An even simpler explanation is that he expected everyone to be distracted by the fire(that got Robb out of the room).
He would if he were trying to frame Tyrion. What’s more feasible, Tyrion arming an assassin with his own, very identifiable dagger or Littlefinger arming an assassin with Tyrion’s dagger?
That argument works for any other suspect as well. But no other suspects have a motive to frame Tyrion for the killing.
There are a number of reasons why Littlefinger might think that the assassin wouldn’t just make off with the dagger.
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Littlefinger promised to pay him enough to make it worth his while.
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The assassin knew Littlefinger well enough to know if he reneged Littlefinger would have him tracked down and killed. Probably no one in Westeros would have been more capable of doing so.
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Littlefinger had his family in King’s Landing under watch. If the assassin didn’t carry out his mission they would die very painfully. This is actually a typical Mafia method of ensuring compliance. This is really the most likely motive.
Maybe after the army of the dead overruns Kings Landing, the Night King can raise up the corpse of Ros the exposition whore and she’ll be able to let us know what really happened.
Only if Littlefinger values gold above power - which is obviously false.
Regarding who’s dagger and why:
There is a scene in episode one of season two were Tyrion arrives back at Kings Landing after Tywin has sent him there as Hand. He sits down at the table and says " I did blah blah blah … so many adventures and so much to be thankful for." At that last, he and the camera give Littlefinger a significant look. I’m on a phone now but will see if I can find a link later. I think Littlefinger set it up.
My money is on Littlefinger on the throne at the end. Or perhaps Littlefinger advising the Night King (Frosty, First of His Name, Vanquisher of the Pesky Humans, Long May He Chill) what to do about their Dothraki problem in the south.
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Actually there have been at least four occasions. Two conflagrations that she’s walked out of unharmed, the time she grabbed a hot dragon egg that burned someone else (her brother?) and when she walked nonchalantly into a scalding bath.
I think we are supposed to conclude she’s 100% immune to fire and high temperatures.
And in this case the distinction between magic and genetics is moot. If it’s a spell, it’s a spell that’s been on her her whole life and is not going to switch off within the time of the show.
He just told us all exactly what he does. He is a well-prepared opportunist. He thinks through every possibility, putting every person in both the “friend” and the “enemy” category, so that whatever ends up happening he knows how we will take advantage of it.
It’s really quite a brilliant strategy. Attempting to control events and steer everything is an enormous amount of work, and the inherent unpredictability of human reactions can put everything off the path in a moment. By putting all that energy into thinking things through and preparing for every eventuality, Petyr is guaranteed a higher level of success.
But I still don’t think that he had enough time to hear about Bran’s fall in KL and then get this dagger and an assassin up there and plan the fire etc. There’s just no way he could have been involved unless he was at Winterfell.
Neither scenario strikes me as reaosnable.
Joffrey hated Tyrion. Tyrion was just after slapping him around and demanding that he go grovel before Ned and Cat. Bran was the “cause” (to Joff’s sick little mind) of his being hit. The Hound warned Tyrion that Joff wouldn’t forget it.
Stealing Tyrion’s dagger and giving it to the assassin is a perfect way for an evil little git to try and set up his Uncle.
And Joff is the only one unlikely to comprehend the worth of the dagger.
As has been said, it is not necessary to suppose that Littlefinger was reacting to Bran’s accident. He could have set the assassination attempt in motion long before that. Bran might not even have been the original target. It could have been any of the Stark children left at Winterfell.
As I said, the idea that Joffrey could have planned and executed this is totally preposterous. He simply did not have the capability. And the fact that the dagger has come up again at this point would serve no dramatic purpose if someone who’s been dead for year was responsible. We can exclude Joffrey as a suspect.
Also, there was no indication that Tyrion had the dagger with him at Winterfell. In any case, at the time of the assassination attempt, the royal party and Joffrey were many miles south on their way to King’s Landing, while Tyrion was many miles north on his way to the Wall with Jon. This scenario requires a stupid and inept child to steal the dagger from Tyrion on the spur of the moment before the two parties left Winterfell without Tyrion noticing, then weeks later recruit an assassin from among the royal party and send him back. Not really plausible.
Excuse me for asking, but other than LF’s say so, is it ever established that it actually is Tyrion’s dagger?
Link. He gives Littlefinger …:dubious:
Odd thought. Valyrian steel can powder white walkers. Poof! So it disrupts magic. Does that mean that it could de-undead the Mountain. That would certainly help Arya with her list.
From costuming videos, it’s been said that the characters would be wearing helmets (and would wear hats more often) except that interferes with identifying them from a distance on camera and also with showing emotions on camera.