![]() Who wants their dad to judge them at trial? Not me! #GameofThrones #GOTNOC #DemThrones #BreakerofChains Tyrion, in chains, finds out from his loyal squire Podrick Payne that his father among others are selected to judge him in his sham of a trial. ![]() Leaders with a “top-view” may have some semblance of a moral and ethical code but much of that is a farce in the case of the Lannisters. Throughout the three seasons of the television series and the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, we see people try to cling to some basic sense of honor and decency (e.g., Jon, Samwell, Arya, Sansa, Tyrion). Fairly or not, this silences Arya as she and the Hound resume their journey, this time with a few more silver coins in their pockets. Like Ser Dontos, they will never make it in the future Westeros. Being “good” and “kind” will only open you up to harm. "Dead men don't need silver." –Hound #GameofThrones #GOTNOC #DemThrones #BreakerofChainsĭespite Arya’s protestations, the Hound gives it to her plain and simple: the farmer and his daughter are not going to survive. Arya wakes up the next morning to find the Hound mugging the farmer. ![]() With the offer of fair work for fair wages, the viewer might be led to think that the Hound could earn a few coins for some delicious roast chickens. #GameofThrones #GOTNOC #DemThrones #BreakerofChains People still have a sense of hospitality & the old ways. The farmer is clearly struggling with little food and a leaky roof and yet he still shares what he has. Arya wrangles shelter and dinner for the both of them (no thanks to the Hound’s manners). Meanwhile, Arya and the Hound are on their way to the Eyrie where they come upon a simple farmer and his daughter. What choice does Sansa have except to place her safety and future in Littlefinger’s hands? Knowing that everyone’s a liar and that danger lurks everywhere, Sansa’s choices are limited and leaving King’s Landing takes precedence over revulsion at Littlefinger’s methods. Once aboard Littlefinger’s ship, Ser Dontos receives a shower of arrows as payment. Ser Dontos was just a convenient pawn, expendable now that Sansa is in Littlefinger’s arms (or clutches). ![]() Littlefinger smugly informs her in his raspy whispers that he is the hero, not Ser Dontos. "I don't trust drunk fools."–Littlefinger. Ser Dontos, playing the role of the Fool, helps Sansa escape post-poisoning. Both Sansa and Arya struggle to reconcile the values from their upbringing with basic SURVIVAL. His idea of leadership included responsibility for the choices he made, even if it required sacrifice and pain. Eddard was no fool he ruled with a clear sense of right and wrong. The quote above from Eddard Stark, former Lord of Winterfell (R.I.P.), seems quaint compared to the hard realities his children are facing. Needless to say, there will be spoilers if you read on. For other basic recaps of what went down, go here, here, here, and here. This episode, unlike last week’s, featured tons of characters, all in transition, going somewhere or running like hell from someone or something. "The whole country's gone sour." #GameofThrones #GOTNOC #DemThrones #BreakerofChains The long overdue death of the king has created a power vacuum, and the many players of the Game are scrambling to realign themselves with the next ruler. Things were never sweet, but they sure are sour. In “Breaker of Chains,” the third episode of season four of HBO’s Game of Thrones, everything is running amok in Westeros, North beyond the Wall, and Meereen.
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