# Game of Thrones 4.07 "Mockingbird" 5/18/14 \[no spoilers\]

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**Created:** [May 18, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-07-mockingbird-5-18-14-no-spoilers/688683 "2014-05-18T18:40:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-07-mockingbird-5-18-14-no-spoilers/688683/179 "2014-05-22T03:49:33Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> I just finished watching this one, and agree that Peter Dinklage has turned in two fantastic performances recently. I’m conflicted however by this TBC…in a normal TV/movie universe, Oberyn would win because the Mountain is clearly a bad guy. In the Martin universe however the good guy should be killed…but I have no idea where that leaves Tyrion. I agree that Tywin can’t let him off the hook after his rant.

Martin doesn’t kill people because they are good, he kills people because they make stupid decisions and put themselves into positions where most people would die. We are just used to most writers saving good guys from those situations. This is just a straight up fight between two people, one of whom looks incredibly tough and the other we do not know too much about.

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