# Game of Thrones 3.09 "The Rains of Castamere" 6/2/13 No book spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972 "2013-06-02T20:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/41 "2013-06-03T02:59:45Z")
Holy shit! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/42 "2013-06-03T02:59:55Z")
Did anybody see the Blackfish after he walked out to take a piss? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/43 "2013-06-03T03:01:31Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Or when he stabbed Robb and gave him the Lannister’s regards. Was anybody else thinking “Michael Corleone says hello”? Meanwhile, Ser Richard Carlyle and Teen Obama and Georgio Maharis single (or sextuple) handedly conquer a city. Daenarys must be feeling silly now since she just bought 4,000 eunuchs and stood in fire to hatch three dragons when all she really needed was those three dudes. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/44 "2013-06-03T03:03:59Z")
I think they just opened the gate, well and killed like 50 dudes. Grey Worm was a fucking badass with that spear. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/45 "2013-06-03T03:05:48Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I think they just opened the gate, well and killed like 50 dudes. Grey Worm was a fucking badass with that spear. Beautiful moves, and that was really the actor. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/46 "2013-06-03T03:07:58Z")
I’m going to a wedding next weekend. I’m sitting next to the doors. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/47 "2013-06-03T03:09:27Z")
Can’t wait for the Facebook recap thing this week… ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/48 "2013-06-03T03:11:55Z")
So if the Lannisters kill off all the surviving Stark boys, they own the Stark lands by right of marriage. Should be an exciting third season for what’s left of the Starks. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/49 "2013-06-03T03:12:12Z")
Well…that was disturbing. [I just realized that “The Rains of Castamere” song was recorded for the show by The National.](http://wicnet.tumblr.com/post/23655576387/tywinning-the-rains-of-castomere-by-the) > [@Sampiro](#): > > I’m going to a wedding next weekend. I’m sitting next to the doors. I was at a wedding last week. To be honest, I gave about a 50:50 chance of that wedding having a similar ending. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/50 "2013-06-03T03:14:02Z")
Grey Worm is awfully sexy for a guy with no junk. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/51 "2013-06-03T03:15:10Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Did anybody see the Blackfish after he walked out to take a piss? No, that’s the last we saw of him… ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/52 "2013-06-03T03:16:58Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I think the major give away that he was in on it was when he slit Cat’s throat. Roose Bolton did not kill Cat. A Frey did it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/53 "2013-06-03T03:18:51Z")
I wish _Game of Thrones_ had a show similar to _The Talking Dead_. Unfortunately it would be very hard to do without giving away book spoilers, but I’d love to hear the actors talk about filming tonight’s episode (and tonight would allow them an epic _In Memorium_ sequence). ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/54 "2013-06-03T03:19:46Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I think they just opened the gate, well and killed like 50 dudes. Grey Worm was a fucking badass with that spear. I observed when watching that scene that all of his motions were very precise. It reminded me of someone doing a martial arts kata. Appropriate, when you think about how he would’ve been drilled and trained since he was a yoot. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/55 "2013-06-03T03:33:24Z")
I suddenly just got the irony of Talisa wanting to name her baby after Ned, only to have him brutally executed AGAIN. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/56 "2013-06-03T04:00:38Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > See enough red? [ooooh. Is my face red.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNsPh-pxgc#t=1m14s) ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/57 "2013-06-03T04:05:13Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Teen Obama lol > [@Sampiro](#): > > and Georgio Maharis All right, that’s enough. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/58 "2013-06-03T04:17:02Z")
On a random note, #gameofthrones cross referenced with “holy shit” turns up 20 tweets in the last two hours…and counting. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/59 "2013-06-03T04:26:15Z")
Well they have at least one major character killed off per season. I was thinking it might be Jaimie. Or Tywin. But that’s one of the pleasures of not reading the books … the suspense. I suppose I didnt think it would be John because now the revolt in the North is a mopping-up operation, which greatly rachets down the suspense, at least until Daenerys can pose a threat. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972/60 "2013-06-03T04:31:53Z")
They didn’t do a great job of showing it in the series, but Robb’s campaign against the Lannisters was actually pretty brilliant. [See here](http://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/winning-battles-and-losing-wars-in-defense-of-robb-stark/) for a nice analysis of the campaign to put it all into perspective (fairly certain there’s no spoilers). But after pissing off the Karstarks and being hemmed in, and _needing_ the Freys for even a chance of success, clearly Walder Frey saw the Lannisters as his best offer. Revenging the slight against him was just a bonus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-09-the-rains-of-castamere-6-2-13-no-book-spoilers/659972.md?page=4)