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Synopsis: Tywin pulls Ice, Ned Stark’s sword made of Valyrian steel, from its sheath and hands it to his forgers. It is melted down and two swords are made in its stead. Jaime receives the larger of the two new swords. Tywin wants Jaime to retire from the Kingsguard and he tells him to return home to Casterly Rock to rule in Tywin’s stead. Jaime says no. Tyrion, Bronn, and Podrick await the arrival of the Prince of Dorne. Tyrion says there is bad blood between the Lannisters and the Martells of Dorne. The party from Dorne arrives, but the prince has not arrived, and has sent his brother, Oberyn instead, only he’s not with them. At the brothel, Oberyn meets with a selection of whores with his companion Ellaria Sand. They choose one of the whores and Oberyn invites the man offering the girls to stay as well. All is well until someone in another room is singing “The Rains of Castamere,” the Lannister song. Oberyn taunts the men, stabbing one in the wrist until Tyrion enters, interrupting. Tyrion welcomes them to the capital. Privately, Tyrion asks Oberyn why he came to the wedding. Oberyn recalls how Tywin killed his nephew and niece, and that The Mountain raped and murdered his sister. Oberyn swears that the Lannisters aren’t the only ones who pay their debts. Dany watches her dragons play in the air and feed on a sheep. When she touches them as they feed, one snaps back at her. Jorah cautions that dragons can never be tamed, not even by their own mother. Tyrion tries to comfort Sansa, still grieving the massacre of her brother and mother. He says even though Cat wanted him dead that he respected her. Tyrion returns to his chambers to find Shae ready to seduce him. He turns her down, and they argue. She says he tried to pay her to leave and he denies knowing what she’s talking about. As Shae leaves the room, a woman lurks in the hallway, having overheard everything.

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Synopsis: The Twins is on fire. A slaughter still wages in the streets. A shell-shocked Arya looks on as her brother, Robb, decapitated with his Grey Wind’s head attached, is paraded through the streets. The Hound rushes her out of town. Sansa and her new husband, Tyrion, walk in the garden to snickers and sneers of passersby. They joke over options for revenge when Podrick interrupts: Twyin has called an urgent meeting of the small council. When Tyrion arrives, Joffrey has a full-on sadism boner when they share news of the deaths of Robb and Catelyn. Tyrion threatens Joffrey and when he lashes back, Tywin puts a stop to it. Joffrey snipes at his grandfather and is abruptly put to bed. As the others leave, Tywin and Tyrion continue to argue about Tywin’s machinations. The north will never forget this, Tyrion warns. Tywin urges Tyrion to put a baby in Sansa as soon as possible so that their son can rule the North, until then Roose Bolton is named Warden of the North. As the men argue, Tywin tells his son a happy little memory about how he wanted to drown him the day he was born, but opted to let him live, to his daily regret. When Tyrion returns to his chambers, Sansa is in tears. She’s heard the news. Probably aren’t making that baby any time soon. Meera, Hodor, Jojen, Summer and Bran take shelter in an abandoned fort. Bran tells the other a story he heard about a cook that fed the king his sons and the gods turned him into a rat. Apparently, the gods frown upon murdering a guest under your own roof. Speaking of Walder Frey, he gloats to Roose about the slaughter. Edmure is in a dungeon, but the Blackfish got away Roose reminds him. Roose tells Frey that his son has taken Winterfell and turned the Iron Born against Theon.

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Synopsis:  Robb tells Catelyn of his plan to take Casterly Rock. She questions why he’s telling her and he says he’s seeking her advice. She tells them to show the Lannisters how it feels to suffer loss like they have. Walder Frey welcomes Robb, Catelyn and the others and Robb asks his forgiveness. Frey tells him to apologize to his daughters since one of them was supposed to be queen and now none of them will be. He introduces everyone to his daughters and granddaughters. Robb offers his sincerest apologies and says it was because he loved another, Talisa. Frey asks Talisa to come closer and he admires her beauty, but in a gross old man way. Frey accepts his apology and says it’s time to party. Daario shows Daenerys, Barristan, Jorah and Grey Worm the plan to sneak in and take Yunkai. Jorah is skeptical, but Grey Worm says he trusts Daario. Samwell and Gilly head for the wall, and Gilly admires Sam’s ability to gain knowledge simply by reading. Arya and The Hound continue toward the Twins and they see an old man with a flat. Clegane helps the man, but then knocks him out. Arya begs him not to kill the man, and the Hound acquiesces. He says her kindness will get her killed one day. Bran and his crew find an abandoned windmill tower and decide to take shelter from a pending storm. Nearby, Jon is with the wildling crew when they raid an old man’s farm for his horses. They chase him, but the man gets away. Arya looks upon the Twins. The Hound says he can tell she’s afraid of not making it there. And she throws back that she knows he has fear too. He’s afraid of fire. When he continues to provoke her, she says she’s going to put a sword through his eye one day.

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Synopsis: Arya stirs awake and grabs a rock. She tiptoes over to where she thinks Sandor is sleeping but he isn’t. He says if she kills him, she’s free, but if she doesn’t he’ll break both of her hands. They continue on their journey. He tells her that he’s not so bad, he rescued Sansa from rape. She doesn’t believe him. She thinks he’s taking her back to King’s Landing, but he says he’s taking her to the Twins to Robb and Catelyn. Daenerys, Jorah and Selmy watch as a group of sell swords approach the Yunkai. Jorah says they are the Second Sons. Dany meets with three of the leaders of the Second Sons to try and get them to work for her. Mero isn’t very civil, in a Weinstein sort of way, but Daario is the more logical one. Prendahl is the senior leader but mostly stays quiet. She gives them two days to decide. Melisandre returns to Dragonstone where Stannis meets Gendry, taking one look at him to decide he’s Robert’s son. He asks what she plans to do with him and she speaks of making a sacrifice. Davos continues his reading lessons, but hides his book when Stannis comes for a visit. Stannis finally offers condolences for Matthos. Stannis tells him that Melisandre is back with Robert’s bastard and that he is going to be a sacrifice. Davos doesn’t approve, but Stannis speaks of destiny. Stannis says he will free Davos if he agrees never to raise a hand against the Red Woman. He agrees, but says he will continue to speak out against her if he seeks his counsel. Stannis says he saw a vision in the flames, a great battle in the snow. He says they both know Melisandre is true power.

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Synopsis: Jon Snow and the wildlings continue beyond the wall towards Castle Black. Orell chides Jon for sulking because they were cut loose. He points out Ygritte isn’t whining about it. He tells Snow he’s never going to hold on to Ygritte. Later with Ygritte, Orell tells her he doubts Jon’s loyalty and says she should be with one of her own, like him. He admits he’s got a torch for her, but he knows she prefers Snow because he’s pretty, but that she won’t like him when she learns who he really is. Robb and the Tully’s march towards Walder Frey’s for Edmure’s wedding. They are delayed by rain and Catelyn is worried Frey will be even more upset. Later, Robb and Talisa bask in post-coital bliss when she tells him that he’s already pumped a baby inside of her. He’s thrilled. Sansa cries to Margaery about having to marry Tyrion, but Margaery tries to get her to see the bright side, he’s far from the worst Lannister. Tyrion isn’t thrilled either, as he shares with Bronn. Bronn tells him just to keep Shae and wed Sansa and leave it be. Bronn thinks he wants Sansa and doesn’t want to admit it. Tywin approaches the throne where Joffrey has summoned him. Joffrey wants to know about the small council meetings and wonders why Tywin has been holding the meetings farther away in the Tower of the Hand and not nearby. He also wants to know if it’s true about Dany and her dragons. Tywin answers his grandson dryly, but agrees to make sure Joffrey always feels consulted.

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Synopsis: Gilly teaches Samwell how to build a fire. He shows her the knife he found. They plan to continue on to Castle Black and Sam tries to talk up how good the Crows frat house is. Osha and Meera continue frenemy-ing until Bran admonishes them to make peace. They are stopped when Jojen starts to seize. When he comes to he says he had a vision of Jon Snow on the wrong side of the wall surrounded by his enemies. Moving on to the wrong side of the wall with Jon Snow surrounded by his enemies, the wildling crew prepare to climb the wall. Ygritte tells Jon she knows he’s still loyal to the Night’s Watch and she says she doesn’t are so long as he’s loyal to her. Anguy shows Arya how to shoot a bow and arrow. When she aims, she notices someone approaching. It’s Melisandre and her men. Her and Thoros speak in High Valyrian and she notes how he failed his mission to turn King Robert to follow the Lord of Light. Thoros takes the Red Woman to meet Beric. She is surprised he has the power to bring him back to life so many times. They ask why she’s there and she says they have something the Lord of Light needs. Melisandre’s men take Gendry. Arya objects and chastises them when she sees Melisandre pay for gold. Arya yells at Melisandre who shows her first signs of fear ever. She says she sees darkness in Arya but assures her that they will meet again. And Gendry is hauled away. Snow and the others begin their ascent up the wall.

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Synopsis: Beric begins his fight against Sandor Clegane with his neat party trick of being able to light his sword on fire. Given his feelings toward fire, it’s admirable to see the Hound continue to fight and not bitch out like he did at Blackwater. The crowd, including Arya, shout for Beric to kill the Hound, but The Hound slices Beric. Thoros jumps to his side while Arya, ever the brave soldier, grabs a sword and darts for the Hound. She is stopped when Beric, not so dead anymore, interrupts them. Sandor is set free, despite Arya’s objections. At the wildlings camp, Jon Snow is under interrogation from Orell and the others about the Night’s Watch. As Jon answers about the different castles guarding the wall, things get heated when Orell assumes he’s lying, but Ygritte jumps to his defense. They break off and head into a cave where Ygritte shows Jon where else she’s been kissed by fire by getting naked. Jon in turn kisses her right in her kissed by fireplace, and they finally consummate their flirtation. Jaime and Brienne are delivered to Roose Bolton, where Roose updates Jaime on the war. Qyburn takes care of Jaime’s wound, making a cleaner cut, to save Jaime’s arm. Cersei meets with Baelish suggesting he look into the Tyrells as she doesn’t trust them. He agrees. Lady Olenna meets with Tyrion to discuss the wedding plans. While working that out, Olenna notes that Tyrion doesn’t seem to live up to his reputation. Arya sees that Gendry is working on Beric’s armor and he says he’s going to stick with the Brotherhood. He wants a family and they can be that for him. Arya is upset. She thinks she could be his family, but he says she would always be his lady. Lord Karstark murders the Lannister prisoners, Willem and NotTommen. He is brought before Robb, where Robb calls his actions treasonous. Karstark taunts Robb and he’s thrown in the dungeon. Robb thinks Karstark needs to die for his crimes, but Edmure and Catelyn object. Talisa as well urges Robb to keep him as a hostage instead. Robb beheads Karstark himself.

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Synopsis: A defeated Jaime sits atop his horse, his severed hand hanging around his neck. Jaime falls into the mud and struggles to get up. He asks for water and is given urine in return. While he manages to grab a sword, he is unable to fend Bolton’s men off and is beaten and kicked for good measure. Tyrion goes to see Varys, and he asks if he has any proof that it was Cersei who paid the man to kill him. Varys says he has no proof, only whispers. As he tries to open a large crate, Varys tells Tyrion the story of how he became a eunuch and the sorceror that tortured him. Tyrion wants more information on his attempted murder, but Varys explains to him that he needs to have patience. Then he opens the crate to reveal the sorcerer. At Craster’s keep, the men of the Night’s Watch are helping around the camp, but Rast wants to leave. Grenn and the others say they will leave when the Lord Commander tell them to. Sam visits Gilly and her newborn. Sam asks if he has a name, but Gilly says she hasn’t named him and why bother given his fate. She returns Sam’s trinket that he gave her and asks if he can help her escape.

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Synopsis: At Riverrun and the funeral for Hoster Tully, we are introduced, somewhat, to his son and Catelyn’s brother, Edmure, as he tries to light the coffin boat aflame with a bow and arrow. He fails three times before his uncle Brynden takes over and nails it in one shot. Without words, we’ve already got a pretty clear idea of who these guys are. Later, Robb berates Edmure for failing him in the battle against Tywin. Tywin sits at the head of the small council meeting as Varys, Baelish, Pycelle and Tyron join him. Cersei arrives and symbolically and literally moves her chair to Tywin’s right side. Tyrion drags his to the other end of the table. Tywin asks about Jaime, but no one has heard word. He orders Baelish to go to the Vale and marry Lysa Aryn, thus turning Robb’s aunt against him. Tyrion questions Littlefinger’s absence being a challenge for the royal wedding and Tywin counters by naming Tyrion Baelish’s replacement as Master of Coin. Bolton’s men ride with their captives, Brienne and Jaime, who continue to bicker like an old married couple. Gendry makes new armor for Thoros, while Arya questions his helping their captors. Thoros says they aren’t his captives, but his guests. Hot Pie makes a bread for Arya and Gendry and bids them adieu. He’s staying behind.

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Synopsis: The episode opens with Bran running, so obviously a dream. There’s that three-eyed raven again. Bran chases the bird through the woods, and points his bow and arrow at it, with his brothers Jon and Robb talking him through it. Then they are gone, the bird flies and we see a strange boy tell Bran that he can’t kill the raven, that he is the raven. Dun dun dun. Robb and Talisa bask in their wedded bliss as Roose Bolton brings them news. Robb gives Catelyn a double dose of bad news. Her father has died, and that by the time Bolton’s men got to Winterfell, the castle was burned, the ironborn men had left and there was no sign of the boys. Theon wakes up tied a post, as a man begins to torture him. Cersei questions Joffrey about his feelings for Margaery. As she questions Margaery’s motives, her interest in the poor, and her questionable fashion choices, Joffrey kings himself right out of the conversation. Shae questions Sansa about Littlefinger. Shae offers support should Baelish do or try anything. Loras interrupts and Sansa has a new prince to fawn over. He brings her to the garden to see Margaery as she introduces her to her grandmother Lady Olenna Tyrell, an old woman with thoughts on everyone. Olenna asks Sansa for the truth about Joffrey, and she eventually gets Sansa to admit “he’s a monster.” Robb and his men march to Riverrun to attend Catelyn’s father’s funeral. Karstark tells Robb that he lost the war when he decided to marry Talisa. Talisa gets a chilly reception from her new mother-in-law but Catelyn tells her a story about caring for an ill Jon when he was a young boy, and how she blames herself for everything that’s happened because she could never care for Jon.

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