Game of Thrones/Recap/S2/E08 The Prince of Winterfell: Difference between revisions

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Theon looks grimly over a pile of messenger ravens, shot down by his archers to keep the North ''incommunicado'', and is further pleased when his sister Yara arrives from Deepwood Motte with reinforcements. ...Or, so he thinks. It's actually just her escort, and she's taking them all when she leaves again. Yara begs him to return to the Iron Islands as well: Winterfell is hundreds of miles inland, making it an impactical conquest for a seagoing people, and Theon killed any hope of holding the North peacefully along with Bran and Rickon. But Theon, the [[Title Drop|Prince of Winterfell]], isn't giving up his conquest without a fight, and Yara sadly leaves him to it.

 

Tyrion shows his true mettle, keeping his poker face on and playing it out as though Cersei had the right person (though there's obviously a bit of [[Reality Subtext]] behind his apology and her request to make darned sure nothing happens to her). After that he turns to Cersei, who can barely contain her glee, and puts out a calm, utterly ominous [[Badass Boast]]:

 

 

Then he runs back to his own chambers and buries himself in Shae's arms. He begs her to never leave him, and she promises him: "I'm yours, and you are mine." And that's enough for Tyrion--the next time we see her, she actually still has her clothes on. Now ''that's'' love.

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Tyrion and Varys seem to have moved beyond mere [[Worthy Opponent]] level and into this trope.

* [[Glasgow Grin]]: Joffrey boasts that he will place one on the notoriously dour Stannis. Tyrion and Varys are not impressed.

* [[Mistaken Identity]]: Cersei decides to go after Tyrion's whore in order to punish him for sending off Myrcella. (Un)fortunately, the woman Cersei has captured and beaten is not Shae.

* [[The Mole]]: Qhorin starts setting Jon up to become one, berating him for his stupidity getting men killed so the Wildings might buy that he wants to defect.

** The Greyjoys have thus far been portrayed as ruthless bastards, but Yara gains sympathy through her praise for the Stark boys' bravery, her revulsion at Theon's deeds, and the dutiful family love she nonetheless attempts to extend to her brother.

* [[The Promise]]: Of the unfriendly variety.

* [[Right Under Their Noses]]: Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor doubled back after the farm and are hiding in the crypts of Winterfell.

* [[Spoiler Opening]]: Isaac Hempstead-Wright, who plays Bran, is still in the opening credits. Guess whether Bran's still alive. No, really, guess. First two don't count.

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Tyrion is quite chilling when he threatens Cersei, to the point that her [[Smug Smiler]] composure noticeably cracks.

* [[Uriah Gambit]]: Cersei accuses Tyrion of this being his motive behind letting Joffrey fight in the upcoming battle. YMMV on whether she's right; Tyrion doesn't actually deny it, and it's pretty clear from past episodes that he would not be the slightest bit upset if Joffrey did get himself killed, but it's debatable whether he's actually planning this.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Catelyn gets this from everyone for releasing Jaime, and Robb orders her to be arrested.

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Robb and Lady Talisa finally resolve their [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], at the expense of Robb's [[Arranged Marriage]] to an unseen and implied-to-be-hideous Frey daughter.

 

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