Clash of Thrones

With the Season 3 finale quickly approaching, HBO’s Game of Thrones presented one of its most riveting episodes to date. Sunday’s episode “The Rains of Castamere” takes its name from House Reyne, the last house to challenge Tywin Lannister. The episode depicts the infamous “Red Wedding,” the joining of Edmure Tully and Rosalin Frey to make amends for King Robb Stark’s broken vows. As the feast slows, all the subtle signs become clear: a Frey banner man closes the door to the great hall, the band begins to play “The Rains of Castamere,” and Catelyn Stark’s uneasiness builds to the moment she feels armor underneath Roose Bolton’s sleeve. The oncoming slaughter of House Stark and much of their army is inescapable. Watching the murder of the King in the North, viewers become certain of George R. R. Martin’s adage, “no one is safe.”