The content of this play mainly comes from the first half of the third novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series - A Storm of Ice.
The story follows the previous season, the War of Five Kings - Robb Stark, Balon Greyjoy (played by Patrick Malahide), Renly Baratheon, Joffrey BaratheonThe war between Ern and Stannis Baratheon - plunged the Seven Kingdoms into chaos.Renly is dead, and Stannis is defeated by the new alliance of the Lannisters and Tyrells in his bid to seize King's Landing.
House Martell still supports House Lannister.At the same time, a large group of wildlings marched towards the Great Wall under the command of Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds), with only a weak defense of the Night's Watch.In the Far East, Daenerys plans to return to Pentos to form an army capable of reclaiming the Iron Throne.
Jon Snow is brought before Mance Rayder, King Beyond the Wall and King of the Wildlings;
The survivors of the Night's Watch retreat south; in King's Landing, Tyrion demands his reward from the king, his sister, and his father;
Littlefinger points out a "way out" to Sansa to escape King's Landing;
Cersei throws a lavish dinner for members of the royal family;
Arya encounters the Brotherhood Without Banners during her escape;
Daenerys takes a boat to Slaver’s Bay.
Sansa talked too much and got herself into trouble.At the same time, she struggled to remain calm under the pressure.Shae makes a request to Tyrion.James found a good way to pass the time.
Arya meets someone from the Brotherhood Without Banners.The title《Dark Wings, Dark Words》is an old proverb that is often mentioned in Westeros.
This sentence is related to the messenger crow, and its meaning is: "Urgent messages conveyed by messenger crows are generally bad news."Some of Arya Stark's scenes in this episode were originally shot for the first episode. Later, the crew felt that the first episode had too much content, so these scenes were moved to the second episode.
Jaime, Brienne, Bran and others who also "disappeared" in the first episode also appear in this episode.Joffrey and Margaery's "love" seems to be "heating up" in this episode, but the actual situation is much more complicated.
Lady Orena Tyrell, the Queen of Thorns played by Diana Rigg, makes her debut in this episode. She is Margaery's grandmother and the actual controller of the Tyrell family of Highgarden.
The Queen of Thorns and Margaery ask Sansa about Joffrey's "truth" - apparently they are wary of the Lannister.The question now is: Has Sansa learned enough about this political game?Will she tell everything she knows?
If she describes Joffrey as a "saint", the possibility of Joffrey and Margaery's union will be greatly increased, and her wish to escape from the sea of suffering will be realized earlier.But if she tells the truth, it will inevitably arouse Joffrey's anger... At the same time, Bran, Rickon, Osha, Ado and others continue to keep a low profile, but they always feel like someone is chasing behind them.
Arya encounters the mysterious and strange "Thoros of Myr".
Jaime Lannister fights Brienne with one arm and a sword. Is this a "good way" for him to pass the time?
Regardless, they head south and try to evade Robb's forces (their relationship takes some comedic turns, but overall they don't like each other).
Robb in the North is viewed with suspicion by some of his men, despite his best efforts to establish himself as the "King in the North."
Tyrion takes on new responsibilities;
Jon Snow is brought to the first "First Men";
Daenerys meets the slaves; Jaime makes a deal with his captors;
Arya is trapped in the Brotherhood Without Banners; Stannis begs Melisandre to give him another "son";
Theon may have escaped imprisonment;
Roose Bolton's men threaten Brienne.
“I don’t blame him, and I don’t blame you either. Neither of us can be with the one we love.”This episode of James is full of tragedy!
Daenerys considers exchanging one of her dragons for 8,000 of the world's strongest warriors, the Unsullied Soldiers, as she ponders her plan to escape Astapor.
In King's Landing, Cersei plans to get rid of the Tyrells (she warns her father Tywin that the Tyrells are a huge threat to them), but Margaery has gradually won Joffrey's trust.Lady Orena, Queen of Thorns, comes face-to-face with Cersei for the first time.
The hunting dogs are still imprisoned and may lose their lives at any time.The Night's Watch began to count the remaining numbers.They finally met Custer, the owner of Custer's Fortress, but there were many conflicts between the two sides as soon as they met.
Meanwhile, Arya, Gendry, and the Hound are brought before Lord Beric Dondarrion, Lord Commander of the Brotherhood Without Banners.Theon and the boy who saved him continue to run for their lives, and sadly reflect on their mistakes.Varys plans revenge on an old enemy.
The Hound was judged by God, and James was judged by men.Jon proves himself in a cruel test.Robb Stark was betrayed.Tyrion learns the price of marriage.
The core character in the last episode was Daenerys, and this episode is about Robb Stark and Jon Snow, and a little bit of Davos.Robb was successful militarily, but was still relatively "naive" politically, and his subordinates often questioned his decisions (such as Rickard Karstark).
As for Jon, he and Tormund Giantsbane had a falling out during the journey.It doesn't matter if the relationship between Jon and Tormund is not good, at least there is one person who is willing to run wild in his arms.
See Davos's story at Dragonstone, The Hound's story with Beric Dondarrion, Jaime's story, and Arya's story (Arya screams: “Burn in hell!”).
In the midst of the ice and snow, the sound of singing filled the icy night sky.《Song of the Seven Gods》Underneath, the bonfire burned, and the baby's face was calm.As hunters, Reed and Osha are constantly arguing. Can the two sides reach the Great Wall safely if this continues? The side effects of “ vision” are becoming more and more obvious. The young man sees that Jon is surrounded by enemies. At this time, JonSo what? At this time, Jon was with Ygritte, who gave him a pair of shoelaces.
The relationship between this pair of lovers may seem strange to others, but Ygritte likes Jon very much and is willing to give up the wildling army for him.For this wild girl, love is above all else, we only belong to each other, she said.
Arya and Gendry began to learn archery, and Arya studied very hard.The red woman meets Thoros, and the two converse in Valyrian.The power given by the Lord of Light allowed Thoros to cast rebirth spells on Berry six times, and the red-robed woman expressed shock.Gendry was taken away by the Red Woman, and the Brotherhood traded him for gold coins.
Jon began to climb the snowy mountain, which was the most difficult level.Jon almost lost his footing and fell into the valley.Theon is taken to a strange place and forced to guess their identity and where he is.Theon betrayed Robb, which was why he was tortured.
He was taken to Kaho City and guessed the other party's identity, but the other party did not abide by the bet.Bolton said he would let James go, but James must not tell the truth about his broken hand and wounds.Jaime wants to go with Brainy, but it seems Bolton has no intention of letting Brainy go.The Lannister family plans to marry the Tyrell family, but the old lady of the Tyrell family is unwilling to cooperate with the other party.
Tywin Lannister threatened the other party that if he did not agree to the marriage, he would let Loris join the Guards where he could not marry for life. Will the old lady agree to the other party's proposal? The wildling army had a disaster on the snowy mountain, and the ice crevice broke while climbing., Jon and Ygritte were cut off the rope and abandoned by the large army. At the critical moment, Jon's mountaineering chisel clung to the crack, and the two were finally safe.Tyrion and his sister started talking. Under the premise that both of them were facing forced marriage, the two people unexpectedly began to gradually reconcile.Tyrion secretly goes to see Sansa, what will he tell her?
The wildling army climbed through the snow-capped mountains, and Jon and the two finally rejoined the large army.They plan to attack Castle Black, which worries both men.Jon expressed anger at being cut off the rope on the snowy mountain, but Ygritte expressed that she understood the behavior of the wildling army.
Sansa is unwilling to marry Tyrion, so Margaery persuades him to take advantage of the current situation.Margaery thought Tyrion would be a better choice, at least better than Joffrey.But Tyrion is also uneasy about this, and he thinks Sansa deserves better.Joffrey expressed dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister, and the conversation between the two men had hidden secrets.Joffrey expressed dissatisfaction with his power, believing that the Prime Minister would not discuss anything with him.
The two discussed Khaleesi, the Stormborn girl, and her dragons, but the Prime Minister dismissed the girl as nothing to worry about.At the same time, Khaleesi was accepting the surrender of slave traders in the distance, and the Unsullied army gave Khaleesi strong backing.Razdar held talks with Khaleesi as a representative of the slaves, and the Yunkai Empire brought gifts in an attempt to use the vast amount of gifts to get Khaleesi to return to Westeros.But Khaleesi insisted that the other party free all the slaves and give them basic compensation.Negotiations between the two sides broke down, but with the backing of dragons and armies, Khaleesi did not feel intimidated.
Tyrion and Shae talk secretly late at night. Both of them have their own pain. Shae is deeply tired of the invisible person in her identity, and she is disappointed with Tyrion's weakness and withdrawal from his father.The red robe woman brought Gendry back to the castle, but Gendry did not feel that he was noble.However, the blood of Robert I was inherited in him, and this was the reason why he was hunted down.Jaime is about to return to his father's territory, and at the same time Brainy can't go with him.
The two said goodbye in the dark prison, and James said he would abide by his oath.Bolton returned Jaime to his own territory, but the Kingslayer was still laughed at.Theon Greyjoy is trapped in Nephrite, but could this be another conspiracy?While he was in a daze, Theon Greyjoy's lower body was brutally cut off.Jon and Ygritte have a dispute, and Jon believes that the Legion will die if they attack the Wall.But during the dispute, the relationship between the two took a further step.
James was finally on his way back to his father's territory, and his wounds had been treated again, but even the most skilled doctor could not make his severed hand grow back here.Locke rejected Blaine's father's request to exchange for Blaney, believing the price was too low and feeling he had been cheated.Jaime pressed for a return to Harrenhal, fearing that Brainy would be insulted.Jaime, who rushed back at full speed, returned to the castle. At the same time, Brainy was forced to duel with a brown bear. At the critical moment, Jaime rescued Brainy and successfully took Brainy away from Harrenhal.
In the wilderness, Khaleesi began to prepare for a duel with the Yunkai Empire.The other party paid for the Second Son Group, a mercenary group, and Khaleesi expressed that she wanted to meet the other party.The leader of the mercenary group doesn't seem to be easy to get along with.Khaleesi persuaded the other party to join her country, but the negotiations between the two parties seemed to be difficult.Gendry was brought back to the castle, but the red woman actually had no good intentions towards him.Even if she had to kill the young man, she still deceived him.
She tried to sacrifice Robert's bastard son in exchange for the power of the king's blood.Gendry seemed destined to be sacrificed for the sake of the king.The mercenary group began to discuss how to deal with Khaleesi, and they finally decided on the method of assassination.The three of them decide who to assassinate by guessing coins. Who will take the risk in the end?
The Red Woman seemed to be trying to seduce Gendry, but while the two were having sex, the Red Woman tied Gendry up and put strange bugs on his body as a sacrifice.The king participated in the ritual and cursed his enemies.Sansa eventually learns the truth, but Tyrion promises her that he will never hurt her.What will be the final result of the marriage between the Tyrells and the Lannisters?
Joffrey, as the bride's family, handed Sansa over to Tyrion.During the wedding, Tyrion was embarrassed again because of his height, but the wedding went smoothly in the end.The banquet after the wedding was chaotic. Tyrion's father forced Tyrion to give birth to his grandson as soon as possible so that he could obtain the keys and territory of the north for the Lannister family.In the chaos, Joffrey went to find Sansa who was leaving the dinner, and wanted to send Sansa and his uncle into the new house in public.Tyrion refused and insulted Joffrey, who was furious.In the wedding room, Tyrion said that he would not touch Sansa and said that he would protect her.
In the camp, Khaleesi faced the crisis of being assassinated.But in fact, the other party killed the two companions who ordered him to assassinate her because of her beauty, and swore that he and the Second Sons would be loyal to Khaleesi. The assassination crisis was eliminated, and Khaleesi also obtainedWith the help of a powerful mercenary group.In the wilderness, Samwell began to discuss the name of the baby with the other party. Suddenly, mysterious crows and monsters appeared around the campfire. The target of these monsters seemed to be the baby. Can the two of them and the baby survive the attack?
Robb came to Frey's castle at the ferry, and met the girls he had not married before. There were many Frey sisters.
But Robb said he already had a heart and apologized.He asked the Stark family to reconcile with the Frey family. The head of the Frey family expressed understanding and said that the matter could be dismissed.But is this what he really means?
The battle between Yunkai and the Unsullied is imminent, and the betrayer of the mercenary group expresses that he can lead the opponent to a surprise attack through a secret passage.“Grey Worm” expressed trust in the other party.Samwell and the baby went through many dangers and finally reached the foot of the Great Wall.
The storm is coming, and the three people hiding from the savages are hiding in the castle. The use of “vision”'s power makes Bran exhausted, and this also makes the big man who started shouting “Addo” fainted because of the thunder.The individual escaped with his life.As the Young Wolf Lord, Bran's power goes far beyond that.But can Bran really do it?In the end, the white wolf and the vulture killed the enemies who were waiting eagerly outside, and these teenagers survived.Edmund finally held the wedding, and both parties were quite satisfied with the wedding.Bran began to learn to use his power. He wanted to find Jon and asked his brother to take refuge with the Umber family to preserve the last successor to Winterfell.In the darkness, Bran separated from his younger brother, and his younger brother Yu Ye went to the Amber family.The two brothers reluctantly separated, but this was a fate they had to bear.
Khaleesi's battle was ultimately won, and Yunkai finally belonged to the stormborn queen.At the wedding banquet, the hustle and bustle of the wedding ceremony came one after another, but Robb's wife seemed unable to get used to such occasions and customs.She was pregnant, and Ed had his own son, which made him quite happy for a while.However, a sudden and shocking change occurred at the wedding. Robb's wife was brutally murdered while pregnant. The two parties suddenly turned against each other. Most of the people at the wedding banquet were brutally killed, including the wolves who were imprisoned.The Stark family is about to encounter the most tragic massacre in history, and the cause of Walder's betrayal is Robb's breach of contract.Robb's mother restrained Walder's new wife with a knife, begging her to let Robb leave and vowing never to take revenge.But the other party said that he could marry another one and didn't mind.In the end, the Lannister family leader killed Robb, and Robb's mother was also killed in the chaos.A generation of monarchs died here.
The slaughter continues, and Walder becomes the new King in the North.The massacre of the Stark family filled the night sky with flames.Tyrion and Sansa chatted happily, and Sansa even came up with ideas for pranks.Joffrey was very happy to learn that Frey had killed Robb, and he was excited to show the head to Sansa.
Tyrion resists, and Joffrey ends up at odds with the Lannisters, widening the rift between them.Although he defended Tyrion, his father did not intend to let Tyrion go.
The two men quarreled after the meeting, with Tyrion stating that it would be despicable to kill each other at the wedding.All the men in Sansa's family were killed, and his father was still expecting Sansa to give birth to Tyrion's son.For his father, family interests are paramount and all actions should be for the sake of the family, which he cannot accept.Theon was not executed after being castrated, but his days in captivity were definitely worse than death, and he couldn't die.
Luce's son playfully mocked him.His severed body parts were sent back to his hometown, and Theon's father gave up on Theon, but his sister decided to march to the Dreadfort, together with fifty killers, to bring back her brother.Sam and Bran eventually meet, and the three teenagers eventually recognize each other as Sam.
Bran wants to go north of the Wall, and both parties want to go to Castle Black to meet Jon.To them, Jon is a safe place.The journey to the north of the Great Wall is difficult, but these young people don't mind it.Gendry was imprisoned with Davos.
Shae was in pain because she couldn't be with Tyrion, so Wallis gave Shae diamonds to get her to leave.Varys believes that Tyrion can govern the country well. He believes that Shae will bring Tyrion a danger, so he asks him to leave.But Shae refuses, saying that she will only leave if Tyrion lets her go.Alia, who witnessed the murder of her family and brother, met the murderer of her family during her escape and took action in anger.Jon learned of his family's tragedy and escaped secretly.
Ygritte raised her bow and arrow at him for fleeing, and the lovers turned against each other.Gilly and Sam attempt to join the Night's Watch and are eventually taken in.Davos once again had a dispute with Stamforth. The red robe woman's witchcraft was still the reason for the dispute between the two. Davos did not agree with burning Gendry, but it seemed inevitable.Gendry was finally released from the waterway by Davos, and his escape goal was King's Landing.
Severely wounded, Jon eventually returned to the Night's Watch, and he finally returned home.Jaime finally meets Cersei.Stannis faces a new threat, and a new war is about to begin.Yunkai was eventually liberated, and the slaves here eventually called Khaleesi “Misha”, which means mother in the ancient Ghiscari language.The storm is coming, and the Queen of the Seven Cities finally comes to Yunkai City.