Game of Thrones/Recap/S2/E07 A Man Without Honor: Difference between revisions

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Somewhere out in the countryside, Osha, Bran, Rickon and Hodor are making slow time. Osha complains that they didn't grab enough food, but Bran defends his choice, knowing that Theon would torture anyone who knew anything about their whereabouts. At a stroke of luck, they come across a farm where two orphan boys play--remember, the ones Bran sent out two episodes ago?--but can't decide whether to ask for help or not.

 

 

Down in Harrenhal, Lord Tywin is randomly hanging men from his garrison to root out the assassin who killed Ser Amory Lorch, on the assumption (logical, though incorrect as it happens) that he himself was the target. Ser Gregor Clegane thinks (also logically, also incorrectly) that the assassin must have come from the Brotherhood without Banners<ref>You'll see them next season; for now, just think of them as [[La Résistance]]</ref>, and Lord Tywin orders him to root them out as well. Finally, Arya arrives with mutton stew, and Lord Tywin offers it to her instead. ([[Pet the Dog|Petting The Dog]]? Or checking for poisons?) While he monologues about his legacy and the fact that this will be his last war, Arya toys with the knife in her hand and eyes his neck. (There's more banter, particularly concerning the lore of Harrenhal itself--built by Harren the Black, who once sat the Seastone Chair which Balon Greyjoy's arse currently warms, and completed on the very same day Aegon the Conqueror set foot on Westeros; its towers are all burnt out by dragonfire--but suffice to say that Arya and Tywin have a bit of a [[Worthy Opponent]] / [[Friendly Enemies]] vibe going on.)

Jon and Ygritte are passing down through a large depression in the ice; Jon is pretty clearly still lost. Ygritte pulls out the [[Malicious Slander]] card: "What do you think they'll say when they hear about you and me? I swear it, O [[Buffy-Speak|Master King Crow Ser]], we were [[Intimate Healing|only close together for warmth]]! And then I felt it: right up against me backside like a club. I can show you the bruise on me tailbone!" (She sure knows how to put on airs, this Ygritte, kissed by fire. She's channeling a [[Southern Belle]], and those don't even ''exist'' in the Seven Kingdoms!) "And before I knew what was where, his, his... Well, it was all out in the open, angry as you like, and I didn't want to want it, but oh!, I did. And he spread me legs and... ''Ruined.'' The shame of it. Now I can never marry a perfumed lord. What will my poor savage father say?" Jon can't help but smirking a little, but he tells her to turn back around. "And I thought we were done, but he said, ''turn back around.''" ''Now'' he looks irritated, probably because her impression of him is uncannily good. "Since it's going to be your word against mine, and you can't talk about it without blushing, we may as well just..." But Jon grabs his sword--no, Longclaw; sheesh, you guys--and she backs off. And then, while he's distracted, she runs. As it turns out, she's been leading him right into a wildling ambush. "Shoulda took me while you had the chance," Ygritte smirks.

 

'''Shae:''' "...[[Oh Crap|Help me flip it over]]." }}

They look up and see yet another handmaiden standing in the doorway. Shae has to chase her down and threaten her with a knife, which is pretty darn awesome... but when she gets back, the Hound has seen it all.

The next we see of Sansa, she's with Cersei, having [[The Talk]]. "I thought it would be less... messy." To Cersei's credit, she's able to manage with some gracefulness. "Try birthing a child." She talks some about her own labors, and how Robert would hunt in the kingswood while Jaime stayed by her side, and then provides a pearl of wisdom: "The more people you love, the weaker you are."

 

 

Jorah Mormont has tracked down Quaithe of the Shadow and wants her help in finding Dany's dragons. Before she consents, she asks him an important question: "[[The Mole|Will you betray her again?]]" She then tells him, "The thief you seek is with her now." ...Which is only so helpful, because Dany is in conference with all thirteen of The Thirteen, including Xaro Xhoan Daxos, the Spice King and Pyat Pree. Basically the only suspect Quaithe has managed to rule out is herself. [[Mathematician's Answer|Helpful, lady.]] Fortunately the thief is in a monologuing mood. Pyat Pree has struck a bargain with Daxos. Daxos declares himself king of Qarth, tired of the head-in-the-sand conservatism the Thirteen seem to favor, and Pyat Pree supports him by using his clones to assassinate the other twelve. He invites Dany to visit her dragons, which Daxos procured for him, at the House of the Undying at any time.

* [[Composite Character]]: Dagmer plays the role of the creature Reek here.

* [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarking]] [[Bullying a Dragon|at a Dragon]]: Tywin is impressed that Arya is well-versed in the women who fought alongside Aegon the Conqueror and comments that he'd never known such an educated stonemason (in regards to her "father"). Arya is quick to respond:

'''Tywin:''' (beat) Careful now, girl. I enjoy you, but be careful. }}

* [[Grammar Nazi]]: How Tywin knows that Arya is a highborn girl. Arya makes a saving throw by claiming that her mother was a handmaiden to Lady Dustin and taught her daughter "proper... properly!" It's unclear whether Tywin buys the excuse.

'''Arya:''' Yes. }}

* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: Once again, the Spice King is a condescending prick, but makes a very good point. His statement that Daenerys' dragons will bring death and misery and that it would be better if they died could well be true.

** Shae drawing a knife on an informant to cover up Sansa having her first period was pointless since the Hound turned up soon after and found out anyway.

* [[Never Found the Body]]: Dany's statement that of course the missing Doreah is dead. Possibly a wink to the fact that she actually ''is'' long since dead by this point in the book.

* [[Open Secret]]: In her conversation with Tyrion, Cersei doesn't bother hiding the fact that Jaime is the father of her children.<ref>In ''A Clash of Kings'', Tyrion reveals that he knew about his siblings early on in the book (and gets slapped by Cersei for joking about it). This is the first time he openly acknowledges the affair in the show, though.</ref> Similarly, Jaime openly admits it to Cat and Brienne.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Subverted. Jaime is genuinely supportive and encouraging to the young cousin who clearly hero-worships him. He then beats him to death to create a diversion which might let him escape.

** Cersei's genuinely well-intentioned advice to Sansa on how to best deal with her upcoming marriage to Joffrey. She later admits to Tyrion that her son is completely out of control, and she's regretting putting him on the throne.

** Ygritte deliberately tries to invoke it between herself and Jon. It's all just to distract him from the ambush she's leading him into.

* [[You Remind Me of X]]: Arya reminds Tywin of Cersei. We don't see her reaction, but it seems likely that she would have taken it as a [[Compliment Backfire]].

 

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