Jon gives his first orders as Lord Commander. By the law of the land, she's no man's wife". —ArticXiongmao 18:49, March 7, 2015 (UTC) Episode picture. Margaery, whose death fans are still mourning, went from fascinating to loveable when it became clear that she was interested in ruling with kindness and generosity as well as savvily navigating complicated power dynamics. Contrast with how in this same episode, Ramsay flippantly punished Lord Cerwyn for refusing his orders by flaying him alive - but subsequently, Ramsay is casually feasting and shows no remorse, and is even wryly proud that his actions made the new Lord Cerwyn submit to him. After his father's passing, the young Sparrow continued and greatly improved the family business. It was written by David Benioff & D.B. The High Sparrow himself confesses to Margaery that he used to lead a self-indulgent, hedonistic, and thus deeply sinful, life. Specifically one family, for most of its middle section: This week’s installment places an emphasis on the heirs to House Stark, one of whom embraces the family name and two of whom cast it off. Weiss and directed by Mark Mylod. It premiered on April 26, 2015. Basically, Sansa's storyline has finally reached the long-dreaded point where it has, Benioff: "That's the thing about Littlefinger — as much as he might care for Sansa, he cares for nothing more than power. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and The New Republic, amongst others. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Tyrion and Varys arrive in Volantis. However, on the off-chance that Stannis randomly dies in battle, he had to have a contingency plan. But he was conveniently exempt from the punishments he generously doled out to others. In the TV version, Littlefinger might just hope that Stannis's situation is desperate enough that he cannot afford to oppose Littlefinger's rule in the Vale (given that he doesn't even have the North yet). A further point of evidence that Tommen is, In the novels, Sansa remains at Littlefinger's side in the Vale, becoming his protege of sorts as he engages in various subplots to tighten his initially weak hold over the major Vale lords. This is in contrast with the Lannisters and Boltons, who will have subordinates executed at slight provocation and feel no guilt about it. She was about to start a new way of life, in a new land with people she barely knew. Eventually, at the end of the most current novels, Littlefinger explains that his plan for Sansa is indeed to enter her into a marriage alliance - to Harrold Hardyng, the closest living relative of, The fact that Sansa is still married to Tyrion raises a legal issue: if she gets married again, will the second marriage be legal? Because, at the end of the day, that's all he is. Within this episode of Tyrion And Varys: No Reservations, “High Sparrow” delivers its sharpest points on names and identity. It isn't clear how this will fit with Sansa Stark's character arc across the entire TV series, in which she grew from an innocent girl-turned-victim, to a hardened and cunning player of the political game. Even as the wedding guests remain in the castle, her crying and wails of terror echo through the castle halls - Ramsay simply doesn't care that the assembled lords of the North can hear what he is doing, though his indiscretion in this regard angers his father. ... Slynt’s refusal is punishable by death. Prior to airing, this episode along with the other first four episodes of the season were leaked online. Tyrion can’t disguise himself or his parentage—not that he puts much effort into it. With Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Aidan Gillen. It seems he would have remembered that and the least he could have done was offered her a change of clothes similar to what the Waif wears. The first time on the show that the phrase "The North Remembers" is said. In the scene where Arya is belittled for still wearing the same clothes she arrived in is a bit hypocritical. The man known as Jaqen had met Arya years before and saw the clothes she wore. This was actually answered later in Season 5: Littlefinger really plans to wait until after Stannis and the Boltons fight, then use the Vale's fresh armies to finish off the weakened survivor - either way Sansa is left as ruler in the North, as his agent, and Littlefinger actually has no intention of working with Stannis. Martin of, The episode is adapted from the following chapters of, Chapter 7, Cersei II: In the dungeons below the, Chapter 17, Cersei IV: Cersei gets rid of the, Chapter 20, Brienne IV: Brienne recalls how some noblemen played with her by pretending to seduce her, and mockingly dubbed her. I, personally, bemoaned the High Sparrow's abrupt pivot to staunch homophobe, and would have enjoyed and likely rooted for a religious leader mainly interested in upending the social order to improve the welfare of the poor. The Lion isn’t a brand like those worn on the faces of the Volantene slaves, but it might be more difficult to cast off. Back at the beginning of Season 2 (in ", Slynt's death has been foreshadowed in the first novel, in a way that the TV show couldn't easily do: in Sansa's inner thought monologue, she remembers how Janos threw her father down on his knees for Ser Ilyn to behead, and hatefully wishes that if this were like one of her romantic songs, some "hero" would come along to throw Slynt down on his knees and behead. Only a knight can dub another man with the rank and status of. As a general rule, "Game of Thrones" writers tend to overestimate their audience's appetite for agony, with dismal results. The Sparrow became ever richer and adopted an extravagant lifestyle. In turn, the man took extreme pride in his work, often spending night and day crafting a pair of shoes. Many highborn citizens sought out his wares and were happy to pay hefty sums. Volantis and Braavos are complete opposites: Volantis was the first colony built by the, The reason that Tyrion is going to take a ship from Volantis to Meereen instead of going by land is explained more fully in the novels: the overland route is widely considered to be unsafe because it passes through the ruins of the, The hands of dead criminals are hung on display along the Long Bridge in Volantis, with signs under them stating their crimes, such as "Marauder", "Betrayer", etc. His martyrdom might have been acceptable, heroic, even, if he hadn't consigned Margaery and the citizens she exhibited clear concern for to the same fate, either by stupidity or by actual indifference to their lives. Similarly, the backstory that Brienne gives in this episode about herself and how she came into Renly's service were given when she first appeared in the second novel, but were not included in Season 2 due to time constraints. And now he sees an opportunity to gain more power for himself. I think picture of High Sparrow would be more appropriate. Stannis and Littlefinger were both on Robert's Small Council, and a lawful man like Stannis loathed a corrupt whore-monger like Littlefinger who kept bribing all of the court officials. Is this just a stand-in picture?