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=== Tropes in this episode include: ===
=== Tropes in this episode include: ===
* [[Alas Poor Villain]]: {{spoiler|Viserys'}} death could almost come off as this, given how sympathetically he's played in that scene.
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: {{spoiler|Viserys'}} death could almost come off as this, given how sympathetically he's played in that scene.
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: "In the Iron Islands, you're not a man until you've killed your first enemy."
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: "In the Iron Islands, you're not a man until you've killed your first enemy."
* [[As You Know]]: Littlefinger lets Ned know exactly what's going on as he hears the report of Gregor Clegane's atrocities, including the sigil of his own wife's family. Justified as subtly insulting Ned with how little he's prepared for this.
* [[As You Know]]: Littlefinger lets Ned know exactly what's going on as he hears the report of Gregor Clegane's atrocities, including the sigil of his own wife's family. Justified as subtly insulting Ned with how little he's prepared for this.
** Littlefinger may also have been trying to provoke Ned into doing something ill-considered. He wasn't especially subtle or quiet about pointing out the symbolism of the fish.
** Littlefinger may also have been trying to provoke Ned into doing something ill-considered. He wasn't especially subtle or quiet about pointing out the symbolism of the fish.
*** Alternately, it's just [[Out of Character Moment|bad writing]] on the part of Jane Espenson. For all his [[Chessmaster|Chessmastery]], Littlefinger knows how to be subtle, all this [[Mister Exposition]] nonsense notwithstanding. (And they had [[Captain Obvious|Pycelle]] in the scene too!)
*** Alternately, it's just [[Out-of-Character Moment|bad writing]] on the part of Jane Espenson. For all his [[Chessmaster|Chessmastery]], Littlefinger knows how to be subtle, all this [[Mister Exposition]] nonsense notwithstanding. (And they had [[Captain Obvious|Pycelle]] in the scene too!)
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|So very, very subverted.}}
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|So very, very subverted.}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|Viserys}} managed to push Khal Drogo's by threatening Daenerys and her unborn son.
* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|Viserys}} managed to push Khal Drogo's by threatening Daenerys and her unborn son.
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* [[Noodle Incident]]/[[Noodle Implements]]: Tyrion confesses, "I once brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel..." but he's cut off before he can finish. Robin is particularly interested in hearing what happened next.
* [[Noodle Incident]]/[[Noodle Implements]]: Tyrion confesses, "I once brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel..." but he's cut off before he can finish. Robin is particularly interested in hearing what happened next.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: You '''don't''' threaten Khal Drogo's wife and son. Unless, of course, you wanna have {{spoiler|[[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|a nice crown]]}}.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: You '''don't''' threaten Khal Drogo's wife and son. Unless, of course, you wanna have {{spoiler|[[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|a nice crown]]}}.
* [[Schiff One Liner]] (also [[Foreshadowing]]):
* [[Schiff One-Liner]] (also [[Foreshadowing]]):
{{quote| '''Daenerys''': He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon.}}
{{quote| '''Daenerys''': He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon.}}
* [[Talking the Monster To Death]]: Tyrion's long, funny monologue, an attempt to get sympathy from the court of the Vale and to get Bronn on his side.
* [[Talking the Monster To Death]]: Tyrion's long, funny monologue, an attempt to get sympathy from the court of the Vale and to get Bronn on his side.
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