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** Stannis's decision to confront Renly before either of them attack the capital seems a bit [[FridgeLogic inexplicable]] here. In the books it was Renly who confronted Stannis, to break his siege of Storm's End (the seat of House Baratheon and the current location of Edric Storm, Robert's only acknowledged bastard). Stannis wanted to take Storm's End both out of spite at the Baratheon lords' decision to support Renly over him and in order to use Edric to help him prove that Joffrey isn't Robert's son. Leaving all of this unmentioned does save us a lot of exposition, at least.

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** Stannis's decision to confront Renly and convince him to give up/join his brother before either of them attack attacks the capital seems a bit [[FridgeLogic inexplicable]] here. In is basically the books cliff notes version of what happens in the novel.[[Hottip:In the book... it was Renly who confronted Stannis, to break his siege of Storm's End (the seat of House Baratheon and the current location of Edric Storm, Robert's only acknowledged bastard). Stannis wanted to take Storm's End both out of spite at the Baratheon lords' decision to support Renly over him and in order to use Edric to help him prove that Joffrey isn't Robert's son. Leaving all of this unmentioned does save us a lot of exposition, at least.]]

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* AdaptationDistillation: The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.

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* AdaptationDistillation: AdaptationDistillation:
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The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.entirely.
** Stannis's decision to confront Renly before either of them attack the capital seems a bit [[FridgeLogic inexplicable]] here. In the books it was Renly who confronted Stannis, to break his siege of Storm's End (the seat of House Baratheon and the current location of Edric Storm, Robert's only acknowledged bastard). Stannis wanted to take Storm's End both out of spite at the Baratheon lords' decision to support Renly over him and in order to use Edric to help him prove that Joffrey isn't Robert's son. Leaving all of this unmentioned does save us a lot of exposition, at least.
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* MemeticBadass: Qorin Halfhand is apparently this to the Night's Watch.

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* MemeticBadass: Qorin Halfhand is apparently this to the Night's Watch. Robb is this to both the Lannister and Northern armies. A common tale is that he rides a giant direwolf into battle and that he cannot be killed.
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* SceneryPorn: Iceland makes its debut as the lands north of the Wall.

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* FemaleGaze: During Gendry's forging scene


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** FemaleGaze: From Arya/the camera

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* EurekaMoment: Theon suddenly has an idea when he realises that Winterfell could be provoked to send out its guards.

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* EurekaMoment: Theon suddenly has an idea when he realises realizes that Winterfell could be provoked to send out its guards.guards.
* FemaleGaze: During Gendry's forging scene



* PsychoticSmirk: Arya gets perilously close to giving one when she sees the Tickler's corpse.

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* PsychoticSmirk: Arya gets perilously close to giving one when she sees the Tickler's corpse. Tywin's smiles are always on the edge of being/are this.
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* AdaptationDistillation: [[spoiler:The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.]]
* AnyoneCanDie: Arya's line "Anyone can be killed" provided a handy clip to remind people of this in the ads. Fitting for an episode that sees the sudden death of [[spoiler:Renly Baratheon]].

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* AdaptationDistillation: [[spoiler:The The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.]]
entirely.
* AnyoneCanDie: Arya's line "Anyone can be killed" provided a handy clip to remind people of this in the ads. Fitting for an episode that sees the sudden death of [[spoiler:Renly Baratheon]].Renly Baratheon.



* DeathGlare: Arya and Tywin exchange a very calm one.

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* DeathGlare: Arya and Tywin exchange gives Arya a very calm one.cold one after she looks pointedly at him and says "Anyone can be killed". [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome She continues looking him in the eye.]]



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Renly and The Tickler.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Renly Renly and The Tickler.]]



* TheNeidermeyer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.

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* TheNeidermeyer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore. This is a rare case where the officer is the one trying to connect with them, and the subordinates are the ones being unhelpful.
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* TheNiedermeyer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.

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* TheNiedermeyer: TheNeidermeyer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.
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* TheNiederm3yer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.

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* TheNiederm3yer: TheNiedermeyer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.
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* TheNiederm3yer: Theon's men consider him one, to the point that they openly threaten to mutiny and then leave him on shore.
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* DeathGlare: Arya and Tywin exchange a very calm one. The fact that she is able to look him in the eye despite the circumstances is the reason this moment appears on the CMoA page.

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* DeathGlare: Arya and Tywin exchange a very calm one. The fact that she is able to look him in the eye despite the circumstances is the reason this moment appears on the CMoA page.
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* ButtMonkey: Lancel has [[BeyondTheImpossible now sunk even lower]], to the point where Tyrion can't even enjoy his PokeThePoodle relationship with him. Doesn't stop him making Lancel request his own death if he betrays Tyrion, though.

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* ButtMonkey: Lancel has [[BeyondTheImpossible now sunk even lower]], lower, to the point where Tyrion can't even enjoy his PokeThePoodle relationship with him. Doesn't stop him making Lancel request his own death if he betrays Tyrion, though.
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* StealthHiBye: Both Jaqen and Quaithe show their skill with this.
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* KilledOffForReal: Renly and The Tickler.

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* KilledOffForReal: Renly [[spoiler:Renly and The Tickler.]]

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* AdaptationDistillation: [[spoiler:The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.]]



* AdaptationDistillation: [[spoiler:The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.]]



** Theon is also shaping up to be this.

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** Theon is also shaping up to be this.continuing his journey down this road.



* TheDragon: Theon getting his own is the first good thing to happen to him in a long while.

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* TheDragon: Theon getting his own is the first good thing to happen to him in a long while.while, and leads directly to a...
* EurekaMoment: Theon suddenly has an idea when he realises that Winterfell could be provoked to send out its guards.



* MemeticBadass: Qorin Halfhand is apparently this to the Night's Watch.



** Actually subverted in the case of Tywin. Despite his previous record, he's at a complete loss as to what he should do, and his advisers are totally useless.

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** Actually subverted in the case of Tywin. Despite his previous record, he's at a complete loss as to what he should do, and his advisers are totally useless.useless.
* UpperClassTwit: Tywin's cousin Reginald Lannister is not only useless as an adviser, he is stupid enough to answer back in public. While telling him to go home, Tywin actually tells him that if he wasn't born a Lannister, a man like him would be scrubbing pots in the kitchens.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Bronn says this of wildfire, and provides a very good argument as to why it's a bad idea. Tyrion does listen to his arguments, but ultimately decides against them when he realises just how much firepower is stored in the pyromancers' cellars.



* BeneathSuspicion: Even after penetrating her boy's disguise in the last episode, and seeing through her lies about being southern, Tywin still considers a servant to be so unthreatening that he keeps her around even during war councils.
* ButtMonkey: Lancel has [[BeyondTheImpossible now sunk even lower]], to the point where Tyrion can't even enjoy his PokeThePoodle relationship with him. Doesn't stop him making Lancel request his own death if he betrays Tyrion, though.
** Theon is also shaping up to be this.



* DeathGlare: Arya and Tywin exchange a very calm one. The fact that she is able to look him in the eye despite the circumstances is the reason this moment appears on the CMoA page.
* TheDragon: Theon getting his own is the first good thing to happen to him in a long while.



* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Renly and The Tickler]]

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Renly KilledOffForReal: Renly and The Tickler]]Tickler.



* SoProudOfYou: Bran insists that Winterfell's guards go to the aid of Torrhen's Square, as their bannermen will have no reason to be loyal if Winterfell doesn't protect them. Rodrick gives a brief smile at how he may just make a good Lord of Winterfell yet.

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* NoRespectGuy: Theon's having a ''really'' bad time with his new crew.
* PsychoticSmirk: Arya gets perilously close to giving one when she sees the Tickler's corpse.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: The chief pyromancer seems a little too enthusiastic about explaining how powerful his wildfire is.
* SoProudOfYou: Bran insists that Winterfell's guards go to the aid of Torrhen's Square, as their bannermen will have no reason to be loyal if Winterfell doesn't protect them. Rodrick gives a brief smile at how he may just make a good Lord of Winterfell yet.yet.
* SurroundedByIdiots: It seems Tywin isn't much luckier in the intelligence of his commanders than he is in his {{Mooks}}. To be fair though, only one of them was stupid enough to mouth off to him, and the rest are no more at a loss than he is.
* TheStrategist: Bronn shows himself to be more than just a skilled fighter.
** Actually subverted in the case of Tywin. Despite his previous record, he's at a complete loss as to what he should do, and his advisers are totally useless.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Of course Gendry would forge swords dirty, sweaty, and shirtless.
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* AdaptationDistillation: [[spoiler:The Tickler dies far later in the books, and is here killed instead of a character who has been written out entirely.]]


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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Renly and The Tickler]]
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These are not Dropped A Bridge On Him. Neither actor was hastily written out. If the deaths were disappointing is YMMV.


* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Renly]]'s death is really sudden, and it happens within the first three minutes of the show.
** [[spoiler:The Tickler]] is killed much earlier than in the books, and far less dramatically.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: It's a bit startling to see Daenerys' reaction to the news of Robert's death, and realize this is the first time she's had any kind of up to date information on what's happening outside her subplot.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: It's a bit startling to see Daenerys' reaction to the news of Robert's death, and realize this is the first time she's had any kind of up to date information on what's happening outside her subplot.own storyline.
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* LeftOutOfTheLoop: It's a bit startling to see Daenerys' reaction to the news of Robert's death, and realize this is the first time she's had any kind of up to date information on what's happening outside her subplot.

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* LeftOutOfTheLoop: LockedOutOfTheLoop: It's a bit startling to see Daenerys' reaction to the news of Robert's death, and realize this is the first time she's had any kind of up to date information on what's happening outside her subplot.
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* LeftOutOfTheLoop: It's a bit startling to see Daenerys' reaction to the news of Robert's death, and realize this is the first time she's had any kind of up to date information on what's happening outside her subplot.
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** [[spoiler:The Tickler]] is killed much earlier than in the books, and far less dramatically.

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** [[spoiler:The Tickler]] is killed much earlier than in the books, and far less dramatically.dramatically.
* SoProudOfYou: Bran insists that Winterfell's guards go to the aid of Torrhen's Square, as their bannermen will have no reason to be loyal if Winterfell doesn't protect them. Rodrick gives a brief smile at how he may just make a good Lord of Winterfell yet.
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* CastingGag: Roy Dotrice, the narrator of four of the five ''{{A Song Of Ice And Fire}}'' audiobooks so far, plays Pyromancer Hallyne, using the same voice he gave the character before.

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* CastingGag: Roy Dotrice, the narrator of four of the five ''{{A Song Of Ice And Fire}}'' audiobooks so far, plays Pyromancer Hallyne, using the same voice he gave the character before. He was going to play Pycelle before health issues forced him into a small role.
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* AnyoneCanDie: Arya's line "Anyone can be killed" provided a handy clip to remind people of this in the ads. Fitting for an episode that sees the sudden death of [[spoiler:Renly Baratheon]].
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Tickler]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Renly]]'s death is really sudden, and it happens within the first three minutes of the show.

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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Tickler]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Renly]]'s death is really sudden, and it happens within the first three minutes of the show.show.
** [[spoiler:The Tickler]] is killed much earlier than in the books, and far less dramatically.
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Tickler]]

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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Tickler]]Tickler]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Renly]]'s death is really sudden, and it happens within the first three minutes of the show.

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The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King’s Landing, Tyrion’s source alerts him to Joffrey’s flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he’s worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H’ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night’s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.

* CastingGag: Roy Dotrice, the narrator of four of the five ''{{A Song Of Ice And Fire}}'' audiobooks so far, plays Pyromancer Hallyne, using the same voice he gave the character before.

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The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King’s Landing, Tyrion’s source alerts him to Joffrey’s flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he’s worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H’ghar, H'ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night’s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.

* BalancingDeathsBooks: Jaqen H'ghar offers three deaths to Arya to achieve this.
* CastingGag: Roy Dotrice, the narrator of four of the five ''{{A Song Of Ice And Fire}}'' audiobooks so far, plays Pyromancer Hallyne, using the same voice he gave the character before.before.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Tickler]]
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* CastingGag: Roy Dotrice, the narrator of four of the five ''{{A Song Of Ice And Fire}}'' audiobooks so far, plays Pyromancer Hallyne, using the same voice he gave the character before.
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The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King’s Landing, Tyrion’s source alerts him to Joffrey’s flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he’s worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H’ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night’s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.

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