing it as a `` masterpiece '' .. Critics described the battle in the North as `` terrifying , gripping and exhilarating '' and Daenerys 's reunion with her dragons at the beginning of the episode as `` thrilling '' .. the North. World of A Song of Ice and Fire#The North. Its eponymous battle took 25 days to film and required 500 extras , 600 crew members and 70 horses .. In the United States , the episode had a viewership of 7.66 million in its initial broadcast .. had a viewership. Nielsen ratings. It earned Game of Thrones several Primetime Emmy Awards -LRB- including Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing -RRB- , and was Harington 's choice to support his nomination for the Outstanding Supporting Actor ; Sapochnik also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the episode .. Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones. Primetime Emmy Awards. 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. Outstanding Directing. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Outstanding Writing. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Outstanding Supporting Actor. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series. Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series