And he knows that Catelyn can be manipulated by the love of her children, which he uses to trick her into releasing his brother, Jaime. He realizes that the Martells could be useful allies and so secures their cooperation with a marriage arrangement. He realizes that Janos Slynt would betray anyone to the highest bidder, so he revokes Slynt’s command of the City Watch and exiles him to the Wall. Tyrion proves he is particularly well-suited to court intrigue and deception when he serves as acting Hand of the King. It seems the only solution in Westeros is to shake off paternal pressures and try to live by one’s own code. What if your father despises the king? What if the king massacres the innocent?” Jaime Lannister understands the futility and singular misery of trying to please opposing sides, as he tells Catelyn: “Defend the king, obey the king, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. Because one of them is dead, Theon is trying to live up to the expectations of the one who is living - even if that means betraying the Starks. Theon’s existential crisis stems in large part from trying to serve two fathers: bio-dad ( Balon Greyjoy) and the man who raised him (Ned Stark). In Season 2 alone: Tyrion empathizes with Cersei about failing their father - no one could live up to the expectations of a man like Tywin. (Too soon?) But if you were ever confused by the chaos and civil war that erupted across Westeros after King Robert’s death (also known as the War of the Five Kings), then focusing on a few themes, characters and situations might help.įew shows have more of them than “Game of Thrones.” As you continue on your great rewatch, you’ll find more developments that have big payoffs down the road: Craster sacrificing his sons, Roose volunteering to send “my bastard” to retake Winterfell, Theon worrying about being emasculated in front of his own people.
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