Product Description:

In the second season of the epic HBO original series Game of Thrones, kings from across the fictional continent of
Westeros vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the Throne in King's
Landing, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the
King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns, and Robb
Stark fighting as the King in the North. With tensions and treaties, animosity and alliances, Season Two is a
thrilling journey through a riveting and unforgettable landscape.

The epic scope of the grand television fantasy series Game of Thrones is matched by the extraordinary wealth of
extras found in its sophomore-season set. Based on A Clash of Kings, the second novel in George R.R. Martin's Song
of Ice and Fire series, season two of Game of Thrones admirably encapsulates the sprawling War of the Five Kings,
which pits the malevolent Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) against a host of contenders for the throne of the late King
Robert (Mark Addy), including his brothers Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Renly (Gethin Anthony). Further
complicating matters is the appointment of Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) as Hand of the King to Joffrey, which
sets off an intense behind-the-scenes power struggle with his siblings, Cersei (Lena Headey) and Jaime (Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau), who carry on an incestuous affair. Meanwhile, there's also the issue of Daenerys (Emilia Clarke)
and her three dragons; Daenerys spends much of season two making her way across the Red Waste in order to launch
her own plan of conquest. These central conflicts are supported by a host of secondary storylines, including Alfie
Allen's Theon Greyjoy, who is faced with dreadful choices in his own quest to prove his worth, and new cast member
Carice van Houten as Melisandre, a priestess who uses a variety of wiles, including sex, to spur Stannis's assault
against Joffrey's forces in the series' showstopping set piece, the Battle of Blackwater Bay. That Game of Thrones
manages to not only weave together all of these myriad threads but also make them compelling and fully realized is
among the keys to the show's astonishing popularity, as are the performances, which, along with the direction and
writing, help to make the series the best costume fantasy drama ever produced on television. Its blend of
historically inspired intrigue and supernatural elements keeps it far afield of camp territory, where most TV
fantasy has bogged down in the past, while the cast, led by the extraordinary Peter Dinklage as the wily Tyrion,
rivals any modern day/dress series. Of course, the show's copious violence and sexuality (the latter of which
borders on excessive this season) are also key factors, but the visceral nature of these parts mesh well with the
show's overall theme of a medieval land gripped by extraordinary bloodshed.

The five-disc DVD set of Game of Thrones' second season provides an exceptional amount of supplemental material on
the show's production, primarily through 12 commentary tracks, including multiple tracks on single episodes. Among
the participants are the main cast, including Dinklage, Headey, and Coster-Waldau, as well as series cocreators
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss; director Neil Marshall (The Descent), who helmed "Blackwater"; and Martin himself,
who explains many of the differences between his source novel and the program. The Battle of Blackwater Bay gets
its own half-hour making-of featurette, while a quintet of the actors, including Headey and Clarke, participate in
an informative roundtable discussion about their characters and the show's locations. Martin also returns for a
brief conversation about the various religions of his fictional world along with Benioff and Weiss. Both die-hard
fans and first-time viewers will appreciate the length and depth of the extra material included in the set, which
expands greatly on the already massive world of Game of Thrones. --Paul Gaita

Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches; 1 Pounds
Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time : 9 hours and 10 minutes
Release date : February 19, 2013
Actors : Alfie Allen, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley
Subtitles: : French, Portuguese, English, Korean, Spanish, Dutch
Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio : HBO Studios
Number of discs : 5