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* VirginShaming: During their drinking game at Winterfell, Tyrion correctly guesses that Brienne is a virgin. While he wasn't trying to embarrass her, she takes it this way and quickly leaves.

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* WritersCannotDoMath: Cersei and Jaime's age is inconsistent. Tywin Lannister was Hand to King Aerys II for 20 years before Robert's Rebellion, but Cersei, who became queen at 17 following the rebellion, remembers when he was appointed. In Season 4, Cersei says she has been queen for 19 years, which added to 17 would make her 36, but her twin Jaime was said to be 40 in the season premiere.

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Cersei and Jaime's age is inconsistent. Tywin Lannister was Hand to King Aerys II for 20 years before Robert's Rebellion, but Cersei, who became queen at 17 following the rebellion, remembers when he was appointed. In Season 4, Cersei says she has been queen for 19 years, which added to 17 would make her 36, but her twin Jaime was said to be 40 in the season premiere.premiere.
** Also crosses with SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, but the size of the Iron Fleet and how much of it joins Yara and Theon to support Daenerys rather than Euron. While the Iron Fleet is said to be the strongest navel force in Westeros (and quite possibly the rest of the world), when the Greyjoy siblings flee to join Daenerys, they bring 100 ships "and enough crew to man them". However, this would even if miraculously each ship only needed one person to man it (which is physically impossible given the size of the ships), they would need at least 100 men on Yara's side, though more realistically at least 4-500, unless they tethered the boats together somehow, which is ''much'' larger than the party seen fleeing with her or who appear to be with them when they stop in Volantis. This is made even worse when its then reminded that this isn't even the entire fleet, and as Euron's fleet is assumed to be bigger, that means ''his'' army must be more than that. This somewhat makes things a little ridiculous when you remember that, unlike their real life counterparts the Vikings, they don't descend from another sizeable country, but several tiny little islands, which are shown to be largely barren. The books referenced the Iron Fleet being made up on 10,000 men and 500 ships in total, but how the tiny islands feed and sustain a population big enough for this is difficult to imagine, when its said each of the islands can be walked across in a day and most of them are completely inhospitable and lifeless.
** This gets even worse in the last season, where the size of Daenerys' army changes between episodes. [[spoiler:The battle of Winterfell seemingly wipes out her entire Dothraki horde and most of her Unsullied, not to mention much of the Northmen who follow her thanks to Jon; the army of the dead had completely swarmed Winterfell and it appeared only a handful of characters survived. This weakened state is demonstrated when they're shown easily ambushed by Euron's fleet, claiming even more of them and it being clear that the ones left couldn't stand up against Euron's forces in their state. However, when it comes time to invade King's Landing, her forces are suddenly back to full numbers, and they're able to effortlessly crush the Golden Company, Kingsguard, and the Lannister army, crushing them so badly she doesn't even ''need'' to unleash Drogon (ostensibly, so that when she ''does'', it can be treated as a sign of her going AxCrazy). ''Where'' these extra Dothraki and Unsullied came from is never addressed; while its possible she had them stationed elsewhere to use after the War of the Dead was dealt with, this seems highly unlikely given how it was stressed to be ''extremely damning'' that the Lannister forces didn't help, and they were very cautious of how outnumbered they were, and surely someone would have called her out if she had revealed at any point she was reserving a large force.]]
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* VisionaryVillain:
** Tywin's speech to Jaime and his discussions with his cupbearer Arya reveals that he aspires to the legacy of Aegon the Conqueror and wants to create with gold and sheer will what Aegon had done with three dragons: a dynasty of Lannister hegemony that would rival and even surpass the Targaryens.
** Euron Greyjoy seeks to raise the largest fleet in the world and align with Daenerys Targaryen to rule the Seven Kingdoms. When this fails decisively, he changes queens for Cersei.
** By the final episode, [[spoiler:Daenerys performs a FaceHeelTurn and has leveled King's Landing out of spite for being rejected by the commonfolk. However, she's not content with merely ruling the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, as she boasts that she will TakeOverTheWorld for the Targaryan dynasty.]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: The Blu-ray extras of the history of Westeros are narrated by various characters, each with a biased view of the events they describe. For example: Tywin Lannister views his [[RapePillageAndBurn Sack of King's Landing]] as a just action to end the war and restore order, while Robert Baratheon sees it as a NecessaryEvil, Ned Stark views it as a [[MoralEventHorizon terrible crime]], and Viserys Targaryen calls it an [[DisproportionateRetribution unjust betrayal]]. [[GreyAndGrayMorality All of them have a point]].

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* UnreliableNarrator: The Blu-ray extras of the history of Westeros are narrated by various characters, each with a biased view of the events they describe. For example: Tywin Lannister views his [[RapePillageAndBurn Sack of King's Landing]] as a just action to end the war and restore order, while Robert Baratheon sees it as a NecessaryEvil, NecessarilyEvil, Ned Stark views it as a [[MoralEventHorizon terrible crime]], and Viserys Targaryen calls it an [[DisproportionateRetribution unjust betrayal]]. [[GreyAndGrayMorality All of them have a point]].
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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing:
** Balon Greyjoy is technically the winner of the War of the Five Kings, in that he spends the entire war sitting on his throne and watching as the other four kings butcher each other. This eventually bites him in the ass as it makes him so unpopular among the Greyjoys (a pack of {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s who see such inaction as cowardly) that his brother Euron can throw him to his death and then openly confess his fratricide in the court and ''win support'' for it.
** Echoing this, [[spoiler:Cersei Lannister manages to become the FinalBoss of the series by sitting out the war against the Night King. Again, she just ends up the winner's dessert when the Stark[=/=]Targaryen alliances drives back the undead and then marches south with vengeance in their hearts.]]
** In the show's finale, [[spoiler:Bran, or should we say King Bran the Broken]] becomes the ultimate winner of the Game of Thrones when [[spoiler:his sole contribution to the defeat of the Night King and the salvation of Westeros was revealing some important information at the right moments and then acting as bait during the battle. All without even leaving his chair... Oh, sorry.]]
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** A downplayed example; during the entirety of Davos' conversation with Melisandre after [[spoiler: she sacrificed Shireen]], Davos looks like he's trying not to kill her where she's standing and is barely holding back tears and rage.

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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Even though Robert Baratheon killed the man who captured his beloved in single combat, he seems to be unable to be satisfied with it. He mentions in his dreams that "he kills him every night" which betrays the emptiness he feels even with having revenge.

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Even though Robert Baratheon killed the man who captured his beloved in single combat, he seems to be unable to be satisfied with it. He mentions in his dreams that "he kills him every night" which betrays the emptiness he feels even with having revenge.revenge.
** In the penultimate episode, Sandor warns Arya that living your whole life seeking revenge on those who wronged you isn't worth it, and tells her not to throw away her life as he knowingly walks to his death to fight his brother Gregor amidst [[spoiler:the collapsing Red Keep]].
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* TakeOverTheWorld:
** The Dothraki have a prophecy of the Khal of Khals, the "stallion who mounts the world". Daenerys believes this to be her unborn son by her husband Khal Drogo, Rhaego, [[spoiler:but her son is sacrificed by a witch to save Drogo's life, only to trap him in a state between life and death, forcing Daenerys to MercyKill him.]]
** In the final season, [[spoiler:Daenerys has her army wipe out the Lannister regime and burns down King's Landing, effectively accomplishing her dream to take over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. In her victory speech, she declares that she's going to turn her attention east and unite the known world under her banner.]]

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** [[spoiler: The crowner goes to Beric Dondarrion, who literally holds back a horde of wights with his body to protect Arya and Sandor. Several times.]]

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** Daenerys Targaryen progresses from a timid maid being prostituted for an army to an emancipating conqueror.

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** Daenerys Targaryen progresses from a timid maid being prostituted for an army to an emancipating conqueror.conqueror, [[spoiler: and eventually into a city-burning tyrant just like her father.]]
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** Tywin Lannister decides to test the patience of [[spoiler:his very angry, crossbow-toting son by calling Shea a "whore" after he had been warned not to do it again. Cue UndignifiedDeath.]]

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** Tywin Lannister decides to test the patience of [[spoiler:his very angry, crossbow-toting son by calling Shea Shae a "whore" after he had been warned not to do it again. Cue UndignifiedDeath.]]

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** Cersei will be Joffrey's mother (as well as aunt) and sister-in-law. [[note]]Depending on definition. A lot of people nowadays don't count the spouses of your siblings-in-law as additional siblings-in-law, but in this society they seemingly do.[[/note]]

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** Cersei will be Joffrey's mother (as well as aunt) and sister-in-law. [[note]]Depending on the definition. A lot of people nowadays don't count the spouses of your siblings-in-law as additional siblings-in-law, but in this society they seemingly do.[[/note]]



** [[spoiler:Ned while no doubt is trying to do the right thing by being honorably, he really shouldn't had told Cersei he was on to her. He also really should had listen to Renly's suggestion about raiding the castle and taking Joffrey hostage after Robert dies in order to stop the Lannisters. Ned was foolish to think he could trust Littlefinger who was particularly throwing it in Ned's face he could not be trusted even before he doubled crossed him.]]

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** [[spoiler:Ned while no doubt is trying to do the right thing by being honorably, he really shouldn't had have told Cersei he was on to her. He also really should had listen have listened to Renly's suggestion about raiding the castle and taking Joffrey hostage after Robert dies in order to stop the Lannisters. Ned was foolish to think he could trust Littlefinger who was particularly throwing it in Ned's face he could not be trusted even before he doubled crossed him.]]



* TrappedBehindEnemyLines: Jon Snow in Seasons 2 & 3.

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* TrappedBehindEnemyLines: Jon Snow in Seasons 2 & and 3.



*** From the same episode, [[spoiler:Cersei tells the emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos to stick around for a fortnight, promising to pay a large portion of the crown's debts by then. She's talking about their plan to sack Highgarden and use the Tyrell's stash of gold to pay the debt. However, Highgarden is 760 miles from King's landing, and Jaime (head of the Lannister army) was just in bed with Cersei minutes before this meeting. It should take months to get from King's Landing to Highgarden and back, but apparently Cersei is confident that they can do it in under 2 weeks.]]

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*** From the same episode, [[spoiler:Cersei tells the emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos to stick around for a fortnight, promising to pay a large portion of the crown's debts by then. She's talking about their plan to sack Highgarden and use the Tyrell's Tyrells' stash of gold to pay the debt. However, Highgarden is 760 miles from King's landing, and Jaime (head of the Lannister army) was just in bed with Cersei minutes before this meeting. It should take months to get from King's Landing to Highgarden and back, but apparently apparently, Cersei is confident that they can do it in under 2 weeks.]]



** 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.

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** The main theme gets this treatment on a couple of 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.



* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Season Six reveals that the white walkers were created by the children of the forest during their war with the First Men. The children eventually made peace with humans, but the white walkers continue to kill both human and child alike]].

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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Season Six 6 reveals that the white walkers were created by the children of the forest during their war with the First Men. The children eventually made peace with humans, but the white walkers continue to kill both human and child alike]].



* {{Tyrannicide}}: Deconstructed. [[spoiler:[[FauxAffablyEvil Euron]] openly admits to kinslaying his own brother, [[LeeroyJenkins Balon]], and justifies himself on the grounds that [[StupidEvil Balon's rule brought nothing but grief to the Ironborn]]. [[VillainHasAPoint While that may be true]], it doesn't change the fact that [[EvilerThanThou Euron is all kinds of worse than Balon could ever be]], with one tyrant replaced with a more malicious one]].
** [[spoiler: Played straight in the finale, where Jon murdering Daenerys is portrayed as the only option left.]]

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Deconstructed. [[spoiler:[[FauxAffablyEvil Euron]] openly admits to kinslaying his own brother, [[LeeroyJenkins Balon]], and justifies himself on the grounds that [[StupidEvil Balon's rule brought nothing but grief to the Ironborn]]. [[VillainHasAPoint While that may be true]], it doesn't change the fact that [[EvilerThanThou Euron is all kinds of worse than Balon could ever be]], with one tyrant replaced with a more malicious one]].
** [[spoiler: Played straight in the finale, series finale where Jon murdering Jon's [[SadisticChoice conflicted assassination]] of his LoveInterest Daenerys is portrayed as the only option left.left because Daenerys cannot be dissuaded from her path of destruction in her intent to conquer the world.]]



* VillainSong: "The Rains of Castamere," also known as the Lannister song, chronicles Tywin's annihilation of House Reyne of Castamere, a rebellious vassal. Famous in-story, it's effectively used as BadassBoast, ImpliedDeathThreat and leitmotif.

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* VillainSong: "The Rains of Castamere," also known as the Lannister song, chronicles Tywin's annihilation of House Reyne of Castamere, a rebellious vassal. Famous in-story, it's effectively used as BadassBoast, ImpliedDeathThreat ImpliedDeathThreat, and leitmotif.{{leitmotif}}.



* TheWallAroundTheWorld: Characters refer to the Wall as "the edge of the world." The Wall itself has startling parallels with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_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 [[WordOfGod stated]] that a visit to Hadrian's Wall was his inspiration.

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* TheWallAroundTheWorld: Characters refer to the Wall as "the edge of the world." The Wall itself has startling parallels with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_wall Hadrian's Wall]], a huge, 80 mile 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 [[WordOfGod stated]] that a visit to Hadrian's Wall was his inspiration.



** In Season 8, a lot of screentime and significance was dedicated to Arya finding a white horse in [[spoiler:the burned out ruins of King's Landing]]. However, in the next episode, the horse is nowhere to be seen.

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** In Season 8, a lot of screentime and significance was dedicated to Arya finding a white horse in [[spoiler:the burned out burned-out ruins of King's Landing]]. However, in the next episode, the horse is nowhere to be seen.
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** In the penultimate episode [[spoiler: Gregor Clegane, upon being challenged to a duel by Sandor, kills Qyburn and leaves Cersei to her fate]]


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** [[spoiler: Played straight in the finale, where Jon murdering Daenerys is portrayed as the only option left.]]
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** Roose Bolton knows full well his illegimate son Ramsay is a sadistic sociopath, and we see him rebuke Ramsay repeatedly over some of his more StupidEvil actions, such as torturing and mutilating Theon Greyjoy (whose father could have been a much-needed ally) or beating and raping Sansa Stark (who they needed to legitimize their claim on the North). He also decides it's a great idea to make Ramsay his heir, then repeatedly taunt him with how easily this inheritance could be taken away, and how his wife is pregnant and they think it's a boy. [[spoiler:As soon as the baby is born and confirmed male, Ramsay stabs his father to death and feeds his step-mother and baby brother to his dogs.]]
** In "Battle of the Bastards", Rickon [[spoiler:is sent running to Jon as Ramsey shoots arrows at him. And even when they start coming down, he continues running in a dead straight line, rather than the zigzag motion every fox and deer knows. Naturally, he doesn't make it.]]
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** The sixth episode of Season 7 [[spoiler:features Jon Snow and his companions traveling north of the wall to capture a wight. They do so and become stranded in the middle of a lake that is freezing over, surrounded by an army of undead who are waiting until the ice can support their weight. However Gendry managed to escape and makes it back to the Wall where a message is sent by raven to Dragonstone so Daenerys can fly her dragons over to rescue Jon Snow and his party just as they are swarmed by the wights.[[note]]The distance between the frozen lake and Dragonstone is well over 1,000 miles, and possibly over 2,000.[[/note]] The director of the episode [[http://news.avclub.com/game-of-thrones-director-admits-the-show-s-timeline-is-1798346260 admitted]] the timeline’s “getting a little hazy.”

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** The sixth episode of Season 7 [[spoiler:features Jon Snow and his companions traveling north of the wall to capture a wight.wight]]. They do so and become stranded in the middle of a lake that is freezing over, surrounded by an army of undead who are waiting until the ice can support their weight. However Gendry managed to escape and makes it back to the Wall where a message is sent by raven to Dragonstone so Daenerys can fly her dragons over to rescue Jon Snow and his party just as they are swarmed by the wights.[[note]]The distance between the frozen lake and Dragonstone is well over 1,000 miles, and possibly over 2,000.[[/note]] The director of the episode [[http://news.avclub.com/game-of-thrones-director-admits-the-show-s-timeline-is-1798346260 admitted]] the timeline’s “getting a little hazy.”
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* TooHappyToLive: The Starks. At the beginning, they’re pretty much the only great house of Westeros who aren’t [[BigScrewedUpFamily screwed up]] (or [[IncestIsRelative screwing each other]] for that matter), have lots of healthy, well-adjusted kids, Mr and Mrs Stark are HappilyMarried and their people adore them. From Season One onwards, it’s all downhill for them and at this point, there are only [[spoilera handful of them left alive]]. [[spoiler:Robb and Talisa]] get hit with this especially hard. [[spoiler:They’re in love, HappilyMarried, seemingly manage to smooth over the botched alliance with the Freys and have just found out they’re [[BabiesEverAfter having a baby]]. Then they attend a certain wedding…]]

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* TooHappyToLive: The Starks. At the beginning, they’re pretty much the only great house of Westeros who aren’t [[BigScrewedUpFamily screwed up]] (or [[IncestIsRelative screwing each other]] for that matter), have lots of healthy, well-adjusted kids, Mr and Mrs Stark are HappilyMarried and their people adore them. From Season One onwards, it’s all downhill for them and at this point, there are only [[spoilera [[spoiler: a handful of them left alive]]. [[spoiler:Robb and Talisa]] get hit with this especially hard. [[spoiler:They’re in love, HappilyMarried, seemingly manage to smooth over the botched alliance with the Freys and have just found out they’re [[BabiesEverAfter having a baby]]. Then they attend a certain wedding…]]
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** In Season 8, a lot of screentime and significance was dedicated to Arya finding a white horse in [[spoiler:the burned out ruins of King's Landing]]. However, in the next episode, the horse is nowhere to be seen.
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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: Lampshaded when the Three-Eyed Raven tells Bran that "the ink is dry" on the past, before it's demonstrated for him when he learns how Hodor got his name ... as Hodor dies.

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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: Lampshaded when the Three-Eyed Raven tells Bran that "the ink is dry" on the past, before it's demonstrated for him when he learns how Hodor got his name ... as name... As Hodor dies.

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* WaifFu: By season 7, Arya is a FragileSpeedster who is adept at WaifFu to the point that she can spar with Brienne to an impasse.

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* WaifFu: By season Season 7, Arya is a FragileSpeedster who is adept at WaifFu to the point that she can spar with Brienne to an impasse. impasse.



** [[spoiler:Daenerys conquers the cities of Slaver's Bay and ends slavery there. Within a few months, there are uprisings against her rule and the former slavers are working to regain control. Violence gets so bad that some people are asking to be made slaves again so they can at least be safe]].

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** [[spoiler:Daenerys conquers the cities of Slaver's Bay and ends slavery there. Within a few months, there are uprisings against her rule and the former slavers are working to regain control. Violence gets so bad that some people are asking to be made slaves again so they can at least be safe]]. safe.]]



* WorldOfCardboardSpeech:

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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: AWorldHalfFull: By the end of the series. [[spoiler:The White Walkers and the Army of the Dead have been destroyed, Westeros is no longer subject to the whims of tyrants, and the North regains independence. Furthermore, Bran Stark and his royal court actually go about making the world a better place instead of continuously plotting for power.]] This is not without great cost to everyone involved, since it also meant that [[spoiler:most of the populations in the North, beyond the Wall, and in King's Landing all had to die in the process]].
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** Tywin Lannister decides to test the patience of [[spoiler:his very angry, crossbow-toting son by calling Shea a "whore" after he had been warned not to do it again. Cue UndignifiedDeath.]]
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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: Lampshaded when the Three-Eyed Raven tells Bran that "the ink is dry" on the past, before it's demonstrated for him when he learns how Hodor got his name ... as Hodor dies.

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* UndeadChild: 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...''
** Taken even farther in [=S5E8=] "Hardhome". [[spoiler:When the White Walkers attack Hardhome, they bring along a horde of child wights in varying states of decay.]] [[spoiler:Karsi]], otherwise a badass warrior, is [[HeroicBSOD frozen with shock and terror]] and [[WouldntHurtAChild can't do anything]] but scream in horror as she's taken down; she's last seen being reanimated herself.

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* UndeadChild: In the very start of episode one, we see a young wildling girl, murdered by the The White Walkers and nailed to a tree. A few minutes later, she's transform all of their victims into wights, no longer stuck to matter the tree, and is giving us a good look at her unnatural blue eyes. ''Creepy...''
** Taken even farther in [=S5E8=] "Hardhome". [[spoiler:When
age. There are several notable scenes including undead children, which never fail to horrify the White Walkers attack Hardhome, they bring along a horde of child wights in varying states of decay.]] [[spoiler:Karsi]], otherwise a badass warrior, is [[HeroicBSOD frozen with shock and terror]] and [[WouldntHurtAChild can't do anything]] but scream in horror as she's taken down; she's last seen being reanimated herself.adults who witness them.



* VikingFuneral: Catelyn's father Hoster Tully receives one in "Walk of Punishment".

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* VikingFuneral: Catelyn's father Hoster Tully receives one in "Walk of Punishment".Punishment."



* VillainousFaceHold: Cersei kills [[spoiler:Tyene Sand by giving her a [[DruggedLipstick poisoned kiss]].]] To mock her mother, who is chained to the opposite wall, Cersei holds [[spoiler:Tyene's]] jaw whilst commenting on her [[spoiler:'dornish beauty']].

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* VillainousFaceHold: Cersei kills [[spoiler:Tyene Sand by giving her a [[DruggedLipstick poisoned kiss]].]] To mock her mother, who is chained to the opposite wall, Cersei holds [[spoiler:Tyene's]] jaw whilst commenting on her [[spoiler:'dornish beauty']].[[spoiler:"Dornish beauty"]].



* VillainSong: "The Rains of Castamere", also known as the Lannister song, chronicles Tywin's annihilation of House Reyne of Castamere, a rebellious vassal. Famous in-story, it's effectively used as BadassBoast, ImpliedDeathThreat and leitmotif.

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* VillainSong: "The Rains of Castamere", Castamere," also known as the Lannister song, chronicles Tywin's annihilation of House Reyne of Castamere, a rebellious vassal. Famous in-story, it's effectively used as BadassBoast, ImpliedDeathThreat and leitmotif.



* WaifFu: {{Subverted}} by Arya who is trained in a Braavosi fencing style well-suited to her size, but any attempt to take on experienced and armoured male combatants head-on ends with Arya being easily disarmed. Despite this, Arya is still able to kill by exploiting the fact no one considers a young girl dangerous.

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* WaifFu: {{Subverted}} by Arya who is trained in a Braavosi fencing style well-suited to her size, but any attempt to take on experienced and armoured male combatants head-on ends with Arya being easily disarmed. Despite this, By season 7, Arya is still able a FragileSpeedster who is adept at WaifFu to kill by exploiting the fact no one considers a young girl dangerous.point that she can spar with Brienne to an impasse.



* WeatherOfWar: When Joffrey argues that they should subjugate the North in Season 1, Cersei points out that not even the gods will save their army from winter.
** And this is singularly demonstrated by the fate of Stannis's depleted army in Seasons 5 and 6.

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* WeatherOfWar: WeatherOfWar:
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When Joffrey argues that they should subjugate the North in Season 1, Cersei points out that not even the gods will save their army from winter.
** And this is singularly demonstrated by the fate Stannis faces a hard choice of Stannis's depleted either pulling his army in Seasons 5 back to wait out the winter and 6.potentially lose his hold on his men, or attacking before he's ready.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sandor Clegane has an intense phobia of fire after being horribly burned by his brother as a child. In "Blackwater", he deserts the defense of King's Landing when the battlefield gets covered in fire. In "Kissed By Fire", he's forced to fight a duel with an opponent wielding a flaming sword. In Season 4, he refuses to cauterize a wound that is going septic.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sandor Clegane has an intense phobia of fire after being horribly burned by his brother as a child. He's frequently forced to face fire through the course of the show. In "Blackwater", he deserts the defense of King's Landing when the battlefield gets covered in fire. In "Kissed By Fire", he's forced to fight a duel with an opponent wielding a flaming sword. In Season 4, he refuses to cauterize a wound that is going septic. In season 7, he freezes when attacked by an undead bear that is on fire.
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*** She takes ''another'' level in the sixth and seventh seasons, almost single-handedly [[spoiler:taking out a roomful of Dothraki khals]] and leading her troops into battle atop her dragon. She also takes part in [[spoiler:the mission beyond the Wall to retrieve a wight, turning up in the [[BigDamnHeroes nick of time]] with her dragons to save the gang when they're surrounded]].
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How To Write An Example - Do Not Pothole the Trope Name


* {{Trickster}}: Littlefinger actively destabilizes Westeros to provide himself opportunities to manipulate people and increase his own power.

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* {{Trickster}}: TheTrickster: Littlefinger actively destabilizes Westeros to provide himself opportunities to manipulate people and increase his own power.
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Olenna is a questionable example. She seems to regard Brienne as an amusing spectacle. Brienne doesn't appreciate her comments.


** King Renly and Lady Catelyn are among the very few individuals in this CrapsackWorld who can look past Brienne's unappealing physique and see her inner beauty. Olenna thinks she's marvelous.

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** King Renly and Lady Catelyn are among the very few individuals in this CrapsackWorld who can look past Brienne's unappealing physique and see her inner beauty. Olenna thinks she's marvelous.
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This is Hollywood Tactics, if anything.


** Team Snow during the Battle of the Bastards. When the Bolton army’s spears were impractically long. If the soldiers on Snow’s side pushed the spears into the mud, they’d have too much leverage for the soldiers to keep the tips up. This would have forced the Boltons to break rank, or just focus on getting the shields forward.
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** Team Snow during the Battle of the Bastards. When the Bolton army’s spears were impractically long. If the soldiers on Snow’s side pushed the spears into the mud, they’d have too much leverage for the soldiers to keep the tips up. This would have forced the Boltons to break rank, or just focus on getting the shields forward.

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