A man without honor

At Royal Harbor

Sansa ( Sophie Turner ) thanks “Dog” Sandor Cleagan ( Rory McCann ) for her rescue during the riots, but he coldly responds to this. Sansa later wakes up from a nightmare and discovers that she was bleeding , and now she can marry Joffrey and carry his children. When Shaya ( Sibel Kekilli ) discovers that Sansa is trying to cut blood from the sheet, she tries to help her, but they are discovered by the maid of the queen, who rushes to tell about what she saw to her mistress. Shaya grabs the maid and threatens to kill her if she tells anyone about it, but upon her return, Shaya discovers that Sandor also saw a sheet. Cersei ( Lena Hedi ) meets with Sansa to discuss her duty to Joffrey, advising her to focus her love not on Joffrey (which is impossible to love), but on her children. Tyrion ( Peter Dinklage ) tells Cersei that Stannis’s fleet will arrive in a couple of days, and the king’s plan to repel their attacks may not work. The queen suggests that Jaime is the father of her children and shares with Tyrion his assumption that the current events and the cruelty of Joffrey are her retribution for sins.

Behind the Wall

John Snow ( Keith Harington ) continues to search for his comrades along with captive Igritt ( Rose Leslie ). When Igritt concludes that John was never with a woman and learning about his vow of celibacy, she is stunned and tries to convince him that life with the wild, under the guidance of Mans the Raider, would be better. John remains faithful to his oaths and repeatedly rejects her proposals. Crossing the muddy passage, Igritt was able to slip away from John and escape. John is chasing her, but cannot find her. Finally she calls him with a whistle, and he sees her and next to her a few wild ones. John is captured.

At Harrenhol

Lord Tywin Lannister ( Charles Dance ) orders Woe, Cyr Grigor Clegane ( Ian White ), to find Amory Lorh’s killer, believing that Lorh’s murder was actually an attempt on his own life. When Cligan leaves, Tywin invites Arya ( Macy Williams ) to eat with him. They discuss Tywin’s desire to leave the legacy and past conquests of Westeros by Eigon the Conqueror, which led to the destruction of Harrenhol. Tywin is surprised to learn that Arya knows a lot about Eigon and his sister-wives. Realizing that Arya is from a noble family, Tywin tells her that if she wants to hide her noble birth, she should do it properly, as she says “my lord” instead of “milod”. She states that her mother served the noblewoman for many years and taught her to speak correctly.

In Western Lands

King Robb ( Richard Madden ) hears Alton Lannister ( Carl Davis ) respond unfavorably to the conditions of the world that he imparted to Queen Cersei. Lord Rousse Bolton ( Michael McElhatton ) reports overcrowding in prisons, Robb orders to place Alton with sir Jaime Lannister ( Nikolai Coster-Waldau ) before the construction of the cell. Robb also meets with Talisa ( Una Chaplin ) to discuss getting medication for her. Robb asks her to go with him to the Rock to the master of supplies, to which she agrees. During a long friendly conversation, Jaime brutally kills Alton, planning his escape. When the jailer, Torrhen Karstark, runs to the cage, Jaime strangles him and escapes. In the morning they capture him and bring him back to the Stark camp. Lord Rickard Karstark (John Steel) demands the head of the Regicide in revenge for the murder of his son. Caitilin ( Michelle Fairley ), with the help of Brienne ( Gwendolyn Christie ), persuades to postpone the execution until Robb returns from the Rock. Regarding the death of Alton, Katylin calls Jaime “a man without honor” for violating his oaths. Jaime bitterly explains that his knight vows included demands to protect the innocent, to obey his father and serve the king. But his father despised the king, and his king killed the innocent. Jaime believes that such concepts as “honor” and “fidelity” are naive at best, and hypocritical at worst, especially since his oaths contradicted each other. Jaime also claims that he was only with Cersei and has more honor than Eddard Stark, Katylyn's late husband, since he became the father of John Snow, the bastard. He insults Katylyn by claiming that she hates John, as he was a living reminder of Ned's betrayal. This freaks Katylin out of herself, and she asks for a sword from Brienne.

In Quart

Having lost his dragons, Daenerys ( Emilia Clark ) hardly believes Ksaro ( Nonso Anosi ), who denies his participation in this act. Ser Jorah Mormont ( Ian Glen ) returns from the search for the ship and swears to Daenerys that he will find her dragons. He is looking for the mysterious Quait (Laura Pradelska), who knows a lot about dragons and the relationship between Jorah and Daenerys. Quait tells Jorah that although she does not have dragons, Daenerys is currently next to the one with whom they are. At a meeting of Thirteen, Piat Prey ( Ian Hanmore ) tells Daenerys that her dragons are in his “Immortal House”. Soon after this revelation, Xaro, with the help of Prey, proclaims himself King of Quart. Prey, multiplying himself throughout the room, kills the remaining members of the Thirteen. Daenerys escapes with Mormont and Covarro ( Stephen Cole ).

At Winterfell

Prince Theon ( Alfie Allen ) wakes up in the morning and discovers that the wild Osh ( Natalia Tena ) has escaped from his bed. Outside, he discovers that one of his men was killed, and Bran ( Isaac Hampstead-Wright ), Rickon ( Art Parkinson ), Hodor ( Christian Nairn ) and Osh left Winterfell at night. Theon scolds his people for escaping children, and Black Lorren (Forbes KB) defiantly notes that he slept with a wild one who escaped with children. Theon brutally beats Lorren and begins the hunt for two boys and their comrades, against the will of the master Meat Luvin ( Donald Sumpter ). Arriving at the farm, Theon is not happy with the news that the dogs have lost track, but Dagmer ( Ralph Aineson ) discovers walnut shells in the farm yard, indicating that Bran and Rickon could pass by. Theon orders Lewin to go back to Winterfell so that he can interrogate the farm owner. After returning from the chase, Theon convenes people in the square and, in the presence of Luvin, shows them the charred remains of two children.

Script

The script for the episode was written by producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss , their fourth of six scenarios of the second season. This episode adapts the contents of the second novel, “ The Battle of the Kings, ” chapters of Theon IV, Sansa IV, and parts of the chapters of Catilin V and Catilin VII. ^[one]

Critical Reaction

The episode received positive reviews from critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, based on 12 reviews, the episode received 92% positive reviews, with an average rating of 8.8 / 10. ^[2] Matt Fowler of IGN rated the episode 9 out of 10. ^[3]

Todd Vanderwerff of The AV Club gave episode A-. ^[four]

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