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{{SameName|episode|short|Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (short)}}
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{{Episode
| name = "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
 
| season = 1
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| Title = {{PAGENAME}}
| number = 4
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| Type = Thrones
| image = Tyrion in the inn.png
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| Image = Thrones S01E04.jpg
| airdate = May 8, 2011
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| Season = 1
| writer = [[Bryan Cogman]]
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| Episode = 4
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| Date = May 8, 2011{{Listref|GOT}}
| director = [[Brian Kirk]]
 
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| Runtime = 56 minutes{{Ref|GOT104}}
| previous = "[[Lord Snow]]"
 
| next = "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"
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| Writer = [[Bryan Cogman]]{{HBOref|GOT104}}
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| Director = [[Brian Kirk]]{{HBOref|GOT104}}
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| Timeline = [[298 AC]]{{Dateref|Game of Thrones: Season 1}}
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| Previous = "[[Lord Snow]]"{{HBOref|GOT}}
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| Next = "[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"{{HBOref|GOT}}
 
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"'''Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things'''"{{HBOref|GOT104}} is the fourth episode of the [[Game of Thrones: Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. It is the fourth episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 8, 2011 on [[HBO]]. It was written by [[Bryan Cogman]] and directed by [[Brian Kirk]].
   
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==Premise==
'''"Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"''' is the fourth episode of the [[Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. It is the fourth episode of the series overall. It first aired on May 8, 2011. It was written by [[Bryan Cogman]] and directed by [[Brian Kirk]].
 
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{{Premise|GOT104}}
   
==Plot==
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==Synopsis==
===Synopsis===
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=== At Winterfell ===
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[[File:Tyrion and Bran 1x04.png|thumb|Tyrion speaks with Bran.]]
[[Tyrion Lannister]] stops at [[Winterfell]] on his way back to [[King's Landing]] and gets a frosty reception from [[Robb Stark]], despite an act of kindess for [[Bran Stark|Bran]]. Samwell Tarly joins the Night's Watch, and Jon becomes his friend and protector. Daenerys arrives at Vaes Dothrak and finally stands up to Viserys. Eddard Stark continues to investigate the death of Jon Arryn. King [[Robert Baratheon]] hosts a grand [[tourney]] for [[Eddard]]'s investiture as [[Hand of the King]], to Ned's discomfort. [[Catelyn]] and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] stop at the [[Crossroads Inn]] on the way home and set a chain of events into motion which will have dire consequences.
 
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In [[Winterfell]], [[Bran Stark]] has a nightmare in which he sees a [[Three-Eyed Raven|raven with three eyes]], sitting on one of the stone direwolves outside the doorway to the Stark crypts. He wakes up to find his [[direwolf]] [[Summer]] by his side. [[Theon Greyjoy]] summons [[Hodor]], the castle's dim-witted stableboy, who can only say the word "Hodor", to help carry Bran down to the throne room, where [[Robb Stark]] is hosting a meeting with [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Yoren]], both traveling down from the [[Wall]] to [[King's Landing]] together. Robb very pointedly offers hospitality to any man of the Watch, silently letting Tyrion know he is not invited to stay at Winterfell.
   
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When Bran arrives, Tyrion asks if he likes to ride and sympathizes with him for being a cripple, which annoys Bran, but Tyrion simply says that like being a dwarf, it is the truth, no less so for being a hard truth. He gives Bran the design of a saddle which will allow Bran to ride even in his current state; Tyrion explains to Robb that "you must shape the horse to the rider," by starting with a yearling and training it to respond to the reins and Bran's voice (as he can't use his heels). He does it to repay Bran's [[Jon Snow|half-brother]]'s friendship and because he has a weakness for "cripples, bastards and broken things." Due to this kindness, Robb says he can stay, but Tyrion says he would prefer the brothel in town. As he prepares to leave the castle, Theon comes to Tyrion and rather condescendingly sends him off, recommending the prostitute [[Ros]] at the brothel. Tyrion asks Theon why Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] was not present to receive him and concludes that Catelyn is not in Winterfell. He also taunts Theon about how the son of the ferocious [[Balon Greyjoy]] has been reduced to playing lackey in Winterfell to his captors, which infuriates Theon, and gives him a coin, assuming that he has not already had sex with Ros.
===Summary===
 
====Across the Narrow Sea====
 
[[Khal Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' arrives at [[Vaes Dothrak]], the Dothraki city. There are no city walls, but there is a large gateway arch made of two statues of rearing horses. [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] is annoyed that Drogo has been taking 'his' army in the wrong direction. Later, he bathes with [[Doreah]] and tells her about how he was raised with stories about the [[Targaryen]] [[dragons]] and his own destiny. He recites the names of several dragons, and tells her about the skulls of dragons that once decorated the throne room at King's Landing, but she starts to annoy him with talk of dragons, reminding him that they are dead. He tells her to finish pleasuring him in silence
 
   
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=== At the Wall ===
Viserys becomes angry at Dany when she sends Doreah to invite him to dine with her, as he interprets this as her ''commanding'' him to come. [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] is in her tent when he drags Doreah before her saying how dare she send a whore to give him orders. He insults her dinner and the gifts of clothes she tries to give him. He is still dressed in his now ragged clothes from Pentos - Daenerys had wanted to dress him like a Dothraki Lord so others will respect him. He says next she will want to do his hair like theirs, but Daenerys mistakenly says no he can't wear his hair like that, as until he wins victories in battle he doesn't have the right. In his anger Viserys tackles her to the ground and tries to strike her, but this time, Dany fights back, hitting her brother in the face with the metal and leather belt that had been one of her gifts. She tells an astounded Viserys that she is the Khal's wife, and is carrying his child (and by implication, Viserys is nothing to the Dothraki), and warns that the next time he tries to raise a hand against her will be the last time he has hands. Later, Daenerys confides in Mormont her realization that Viserys will never become King of Westeros. He is so weak and ineffectual that he couldn't command an army even if Drogo gave him one.
 
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[[Image:Jon, Sam and Pyp.jpg|thumb|Samwell Tarly joins the new recruits at Castle Black.]]
   
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At [[Castle Black]], a new recruit for the [[Night's Watch]] has arrived: [[Samwell Tarly]], the son of the famous Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]. Samwell is fat, soft and pampered, and in his first practice fight does dismally. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] has no time for his weakness. He directs the other recruits to attack 'Ser Piggy', but Jon Snow finds this cruel and unfair, and takes pity on Sam and fends off the attackers. Thorne tries to turn it into a game, ordering three trainees take on Sam's protector (taunting Jon that he has found a new Lady love), but Jon nevertheless fends them all off. Samwell is naive and self-deprecating, claiming to be a coward and craven, to Jon's astonishment. No one admits to being a coward, and [[Grenn]] says that they shouldn't even be seen talking to him.
====In the Seven Kingdoms====
 
[[File:Tyrion and Bran 1x04.png|thumb|Tyrion speaks with Bran.]]In [[Winterfell]], [[Bran Stark]] has a nightmare in which he sees a [[three-eyed raven]], sitting on one of the stone direwolves outside the doorway to the Stark crypts. He wakes up to find his [[direwolf]] [[Summer]] by his side. [[Theon Greyjoy]] summons [[Hodor]], the castle's dim-witted stableboy, who can only say the word "Hodor", to help carry Bran down to the great hall, where [[Robb Stark]] is hosting a meeting with [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Yoren]], both traveling down from [[the Wall]] to [[King's Landing]] together. Robb very pointedly offers hospitality to any man of the Watch, unspokenly letting Tyrion know he isn't invited to stay at Winterfell
 
   
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Sam joins Jon on the [[Wall]] for sentry duty, even though he says his eyesight is weak, he is afraid of heights, and can't take the cold. Jon asks why he joined the Night's Watch as he is afraid of everything. Sam tells him that on his eighteenth [[nameday]] his father offered him a choice. Sam was a man and his heir, but he was not skilled at combat, he was unworthy of his name and birthright. Samwell's father forced him to join the Night's Watch, and told him that if he refused, he would arrange a "hunting trip" with his son in the woods, and implied that Sam would be killed in a way that looked accidental. Jon is shocked that a true born son of high birth should be treated worse than he himself had been as a [[Bastardy|bastard]]. Sam knows that the next day he will be made to fight again and expects it to be bad.
When Bran arrives, Tyrion sympathizes with Bran for being a cripple, which annoys Bran, as does asking him if he likes to ride, but Tyrion simply says it is the truth, no less so for being a hard truth. He gives the [[Starks]] a diagram of a saddle which will allow Bran to ride even in his current state. He does it to repay Bran's [[Jon Snow|half-brother]]'s friendship and because he has a weakness for, "Cripples, bastards and broken things." Due to this kindness, Robb says he can stay, but Tyrion says he would prefer the brothel in town. While preparing to leave the castle, Theon comes to Tyrion and rather condescendingly sends him off, recommending the prostitute Ros at the brothel. Tyrion asks Theon why Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] was not present to receive him and concludes that Catelyn is not in Winterfell. He also taunts Theon about how the son of the ferocious [[Balon Greyjoy]] has been reduced to playing lackey in Winterfell to his captors, leaving Theon furious.
 
   
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[[File:Grenn-yield.png|thumb|Grenn yields to Samwell.]]
[[Image:Jon, Sam and Pyp.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Samwell Tarly]] joins the new recruits at [[Castle Black]].]]
 
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At the Wall, Jon orders the recruits to go easy on Sam, but [[Rast]] refuses, saying that if Ser Alliser orders him to fight 'Lady Piggy', he will slice himself off a side of bacon. In response to Rast's comments, Jon goes to his bed that night and uses his direwolf [[Ghost]] to intimidate Rast into playing along. The next day, no one will fight Sam. After Grenn takes a very weak blow from Sam and yields, Ser Alliser scolds Jon for his rebellious actions. Later, when Jon and Sam are cleaning the dining hall, they talk about how neither of them have been with a woman. Sam tells Jon that he has not had success with girls, while Jon reveals he'd rather not risk siring a child that will have the life of a [[Bastardy|bastard]] like himself. A furious Alliser Thorne comes in and tells Jon that this charity won't help Sam harden up to survive the winter that is coming. He tells them the truly horrific experience he went through trapped by a blizzard north of the Wall that ended in [[cannibalism]].
   
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===In Vaes Dothrak===
At [[Castle Black]] a new recruit for the [[Night's Watch]] has arrived: [[Samwell Tarly]], the son of the famous Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]. Samwell is fat, soft and pampered, and in his first practice fight does dismally. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] has no time for his weakness. He directs the other recruits to attack 'Ser Piggy', but Jon Snow finds this cruel and unfair, and takes pity on Sam and fends off the attackers. Thorne tries to turn it into a game, ordering three trainees take on Sam's protector (taunting Jon that he has found a new Lady love), but Jon is still better than them and fends them off. Whilst Samwell is grateful, he is also self-deprecating, claiming to be a coward and craven, to Jon's astonishment. No one admits to being a coward, and Grenn says that they shouldn't even be seen talking to him.
 
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''[[Khal]]'' [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' arrives at [[Vaes Dothrak]], the Dothraki city. There are no city walls, but there is a large gateway arch made of two statues of rearing horses. [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Viserys]] is annoyed that Drogo has been taking 'his' army in the wrong direction. Later, he bathes with [[Doreah]] and tells her about how he was raised with stories about the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] [[dragon]]s and his own destiny. He recites the names of several dragons, and tells her about the skulls of dragons that once decorated the throne room at King's Landing, but she starts to annoy him with talk of dragons, reminding him that they are dead. He tells her to finish pleasuring him in silence.
   
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Later that day, Viserys is enraged when [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] sends Doreah with an invite for him to dine with her, as he interprets this as his sister ''commanding'' him to come. He drags Doreah into Daenerys' tent, and insults her dinner and the gifts of clothes she tries to give him as a way of making amends for having [[Lord Snow|previously]] confiscated his horse. He is still dressed in his now ragged clothes from [[Pentos]], having refused to dress like a Dothraki, whom he regards as savages. He sneers that next she will try to braid his hair like a Dothraki. Angered by his ingratitude, Daenerys retorts that he has no right to braid his hair until he is victorious in battle, which further infuriates him. A furious Viserys tackles her to the ground and tries to strike her, calling her nothing but a "horselord's slut", and warning her that she's "awoken the Dragon", but this time she fights back, hitting him in the face with a metal and leather belt. She tells a stunned Viserys, who can only gawp at her in astonishment, that she is the Khal's wife, and is carrying his child (and by implication, Viserys is nothing to the Dothraki), and warns that if he raises a hand against her again, he will lose his hands. Later, Daenerys confides in [[Jorah Mormont|Mormont]] her realization that Viserys will never become [[Iron Throne|King of Westeros]]. He is so weak and ineffectual that he couldn't command an army even if Drogo gave him one, to which Jorah agrees.
In the [[Red Keep]] of [[King's Landing]], [[Sansa Stark]] visits the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|Great Hall]], where the [[Iron Throne]] sits. She and Septa [[Mordane]] discuss the expectation that Sansa will have to provide [[Joffrey]] with an heir. Sansa thinks the realm will hate her if she only has daughters, along with her belief Joffrey is still angry over the incident by the river and her anger at her father over Lady's death.
 
   
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=== In King's Landing ===
[[File:Small Council.png|thumb|The small council meets.]]During a meeting of the [[small council]], Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] learns that the forthcoming [[tournament]] to celebrate his appointment is seeing the city swell with visitors, and has already resulted in a tavern riot, a brothel fire, three stabbings and a drunken horse race. He tells Littlefinger that money will have to be found to strengthen the city guards, as well as giving twenty of his own men to Janos Slynt's command, until the tournament is over. After the meeting Eddard talks to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] about [[Jon Arryn]]'s last few weeks. Pycelle said he did all he could to save Jon Arryn, but the illness was sudden and severe. He recalls that shortly before his sudden illness, Arryn had borrowed [[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms|a truly boring book about the lineages]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], and his last words were, "The seed is strong."
 
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In the [[Red Keep]], [[Sansa Stark]] visits the [[throne room]], where the [[Iron Throne]] sits. She and Septa [[Mordane]] discuss the expectation that Sansa will have to provide [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] with an heir. Sansa thinks the realm will hate her if she only has daughters, along with her belief Joffrey is still angry over the incident by the river and her anger at her father over [[Lady]]'s death.
   
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[[File:Small Council.png|thumb|The Small Council meets.]]
Sam joins Jon on [[the Wall]] for sentry duty, even though he says his eyesight is weak, he is afraid of heights, and can't take the cold. Jon asks why did he join the Night Watch as he is afraid of everything. Sam tells him that on his eighteenth [[nameday]] his father offered him a choice. Sam was a man and his heir, but he was not skilled at combat, he was unworthy of his name and birthright. Samwall's father forced him to join the Night's Watch, and told him that if he refused, he would arrange a "hunting trip" with his son in the woods, and then kill Sam in such a way that it looked like an accident. Jon is shocked that a true born son of high birth should be treated worse than he himself had been as a [[bastard]]. Sam knows that the next day he will be made to fight again and expects it to be bad.
 
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During a meeting of the [[Small Council]], Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] learns that the forthcoming [[tournament]] to celebrate his appointment is seeing the city swell with visitors, and has already resulted in a tavern riot, a brothel fire, three stabbings and a drunken horse race. He tells Littlefinger that money will have to be found to strengthen the city guards, as well as lending twenty of his own men to [[Janos Slynt]]'s command, until the tournament is over. After the meeting, Eddard talks to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] about [[Jon Arryn]]'s last few weeks. Pycelle said he did all he could to save Jon Arryn, but the illness was sudden and severe. He recalls that shortly before his sudden illness, Arryn had borrowed [[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms|a truly boring book about the lineages]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], and his last words were, "The seed is strong."
   
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Taking the book with him, Eddard comes across [[Arya Stark|Arya]] in the hall standing on one leg as part of her training with [[Syrio Forel|Syrio]]. Arya asks whether Bran would be able to live in King's Landing with them now that he's awoken, but Eddard states that he would have to regain his strength first. Arya then comments that Bran had always wanted to be a knight in the [[Kingsguard]], but will no longer be able to due to his paralysis. Eddard confirms this to be the case, but states that Bran will be able to do many other things such as become lord of a holdfast, sit on the King's council, or raise castles. When Arya asks if she would be able to become any of those, Eddard instead tells her that she will marry a highborn lord and have lords and princes for sons. However, Arya is not pleased with this response, telling her father, "that's not me." She goes back to balancing on one leg as Eddard looks on.
[[File:Eddard and Petyr 1x04.png|thumb|Petyr talks with Eddard.]]In King's Landing, [[Littlefinger]] meets with Eddard and suggests that he keeps his investigation into Jon Arryn's death lower in profile. He also gives Eddard some interesting intelligence: Jon Arryn's squire has been knighted and will fight in the forthcoming Hand's tourney. Eddard decides that Littlefinger may be more trustworthy than first he thought. His investigation leads him to a smithy in the city, where he meets master smith [[Tobho Mott]] and his apprentice [[Gendry]], whose work Jon Arryn was also apparently interested in. Eddard realizes that Gendry is one of King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]'s bastard sons, but can't work out why Jon Arryn would be interested in this: Robert has many bastard children and shows little interest in any of them.
 
   
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[[File:Eddard and Petyr 1x04.png|thumb|Petyr talks with Eddard.]]
In the keep, one of Eddard's retinue, [[Jory Cassel]] talks to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], who is angry that the king keeps him guarding his chamber whilst he cavorts with other women inside, flaunting his dishonorable treatment of Jaime's sister in his face. He and Jory reminisce about the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]], in which they both fought for King Robert's forces to put down an attempt by [[Balon Greyjoy]] (Theon's father) to secede the [[Iron Islands]] from the rest of the realm.
 
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[[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] meets with Eddard and suggests that he keep his investigation into Jon Arryn's death lower in profile. He also gives Eddard some interesting intelligence: Jon Arryn's former squire has been [[Knighthood|knighted]] and will fight in the forthcoming Hand's tourney. He also advises him to investigate an armorer located in the city. Eddard decides that Littlefinger may be more trustworthy than he first thought, but Littlefinger discourages him from thinking that way. Eddard sends [[Jory Cassel]] to question Jon Arryn's former squire, Ser [[Hugh of the Vale]]. However, deducing that Jory was not a knight, Ser Hugh simply rebuffs him and refuses to speak with him due to his much lower rank. Eddard's investigation leads him to a smithy in the city, where he meets master smith [[Tobho Mott]] and his apprentice [[Gendry Baratheon|Gendry]], whose work Jon Arryn was also apparently interested in. Mott has Gendry show Eddard a bull's head helm he made as a sample of his work which Eddard commends, but Gendry adds that it's not for sale. Mott scolds him but Gendry states he made it for himself, and Eddard assures Mott he's not offended.
   
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Gendry tells him that Jon would drop by and ask other questions as well, such as if he liked being at Mott's smithy and if he was treated well, then on who his mother was. Studying his face, Eddard realizes that Gendry is one of King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]]'s bastard sons, but can't work out why Jon Arryn would be interested in this: Robert has many bastard children and shows little interest in any of them. On leaving, he tells Mott that if Gendry should become interested in wielding a sword instead of forging them, to send him to Eddard.
[[File:Grenn-yield.png|thumb|Grenn yields to Samwell.]]At the Wall, Jon talks to the other recruits and convinces most of them to go easy on Sam. [[Rast]] refuses, saying that if Ser Alliser orders him to fight Ser Piggy he will slice himself of a rasher of pork. So Jon goes to Rast's bed that night and uses his direwolf [[Ghost]] to intimidate Rast into playing along. The next day, no one will fight Sam. Grenn (really badly acting) takes a very weak blow from Sam, falls, and yields. Later, when Jon and Sam are in the mess hall, they talk about how neither of them have been with a woman. Sam has no success with girls, and Jon will not risk siring a child that will have the life of a [[bastard]] like himself. A furious Alliser Thorne comes in and tells Jon that this charity won't help Sam harden up to survive the winter that is coming. He tells them the truly horrific experience he went through trapped by a blizzard north of the wall that ended in cannibalism.
 
   
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Later, Eddard sends Jory with a message for King Robert, but upon arriving at his quarters, Jory hears the voices of a number of women coming from Robert's chamber. Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] happens to be on duty and is angry that the king keeps him guarding his chamber while he cavorts with other women inside, flaunting his dishonorable treatment of Jaime's sister in his face. He and Jory reminisce about the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]], in which they both fought for King Robert's forces to put down an attempt by [[Balon Greyjoy]] (Theon's father) to secede the [[Iron Islands]] from the rest of the realm. Jory tries to leave Eddard's message with Jaime, but is rebuffed, as Jaime angrily states that he does not serve Lord Stark.
The tournament begins and Sansa watches from the stands. Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], the elder brother of [[Sandor Clegane]], the Hound, takes the field. His first joust is with Ser [[Hugh of the Vale]], Jon Arryn's former squire. However, the friendly joust turns nasty and Gregor kills Ser Hugh "by accident", with a splinter of the lance impaling his neck. Littlefinger sits next to her, and remarks that she and Joffrey have had a lover's quarrel (as Joffrey is still giving her the cold shoulder). Baelish then tells Sansa that Gregor, the "Mountain That Rides", has a fell reputation: he pushed his little brother Sandor's face into a fire for taking and playing with a toy of his when they were young, burning him severely. Littlefinger recommends that Sansa not spread that story around.
 
   
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[[File:Cripples-Bastards-and-Broken-Things-sansa-stark-23083167-1280-720.jpg|thumb|Littlefinger, Arya, Sansa and Septa Mordane at the tournament.]]
At the [[Crossroads Inn]], Catelyn and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]], on their way home to Winterfell, are enjoying the hospitality of the innkeeper and, more reluctantly, the attempts by the troubadour [[Marillion]] to ingratiate himself with them. (He is doing a poor job: when they ask him if he has ever traveled in the north, he says they don't appreciate music there, just the howling of wolves). They are surprised when Tyrion Lannister and Yoren arrive. When told there aren't any rooms, he holds up a gold coin and asks if someone has a room for him. Quickly Tyrion gains the favor of a sellsword, [[Bronn]], who agrees to give his room to Tyrion. Marillion draws the attention of Tyrion to their table, by offering to serenade him while he eats, singing of his father's military victories. Tyrion says nothing would more likely ruin his appetite, but as he is turning away, he recognizes Catelyn and is surprised at this meeting by chance. In return Catelyn tells the stunned inn that Tyrion tried to murder her son Bran twice and that she asks their help in bringing him to the king's justice. The inn is located in the [[Riverlands]], in the territory controlled by [[Hoster Tully|her father]], so the knights present owe him their fealty. Tyrion finds himself surrounded by half a dozen men with swords, and in Catelyn's custody.
 
   
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The tournament begins and Sansa watches from the stands. Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], the elder brother of [[Sandor Clegane]], the Hound, takes the field. His first joust is with Ser Hugh. However, the friendly joust turns nasty and Gregor kills Ser Hugh "by accident", with a splinter of the lance impaling his neck. Littlefinger sits next to Sansa, and remarks that she and Joffrey have had a lover's quarrel (as Joffrey is still giving her the cold shoulder). Baelish then tells Sansa that Gregor, the "Mountain That Rides", has a dark reputation: he pushed his little brother Sandor's face into a fire for taking and playing with a toy of his when they were young, burning him severely. Littlefinger recommends that Sansa not spread that story around.
===Recap===
 
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[[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] visits Eddard at his chambers, remarking at how the Hand is not at his own tournament. Though Cersei attempts to start the conversation in an attempt to put the incident on the [[Kingsroad]] behind them, Eddard correctly deduces that she has an ulterior motive for her visit. Cersei then wonders aloud to Eddard what his true purpose is for being at King's Landing, as she knows how little Starks enjoy being in the capital. When Eddard tells her he is there to faithfully serve their King, Cersei remarks that just as his brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] was born to lead, Eddard was born to follow.
A detailed recap of the episode scene by scene.
 
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=== At the Inn at the Crossroads ===
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At the [[Inn at the Crossroads|Crossroads Inn]], Catelyn and Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]], traveling in secret to Winterfell, are eating a meal while troubadour [[Marillion]] tries to ingratiate himself with them. They are surprised when Tyrion Lannister and Yoren arrive. When told there is no vacancy, Tyrion holds up a gold coin and asks if someone has a room for him; [[Mercenary|sellsword]] [[Bronn]] agrees to give his to Tyrion. Marillion draws the attention of Tyrion to Catelyn's table, by offering to serenade him while he eats, singing of his father's military victories. Tyrion is surprised to see Catelyn and inadvertently ends her anonymity. Catelyn tells the stunned inn that Tyrion tried to murder her son Bran twice and that she asks their help in bringing him to the king's justice. The inn is located in [[Riverlands|the Riverlands]], in the territory controlled by [[Hoster Tully|her father]], so the knights present owe him their fealty. Tyrion finds himself surrounded by half a dozen men with swords, and in Catelyn's custody.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
:''Main: [[Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things/Appearances]]''
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===Characters===
 
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===Firsts===
*Commander [[Janos Slynt]]
 
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*[[Samwell Tarly]]
*Ser [[Hugh]] of the Vale
 
*[[Gendry]]
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*[[Janos Slynt]]
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*Ser [[Hugh of the Vale]]
 
*[[Tobho Mott]]
 
*[[Tobho Mott]]
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*[[Gendry Baratheon|Gendry]]
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*[[Gyles Rosby]]
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*Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]
 
*[[Marillion]]
 
*[[Marillion]]
 
*[[Masha Heddle]]
 
*[[Masha Heddle]]
 
*[[Bronn]]
 
*[[Bronn]]
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*[[Samwell Tarly]]
 
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*Ser [[Hugh of the Vale]]
 
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*Ser [[Hugh]] of the Vale
 
   
 
==Cast==
 
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'''Starring'''
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===Starring===
* [[Sean Bean]] as Lord [[Eddard Stark]]
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* [[Sean Bean]] as [[Eddard Stark]]
* [[Mark Addy]] as King [[Robert Baratheon]]
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* [[Mark Addy]] as [[Robert Baratheon]]
* [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] as Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]
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* [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] as [[Jaime Lannister]]
* [[Michelle Fairley]] as Lady [[Catelyn Stark]]
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* [[Michelle Fairley]] as [[Catelyn Stark]]
* [[Lena Headey]] as Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]
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* [[Lena Headey]] as [[Cersei Lannister]]
* [[Emilia Clarke]] as Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
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* [[Emilia Clarke]] as [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
* [[Iain Glen]] as Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]
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* [[Iain Glen]] as [[Jorah Mormont]]
* [[Aidan Gillen]] as Lord [[Petyr Baelish]]
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* [[Aidan Gillen]] as [[Petyr Baelish]]
* [[Harry Lloyd]] as Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]]
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* [[Harry Lloyd]] as [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Viserys Targaryen]]
 
* [[Kit Harington]] as [[Jon Snow]]
 
* [[Kit Harington]] as [[Jon Snow]]
 
* [[Sophie Turner]] as [[Sansa Stark]]
 
* [[Sophie Turner]] as [[Sansa Stark]]
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* [[Alfie Allen]] as [[Theon Greyjoy]]
 
* [[Alfie Allen]] as [[Theon Greyjoy]]
 
* [[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] as [[Bran Stark]]
 
* [[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]] as [[Bran Stark]]
* [[Jack Gleeson]] as Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]]
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* [[Jack Gleeson]] as [[Joffrey Baratheon]]
 
* [[Rory McCann]] as [[Sandor Clegane]]
 
* [[Rory McCann]] as [[Sandor Clegane]]
 
* and [[Peter Dinklage]] as [[Tyrion Lannister]]
 
* and [[Peter Dinklage]] as [[Tyrion Lannister]]
   
'''Also Starring'''
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===Also starring===
*[[Jason Momoa]] as [[Khal Drogo]]
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*[[Jason Momoa]] as [[Drogo]]
 
 
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===Guest starring===
 
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* [[Donald Sumpter]] as [[Luwin]]
'''Guest starring'''
 
* [[Donald Sumpter]] as Maester [[Luwin]]
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* [[Conleth Hill]] as [[Varys]]
* [[Conleth Hill]] as Lord [[Varys]]
 
 
* [[Jerome Flynn]] as [[Bronn]]
 
* [[Jerome Flynn]] as [[Bronn]]
* [[Owen Teale]] as Ser [[Alliser Thorne]]
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* [[Owen Teale]] as [[Alliser Thorne]]
 
* [[Jamie Sives]] as [[Jory Cassel]]
 
* [[Jamie Sives]] as [[Jory Cassel]]
* [[Ron Donachie]] as Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]
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* [[Ron Donachie]] as [[Rodrik Cassel]]
 
* [[Francis Magee]] as [[Yoren]]
 
* [[Francis Magee]] as [[Yoren]]
* [[Ian McElhinney]] as Lord Commander [[Barristan Selmy]]
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* [[Ian McElhinney]] as [[Barristan Selmy]]
* [[Dominic Carter]] as Commander [[Janos Slynt]]
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* [[Dominic Carter]] as [[Janos Slynt]]
* [[Julian Glover]] as Grand Maester [[Pycelle]]
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* [[Julian Glover]] as [[Pycelle]]
* [[Gethin Anthony]] as Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]
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* [[Gethin Anthony]] as [[Renly Baratheon]]
 
* [[Emun Elliott]] as [[Marillion]]
 
* [[Emun Elliott]] as [[Marillion]]
 
* [[Susan Brown]] as Septa [[Mordane]]
 
* [[Susan Brown]] as Septa [[Mordane]]
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* [[Mark Stanley]] as [[Grenn]]
 
* [[Mark Stanley]] as [[Grenn]]
 
* [[Josef Altin]] as [[Pypar]]
 
* [[Josef Altin]] as [[Pypar]]
* [[Luke McEwan]] as [[Rast]]
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* [[Luke Barnes|Luke McEwan]] as [[Rast]]
* [[Conan Stevens]] as Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]
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* [[Conan Stevens]] as [[Gregor Clegane]]
 
* [[Amrita Acharia]] as [[Irri]]
 
* [[Amrita Acharia]] as [[Irri]]
 
* [[Roxanne McKee]] as [[Doreah]]
 
* [[Roxanne McKee]] as [[Doreah]]
 
* [[Kristian Nairn]] as [[Hodor]]
 
* [[Kristian Nairn]] as [[Hodor]]
* [[Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Hugh]] of the Vale
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* [[Jefferson Hall]] as [[Hugh of the Vale]]
* [[Joe Dempsie]] as [[Gendry]]
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* [[Joe Dempsie]] as [[Gendry Baratheon|Gendry]]
 
* [[Andrew Wilde]] as [[Tobho Mott]]
 
* [[Andrew Wilde]] as [[Tobho Mott]]
* [[Callum Wharry]] as Prince [[Tommen Baratheon]]
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* [[Callum Wharry]] as [[Tommen Baratheon]]
* [[Aimee Richardson]] as Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]]
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* [[Aimee Richardson]] as [[Myrcella Baratheon]]
 
* [[Kevin Keenan]] as [[Kurleket]]
 
* [[Kevin Keenan]] as [[Kurleket]]
* [[Patrick Ryan]] as [[Knight of House Frey]]
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* [[Patrick Ryan]] as a [[Frey knight]]
* [[Ryan McKenna]] as Ser [[Willis Wode]]
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* [[Ryan McKenna]] as [[Willis Wode]]
 
* [[Susie Kelly]] as [[Masha Heddle]]
 
* [[Susie Kelly]] as [[Masha Heddle]]
'''Uncredited'''
 
* [[Eugene Simon]] as [[Lancel Lannister]]
 
   
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===Uncredited===
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* [[Eugene Simon]] as [[Lancel Lannister]]
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*Unknown as [[Preston Greenfield]]
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*Unknown as [[Gyles Rosby]]
 
{{Col-end}}
 
{{Col-end}}
   
===Cast notes===
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===Notes===
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* All 19 cast members for the first season appear in this episode.
 
* [[Conan Stevens]] lobbied for the role of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], even going as far as auditioning for the pilot as Khal [[Drogo]], knowing he wouldn't get it, but to put his name before the casting directors.
 
* [[Conan Stevens]] lobbied for the role of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], even going as far as auditioning for the pilot as Khal [[Drogo]], knowing he wouldn't get it, but to put his name before the casting directors.
* Lord Commander [[Barristan Selmy]], Joffrey Baratheon, Myrcella Baratheon, Tommen Baratheon and Khal Drogo appear only briefly and do not have any lines of dialogue.
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* Lord Commander [[Barristan Selmy]], Joffrey Baratheon, Sandor Clegane, Myrcella Baratheon, Tommen Baratheon and Khal Drogo appear only briefly and do not have any lines of dialogue.
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*[[Alexis Barron]], [[Robin Earle]], [[Richard Hansen]], [[Paul Jennings]], [[Ramón Jiménez]], [[László Kósa]], [[Géza Kovács]], [[Norbert Kovács]], [[Balazs Lengyel]], [[Paul Lowe]], [[Camilla Naprous]], [[James O'Donnell]], [[Domonkos Pardanyi]], [[Buster Reeves]], [[Amie Stephenson]], [[Jonny Stockwell]], [[Gáspár Szabó]], and [[Heron White]] were stunt performers in this episode.
   
==Notes==
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==Quotes==
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'''[[Bran Stark]]''': "I'm not a cripple."<br />
* This episode covers approximately the events of Chapters 25-30 and 37 (Bran 4, Eddard 5-6, Jon 4, Catelyn 5, Sansa 2 and Daenerys 4) of the first novel. This episode features a number of new scenes not in the books, including added backstory for Ser Alliser Thorne and notably more material for Jory Cassel. Catelyn's arrest of Tyrion is also moved to the end of this sequence for maximum impact and to provide the episode with a cliffhanger ending.
 
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'''[[Tyrion Lannister]]''': "Then I'm not a dwarf. My father will rejoice to hear it."
* The episode takes its name from the phrase spoken by Tyrion.
 
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* First mention of the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]].
 
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<hr width="50%" />'''Tyrion''': "I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things."
* First mention of [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-beyond-the-Wall]].
 
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* First mention of Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jonos Bracken]] and [[Shella Whent|Lady Whent]] of [[Harrenhal]].
 
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<hr width="50%" />'''[[Jon Arryn]]''': "The seed is strong."
* The scene with Viserys and Doreah in the bath discussing dragons was filmed for the previous episode but moved to this episode for timing reasons. Writer Bryan Cogman was unaware of this change until he saw the final episode. One of the dragons mentioned in this scene, Vermithrax, is a nod to the 1981 fantasy movie ''[[wikipedia:Dragonslayer|Dragonslayer]]''.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1264476/46_things_we_learned_from_the_game_of_thrones_blurays.html Den of Geek]</ref>
 
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<hr width="50%" />'''[[Daenerys Targaryen]]''': (''to Viserys) ''"I am a Khaleesi of the Dothraki! I am the wife of the great Khal and I carry his son inside me! The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands."
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<hr width="50%" />'''[[Alliser Thorne]]''': "You are boys still. And come the winter, you will die ... like flies."
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<hr width="50%" />'''Daenerys''': "I hit [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|him]]. I hit the dragon."
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'''Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]''': "Your brother [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] was the last dragon. Viserys is less than the shadow of a snake."<br />
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'''Daenerys''': "He is still the true king."<br />
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'''Jorah''': "The truth now: do you want to see your brother sitting on the Iron Throne?"<br />
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'''Daenerys''': "No. But the common people are waiting for him. [[Illyrio Mopatis|Illyrio]] said they are sewing dragon banners and praying for his return."<br />
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'''Jorah''': "The common people pray for rain, health and a summer that never ends. They don't care what games the high lords play."<br />
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'''Daenerys''': "What do you pray for, Ser Jorah?"<br />
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'''Jorah''': "Home."
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<hr width="50%" />'''King [[Robert Baratheon]]''': "I've been sitting here for ''days!'' Start the damn joust before I piss meself!"
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<hr width="50%" />'''[[Eddard Stark]]''': "I was trained to kill my enemies, Your Grace."<br />
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'''[[Cersei Lannister]]''': "As was I."
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<hr width="50%" />'''[[Catelyn Stark]]''': "This man came into my house as a guest and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of ten. In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell, to await the King's Justice."
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==Behind the scenes==
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===General===
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* The episode takes its name from the phrase spoken by Tyrion.
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* This episode marks the first, and only time in the series that no member of the starring cast was absent.
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* First mention of the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]] and two of its stages - the [[raid on Lannisport]] and the [[siege of Pyke]].
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* First mention of Theon's brothers [[Rodrik Greyjoy|Rodrik]] and [[Maron Greyjoy|Maron]] and his uncles, though without mentioning their names.
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** Tyrion asks Theon whether his uncles were responsible to the destruction of the Lannister fleet, without mentioning their names; perhaps it is an intentionally vague line, so the writers could keep their options open. In the books, Theon has three paternal uncles - [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]], [[Aeron Greyjoy|Aeron]] and [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]], and one maternal uncle - Rodrik "the Reader" Harlaw; of these four, only Aeron and Euron have been portrayed in the show.
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**[[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Jory Cassel]] reminisce about fighting at the Siege of Pyke, recalling how Thoros charged through the breach with his flaming sword. In the books, it is indeed mentioned that Thoros acted that way (''A Game of Thrones'', Eddard VI), but neither Jaime nor Jory are mentioned whenever the Siege of Pyke (or any other stage of the Greyjoy Rebellion) is related to; there is also no mention they fought in any stage of the rebellion in the four ''[[Histories & Lore]]'' shorts about the rebellion. Maybe they did participate in the battle, but did not distinguish themselves, in contrast to Thoros and [[Jorah Mormont]].
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* First mention of [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], Lord [[Hoster Tully]], Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jonos Bracken]], [[Thoros]] of Myr and [[Shella Whent|Lady Whent]] of [[Harrenhal]].
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*Doreah says that she's seen a man who could change his face the way that other men change their clothes. This is a reference to a guild of assassins from Braavos, known as the "[[Faceless Men]]".
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* The scene with Viserys and Doreah in the bath discussing dragons was filmed for the previous episode but moved to this episode for timing reasons. Writer Bryan Cogman was unaware of this change until he saw the final episode. One of the dragons mentioned in this scene, Vermithrax, is a nod to the 1981 fantasy movie ''[[wikipedia: Dragonslayer_(1981_film)|Dragonslayer]]''.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1264476/46_things_we_learned_from_the_game_of_thrones_blurays.html Den of Geek]</ref>
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* Viserys mentions nine dragons: [[Ghiscar (dragon)|Ghiscar]], [[Valryon]], [[Vermithrax]], [[Essovius]], [[Archonei]], [[Meraxes]], [[Vhagar]], [[Balerion]], and the unnamed [[last dragon]]; of those, only the last four are mentioned in the novels.
 
* Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner were not present for rehearsals during the tournament scene, so their reactions to Ser Hugh of the Vale's bloody death were not feigned. This was felt to add authenticity to the scene.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1264476/46_things_we_learned_from_the_game_of_thrones_blurays.html Den of Geek]</ref>
 
* Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner were not present for rehearsals during the tournament scene, so their reactions to Ser Hugh of the Vale's bloody death were not feigned. This was felt to add authenticity to the scene.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1264476/46_things_we_learned_from_the_game_of_thrones_blurays.html Den of Geek]</ref>
 
* During the Tourney of the Hand, the banners of several noble houses are present. Besides the Stark direwolf, the Lannister lion and the Baratheon crowned stag, the black bear on green of [[House Mormont]], the white sunburst on black of the [[House Karstark|Karstarks]], the three black hounds of [[House Clegane]] and the counter charged black and white swans of [[House Swann]] can be clearly spotted.
 
* During the Tourney of the Hand, the banners of several noble houses are present. Besides the Stark direwolf, the Lannister lion and the Baratheon crowned stag, the black bear on green of [[House Mormont]], the white sunburst on black of the [[House Karstark|Karstarks]], the three black hounds of [[House Clegane]] and the counter charged black and white swans of [[House Swann]] can be clearly spotted.
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* Besides the entry on House Baratheon, ''[[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms]]'' lists Houses [[House Umber|Umber]] and [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] as well.
 
* Besides the entry on House Baratheon, ''[[The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms]]'' lists Houses [[House Umber|Umber]] and [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] as well.
 
*The scene between Sansa and Septa Mordane in the Iron Throne room, the scene between Jaime and Jory Cassel, and the scene between Viserys and Doreah, were written at the last minute because the rough-cut of the episode was running short, and filmed in post-production reshoots. Note that they are all interior shots which didn't need to be filmed on-location.<ref>[http://winteriscoming.net/2013/04/ask-a-got-writer-bryan-cogman-on-the-writing-process-robb-and-talisa-and-renlys-peach/ Bryan Cogman Q&A], WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.</ref>
 
*The scene between Sansa and Septa Mordane in the Iron Throne room, the scene between Jaime and Jory Cassel, and the scene between Viserys and Doreah, were written at the last minute because the rough-cut of the episode was running short, and filmed in post-production reshoots. Note that they are all interior shots which didn't need to be filmed on-location.<ref>[http://winteriscoming.net/2013/04/ask-a-got-writer-bryan-cogman-on-the-writing-process-robb-and-talisa-and-renlys-peach/ Bryan Cogman Q&A], WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.</ref>
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*The pirate to whom Doreah refers is [[Salladhor Saan]], who makes his first appearance in season 2 episode "[[The Night Lands]]".
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*Doreah tells Viserys that has seen a man from [[Asshai]] with a dagger of real [[dragonglass]]. This is the first time that dragonglass is mentioned in the show, though its importance is not revealed till season 3.
   
==Commentary==
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===Commentary===
 
Writer Bryan Cogman and actor Kit Harington contribute a commentary for the episode for the DVD and Blu-ray release.
 
Writer Bryan Cogman and actor Kit Harington contribute a commentary for the episode for the DVD and Blu-ray release.
   
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* The relationship between Samwell and Jon Snow is Bryan Cogman's favorite in the whole series.
 
* The relationship between Samwell and Jon Snow is Bryan Cogman's favorite in the whole series.
 
* The Vaes Dothrak scenes were actually filmed in Northern Ireland (with some CGI enhancements, such as the large cliffs). This surprises Kit Harington, who assumed it was one of the scenes shot in Malta.
 
* The Vaes Dothrak scenes were actually filmed in Northern Ireland (with some CGI enhancements, such as the large cliffs). This surprises Kit Harington, who assumed it was one of the scenes shot in Malta.
* Bryan Cogman's take on the 'sexposition' scenes was that Doreah's line from the second episode, "Men like to talk when they are happy," is accurate, and the sex scenes expose characters when they are vulnerable and thus more open to show their true natures.
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* Bryan Cogman's take on the [[sexposition]] scenes was that Doreah's line from the second episode, "Men like to talk when they are happy," is accurate, and the sex scenes expose characters when they are vulnerable and thus more open to show their true natures.
 
* The episode is heavy on establishing backstory and mythology, which again was not planned in the writing but happened to turn out that way.
 
* The episode is heavy on establishing backstory and mythology, which again was not planned in the writing but happened to turn out that way.
* The small council scenes were among Bryan Cogman's favorite. They were filmed very close together over a period of several days.
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* The Small Council scenes were among Bryan Cogman's favorite. They were filmed very close together over a period of several days.
 
* Bryan Cogman wrote all of the legible pages in the ''Lineages'' book, to Kit Harington's surprise.
 
* Bryan Cogman wrote all of the legible pages in the ''Lineages'' book, to Kit Harington's surprise.
 
* The scene with Sam and Jon on top of the Wall was filmed on a hot day in the Paint Hall, making it hard for the actors to pretend they were freezing.
 
* The scene with Sam and Jon on top of the Wall was filmed on a hot day in the Paint Hall, making it hard for the actors to pretend they were freezing.
 
* Both Kit Harington and Bryan Cogman are huge fans of both ''[[wikipedia:Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Wire|The Wire]]'', so they particularly enjoyed the scenes between Eddard (Sean Bean played Richard Sharpe in ''Sharpe'') and Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen played Mayor Thomas Carcetti in ''The Wire'').
 
* Both Kit Harington and Bryan Cogman are huge fans of both ''[[wikipedia:Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Wire|The Wire]]'', so they particularly enjoyed the scenes between Eddard (Sean Bean played Richard Sharpe in ''Sharpe'') and Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen played Mayor Thomas Carcetti in ''The Wire'').
 
* During Sam and Jon's exchange in the messhall, Kit Harington's idea was to jump over the table to playfully hit Sam. However, he 'totally stacked it' and ended up on the floor. The director drily suggested just shooting it as it was written.
 
* During Sam and Jon's exchange in the messhall, Kit Harington's idea was to jump over the table to playfully hit Sam. However, he 'totally stacked it' and ended up on the floor. The director drily suggested just shooting it as it was written.
* Alliser Thorne's speech about being beyond the Wall is referred to by Bryan Cogman as the "Robert Shaw in ''[[wikipedia:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''" scene. It was written to give Owean Teale more material and also to establish Thorne's character as more multifaceted than it first appears.
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* Alliser Thorne's speech about being beyond the Wall is referred to by Bryan Cogman as the "Robert Shaw in ''[[wikipedia:Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''" scene. It was written to give Owen Teale more material and also to establish Thorne's character as more multifaceted than it first appears.
* Kit Harington and Bradley John-West got stuck in the Castle Black lift for well over an hour when it suffered a mechanical failure. Kit started getting worried when a nurse was called on-set just in case they suffered injuries.
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* Kit Harington and John Bradley-West got stuck in the Castle Black lift for well over an hour when it suffered a mechanical failure. Kit started getting worried when a nurse was called on-set just in case they suffered injuries.
 
* Bryan Cogman and Kit Harington are both fans of Sansa's character development and feel she gets a bad rap from some parts of the fanbase.
 
* Bryan Cogman and Kit Harington are both fans of Sansa's character development and feel she gets a bad rap from some parts of the fanbase.
 
* The tourney scene was much larger and more elaborate in the script, more like the scene in the book, but had to be trimmed back. Amongst the problems was a very tight schedule for filming the tourney scenes for both the fourth and fifth episodes which prevented too many shorts or montages.
 
* The tourney scene was much larger and more elaborate in the script, more like the scene in the book, but had to be trimmed back. Amongst the problems was a very tight schedule for filming the tourney scenes for both the fourth and fifth episodes which prevented too many shorts or montages.
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* The scene where Catelyn arrests Tyrion was Michelle Fairley's audition piece.
 
* The scene where Catelyn arrests Tyrion was Michelle Fairley's audition piece.
   
==Memorable quotes==
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==In the books==
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{{Main|Differences in adaptation/Game of Thrones: Season 1#"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"}}
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* The episode is adapted from the following chapters of ''A Game of Thrones'':
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** Chapter 24, Bran IV.
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** Chapter 25, Eddard V.
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** Chapter 26, Jon IV.
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** Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
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** Chapter 28, Catelyn V.
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** Chapter 29, Sansa II.
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** Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
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* The episode is adapted from the following chapter of ''A Storm of Swords'':
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** Chapter 15, Jon II: Jon refuses to have sex with [[Ygritte|someone]], fearing he may get her pregnant.
   
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==Gallery==
[[Tyrion Lannister]]: "I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things."
 
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===Videos===
 
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[[Jon Arryn]]: "The seed is strong."
 
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Game Of Thrones: Episode 4 Sneak Preview Clip 2 (HBO)
 
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Game Of Thrones: Season 1 - Episode 4 - Clip 1 (HBO)
[[Daenerys Targaryen]]: "The next time you raise your hands at me is the last time you will have hands."
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 Recap (HBO)
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - Padding the Black (HBO)
[[Alliser Thorne]]: "You are boys still. When the winter comes, you will die like so many flies."
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - Preparing for Combat (HBO)
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - Innocence Lost (HBO)
[[Jorah Mormont]]: "The common people pray for rain, health and a summer that never ends. They don't care what games the high lords play."<br />
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - Dany Strikes Back (HBO)
[[Daenerys Targaryen]]: "What do you pray for, Ser Jorah?"<br />
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - A Warrior at Court (HBO)
Jorah: "Home."
 
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - A Brotherhood of Underdogs (HBO)
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - A Polite Fiction (HBO)
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Game of Thrones Season 1: Episode 4 - Lifelike Mutations (HBO)
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</gallery>
   
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===Images===
[[Eddard Stark]]: "I was trained to kill my enemies, Your Grace."<br />
 
[[Cersei Lannister]]: "As was I."
 
 
[[Catelyn Stark]]: "This man came into my house as a guest and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of ten. In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell, to await the King's Justice."
 
 
==Image gallery==
 
 
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Cripples-Bastards-and-Broken-Things-sansa-stark-23083167-1280-720.jpg|Sansa and family at a [[Tournament]]
Doreahbath.png|[[Doreah]] and [[Viserys Targaryen]] share a bath.
 
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Hodor 1x04.jpg|Hodor in this episode
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Willis Wode.jpg|[[Willis Wode]]
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Gendry 1x04.png|Gendry in Season 1, Ep 4
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Ghost.png|[[Direwolf]] Ghost
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Great hall1x04.jpg|The [[throne room]] in the [[Red Keep]].
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Tyrion_and_Bran_1x04.png|Tyrion tries to help Bran by designing a chair for him to use
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Jon, Sam and Pyp.jpg|Sam Tarly joins the [[Night's Watch]]
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Grenn-yield.png|[[Grenn]] yields to Samwell.
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Small Council.png|[[Small Council]] meets in the [[Red Keep]]
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Eddard and Petyr 1x04.png|Petyr talks to Eddard
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Cripples-Bastards-and-Broken-Things-sansa-stark-23083167-1280-720.jpg|Baelish, Sansa and Arya get ready for the Tourney
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Hugh.jpg|Hugh before the tourney
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Myrcella reacts to Hugh's death.jpg|Myrcella reacts to [[Hugh of the Vale]]'s death.
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Hugh Death 1x04.png|[[Hugh of the Vale]]'s death
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House Mallister tourney.jpg|[[House Mallister]] tourney banner at the joust
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House Tully tourney.jpg|[[House Tully]] banner at the tourney
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House Swyft.jpg|[[House Swyft]] banner at the tourney
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House Umber tourney.jpg|[[House Umber]] banner at the tourney
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House Lefford tourney.jpg|[[House Lefford]] banner at the tourney
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House Karstark tourney.jpg|[[House Karstark]] banner at the tourney
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House Arryn tourney.jpg|[[House Arryn]] banner at the tourney
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Baratheon tourney 2.jpg|[[House Baratheon]] banner at the tourney
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House Clegane tourney.jpg|[[House Clegane]] banner at the tourney
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GoT-HandsTournament-House-Carron-Banner-Screenshot.png|[[House Caron]] banner at the tourney
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 9 March 2024

This page is about the episode. For the short, see: Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (short)

"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"[3] is the fourth episode of the first season of Game of Thrones. It is the fourth episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 8, 2011 on HBO. It was written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Brian Kirk.

Premise

Ned probes Arryn's death; Jon takes measures to protect Sam; Tyrion is caught in the wrong place.[5]

Synopsis

At Winterfell

Tyrion and Bran 1x04

Tyrion speaks with Bran.

In Winterfell, Bran Stark has a nightmare in which he sees a raven with three eyes, sitting on one of the stone direwolves outside the doorway to the Stark crypts. He wakes up to find his direwolf Summer by his side. Theon Greyjoy summons Hodor, the castle's dim-witted stableboy, who can only say the word "Hodor", to help carry Bran down to the throne room, where Robb Stark is hosting a meeting with Tyrion Lannister and Yoren, both traveling down from the Wall to King's Landing together. Robb very pointedly offers hospitality to any man of the Watch, silently letting Tyrion know he is not invited to stay at Winterfell.

When Bran arrives, Tyrion asks if he likes to ride and sympathizes with him for being a cripple, which annoys Bran, but Tyrion simply says that like being a dwarf, it is the truth, no less so for being a hard truth. He gives Bran the design of a saddle which will allow Bran to ride even in his current state; Tyrion explains to Robb that "you must shape the horse to the rider," by starting with a yearling and training it to respond to the reins and Bran's voice (as he can't use his heels). He does it to repay Bran's half-brother's friendship and because he has a weakness for "cripples, bastards and broken things." Due to this kindness, Robb says he can stay, but Tyrion says he would prefer the brothel in town. As he prepares to leave the castle, Theon comes to Tyrion and rather condescendingly sends him off, recommending the prostitute Ros at the brothel. Tyrion asks Theon why Lady Catelyn was not present to receive him and concludes that Catelyn is not in Winterfell. He also taunts Theon about how the son of the ferocious Balon Greyjoy has been reduced to playing lackey in Winterfell to his captors, which infuriates Theon, and gives him a coin, assuming that he has not already had sex with Ros.

At the Wall

Jon, Sam and Pyp

Samwell Tarly joins the new recruits at Castle Black.

At Castle Black, a new recruit for the Night's Watch has arrived: Samwell Tarly, the son of the famous Lord Randyll Tarly. Samwell is fat, soft and pampered, and in his first practice fight does dismally. Ser Alliser Thorne has no time for his weakness. He directs the other recruits to attack 'Ser Piggy', but Jon Snow finds this cruel and unfair, and takes pity on Sam and fends off the attackers. Thorne tries to turn it into a game, ordering three trainees take on Sam's protector (taunting Jon that he has found a new Lady love), but Jon nevertheless fends them all off. Samwell is naive and self-deprecating, claiming to be a coward and craven, to Jon's astonishment. No one admits to being a coward, and Grenn says that they shouldn't even be seen talking to him.

Sam joins Jon on the Wall for sentry duty, even though he says his eyesight is weak, he is afraid of heights, and can't take the cold. Jon asks why he joined the Night's Watch as he is afraid of everything. Sam tells him that on his eighteenth nameday his father offered him a choice. Sam was a man and his heir, but he was not skilled at combat, he was unworthy of his name and birthright. Samwell's father forced him to join the Night's Watch, and told him that if he refused, he would arrange a "hunting trip" with his son in the woods, and implied that Sam would be killed in a way that looked accidental. Jon is shocked that a true born son of high birth should be treated worse than he himself had been as a bastard. Sam knows that the next day he will be made to fight again and expects it to be bad.

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Grenn yields to Samwell.

At the Wall, Jon orders the recruits to go easy on Sam, but Rast refuses, saying that if Ser Alliser orders him to fight 'Lady Piggy', he will slice himself off a side of bacon. In response to Rast's comments, Jon goes to his bed that night and uses his direwolf Ghost to intimidate Rast into playing along. The next day, no one will fight Sam. After Grenn takes a very weak blow from Sam and yields, Ser Alliser scolds Jon for his rebellious actions. Later, when Jon and Sam are cleaning the dining hall, they talk about how neither of them have been with a woman. Sam tells Jon that he has not had success with girls, while Jon reveals he'd rather not risk siring a child that will have the life of a bastard like himself. A furious Alliser Thorne comes in and tells Jon that this charity won't help Sam harden up to survive the winter that is coming. He tells them the truly horrific experience he went through trapped by a blizzard north of the Wall that ended in cannibalism.

In Vaes Dothrak

Khal Drogo's khalasar arrives at Vaes Dothrak, the Dothraki city. There are no city walls, but there is a large gateway arch made of two statues of rearing horses. Viserys is annoyed that Drogo has been taking 'his' army in the wrong direction. Later, he bathes with Doreah and tells her about how he was raised with stories about the Targaryen dragons and his own destiny. He recites the names of several dragons, and tells her about the skulls of dragons that once decorated the throne room at King's Landing, but she starts to annoy him with talk of dragons, reminding him that they are dead. He tells her to finish pleasuring him in silence.

Later that day, Viserys is enraged when Daenerys sends Doreah with an invite for him to dine with her, as he interprets this as his sister commanding him to come. He drags Doreah into Daenerys' tent, and insults her dinner and the gifts of clothes she tries to give him as a way of making amends for having previously confiscated his horse. He is still dressed in his now ragged clothes from Pentos, having refused to dress like a Dothraki, whom he regards as savages. He sneers that next she will try to braid his hair like a Dothraki. Angered by his ingratitude, Daenerys retorts that he has no right to braid his hair until he is victorious in battle, which further infuriates him. A furious Viserys tackles her to the ground and tries to strike her, calling her nothing but a "horselord's slut", and warning her that she's "awoken the Dragon", but this time she fights back, hitting him in the face with a metal and leather belt. She tells a stunned Viserys, who can only gawp at her in astonishment, that she is the Khal's wife, and is carrying his child (and by implication, Viserys is nothing to the Dothraki), and warns that if he raises a hand against her again, he will lose his hands. Later, Daenerys confides in Mormont her realization that Viserys will never become King of Westeros. He is so weak and ineffectual that he couldn't command an army even if Drogo gave him one, to which Jorah agrees.

In King's Landing

In the Red Keep, Sansa Stark visits the throne room, where the Iron Throne sits. She and Septa Mordane discuss the expectation that Sansa will have to provide Joffrey with an heir. Sansa thinks the realm will hate her if she only has daughters, along with her belief Joffrey is still angry over the incident by the river and her anger at her father over Lady's death.

Small Council

The Small Council meets.

During a meeting of the Small Council, Lord Eddard learns that the forthcoming tournament to celebrate his appointment is seeing the city swell with visitors, and has already resulted in a tavern riot, a brothel fire, three stabbings and a drunken horse race. He tells Littlefinger that money will have to be found to strengthen the city guards, as well as lending twenty of his own men to Janos Slynt's command, until the tournament is over. After the meeting, Eddard talks to Grand Maester Pycelle about Jon Arryn's last few weeks. Pycelle said he did all he could to save Jon Arryn, but the illness was sudden and severe. He recalls that shortly before his sudden illness, Arryn had borrowed a truly boring book about the lineages of the Seven Kingdoms, and his last words were, "The seed is strong."

Taking the book with him, Eddard comes across Arya in the hall standing on one leg as part of her training with Syrio. Arya asks whether Bran would be able to live in King's Landing with them now that he's awoken, but Eddard states that he would have to regain his strength first. Arya then comments that Bran had always wanted to be a knight in the Kingsguard, but will no longer be able to due to his paralysis. Eddard confirms this to be the case, but states that Bran will be able to do many other things such as become lord of a holdfast, sit on the King's council, or raise castles. When Arya asks if she would be able to become any of those, Eddard instead tells her that she will marry a highborn lord and have lords and princes for sons. However, Arya is not pleased with this response, telling her father, "that's not me." She goes back to balancing on one leg as Eddard looks on.

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Petyr talks with Eddard.

Littlefinger meets with Eddard and suggests that he keep his investigation into Jon Arryn's death lower in profile. He also gives Eddard some interesting intelligence: Jon Arryn's former squire has been knighted and will fight in the forthcoming Hand's tourney. He also advises him to investigate an armorer located in the city. Eddard decides that Littlefinger may be more trustworthy than he first thought, but Littlefinger discourages him from thinking that way. Eddard sends Jory Cassel to question Jon Arryn's former squire, Ser Hugh of the Vale. However, deducing that Jory was not a knight, Ser Hugh simply rebuffs him and refuses to speak with him due to his much lower rank. Eddard's investigation leads him to a smithy in the city, where he meets master smith Tobho Mott and his apprentice Gendry, whose work Jon Arryn was also apparently interested in. Mott has Gendry show Eddard a bull's head helm he made as a sample of his work which Eddard commends, but Gendry adds that it's not for sale. Mott scolds him but Gendry states he made it for himself, and Eddard assures Mott he's not offended.

Gendry tells him that Jon would drop by and ask other questions as well, such as if he liked being at Mott's smithy and if he was treated well, then on who his mother was. Studying his face, Eddard realizes that Gendry is one of King Robert's bastard sons, but can't work out why Jon Arryn would be interested in this: Robert has many bastard children and shows little interest in any of them. On leaving, he tells Mott that if Gendry should become interested in wielding a sword instead of forging them, to send him to Eddard.

Later, Eddard sends Jory with a message for King Robert, but upon arriving at his quarters, Jory hears the voices of a number of women coming from Robert's chamber. Ser Jaime Lannister happens to be on duty and is angry that the king keeps him guarding his chamber while he cavorts with other women inside, flaunting his dishonorable treatment of Jaime's sister in his face. He and Jory reminisce about the Greyjoy Rebellion, in which they both fought for King Robert's forces to put down an attempt by Balon Greyjoy (Theon's father) to secede the Iron Islands from the rest of the realm. Jory tries to leave Eddard's message with Jaime, but is rebuffed, as Jaime angrily states that he does not serve Lord Stark.

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Littlefinger, Arya, Sansa and Septa Mordane at the tournament.

The tournament begins and Sansa watches from the stands. Ser Gregor Clegane, the elder brother of Sandor Clegane, the Hound, takes the field. His first joust is with Ser Hugh. However, the friendly joust turns nasty and Gregor kills Ser Hugh "by accident", with a splinter of the lance impaling his neck. Littlefinger sits next to Sansa, and remarks that she and Joffrey have had a lover's quarrel (as Joffrey is still giving her the cold shoulder). Baelish then tells Sansa that Gregor, the "Mountain That Rides", has a dark reputation: he pushed his little brother Sandor's face into a fire for taking and playing with a toy of his when they were young, burning him severely. Littlefinger recommends that Sansa not spread that story around.

Cersei visits Eddard at his chambers, remarking at how the Hand is not at his own tournament. Though Cersei attempts to start the conversation in an attempt to put the incident on the Kingsroad behind them, Eddard correctly deduces that she has an ulterior motive for her visit. Cersei then wonders aloud to Eddard what his true purpose is for being at King's Landing, as she knows how little Starks enjoy being in the capital. When Eddard tells her he is there to faithfully serve their King, Cersei remarks that just as his brother Brandon was born to lead, Eddard was born to follow.

At the Inn at the Crossroads

At the Crossroads Inn, Catelyn and Ser Rodrik Cassel, traveling in secret to Winterfell, are eating a meal while troubadour Marillion tries to ingratiate himself with them. They are surprised when Tyrion Lannister and Yoren arrive. When told there is no vacancy, Tyrion holds up a gold coin and asks if someone has a room for him; sellsword Bronn agrees to give his to Tyrion. Marillion draws the attention of Tyrion to Catelyn's table, by offering to serenade him while he eats, singing of his father's military victories. Tyrion is surprised to see Catelyn and inadvertently ends her anonymity. Catelyn tells the stunned inn that Tyrion tried to murder her son Bran twice and that she asks their help in bringing him to the king's justice. The inn is located in the Riverlands, in the territory controlled by her father, so the knights present owe him their fealty. Tyrion finds himself surrounded by half a dozen men with swords, and in Catelyn's custody.

Appearances

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Firsts

Deaths

Cast

Starring

Also starring

Guest starring

Uncredited

Notes

Quotes

Bran Stark: "I'm not a cripple."
Tyrion Lannister: "Then I'm not a dwarf. My father will rejoice to hear it."


Tyrion: "I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things."


Jon Arryn: "The seed is strong."


Daenerys Targaryen: (to Viserys) "I am a Khaleesi of the Dothraki! I am the wife of the great Khal and I carry his son inside me! The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands."


Alliser Thorne: "You are boys still. And come the winter, you will die ... like flies."


Daenerys: "I hit him. I hit the dragon."

Ser Jorah Mormont: "Your brother Rhaegar was the last dragon. Viserys is less than the shadow of a snake."
Daenerys: "He is still the true king."
Jorah: "The truth now: do you want to see your brother sitting on the Iron Throne?"
Daenerys: "No. But the common people are waiting for him. Illyrio said they are sewing dragon banners and praying for his return."
Jorah: "The common people pray for rain, health and a summer that never ends. They don't care what games the high lords play."
Daenerys: "What do you pray for, Ser Jorah?"
Jorah: "Home."


King Robert Baratheon: "I've been sitting here for days! Start the damn joust before I piss meself!"


Eddard Stark: "I was trained to kill my enemies, Your Grace."

Cersei Lannister: "As was I."


Catelyn Stark: "This man came into my house as a guest and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of ten. In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell, to await the King's Justice."

Behind the scenes

General

  • The episode takes its name from the phrase spoken by Tyrion.
  • This episode marks the first, and only time in the series that no member of the starring cast was absent.
  • First mention of the Greyjoy Rebellion and two of its stages - the raid on Lannisport and the siege of Pyke.
  • First mention of Theon's brothers Rodrik and Maron and his uncles, though without mentioning their names.
    • Tyrion asks Theon whether his uncles were responsible to the destruction of the Lannister fleet, without mentioning their names; perhaps it is an intentionally vague line, so the writers could keep their options open. In the books, Theon has three paternal uncles - Victarion, Aeron and Euron, and one maternal uncle - Rodrik "the Reader" Harlaw; of these four, only Aeron and Euron have been portrayed in the show.
    • Jaime and Jory Cassel reminisce about fighting at the Siege of Pyke, recalling how Thoros charged through the breach with his flaming sword. In the books, it is indeed mentioned that Thoros acted that way (A Game of Thrones, Eddard VI), but neither Jaime nor Jory are mentioned whenever the Siege of Pyke (or any other stage of the Greyjoy Rebellion) is related to; there is also no mention they fought in any stage of the rebellion in the four Histories & Lore shorts about the rebellion. Maybe they did participate in the battle, but did not distinguish themselves, in contrast to Thoros and Jorah Mormont.
  • First mention of Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, Lord Hoster Tully, Lord Walder Frey, Lord Jonos Bracken, Thoros of Myr and Lady Whent of Harrenhal.
  • Doreah says that she's seen a man who could change his face the way that other men change their clothes. This is a reference to a guild of assassins from Braavos, known as the "Faceless Men".
  • The scene with Viserys and Doreah in the bath discussing dragons was filmed for the previous episode but moved to this episode for timing reasons. Writer Bryan Cogman was unaware of this change until he saw the final episode. One of the dragons mentioned in this scene, Vermithrax, is a nod to the 1981 fantasy movie Dragonslayer.[6]
  • Viserys mentions nine dragons: Ghiscar, Valryon, Vermithrax, Essovius, Archonei, Meraxes, Vhagar, Balerion, and the unnamed last dragon; of those, only the last four are mentioned in the novels.
  • Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner were not present for rehearsals during the tournament scene, so their reactions to Ser Hugh of the Vale's bloody death were not feigned. This was felt to add authenticity to the scene.[7]
  • During the Tourney of the Hand, the banners of several noble houses are present. Besides the Stark direwolf, the Lannister lion and the Baratheon crowned stag, the black bear on green of House Mormont, the white sunburst on black of the Karstarks, the three black hounds of House Clegane and the counter charged black and white swans of House Swann can be clearly spotted.
    • It rained heavily during the shooting of the Tourney of the Hand scenes in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ultimately the production team was surprised they were briefly able to film any of it at all.[8]
  • Besides the entry on House Baratheon, The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms lists Houses Umber and Blackfyre as well.
  • The scene between Sansa and Septa Mordane in the Iron Throne room, the scene between Jaime and Jory Cassel, and the scene between Viserys and Doreah, were written at the last minute because the rough-cut of the episode was running short, and filmed in post-production reshoots. Note that they are all interior shots which didn't need to be filmed on-location.[9]
  • The pirate to whom Doreah refers is Salladhor Saan, who makes his first appearance in season 2 episode "The Night Lands".
  • Doreah tells Viserys that has seen a man from Asshai with a dagger of real dragonglass. This is the first time that dragonglass is mentioned in the show, though its importance is not revealed till season 3.

Commentary

Writer Bryan Cogman and actor Kit Harington contribute a commentary for the episode for the DVD and Blu-ray release.

  • Bryan Cogman wrote his episode for the second season with the Season 1 soundtrack playing in the background.
  • The episode title came out serendipitously, as the theme of outcasts, cripples and bastards was not in Bryan Cogman's mind when he wrote the episode but emerged naturally.
  • Bryan Cogman was a big fan of Owen Teale from his work on stage in New York and was thrilled to see him cast as Alliser Thorne.
  • The relationship between Samwell and Jon Snow is Bryan Cogman's favorite in the whole series.
  • The Vaes Dothrak scenes were actually filmed in Northern Ireland (with some CGI enhancements, such as the large cliffs). This surprises Kit Harington, who assumed it was one of the scenes shot in Malta.
  • Bryan Cogman's take on the sexposition scenes was that Doreah's line from the second episode, "Men like to talk when they are happy," is accurate, and the sex scenes expose characters when they are vulnerable and thus more open to show their true natures.
  • The episode is heavy on establishing backstory and mythology, which again was not planned in the writing but happened to turn out that way.
  • The Small Council scenes were among Bryan Cogman's favorite. They were filmed very close together over a period of several days.
  • Bryan Cogman wrote all of the legible pages in the Lineages book, to Kit Harington's surprise.
  • The scene with Sam and Jon on top of the Wall was filmed on a hot day in the Paint Hall, making it hard for the actors to pretend they were freezing.
  • Both Kit Harington and Bryan Cogman are huge fans of both Sharpe and The Wire, so they particularly enjoyed the scenes between Eddard (Sean Bean played Richard Sharpe in Sharpe) and Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen played Mayor Thomas Carcetti in The Wire).
  • During Sam and Jon's exchange in the messhall, Kit Harington's idea was to jump over the table to playfully hit Sam. However, he 'totally stacked it' and ended up on the floor. The director drily suggested just shooting it as it was written.
  • Alliser Thorne's speech about being beyond the Wall is referred to by Bryan Cogman as the "Robert Shaw in Jaws" scene. It was written to give Owen Teale more material and also to establish Thorne's character as more multifaceted than it first appears.
  • Kit Harington and John Bradley-West got stuck in the Castle Black lift for well over an hour when it suffered a mechanical failure. Kit started getting worried when a nurse was called on-set just in case they suffered injuries.
  • Bryan Cogman and Kit Harington are both fans of Sansa's character development and feel she gets a bad rap from some parts of the fanbase.
  • The tourney scene was much larger and more elaborate in the script, more like the scene in the book, but had to be trimmed back. Amongst the problems was a very tight schedule for filming the tourney scenes for both the fourth and fifth episodes which prevented too many shorts or montages.
  • Bryan Cogman acknowledges that it would have been better to have had Sandor tell Sansa his backstory in person (as in the books) but there were production reasons this was not possible. He reassures fans that the Sandor/Sansa subplot will still unfold, only differently to in the books.
  • The scene between Eddard and Cersei in the Hand's quarters was the first scene filmed for the series (aside from the pilot).
  • Cogman preferred not to change George R.R. Martin's dialogue or writing unless absolutely necessary for production, money or time reasons. His approach was, "Why mess with perfection?"
  • The scene where Catelyn arrests Tyrion was Michelle Fairley's audition piece.

In the books

Main page: Differences in adaptation/Game of Thrones: Season 1#"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"
  • The episode is adapted from the following chapters of A Game of Thrones:
    • Chapter 24, Bran IV.
    • Chapter 25, Eddard V.
    • Chapter 26, Jon IV.
    • Chapter 27, Eddard VI.
    • Chapter 28, Catelyn V.
    • Chapter 29, Sansa II.
    • Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
  • The episode is adapted from the following chapter of A Storm of Swords:
    • Chapter 15, Jon II: Jon refuses to have sex with someone, fearing he may get her pregnant.

Gallery

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References

  1. GAME OF THRONES (HBO). The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 4: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" (2011).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things. HBO. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Game of Thrones. HBO. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Game of Thrones: Season 1. HBO. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. Den of Geek
  7. Den of Geek
  8. Bryan Cogman Q&A, WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.
  9. Bryan Cogman Q&A, WinterIsComing.net, April 24, 2013.

Notes

  1. In "You Win or You Die," Jorah Mormont receives a pardon stating that the current year is 298.

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