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[ferthepoet]

Does anyone remembers any TV episode of any other show to have so many regular or recurring characters in a single episode, it had almost all of the season cast except Jamie, Tomen and Myrcella and those characters who had already been killed, plus introduced 5 new characters which are to be recurrent.  I think this has to be a new record for TV, not even Battlestar Galactica (in)famous for its amount of characters I remember having so many in a single episode.

[TheEvilKing]

The Wire, possibly, in it's later seasons.

[madking]

Heroes had alot too. There would be episodes where several characters story arc would be left out.

[TheEvilKing]

Just had a count on IMDB. The Wire's finally episode had 84 actors! Whew! Last GOT ep had 55.

[ferthepoet]

Didn't know about the wire, 88 is amazing, I don't think heroes came to have as many regular and recurring characters in a single episode

[Robb_]

Lost's finale must have had a good few.

[Abaddon]

Is that 84 actors, or 84 speaking parts?  84 actors isn't that much, 84 speaking parts would be insane.

[TyrionsFlagon]

Probably speaking parts. The Wire and GoT are similar in that sense. I watched the show before I read any books, so I was waaaaaay confused in the first couple episodes b/c of all the characters. The Wire was the same way.

The best description I got for GoT was that is was "Lord of the Rings meets The Wire."