Game Of Thrones: S1E7

You Win Or You Die. The title chosen for the episode is so fitting! In this episode of game of thrones we get a chance to meet Lord Tywin Lannister who gives half the Lannister armies to Jaime to avenge Tyrion's capture by the Tully sisters. The introduction scene in which he is skinning a stag(which is also House Stark's symbolic animal) couldn't have been any better.

We also learn from Osha that the wildlings are fleeing from White Walkers beyond the wall after Maester Luwin frees her from Theon's sexual advances.

We then move to The Wall when jon gets tensed to see his uncle Benjen Stark's horse returned to Castle Black. Later when he and Sam are taking their vows, his direwolf Ghost returns him a human hand which causes us to panic! (Where are you uncle??)

Then we see Danny saved by Ser Jorah(Remember he had gone MIA? Well, he is back.) from the attack made on her by a wine merchant after he learns that he was called back to Westeros(also meaning that Danny would be murdered soon) The attempted murder angers Drogo who decides to cross the narrow sea and invade Westeros as an act of revenge.

Finally we head to King's Landing; the politics capital. Ned does a mistake by confronting Cersei about her incestuous relationship with Jaime. Renly returns back and informs Ned about the Boar which has injured Robert on his hunting trip. On his deathbed, Robert dictates his will to Ned but Ned makes a small change to it thus ensuring the throne goes to the rightful heir after Robert passes away. Renly asks Ned to cease the opportunity and take control of the capital before Cersei could make a move but Ned decides to write a letter to Stannis(Robert and Renly's brother and rightful heir to the Iron Throne) to make him the next king. (Another mistake?!) Ned also reveals the truth about Joffrey's true lineage to Littlefinger (Yet another mistake??) who suggests that they make Joffrey the next king on trial basis and if he proves to be not a good king then they can use this information to dethrone him and make Renly the king instead. Ned refuses this suggestion and asks littlefinger to gather support of City Watch so that Cersei wouldn't be able to take the throne for Joffrey by force. When the king dies, Cersei makes her move, Joffrey declares himself King, Cersei tears up Robert's will and orders to capture Ned and littlefinger helps her by putting a knife on Ned's throat. Well, in his defense, he did warn Ned not to trust him. Poor Ned. Stupid Ned. Why Ned... Why?

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