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* [[Tap on the Head]]: The reaction to {{spoiler|Theon's}} [[Rousing Speech]].

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Dagmer:}}''' "[[Lampshade Hanging|It was a good speech]]. I [[Talking Is a Free Action|didn't want to interrupt]]."}}

* [[Third Person Person]]: Jaqen H'ghar, though instead of referring to himself by name, he uses [[Strange Syntax Speaker|odd pronoun constructions]] like "a man."

* [[Third Person Person]]: Jaqen H'ghar, though instead of referring to himself by name, he uses [[Strange Syntax Speaker|odd pronoun constructions]] like "a man".

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Pyp and Grenn.

* [[Title Drop]]: Courtesy of the Queen.

* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: {{spoiler|During their stay at King's Landing, Ned gave a doll to Sansa. At first, she viewed this gift with disdain, claiming that she hadn't played with dolls since she was eight. After her father died, it's revealed in a short scene during the second season that she kept the doll.}}

* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: {{spoiler|During their stay at King's Landing, Ned gave a doll to Sansa. At first, she viewed this gift with disdain, claiming that she hadn't played with dolls since she was eight. After her father died, it's revealed in a short scene during the second season that she kept the doll}}.

* [[Training Montage]]: A minor one for Arya in her first "dancing" lesson with Syrio Forel. Gets echoed in "The Ghost Of Harrenhal," where Arya passes on Syrio's wisedom during Gendry's [[Shirtless Scene]].

* [[Training Montage]]: A minor one for Arya in her first "dancing" lesson with Syrio Forel. Gets echoed in "The Ghost of Harrenhal", where Arya passes on Syrio's wisedom during Gendry's [[Shirtless Scene]].

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: In "Fire and Blood," Joffrey shows Sansa the castle wall {{spoiler|adorned with heads on pikes, of all the members of her household. This most importantly of all includes her septa and her father}}, and he ''forces her to look.''

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: In "Fire and Blood", Joffrey shows Sansa the castle wall {{spoiler|adorned with heads on pikes, of all the members of her household. This most importantly of all includes her septa and her father}}, and he ''forces her to look''.

* [[Trial by Combat]]: Bronn championing Tyrion against Ser Vardis.

* [[Triumphant Reprise]]: The main theme gets this treatment on a couple occasions, the first being {{spoiler|when Robb rides back from battle safe and sound, with Jaime Lannister as his prisoner}}, and the second over the final scene and closing credits of the season. The latter is so effective it's difficult not to leap from your couch, fist pumping and cheering when it cuts to black. {{spoiler|''Dragons''}} have that effect.

* [[Ultimate Job Security]]: Varys, Pycelle and Barristan are all survivors from the previous regime. Each of them is too good at what they do to have been removed from their posts.

* [[Undead Child]]: In the very start of ~~episode~~ ~~one~~, we see a young wildling girl, murdered by the White Walkers and nailed to a tree. A few minutes later, she's no longer stuck to the tree, and is giving us a good look at her unnatural blue eyes. ''Creepy...''

* [[Undead Child]]: In the very start of Episode 1, we see a young wildling girl, murdered by the White Walkers and nailed to a tree. A few minutes later, she's no longer stuck to the tree, and is giving us a good look at her unnatural blue eyes. ''Creepy...''

* [[Unproblematic Prostitution]]: Averted. Littlefinger lets Ros know that {{spoiler|he has and will let his clients mutilate or kill his prostitutes if they don't make him a profit}}.

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: The Blu-~~ray~~ extras of the history of Westeros narrated by the characters in the show. However, each character has a bias or one-sided view over certain events. For example: House Lannister POV, they viewed their sacking of King's Landing during Robert's Rebellion a just action to bring order back to the kingdoms but in the House Baratheon and House Stark POV, they viewed the sacking an atrocious act since the Lannisters were killing or raping the people which Robert felt was a [[Necessary Evil]] while Ned viewed it as a horrible crime. Meanwhile House Targaryen from Viserys POV, he calls the sacking by the Lannisters an unjust betrayal despite the fact the other three Houses pointed out that the Mad King firing Tywin was the cause of him siding with the rebels.

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: The Blu-Ray extras of the history of Westeros narrated by the characters in the show. However, each character has a bias or one-sided view over certain events. For example: House Lannister POV, they viewed their sacking of King's Landing during Robert's Rebellion a just action to bring order back to the kingdoms but in the House Baratheon and House Stark POV, they viewed the sacking an atrocious act since the Lannisters were killing or raping the people which Robert felt was a [[Necessary Evil]] while Ned viewed it as a horrible crime. Meanwhile, House Targaryen from Viserys POV, he calls the sacking by the Lannisters an unjust betrayal despite the fact the other three Houses pointed out that the Mad King firing Tywin was the cause of him siding with the rebels.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Viserys begins showing greater and greater signs of this as he spends more time among the Dothraki. His breakdown reaches its climax when {{spoiler|Khal Drogo presents him his "golden crown."}}

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Viserys begins showing greater and greater signs of this as he spends more time among the Dothraki. His breakdown reaches its climax when {{spoiler|Khal Drogo presents him his "golden crown"}}.

* [[Villainous Incest]]:

** Cersei Lannister, with both her brother Jaime and her cousin Lancel.

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* [[The Wall Around the World]]: Characters refer to the Wall as "the edge of the world." The Wall itself has startling parallels with [[wikipedia:Hadrian's wall|Hadrian's Wall]], a huge, 80 mile long barrier stretching across the top of England which was began in AD 122 and built to protect Roman Britain from Scottish invasion. Unsurprisingly George R.R. Martin has [[Word of God|stated]] a visit to Hadrian's Wall was his inspiration.

* [[The Watson]]: Ros's function, particularly during the first season, is to receive exposition. She was apparently created for the show to avoid "[[As You Know]]..." conversations.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: "Baelor" in ~~season~~ ~~one~~, "Blackwater" in ~~season~~ ~~two~~. Incidentally, both are the ninth episode of their respective seasons.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: "Baelor" in Season One, "Blackwater" in Season Two. Incidentally, both are the ninth episode of their respective seasons.

* [[Wham! Line]]: Quite a few of them.

{{quote|'''"Winter Is Coming:"''' "The things I do for love." [''{{spoiler|throws Bran out a window}}'']

'''"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things:"''' "This man came into my house as a guest and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of ten. In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king's justice."

'''"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things":''' "This man came into my house as a guest and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of ten. In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king's justice."

'''"A Golden Crown:"''' "He says '[[Exact Words|Yes. You will have]] [[Title Drop|a golden crown]], [[Exact Words|that men will tremble to behold]]'."<br />

'''"A Golden Crown":''' "He says '[[Exact Words|Yes. You will have]] [[Title Drop|a golden crown]], [[Exact Words|that men will tremble to behold]]'."<br />

'''"Baelor:"''' "Ser Ilyn, bring me his head."<br />

'''"Baelor":''' "Ser Ilyn, bring me his head."<br />

'''"Valar Morghulis:"''' "{{spoiler|Dracarys.}}" Also, "Three blasts." }}

'''"Valar Morghulis":''' "{{spoiler|Dracarys}}." Also, "Three blasts."}}

* [[Where Is Your X Now?]]: After losing the battle of Blackwater, a pissed off Stannis chokes Melisandre, who promised his victory through the God of Light. "Where's your god now?" he says. She responds, "Inside you," and he releases her.

* [[Where Is Your X Now?]]: After losing the battle of Blackwater, a pissed off Stannis chokes Melisandre, who promised his victory through the God of Light. "Where's your god now?" he says. She responds, "Inside you", and he releases her.

* [[While You Were in Diapers]]: In "The Ghost of Harrenhal" one of Theon's crewmen, less than impressed by Captain Theon, goes even further back, saying that "I have been reaving and raping since before you left Balon's balls."

* [[While You Were in Diapers]]: In "The Ghost of Harrenhal", one of Theon's crewmen, less than impressed by Captain Theon, goes even further back, saying that "I have been reaving and raping since before you left Balon's balls."

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Sandor flees combat in "Blackwater" when the battlefield becomes saturated with fire. He was horribly burned as a child by his brother.

* [[World of Badass]]

* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: Tyrion telling Shae that {{spoiler|despite the betrayal and outmaneuvering by his family, he wants to stay in King's Landing because he both ''belongs'' there and he ''likes'' playing the game against his family and the other manipulators of the city.}}

* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: Tyrion telling Shae that {{spoiler|despite the betrayal and outmaneuvering by his family, he wants to stay in King's Landing because he both ''belongs'' there and he ''likes'' playing the game against his family and the other manipulators of the city}}.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]:

** Littlefinger and Varys seem to enjoy verbally sparring with each other and clearly see each other as the only other person on their mental level.

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** Sophie Turner, Sansa Stark's actress, despite being tall and looking fairly grown up, is only 15 years old, and was 14 at the time the first season was filmed (which is, more or less, one year older than her character on the show).

** Peter Dinklage (42 years old) playing Tyrion Lannister (24 in the books) causes this effect in Tyrion. Then again, Tyrion's age is never given in the series, although he is supposed to be the youngest of the Lannister siblings, his elders being around 31 or so in the novels.

*** As of the end of ~~season~~ 2, it seems that Cersei and Jaime are 36, and Tyrion 32 - give or take one year.

*** As of the end of Season 2, it seems that Cersei and Jaime are 36, and Tyrion 32 - give or take one year.

* [[You Shall Not Pass]]:

** {{spoiler|Syrio Forel}} holds up four Lannister soldiers and a member of the Kingsguard while {{spoiler|Arya}} escapes. He does this armed only with a wooden sword.

** And later {{spoiler|Yoren}} tries to do the same for {{spoiler|Arya and Gendry}}. It doesn't work.

** And later, {{spoiler|Yoren}} tries to do the same for {{spoiler|Arya and Gendry}}. It doesn't work.

** Jorah Mormont does it twice, first against {{spoiler|Viserys when he tries to steal dragon eggs}} and later against a battle-hardend {{spoiler|Dothraki fighter}}. Fittingly, his family motto is "Here We Stand."

** Jorah Mormont does it twice, first against {{spoiler|Viserys when he tries to steal dragon eggs}} and later against a battle-hardend {{spoiler|Dothraki fighter}}. Fittingly, his family motto is "Here We Stand".

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: The White Walkers have the ability to reanimate corpses into undead "wights". {{spoiler|The season two finale has an entire ''army'' of wights going to attack the Night's Watch, led by the White Walkers.}}

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: The White Walkers have the ability to reanimate corpses into undead "wights". {{spoiler|The season two finale has an entire ''army'' of wights going to attack the Night's Watch, led by the White Walkers}}.