The Rains Of Castamere Analysis

“The Rains of Castamere” is the ninth episode of season three of the Game of Thrones series. It is in this episode that Robb breaks Frey’s promise by presenting himself to him and at the same time, is not planning to do anything about it. The episode is fascinating to watch, and it involves Danaery, together with her new lover, Ed, planning their attack on the city of Yunkai. Glen does not trust his plans, but Anderson believes him and supports what he intends to do. However, when the day for the battle against Yunkai arrives, Danaery does not keep his promise, and they hold the guards hostages. He does not go to the war but stays in the camp and gets the message from two of his men that the slave army did not fight for the Lords. Daario instead goes to the battle and conquers, so he comes back a victorious man, carrying a flag of his city for his queen and also setting the slaves free. In the same episode, Bran together with his wolf is not in the woods, but they are in a certain village. They have made it out of the forest and cannot hide their excitement. They are caught up in a storm as they plan how to steal some horses, but thoughts about killing the old man so that they could steal the horses are …show more content…
It is an episode that has a lot of killings and revenge between different families. One evident theme in this episode is a victory in battles. The director makes it clear that in the Game of Thrones, politics win over love. That means that the most respected aspect in this television show is to win battles. Victory should not be chosen over any other issue like love or money, but it should be given the priority, not costing someone a life. For instance, in this episode, Robb chooses a woman over a battle and his end was pathetic. When people go to war, they are not supposed to be distracted by anything, but they are instead meant to win for their