History Recap / GameOfThronesS3E9TheRainsOfCastamere

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In a loose sense. In the novel, the music played at Edmure's wedding is described as a loud cacophony, mainly because the musicians are not professionals, but Frey soldiers. ''The Rains of Castamere'' serves primarily as a signal for the men outside to commence the slaughter, and is therefore played as loudly as possible. In the show's version, the music is positively pleasant, even if the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OolU7f-r5o4 title track]] becomes extremely ominous when it starts playing.

** We don't see how the Hound found Arya in all the chaos, but since all the guards he was surrounded by seemed unwilling to let him pass when he asked nicely, [[{{Badass}} the Hound's]] [[KillEmAll solution to the problem is easy to guess]]...

Now we go to outside '''Yunkai''' where Daenerys is holding a war council. She asks her newest man-servant, Daario, about the location of one of Yunkai's smaller back gates on the map, and he points it out, then walks behind her, and steers her hand to the exact spot with a bit of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything intimate contact]]; to long-suffering Jorah's [[BodyGuardCrush chagrin]]. He says that it is poorly defended and since the guards know him he will be able to get Jorah and Grey Worm in through there, after which they will make their way through the back-streets, open the main city gates and let the Unsullied pour in. Mormont is understandably suspicious of the double dealing pretty-boy, but Daario refutes him, saying that ''"In my experience, only dishonest people think this way."'' Before Jorah can ask Daario if he [[GenreBlind wandered on-set from another fictional universe entirely]], Dany asks Grey Worm what he thinks of their newest addition to the team. The Captain of her army remains quiet for a moment, then replies that he trusts Daario. Thus, Dany puts the plan into motion. Barristan says that he should go too, being the best swordsman of the four but Jorah tells him that he is the Queen's Guard, and that he must stay by her side ''"no matter our pride."'' Selmy is grudgingly forced to agree.

In '''The Riverlands''', Arya and The Hound come upon a farmer and his broken cart. The Hound dismounts [[CoolHorse Stranger]], tells Arya to wait, helps the man fix his cart, and cleans his clock with a chain-mailed fist. He then moves to kill him, but Arya tries to convinces him otherwise, much to his annoyance. He lectures her on the folly of kindness in a CrapSackWorld until the unlucky pork trader stirs, so Arya grabs a slab of wood and knocks him cold again, leaving the Hound flabbergasted.

The credits roll to the sound of [[NothingIsScarier silence...]]

* [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Aw Look, He Really Does Love His Idiot Nephew!]] Blackfish exasperatedly comments that ''"the gods love to reward fools"'' when he sees how happy Edmure is with the hot and lovely Roslin, but makes it clear that he really does love him, despite showering him with contempt in nearly every previous scene.

** Gilly, who doesn't know any better, tells Sam that because he knows a lot of things due to his reading habit, he [[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E4CripplesBastardsAndBrokenThings is like a wizard.]]

** The Hound warns Arya against escaping by telling her to remember what happened [[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E2TheKingsroad the last time a child ran from him.]]

* CoolOldGuy: Subverted. Walder Frey initially comes across as this, what with his willingness to accept Robb's apology and his [[DeadpanSnarker snarky verbal jabs]]. Yet even if you picked up on the nasty streak in some of what he was saying, little can prepare you for his demeanour at what follows the bedding ceremony]

* [[FoodPorn Food]] {{Gorn}}: The Starks and their bannermen are brutally murdered during a banquet.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: Talisa gets stabbed through her womb several times to make sure that she and her unborn child are very, very dead.

** We don't see how the Hound found Arya in all the chaos, but since all the guards he was surrounded by seemed unwilling to let him pass when he asked nicely, [[{{Badass}} the Hound's]] [[KillEmAll solution to the problem is easy to guess...]]

* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: The usually stoic Roose Bolton is in a merry mood and smiling during the entire wedding because he knows that the unwitting Starks and Tullys will be slaughtered and appreciates the DramaticIrony. Along these lines, he also displays a particularly pleased expression well, a PsychoticSmirk, when he clues Catelyn in that he is wearing armor under his clothing (and therefore has betrayed Robb).

* TheWatson: A minor case, but still counts. In the mill, Bran asks Osha how her party crossed the Wall. Turns out they went around it, crossing the Bay of Seals in a boat -- the Night Watch needs to create its own version of the Coast Guard.
* [[OneManArmy Three Man Army]]: Daario, Jorah and Grey Worm take down over a dozen Yunkai guards (and likely more in an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome). Justified given that they're trained (and highly-experienced with Jorah and Daario) soldiers who are likely fighting hastily trained city watchmen.

* CompositeCharacter: Several:
** Roose Bolton takes the place of Edwyn Frey, whom Catelyn discovers wearing armor beneath his clothing.
** Joyeuse Erenford takes the place of Aegon Frey, aka Jinglebell, Lord Walder's lackwit grandson and fool, in being taken hostage and killed by Catelyn.
** Talisa's death is somewhat reminiscent of Dacey Mormont's axe to the stomach
** Black Walder takes the place of Raymund Frey in slitting Catelyn's throat.
** Black Walder is merged with Walder Rivers, becoming Black Walder Rivers.

* ContinuityPorn: Take a good look and you'll notice that several of the minor Freys present in the episode were also present in [[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E9Baelor "Baelor"]].

Bolton suddenly grabs his King roughly, gives him ''"the Lannister's regards"'' and drives a blade through Robb's heart. He falls beside his wife's still form. Upon seeing her first-born son murdered before her eyes, the weeping and hysterical Catelyn gives voice to a long mournful cry of despair, slits Joyeuse's throat - then goes completely silent and empty as a corpse. She doesn't even notice or resist when Black Walder Frey comes up behind her, cutting her carotid and jugular arteries in one swipe. Crimson gushes. She sighs in relief and drops to the floor.

** From the Freys: Merrett Frey, Petyr Frey, Ser Danwell Frey, Ser Ryman Frey, Ser Hosteen Frey, Ser Leslyn Haigh, Ser Whalen Frey, Ser Raymund Frey, Ser Walder Rivers, Ser Garse Goodbrook, Ser Tytos Frey, Ser Benfrey Frey, Aegon Frey "Jinglebell". Only Lothar Frey and Black Walder are identified.

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** Robb thinks it's perfectly acceptable to bring Talisa to the wedding - even if he eats Walder Frey's bread and salt, it still gives Frey ample opportunity to insult Robb's queen ''to her face'' in front of everybody. It also brings her stomach into close proximity with several knives.

* IronicEcho: "The Lannisters send their regards" meant by Jaimie as a cheeky "take this" to Robb Stark takes on a different meaning when he's stabbed by Bolton as part of a Lannister/Frey/Bolton plot.

** Tormund (though he's not evil, he is definitely an enemy of the Night's Watch,) goes out of his way to be kind to the old horse-breeder and let him face death on his feet like he asked.

* SlashedThroat: Walder Frey's wife Joyeuse. And then Catelyn

* TheWatson: A minor case, but still counts. In the mill, Bran asks Osha how her party crossed the wall. Turns out they went around it, crossing the Bay of Seals in a boat -- the Night Watch needs to create its own version of the Coast Guard.

* WhamEpisode: The whammiest since "Baelor".

We start the episode with a close up of the Stark war map and the pieces at play, all of the Young Wolf's remaining banners have gathered at the red fork for Edmure Tully's wedding. Particular emphasis rests on the miniature flayed man of house Bolton... Robb discusses his upcoming attack on Casterly Rock with his mother and Catelyn inquires why he is deferring to her. He reminds her that when she tried to dissuade him from sending Theon to parley with his father, Balon Greyjoy, he didn't listen and the fallout cost him dearly with the Ironborn ravaging the Northern freeholds, sacking Winterfell and murdering his younger brothers. He freely asks for her advice. At first glance Catelyn can see that they are on the losing side and that so much depends on ''"if Walder Frey cooperates"'' in lending them his military forces. The risks have never been higher... But she tells Robb to ''"show them (the Lannisters) how it feels to lose what they love."''

At the wedding, Edmure meets his wife, Roslin Frey, who much to his relief and everybody else's surprise, turns out to be quite beautiful. Robb glances over at Walder Frey, who gives a grin as if to say "[[TheUglyGuysHotDaughter My genetic stock surprises even me sometimes!]]" The vows are exchanged and the two are declared husband and wife.

The Stark army, with Grey Wind ahead, arrives in force at '''The Twins''', where Robb immediately meets with the Late Lord Walder Frey in order to make a formal apology to him. Walder initiates the sacred laws of hospitality by offering his guests bread and salt - symbolically and literally putting himself and those he houses under the ''inviolable'' law of guest right. Frey tells the King in the North that ''he's'' not the one that Robb needs to direct his apologies to, bringing out his array of daughters and granddaughters to face the King. They... avert HollywoodHomely; the prospective groom has a look of absolute mortification on his face. Robb promptly apologizes to them all for breaking his vow and leaving them to rot with their unsavory old man. After presenting Talisa and making a bunch of [[DirtyOldMan lewd]] [[note]]Specifically speculation about how hot Mrs. Stark is under all those clothes (something that the audience, having seen her in all her glory a few episodes prior, can attest that he guessed accurately) and the condition of various parts of her anatomy.[[/note]] comments about her (much to Robb's displeasure, who has to be restrained from hitting Frey by Cat), Lord Walder pulls his crotchety old ass up from his throne - pitches Stark's men in tents outside the castle and formally initiates the wedding. ''"The wine will flow red and the music will play loud!"'' Finally, a respite for our beleaguered freedom fighters.

At the wedding, Edmure meets his wife, Roslin Frey, who much to his relief and everybody else's surprise, turns out to be quite beautiful. The vows are exchanged and the two are declared husband and wife.

Within the banquet hall, Robb desperately propels himself on all fours to Talisa, but finds her already cold upon laying his hand on her macerated womb. Frey calls an interval to the massacre so that he may jeer at his bloody and broken King. Catelyn, who has hidden under the tables, eyes Frey's wife who has also taken shelter. She takes her hostage with a steak knife at her gullet and demands the Lord of the Crossing let her son live, swearing that the Starks will forget this atrocity if he does; all the while imploring Robb to ''"get up and walk out!"'' Frey sneers at her pleading, using the slight of Robb's broken vow to justify his heinous crime and proceeds to gloatingly ask her why he would let the ''primary victim'' of his orchestrated betrayal escape his clutches. Catelyn tells him that he ''will'' let her son go - otherwise she swears on the honour of her Houses she will cut Lady Frey's throat from ear to ear. Walder seemingly considers this - then, with a devilish smirk, he simply jibes that he'll ''"find another."'' The broken Young Wolf finds his feet and locks eyes with Catelyn, having accepted his father after the death of his wife and unborn child.

Now we go to outside '''Yunkai''' where Daenerys is holding a war council. She asks her newest man-servant, Daario, about the location of one of Yunkai's smaller back gates on the map, and he points it out, then walks behind her, and steers her hand to the exact spot with a bit of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything intimate contact]]; to long-suffering Jorah's [[BodyGuardCrush chagrin]]. He says that it is poorly defended and since the guards know him he will be able to get Jorah and Grey Worm in through there, after which they will make their way through the back-streets, open the main city gates and let the Unsullied pour in. Mormont is understandably suspicious of the double dealing pretty-boy, but Daario refutes him, saying that ''"in my experience, only dishonest people think this way."'' To settle the matter, Dany asks Grey Worm what he thinks of their newest addition to the team. The Captain of her army remains quiet for a moment, then replies that he trusts Daario. Thus, Dany puts the plan into motion. Barristan says that he should go too, being the best swordsman of the four but Jorah tells him that he is the Queen's Guard, and that he must stay by her side ''"no matter our pride."'' Selmy is grudgingly forced to agree.

The Stark army, with Grey Wind ahead, arrives in force at '''The Twins''', where Robb immediately meets with the Late Lord Walder Frey in order to make a formal apology to him. Walder initiates the sacred laws of hospitality by offering his guests bread and salt - symbolically and literally putting himself and those he houses under the ''inviolable'' law of guest right. Frey tells the King in the North that ''he's'' not the one that Robb needs to direct his apologies to, bringing out his array of daughters and granddaughters to face the King. They... avert HollywoodHomely; the prospective groom has a look of absolute mortification on his face. Robb promptly apologizes to them all for breaking his vow and leaving them to rot with their unsavory old man. After presenting Talisa and making a bunch of [[DirtyOldMan lewd]] [[note]]Specifically speculation about how hot Mrs. Stark is under all those clothes (something that the audience, having seen her in all her glory a few episodes prior, can attest that he guessed accurately) and the condition of various parts of her anatomy.[[/note]] comments about her (much to Robb's displeasure, who has to be restrained from hitting Frey by Cat), Lord Walder pulls his crotchety old ass up from his throne - pitches Stark's men in tents outside the castle and formally initiates the wedding. ''"The wine will flow red and the music will play loud, and we will put this mess behind us!"'' Finally, a respite for our beleaguered freedom fighters.

The Stark army, with Grey Wind ahead, arrives in force at '''The Twins''', where Robb immediately meets with the Late Lord Walder Frey in order to make a formal apology to him. Walder initiates the sacred laws of hospitality by offering his guests bread and salt - symbolically and literally putting himself and those he houses under the ''inviolable'' law of guest right. Frey tells the King in the North that ''he's'' not the one that Robb needs to direct his apologies to, bringing out his array of daughters and granddaughters to face the King. They... avert HollywoodHomely; the prospective groom has a look of absolute mortification on his face. Robb promptly apologizes to them all for breaking his vow and leaving them to rot with their unsavory old man. After presenting Talisa and making a bunch of [[DirtyOldMan lewd]] [[note]]Specifically speculation about how hot Mrs. Stark is under all those clothes (something that the audience, having seen her in all her glory a few episodes prior, can attest that he guessed accurately) and the condition of various parts of her anatomy.[[/note]] comments about her (much to Robb's displeasure, who has to be restrained from hitting Frey by Cat), Lord Walder pulls his crotchety old ass up from his throne - pitches Stark's men in tents outside the castle and formally initiates the wedding. ''"The wine will flow red. And the music will play loud!"'' Finally, a respite for our beleaguered freedom fighters.

* KickTheDog: In the midst of the general MoralEventHorizon, certain events stand out: Roose Bolton's first gesture of open pleasure shown in the series being due to Catelyn's dawning realization of their betrayal. Talisa dying not by a cut throat, but by being repeatedly stabbed in her pregnant belly, likely on the direct orders of Walder, since his claim that he can see past the shape-hiding gown suggests he guessed that she was with child. Walder's total indifference to his wife's death: there were various things he could have done that had at least a chance of saving her, but instead he lets her know how meaningless she is to him and that she's about to die.

** --> '''Catelyn (to Robb)''': "Show them how it feels to lose what they love".

* DespairEventHorizon: Talisa's death for Robb, Robb's death for Catelyn. The episode as a whole for the audience.

** According to [[WordOfGod Richard Madden]], Robb standing and calling out to Catelyn before his death is his way of letting her know he's accepted his inevitable death and that there's no point in fighting it.
* FamousLastWords: Robb dies with a calm "Mother" - seemingly giving up on life as Talisa is dead-. Despite her earlier speech, Catelyn's actual death comes without a word.

** --> '''Catelyn (to Robb)''': "Show them how it feels to loose what they love".
** The music of the Stark army arrival at the Twins

* HeroicBSOD: In-universe AND out. Robb and Catelyn get one when their loved ones die right in front of them. And then the whole damn ''audience'' gets one when the completely silent credits start rolling.

* KilledByTheAdaptation:
** Jeyne Westerling wasn't at the Red Wedding at the book. Her replacement Talisa is, mostly to give no illusions about a second degree YouKilledMyFather in later years.
** Joyeuse Frey. In the book, Catelyn kills a mentally-challenged Frey grandson.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: Talisa gets stabbed through her womb several times to make sure that her unborn child is very, very dead.

* OhCrap:

* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: The usually stoic Roose Bolton is in a merry mood and smiling during the entire wedding because he knows that the unwitting Starks and Tullys will be slaughtered and appreciates the DramaticIrony. Along these lines, he also displays a particularly pleased expression well, a PsychoticSmirk, when he clues Catelyn in that he is wearing armor under his clothing (and therefore has betrayed Robb).]]

* PercussivePrevention / OverTheShoulderCarry: The Hound to Arya

* PetTheDog:

** In the book, at the sight of her son's death, Catelyn starts to tear her own face to shreds with her bare hands, and cackles maniacally. Her reaction in the TV series works equally well and probably prevented lots of {{Narm}}.

* SacredHospitality: Defied by Walder Frey '''with extreme prejudice!'''

* SilentCredits

* StunnedSilence: Osha's reaction to Rickon's recounting of Old Nan's story about wildlings--that they will make a cup from your skull and make you drink your own blood from it. The FlatWhat is implied.

** Robb: "We'll lose the war and die the way Father died. Or worse." Catelyn: "Show them how it feels to lose what they love."

* YankTheDogsChain: Arya is within walking distance of Robb and Catelyn, and her only reward is being witness to the Red Wedding and seeing Grey Wind killed. Discussed earlier when the Hound talks about her habit of checking every five minutes that the castle and army are still there, and her growing fear that something will happen to stop her reuniting with them.

* EvilCripple: Lothar Frey viciously stabs Talisa on her pregnant belly, [[WouldHurtAChil intent on killing her unborn child]]. He also hired the musicians-assassins

* KickTheDog: In the midst of the general MoralEventHorizon, certain events stand out: Roose Bolton's first gesture of open pleasure shown in the series being due to Catelyn's dawning realization of their betrayal. Talisa dying not by a cut throat, but by being repeatedly stabbed in her pregnant belly, likely on the direct orders of Walder, since his claim that he can see past the shape-hiding gown suggests he guessed that she was with child. Walder's total indifference to his wife's death: there were various things he could have done that had at least a chance of saving her, but instead he lets her know how meaningless she is to him and that she's about to die. Catelyn's killing of said wife, as the girl was helpless, completely terrified, almost certainly had no part in the slaughter, was probably no more than sixteen (Walder gave her age as fifteen in Season 1,) and her death accomplished absolutely nothing.

* EvilCripple: Lothar Frey viciously stabs Talisa on her pregnant belly, [[WouldHurtAChil intent on killing her unborn child]].

** Catelyn telling Robb "Show them what it feels to loose what they love".

Within the banquet hall, Robb desperately propels himself on all fours to Talisa, but finds her already cold upon laying his hand on her macerated womb. Frey calls an interval to the massacre so that he may jeer at his bloody and broken King. Catelyn, who has hidden under the tables, eyes Frey's wife who has also taken shelter. She takes her hostage with a steak knife at her gullet and demands the Lord of the Crossing let her son live, swearing that the Starks will forget this atrocity if he does; all the while imploring Robb to ''"get up and walk out!"'' Frey sneers at her pleading, using the slight of Robb's broken vow to justify his heinous crime and proceeds to gloatingly ask her why he would let the ''primary victim'' of his orchestrated betrayal escape his clutches. Catelyn tells him that he ''will'' let her son go - otherwise she swears on the honour of her Houses she will cut Lady Frey's throat from ear to ear. Walder seemingly considers this - then, with a devilish smirk, he simply jibes that he'll ''"find another."'' The broken Young Wolf finds his feet and locks eyes with Catelyn, seemingly having given up after the death of his wife and unborn child.

-->'''Robb:''' [[IWantMyMommy Mother...]]

Bolton suddenly grabs his Liege-Lord roughly, gives him ''"the Lannister's regards"'' and drives a blade through Robb's heart. He falls beside his wife's still form. Upon seeing her first-born son murdered before her eyes, the weeping and hysterical Catelyn gives voice to a long mournful cry of despair, slits Joyeuse's throat - then goes completely silent and empty as a corpse. She doesn't even notice or resist when Black Walder Frey comes up behind her, cutting her carotid and jugular arteries in one swipe. Crimson gushes. She sighs in relief and drops to the floor.

%%* EvilCripple: Lothar Frey.
%%* EvilOldFolks: Walder Frey.

** Robb manages to struggle to his feet and stand tall before Bolton stabs him.
* FamousLastWords: Robb dies with a confused "Mother" - seemingly giving up on life as Talisa is dead-. Despite her earlier speech, Catelyn's actual death comes without a word.

Within the banquet hall, Robb desperately propels himself on all fours to Talisa, but finds her already cold upon laying his hand on her macerated womb. Frey calls an interval to the massacre so that he may jeer at his bloody and broken King. Catelyn, who has hidden under the tables, eyes Frey's wife who has also taken shelter. She takes her hostage with a steak knife at her gullet and demands Walder let her son live, swearing that the Starks will forget this atrocity if he does; all the while imploring Robb to ''"get up and walk out!"'' Frey sneers at her pleading, using the slight of Robb's broken vow to justify his heinous crime and proceeds to gloatingly ask her why he would let the ''primary victim'' of his orchestrated betrayal escape his clutches. Catelyn tells him that he ''will'' let her son go - otherwise she swears on the honour of her Houses she will cut Lady Frey's throat from ear to ear. Lord Walder considers this - then, with a devilish smirk, he simply jibes that he'll ''"find another"''. The broken Young Wolf finds his feet and locks eyes with Catelyn, seemingly having given up after the death of his wife and unborn baby...

Bolton suddenly grabs his King roughly, gives him ''"the Lannister's regards"'' and drives a blade through Robb's heart. He falls beside his wife's still form. Upon seeing her first-born son murdered before her eyes, the weeping and hysterical Catelyn gives voice to a long mournful cry of despair, slits Joyeuse's throat - then goes completely silent and empty as a corpse. She doesn't even notice or resist when Black Walder Frey comes up behind her, cutting her carotid and jugular arteries in one swipe. Crimson gushes. She sighs and drops to the floor.

We go to '''Beyond The Wall''', where Sam is leading Gilly to one of the abandoned castles along the Wall, specifically, the Night Fort. Spouting exposition as he goes. When Gilly asks him how he can possibly know all this he replies that he read it in a [[RunningGag very old book]]. Gilly marvels at this, and says that Sam is just like a wizard. Sam grins, he ''has'' always wanted to be one.

* SacredHospitality: Defied by Walder Frey '''ith extreme prejudice!'''

Warning: All spoilers on this page are unmarked. By rights you deserve no warning, as you're only here and sound of mind if you've already watched the episode. If this does not apply to you, ''turn back now,'' because you don't want to know what will happen before seeing it.

Otherwise, continue.

[[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned But don't say we didn't warn you...]]

Bolton suddenly grabs his King roughly, gives him ''"the Lannister's regards"'' and drives a blade through Robb's heart. He falls beside his wife's still form. Upon seeing her first-born son murdered before her eyes, the weeping and hysterical Catelyn gives voice to a long mournful cry of despair, slits Joyeuse's throat - then goes completely silent and empty as a corpse. She doesn't even notice or resist when Black Walder Frey comes up behind her, cutting her throat in one swipe. Crimson gushes. She drops to the floor.