History TearJerker / RobbReturns

** Duncan then allows Robert to appear in front of Rhaegar and lets them talk to each other. Robert explains how Rhaegar doomed Lyanna by leaving her at the Tower of Joy, and how he's now preparing Westeros to fight the Others. A thoroughly broken Rhaegar then ends the conversation by weakly asking Robert to save the realm; after the vision is over, Robert can't help but weep for his old foe.

** Rowan would also never see her brothers again, their deaths at the Trident having happened after her abduction.

* Mors Umber being reunited with his daughter Rowan, crying because he believed she was dead after running after her, trying to save his little girl from her Wildling rapists. Then she confesses he actually was ''that close'' to rescue her, only to fail when she was near.

* Mors Umber being reunited with his daughter Rowan, crying because he believed she was dead after running after her, trying to save his little girl from her Wildling rapists. Then she confesses he actually was ''that close'' to rescue her, only to fail when she was near.

** Also, even though she's been disowned and he admits that she brought it on herself, Edmure still mourns Lysa, remembering happier times.

* Edmure sadly reflecting on the fact that while his father rallied after the Call, his days are still clearly numbered.

* Despite the fact that he was an utter asshole, Asha is still torn by her father's death.

* Rodrik Harlaw's grief at watching his nephew Harras be killed by an Other.

* Jon Arryn somberly reminiscing about the misfortunes he endured every time he got married, before going to interrogate Lysa and realizing she's far too mad for him to not execute her. Leaving him with the prospect of telling his son he had to kill the boy's mother and why.

* Varys having to kill Jon Connington and Aegon, which he had to because they would have been too obstinate and unwilling to face the reality of the Call. It is also revealed that both Connington and Varys knew that Aegon was not a Targaryen, which means both men lied to a kid who probably barely even realized everything that was tied down to that name.

** Even more, it got an innocent bystander killed. The Hetherspoons never did find their daughter.

* Tyrion completely tearing apart Maggy the Frog's prophecy to Cersei counts as this when you think about it. After all, her entire antagonistic relationship towards him has been based on her belief he's destined to kill her, and now he's making it clear that the "prophecy" was probably a load of shit by a fraud, so everything she's done has been for nothing.

* Jon Arryn's reaction to Bronn arriving in King's Landing with the captive Lysa is to sadly reflect on all the things she did without him managing to notice it.

** At Ygritte's request, Barbrey sings "Jenny of Oldstones" one of the saddest songs in Westeros. Made sadder by the fact that Barbrey herself is haunted by the ghosts of those that she loved.

* When Ned travels to Barrowton, he finds out that Barbrey Dustin told the Order of the Rose's Dustins to leave the keep, stating that she believes they are trying to steal the keep from her. However, when Ned gets some time alone with her, she reveals that the true reason is that Brandon Dustin looks so alike to her deceased husband Willam that she feels attracted to him, but she has been living in grief and bitterness for so long that she does not know how to deal with that.
** At Ygritte's request Barbrey sings 'Jenny of Oldstones' one of the saddest songs in Westeros. Made sadder by the fact that Barbrey herself is haunted by the ghosts of those that she loved.

* When Ned travels to Barrowton, he finds out that Barbrey Dustin told the Order of the Rose's Dustins to leave the keep, stating that she believes they are trying to steal the keep from her. However, when Ned gets some time alone with her, she reveals that the true reason is that Brandon Dustin looks so alike to her deceased husband Willam that she feels attracted to him, but she has been living in grief and bitterness for so long that she does not know how to deal with that.

* Varys having to kill Jon Connington and Aegon, which he had to because they would have been too obstinate and unwilling to face the reality of the Call. It is also revealed that both Connington and Varys knew that Aegon was not a Targaryen, which means both men lied to a kid who probably barely even realized everything that was tied down to that name.

-->'''Robert:''' No. Gods, you can't even defend yourself, and I'll not kill such a man, despite what you've done. No. You'll go to the Wall. You'll defend us all. And no more smirking. We need you, [[NeverLiveItDown Kingslayer]]. And I keep my word. You'll go to the Wall. Learn from my example.

** Worse still is the cause of the tragedy: not a plot or a conspiracy, just a single, overeager pyromancer wanting so badly to aid his king, who brewed a batch of wildfire that was hotter than the rest, causing the mix to go horribly out of control.

-->'''Robert''': No. Gods, you can't even defend yourself, and I'll not kill such a man, despite what you've done. No. You'll go to the Wall. You'll defend us all. And no more smirking. We need you, [[NeverLiveItDown Kingslayer]]. And I keep my word. You'll go to the Wall. Learn from my example.

** Made worse when Tywin [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spells out to Cersei about how much she's screwed up]]. He mentions that Myrcella is the only one of her children to escape the taint of madness/instability (Tommen, though nice, is a bit cat-crazy), and he talks about how promising she was, how intelligent and practical she is, how the heirs of the great houses would be clambering over each other for the honour of marrying her, how she had a good chance of marrying [[TheAce Robb Stark]]... and now, that promising future is gone, [[WiseBeyondTheirYears she's completely aware of it]], Tywin can ''tell'' she's aware of it, and the only good thing she has left is that Grandfather Tywin promised her future husband would be kind to her. Tywin even says that even he wanted to weep at that.
** During his rant, Tywin states that, for the first time in his life, he's almost grateful his wife is dead because knowing what her twins were doing would have broken her heart.
** Tywin makes it clear that pretty much the only reason he doesn't kill Cersei himself is because he doesn't want to disgrace the Lannister name any more than she already has by slaying his own daughter. He flatly tells her that she is an utter disgrace and washes his hands of her before leaving her in her cell.

* Ser Duncan relating the tragedy of Summerhall, and the sorrow he felt when his friend and liege Aegon the Unlikely ordered Duncan to leave him behind in the flames with his dead son.

* Daenerys hears of the wildfire plot and rocked to finally understand just how twisted and insane her father was. Also, how her brother must have known of this and had a hand in it.

** Tywin makes it clear that pretty much the only reason he doesn't kill Cersei himself is because he doesn't want to disgrace the Lannister name any more than she already has by slaying his own daughter. He flatly tells her that she is an utter disgrace and washes his hands of her before leaving her in her cell.

** Made worse when Tywin [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spells out to Cersei about how much she's screwed up]]. He mentions that Myrcella is the only one of her children to escape the taint of madness/instability (Tommen, though nice, is a bit cat-crazy), and he talks about how promising she was, how intelligent and practical she is, how the heirs of the great houses would be clambering over each other for the honour of marrying her, how she had a good chance of marrying [[TheAce Robb Stark]]... and now, that promising future is gone, [[WiseBeyondTheirYears she's completely aware of it]], Tywin can ''tell'' she's aware of it, and the only good thing she has left is that Grandfather Tywin has promised to be kind to her. Tywin even says that even he wanted to weep at that.

** During his rant, Tywin states that, for the first time in his life, he's almost grateful his wife is dead because knowing what her twins were doing would have broken her heart.

** Made worse when Tywin [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spells out to Cersei about how much she's screwed up]]. He mentions that Myrcella is the only one of her children to escape the taint of madness/instability (Tommen, though nice, is a bit cat-crazy), and he talks about how promising she was, how intelligent and practical she is, how the heirs of the great houses would be clambering over each other for the honour of marrying her, how she had a good chance of marrying [[TheAce Robb Stark]]... and now, that promising future is gone, [[WiseBeyondTheirYears she's completely aware of it]], Tywin can ''tell'' she's aware of it, and the only good thing she has left is that Grandfather Tywin has promised to be kind to her. Tywin even says that even he wanted to weep at that.

** Made worse when Tywin talks to Cersei about how much she's screwed up, he mentions that Myrcella is the only one of her children to escape the taint of madness[=/=]instability, and he talks about how promising she was, how intelligent and practical she is, how the heirs of the great houses would be clambering over each other for the honour of marrying her, how she had a good chance of marrying [[TheAce Robb Stark]]... and now that promising future is gone, she's completely aware of it, Tywin can ''tell'' she's aware of it, and the only good thing she has left is that Tywin will be kind to her.

** Made worse when Tywin talks to Cersi about how much she's screwed up, he mentions that Myrcella is the only one of her children to escape the taint of madness[=/=]instability, and he talks about how promising she was, how intelligent and practical she is, how the heirs of the great houses would be clambering over each other for the honour of marrying her, how she had a good chance of marrying [[TheAce Robb Stark]]... and now that promising future is gone, she's completely aware of it, and the only good thing she has left is that Tywin will be kind to her.