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** Shae returns as a witness in Tyrion's trial, only to testify against him and use his most vulnerable moments with her to humilate him in front of everyone in the courtroom.

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** Shae returns as a witness in Tyrion's trial, only to testify against him and use his most vulnerable moments with her to humilate him in front of everyone in the courtroom.court.
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** Shae returns as a witness in Tyrion's trial, only to testify against him and use his most vulnerable moments with her to humilate him in front of everyone in the courtroom.

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Pass The Popcorn is about eating food while watching things, not just about being callous


* PassThePopcorn: Based on the frequent gasps and giggles, one gets the impression that the audience at Tyrion's trial only showed up for cheap entertainment and gossip-worthy details of the King's Landing royalty (presumably Tywin would have made sure only people in the "Off with his head!" camp would attend). Oberyn Martell also has this reaction, quite interested in the details of Tyrion's sex life even if it adds no real deeper understanding of the case or his probable motives.
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* VillainousGlutton: When Jaime pleads to his lord father for Tyrion's life, Tywin is uncharacteristically more concerned with his food, feeding himself with little to no pause and dirtying his hands in the process, underscoring his callousness.

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* PlotArmor: Bare-chested Ramsay fights off several Ironmen without any apparent injury, despite the importance of armour being lampshaded just a few episodes before.

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* PlotArmor: Bare-chested Ramsay fights off several Ironmen without any apparent injury, despite the importance of armour being lampshaded just a few episodes before.''in the previous episode''.

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** Tywin tells Jaime that he will take a wife "and father children with the name of ''Lannister''".


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** A possible example when Tywin tells Jaime that he will take a wife "and father children with the name of ''Lannister''" [[spoiler:though in "The Children" it's suggested that Tywin has SelectiveObliviousness to the {{Twincest}} that's been occurring right under his nose.]]
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause. Tywin recovers very quickly and the second question has no effect on him.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance belligerence and makes him pause. Tywin recovers very quickly and the second question has no effect on him.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause. Tyrin recovers very quickly and the second question has no effect on him.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause. Tyrin Tywin recovers very quickly and the second question has no effect on him.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause.
-->'''Jaime:''' You know the last order the Mad King gave me? To bring him your head!

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause.
pause. Tyrin recovers very quickly and the second question has no effect on him.
-->'''Jaime:''' You know the last order the Mad King gave me? To bring him your head!head! I saved your life so you could murder my brother?
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Just for a moment, Jaime gets through Tywin's belligerance and makes him pause.
-->'''Jaime:''' You know the last order the Mad King gave me? To bring him your head!
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*** Compounding this is that, up until reaching Mereen, she'd never actually had to ''[[TheChainsOfCommanding govern]]'' before.
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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: Every time Tyrion gave a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Joffrey, or any member of the court? Yeah, that gets brought back as evidence that he'd want to kill the King.
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-->'''Tyrion''': Father... I wish to confess... I wish to confess!

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-->'''Tyrion''': Father... I wish to confess... ''(shouting)'' I wish to confess!
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* SmugSnake: Ceisei's idiocy really shines during the small council meeting. She dismisses The Hound as a cowardly traitor, believes Dany's dragons are too young to be any danger, disregards Barristan Selmy due to his age and on the whole sees no reason to be concerned about Daenerys building a powerful army and conquering Slaver's Bay. Tywin [[WhatAnIdiot sets her straight]] on just about everything: The Hound is a dangerous loose end that needs to be tied up, firing Ser Barristan was pointless since Joffrey died anyway and while he ''does'' disregard the dragons he takes the threat of Daenerys' [[EliteMooks powerful army]] ''very'' seriously.

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** Even before Davos reveals he left most of the gold with Salladhor's wife, the pirate doesn't look as happy as he should be when his old friend produces a load of gold coin, no doubt remembering the disaster that happened last time he was in Stannis' service.



*** Even before Davos reveals he left most of the gold with Salladhor's wife, the pirate doesn't look as happy as he should be when his old friend produces a load of gold coin, no doubt remembering the disaster that happened last time he was in Stannis' service.
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*** Even before Davos left most of the gold with Salladhor's wife, the pirate doesn't look as happy as he should be when Davos produces a load of gold coin, no doubt remembering the disaster that happened last time he was in Stannis' service.

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*** Even before Davos reveals he left most of the gold with Salladhor's wife, the pirate doesn't look as happy as he should be when Davos his old friend produces a load of gold coin, no doubt remembering the disaster that happened last time he was in Stannis' service.
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*** Even before Davos left most of the gold with Salladhor's wife, the pirate doesn't look as happy as he should be when Davos produces a load of gold coin, no doubt remembering the disaster that happened last time he was in Stannis' service.
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Jaime follows after Tywin and asks if he's seriously going to kill his own son. Tywin plays up the impartial judge role, and says that if Tyrion is convicted he'll be punished accordingly ("You mean executed!" "I mean he'll be punished ''accordingly''.") Jaime then tries throwing Tywin's usual spiel about loyalty to the family and his dreams of a thousand year Lannister dynasty back in his face. Who, he asks, is to take over when Tywin dies and continue the bloodline if Tyrion is killed? Jaime is in the Kingsguard and has vowed never to marry, so the Lannister name will go to the one of the lesser branches while the main line will forever be broken. As Tywin is still unmoved by this, Jaime, in increasing frustration, offers to leave the Kingsguard and become Tywin's heir in exchange for Tyrion's life being spared. Tywin agrees [[BatmanGambit on the spot]]. Once he's convicted, Tyrion will be offered the chance to take the Black if he pleads for mercy. But if Tywin is to keep his word, so is Jaime. He is to take Tywin's place as Lord of the Rock, get married, and father children with the name Lannister. Though obviously reluctant, Jaime agrees.

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Jaime follows after Tywin and asks him if he's seriously going to kill his own son. Tywin plays up the impartial judge role, and says that if Tyrion is convicted he'll be punished accordingly ("You mean executed!" "I mean he'll be punished ''accordingly''.") Jaime then tries throwing Tywin's usual spiel about loyalty to the family and his dreams of a thousand year Lannister dynasty back in his face. Who, he asks, is to take over when Tywin dies and continue the bloodline if Tyrion is killed? Jaime is in the Kingsguard and has vowed never to marry, so the Lannister name will go to the one of the lesser branches while the main line will forever be broken. As Tywin is still unmoved by this, Jaime, in increasing frustration, offers to leave the Kingsguard and become Tywin's heir in exchange for Tyrion's life being spared. Tywin agrees [[BatmanGambit on the spot]]. Once he's convicted, Tyrion will be offered the chance to take the Black if he pleads for mercy. But if Tywin is to keep his word, so is Jaime. He is to take Tywin's place as Lord of the Rock, get married, and father children with the name Lannister. Though obviously reluctant, Jaime agrees.
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** An InvokedTrope when Lord Twyin offers an excessive bounty for Sandor Clegane's head, knowing that [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce only one idiot has to get lucky]].

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** An InvokedTrope when Lord Twyin Tywin offers an excessive bounty for Sandor Clegane's head, knowing that [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce only one idiot has to get lucky]].



** His open animosity towards Joffrey in the past comes back to bite him. Various witnesses directly quote him word-for-word when using his various quips made towards Joffrey and Cersei against him to "prove" his guilt for Joffrey's murder.

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** His open animosity towards Joffrey in the past really comes back to bite him. Various witnesses directly quote him word-for-word when using his various quips made towards Joffrey and Cersei against him to "prove" his guilt for Joffrey's murder.
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* TragicHero: Tyrion manages to screw himself over ''twice'' in the same episode.
** His open animosity towards Joffrey in the past comes back to bite him. Various witnesses directly quote him word-for-word when using his various quips made towards Joffrey and Cersei against him to "prove" his guilt for Joffrey's murder.
** When Jaime offers Tyrion a chance to save himself by falsely confessing in order to go to The Wall and join the Night's Watch, Tyrion declines and demands a Trial by Combat after angrily telling the entire court he wishes he could kill them all. Thus endangering his own life.
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-->'''Tywin''': Tyrion! Do you wish to confess?

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-->'''Tywin''': ''(almost shouting over the crowd's outrage)'' Tyrion! Do you wish to confess?
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* EtTuBrute: Tyrion's anger over Shae's betrayal makes him throw away all his pragmatism for a risky gamble on his life.

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** Tywin pointedly tells Jaime that he will take a wife "and father children with the name of Lannister". This is our first hint that Tywin believes there's some truth to Stannis' allegation.

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** Tywin pointedly tells Jaime that he will take a wife "and father children with the name of Lannister". This is our first hint that Tywin believes there's some truth to Stannis' allegation.''Lannister''".
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** A more humorous version is Tywin casting a quick glare at Oberyn, who is insolently failing to rise when he enters unlike the rest of the Small Council. As he's trying to draw Oberyn into his influence, Tywin doesn't make an issue of it.
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* PlotArmor: Bare chested Ramsay fights off several Ironmen without any apparent injury.

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* PlotArmor: Bare chested Bare-chested Ramsay fights off several Ironmen without any apparent injury.injury, despite the importance of armour being lampshaded just a few episodes before.
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** The goatherder boy when chucks a stone into a gorge, and a hungry fire-breathing dragon appears in response.

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** The goatherder boy when he chucks a stone into a gorge, gorge and a hungry fire-breathing dragon appears in response.
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** The goatherder boy when, after chucking a stone into a valley, a hungry fire-breathing dragon appears in response.

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** The goatherder boy when, after chucking when chucks a stone into a valley, gorge, and a hungry fire-breathing dragon appears in response.

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* DressCodedForYourConvenience: Shae wears a conservative dress as opposed to her maid or concubine outfit, playing up her story of an innocent forced into being a DepravedDwarf's SexSlave. Tyrion on the other hand is brought into the courtroom in chains and shackled to the dock like a beast, even though the idea of him overpowering his guards and fleeing on his short legs is ridiculous.



** Despite as a dwarf being unable to run fast or fight fully-armored Gold Cloaks, Tyrion is brought to the trial in chains and cuffed to the bench. Given Lord Tywin's obsession with the honor of his House, this can only be to make Tyrion look as guilty as possible.
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** In "Oathkeeper" ProfessionalKiller Karl boasted of being paid seven stags for every man he killed, so the ten stags Varys suggests as a bounty on Sandor Clegane is indeed high.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Lannister dirty laundry is all brought out into the open; Cersei is trying to railroad her brother so he'll be executed, Tywin is willing to let this happen to get rid of one son and pull the other into line, while Tyrion throws away his chance of a deal just to spite his father and sister. The whole thing is lampshaded in Mace Tyrell's shock that Cersei was threatened by her own brother -- for all that he's mocked by his own family, such disfunction is unknown amongst the Tyrell's.

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