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The Rains of Castamere (episode)

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"The Rains of Castamere" is the ninth episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. It is the twenty-ninth episode of the series overall.[1] It premiered on June 2, 2013. It was written by executive producers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by David Nutter.

Plot

Template:S03E09 Synopsis

Summary

Across the Narrow Sea

Outside the walls of Yunkai, Daenerys Targaryen and her commanders plan an attack on the city. Her newest captain, Daario Naharis, suggests a plan; using a lightly defended back gate, a small group can infiltrate the city and open the main gates for the rest of the army to invade. Though Jorah Mormont is sceptical of both the plan and Daario's loyalty, Daenerys is convinced to try it as she point blank asks Grey Worm if he trusts Daario, being encouraged to speak his mind he says he does. Daario also touches her on her hand, flirting for her favor to him. That night, Ser Jorah, Daario and Grey Worm sneak into the city and fight their way through the slave soldiers guarding Yunkai. A few hours later, the trio return to Daenerys's camp, bloodied and battered but triumphant; their mission was a success, and Yunkai's defenders have surrendered. Daario presents Daenerys with the torn banner of Yunkai, proclaiming the city to be hers. Daenerys is very impressed and pleased.

At the Twins

Robb Stark's army arrives at the Twins, the castle seat of House Frey for his uncle, Edmure's wedding. Enduring  Lord Walder Frey's  insults directed at him and his wife, Robb makes a public apology to Lord Frey's daughters and granddaughters for breaking his promise to marry one of them. Frey accepts the apology and offers the Starks and their men his hospitality.

That night, Edmure is introduced to his bride Roslin Frey, discovering much to his relief that she is a beauty. The wedding and the feast that follows it are quite celebratory and lively affairs, with all the participants in high spirits. As the celebrations reach their heights, Lord Walder calls for the bedding ceremony; Robb agrees and the bride and groom are carried off to their wedding bed, Roslin carried off by the male guests, followed closely by Edmure, who is collected by the Frey women. After they leave  and the festivities begin to wind down, Catelyn Stark notices Lothar Frey  close the banquet hall doors, and she begins to suspect something is wrong when the musicians in the gallery begin playing "The Rains of Castamere," - the song commemorating House Lannister's decisive and brutal victory against a rebellious noble house. Walder rises to make a toast to Robb, and Catelyn, seated beside Lord Roose Bolton notices that the lord is wearing armour under his clothing. Realising they are in a trap, Catelyn screams a warning to Robb, but by then it is too late, as Lord Walder signals his men to attack. Lothar draws a knife and repeatedly stabs the pregnant Talisa in the stomach, killing her. Before he can react, Robb is shot by the musicians with crossbows several times and falls to the ground. Numerous other Stark men are killed by the crossbow bolts or set upon by Frey soldiers.  Catelyn, having been wounded by a crossbow bolt, holds a knife to the throat of Walder's young wife, demanding that Robb, who merely lingers despondent and heartbroken beside his wife's corpse, be allowed to leave. Walder refuses her, and Roose Bolton, who had fled the hall when the massacre began, seizes Robb, saying "The Lannisters send their regards" before stabbing him in the heart. Mad with grief at the death of her firstborn son, Catelyn kills Walder's wife in retaliation before another Frey cuts Catelyn's throat.

At the same time, Arya Stark and the Hound, having arrived at the Twins in disguise, are turned away by Frey guards at the same time the massacre began. Arya gives Sandor the slip and sneaks past the gate guards, only to witness Frey men kill Stark soldiers and Grey Wind, Robb's direwolf. She makes a desperate run for the castle, only to be stopped by the Hound, who  bluntly tells her it is too late. When Arya won't stop, Sandor knocks her unconscious before carrying her out of the castle.

Appearances

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Notes

  • The episode is named after The Rains of Castamere, the unofficial "anthem" of House Lannister and Tywin Lannister, which refers to the destruction of House Reyne of Castamere after their rebellion against them .
  • There was a two-week break between "Second Sons" and "The Rains of Castamere", due to the Memorial Day holiday on May 26th in the United States. Episode nine of Season 2 aired over Memorial Day took a slight dip in TV ratings, so HBO opted to just take the week off for Season 3.[3]
  • Author George R.R. Martin reveled that he was hoping to play one of the casualties at the Twins, but he hius schedule prevented him. [4]
  • Jojen tells Bran that even the wargs among the wildlings beyond the Wall cannot enter into the minds of humans. This is only partially true: the books explains that it is not so much that they cannot warg into humans, but that they will not. Entering into the mind of other humans is considered to be a heinous abomination. Even so, it is very difficult for even experienced wargs to attempt to enter into the mind of another human (though they rarely if ever try to), and it is considered an impressive display of Bran's power that he is able to do so despite his youth and inexperience (though the person whose mind he entered was feeble-minded).
  • Catelyn tells Roose Bolton that there was no bedding ceremony at her wedding because Eddard forbade it, saying he didn't want to have to break a man's jaw for stripping his new bride. The books explicitly state that there was indeed a bedding ceremony at Eddard and Catelyn's wedding (though it's possible that Catelyn is simply lying to Roose in the TV series out of modesty).
  • George R.R. Martin found the Red Wedding (which takes place two-thirds of the way through the third volume, A Storm of Swords) to be the most difficult and upsetting scene to write in the first five novels of A Song of Ice and Fire. He wrote the chapters leading up to the wedding and then skipped it, completing the rest of the novel before going back and writing the chapter the event itself takes place in, as he could not face to write it any earlier.
  • Note that Hodor reacts with sadness when Bran mentions Old Nan. Hodor is Old Nan's great-grandson and only living relative. Actress Margaret John, who played Old Nan in Season 1, died only two months before Season 1 began to air, though all of her scenes had already been completed. The character does appear during the second book, however,the writers decided to retire the character out of respect instead of recasting the role, thus in the TV series canon she quietly passed away between Seasons 1 and 2.
  • This marks the first mention of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, who lived two centuries ago. Samwell explains that the Nightfort was abandoned during his reign, because due to their shrinking numbers the Night's Watch could no longer maintain such a large castle. King Jaehaerys II, meanwhile, was the father of Aerys II the Mad King, and son of Aegon V the Unlikely, making Jaehaerys II the nephew of Maester Aemon in the books. The TV series writers, however, have stated that Jaehaerys II has been removed from the TV continuity, apparently to simplify the relationship between Daenerys Targaryen and Maester Aemon. Thus, in episode 9 of Season 1, "Baelor", Maester Aemon tells Jon that Aerys II was his brother Aegon V's son. Yet if Jaehaerys II was removed from the TV continuity, this would make "Jaehaerys I" the first and only king ever to have that name -- in which case, it doesn't make sense for Samwell Tarly to specify him in dialogue as "Jaehaerys the First".

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References

  1. ↑ WinterIsComing.net, February 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Actress's resume
  3. ↑ HBO Schdule
  4. ↑ http://www.omnivoracious.com/2013/03/valar-dohaeris-an-interview-with-george-rr-martin.html
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