Game of Thrones Season One Ultimate Unofficial Guide: The Game of Thrones Season 1

warriors because this practice is forbidden by the Khal. Jorah fights off the man and kills him. Daenerys is shunned by the majority of the Khal and they leave her and Drogo to fend for themselves. Daenerys goes into labor during this whole ordeal and is taken into the tent where the priestess is performing her ritual on Drogo.
    While at his father’s war camp, Tyrion learns that he is to fight at the van guard, or front of the battle line, with his Wildling comrades. He is taken aback by this but has no choice but to accept it and tries to hide his shock and fear with a brave face. Tyrion next meets a whore named Shae who he takes a liking to and hires as his personal consort. The two and Bronn are drinking in Tyrion’s tent that night, eve of the battle, and Tyrion tells of his first love, who turned out to be a whore his brother had hired to take his virginity. The next morning, Bronn wakes Tyrion out of a sound sleep and he is thrust into battle ready mode. Tyrion rallies his Wildling troops and then accidentally gets knocked out on the way out of the camp. He awakens still at home base to hear news of their victory and learns that the fight was a distraction orchestrated by Robb, who ends up capturing Jaime and taking him prisoner.
    The episode ends with Ned being taken to the Sept of Baelor for his confession. Arya has been on the loose this whole time evading detection. Following the crowd to where her father is, she climbs a statue base and perches at the legs of the stone figure to get above the crowd. Ned sees her as he is being hauled to the front of the mob. As he passes by Yoren, the Night’s Watchman who had told him the news of Cat capturing Tyrion, he urgently says, “Baelor, Baelor!” and nods his head towards the statue. Yoren sees Arya and knows what Ned wants. Ned is dragged to the platform above the crowd and confesses to conspiracy against Joffrey and recognizes him as the true and rightful heir to the throne. Despite pleas from Sansa and suggestions from his mother, Joffrey orders Ned to be executed. In accepting defeat, Ned looks for Arya and is reassured when he does not see her. Yoren had found her and was protecting her. The sword is swung and the screen goes black. To be noted: the man who passed the sentence did not swing the sword.
What We Learn
     The allegiances of the eunuch, Varys, lie with what he feels is good for the entire realm, not with one particular king or lord. We wonder how influential he has been in orchestrating past events in the Capital.
     Robb is willing to do whatever it takes for his family’s cause by agreeing to Lord Frey’s marriage arrangements and gains more respect from those fighting for him. This is also a well-placed humorous moment in the plot.
     Jorah is Commander Mormont’s son.
     The old blind man at The Wall is Aemon Targaryen, Mad King Aerys’ uncle.
     Tyrion has been deeply scarred by the awful experience of his first love, yet seems to be vulnerable of making the same mistake by falling in love with Shae.
     Ned is willing to betray his personal honor for the safety of his daughters. Some of us may have even been a little disappointed that the one time he breaks his code of honor, although for an understandable reason, it is to no avail. However, had he stood his ground and declared the truth, his entire family would have been branded traitors and killed. As such, Ned still keeps his honor since violating his code is likely worse than death for Ned and a form of self-sacrifice for his family.

Introducing . . . The Imposter Prince
    Even a person without sight can see through Joffrey (Lannister) Baratheon. For all intents and purposes, this spoiled, quick-tempered, arrogant prince is the eldest son of Robert and Cersei Baratheon. As we discover throughout the season, unbeknownst to him, he is in actuality Jaime’s son, but as long as this is kept secret, he has a place on the throne. Not having much of a father figure from either man, Joffrey has been groomed for leadership by his mother, who does not realize until too late the monster she had a hand in creating. In fact, his closest male role model is his bodyguard, “The Hound,” whose nickname perfectly exemplifies his personality. Joffrey is cruel and driven by a desire to be worshipped. The only person he is able to fool is Sansa, and only because she is so intrigued by the promise of becoming queen. We first learn that he is a liar, a coward, and extremely immature