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* [[Knight Templar]]: Stannis will not make peace with Renly as long as he keeps declaring himself King. The same goes with Robb for declaring the North and the Riverlands an independent kingdom.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Stannis will not make peace with Renly as long as he keeps declaring himself King. The same goes with Robb for declaring the North and the Riverlands an independent kingdom.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Janos Slynt's betrayal of Ned was a bit lost to the audience next to Littlefinger's betrayal. Not so much his leading a massacre of Robert's bastards, including personally killing baby Barra, which is a case of [[Adaptational Villainy]]; in the books the killing of Barra, and her mother, is carried out by Allar Deem, an officer under Slynt's command.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Janos Slynt's betrayal of Ned was a bit lost to the audience next to Littlefinger's betrayal. Not so much his leading a massacre of Robert's bastards, including personally killing baby Barra, which is a case of [[Adaptational Villainy]]; in the books the killing of Barra, and her mother, is carried out by Allar Deem, an officer under Slynt's command.
* [[My God What Have I Done|My Gods, What Have We Done?]]: One of the Gold Cloaks is horrified over their killings of Robert's bastard children.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?|My Gods, What Have We Done?]]: One of the Gold Cloaks is horrified over their killings of Robert's bastard children.
** Cersei is now really getting a sense of how out of her control Joffrey is.
** Cersei is now really getting a sense of how out of her control Joffrey is.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Herod]]: Joffrey's orders to the Gold Cloaks to kill all the black-haired bastard children in the city. Subverted in that Joffrey is only partly worried about some illegitimate claimant causing problems and mostly wants rid of his "father's" bastards as he sees them as a personal insult. Also, no such claimant exists, as almost all the victims are genuinely ignorant of their parentage and there are no shortage of other relations farther up the line of succession.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Herod]]: Joffrey's orders to the Gold Cloaks to kill all the black-haired bastard children in the city. Subverted in that Joffrey is only partly worried about some illegitimate claimant causing problems and mostly wants rid of his "father's" bastards as he sees them as a personal insult. Also, no such claimant exists, as almost all the victims are genuinely ignorant of their parentage and there are no shortage of other relations farther up the line of succession.
** Lord Slynt counts as well for the incompetence with which he carries out the order; it's going to be obvious to people that ''something's'' happening, but it doesn't help his cause in any way whatsoever to personally murder an infant in front of so many witnesses (especially since the brothel caters to many people of high birth and influence, so some of the witnesses could actually be worth taking seriously.) I'm sure everyone eagerly awaits what the [[Pragmatic Villainy|Small Council's]] reaction to this escapade will be...
** Lord Slynt counts as well for the incompetence with which he carries out the order; it's going to be obvious to people that ''something's'' happening, but it doesn't help his cause in any way whatsoever to personally murder an infant in front of so many witnesses (especially since the brothel caters to many people of high birth and influence, so some of the witnesses could actually be worth taking seriously.) I'm sure everyone eagerly awaits what the [[Pragmatic Villainy|Small Council's]] reaction to this escapade will be...
* [[Oh Crap]]: Check out Cersei's face when Joffrey threatens to kill her if she slaps him again. Pure "I think I've created a monster."
* [[Oh Crap]]: Check out Cersei's face when Joffrey threatens to kill her if she slaps him again. Pure "I think I've created a monster."
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* [[Spared By Adaptation]]: Doreah, who in the books dies in the Red Waste. Also Mhaegen, who dies, trying - unsuccessfully - to protect Barra.
* [[Spared By Adaptation]]: Doreah, who in the books dies in the Red Waste. Also Mhaegen, who dies, trying - unsuccessfully - to protect Barra.
* [[Torture Always Works]]: The Gold Cloaks interrogate (torture) Tobho Mott about Gendry's whereabouts. He tells them everything.
* [[Torture Always Works]]: The Gold Cloaks interrogate (torture) Tobho Mott about Gendry's whereabouts. He tells them everything.
* [[The Ugly Guys Hot Daughter]]: Gilly, of course.
* [[The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter]]: Gilly, of course.
* [[Ugly Guy Hot Wife]]: Craster and his daughter-wives, particularly Gilly.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Craster and his daughter-wives, particularly Gilly.
* [[Villain Ball]]: Joffrey seems to be doing everything he can to avoid [[Pragmatic Villainy]], showing such wanton cruelty (and in public!) that it can only undermine his reputation. His slaughter of the black-haired bastards likewise falls under this, and is likely to elicit horror and fury even from those members of his Small Council who don't have moral objections.
* [[Villain Ball]]: Joffrey seems to be doing everything he can to avoid [[Pragmatic Villainy]], showing such wanton cruelty (and in public!) that it can only undermine his reputation. His slaughter of the black-haired bastards likewise falls under this, and is likely to elicit horror and fury even from those members of his Small Council who don't have moral objections.


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