Unfortunately for Ser Rodrik Cassel (Ron Donachie), an ill-advised loogie into the face of his captor results in Theon making an example to the people of Winterfell and his own men, by amateurishly executing Ser Rodrik. Once it's established that Theon is serious, however, their relationship works to prevent largescale bloodshed, as Theon gently suggests what a good lord would do – yield.Įven when Bran announces the siege to be true, Theon still has trouble convincing those in Winterfell that his threat is more than the idle musings of some petulant young man. Given Theon's history with the Starks, this sudden turnabout is so shocking that Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) responds almost as though Theon is playing some sort of practical joke on him. So, when 'The Old Gods and the New' opens with Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) having successfully taken Winterfell, the betrayal itself is as confounding as the fact that he actually seems to have pulled it off.
Sometimes, the reveal is gradual, something which slowly exposes itself over time while in others it is far more explosive, and completely undermines long held beliefs and alliances.
Is it possible to ever completely know someone - to truly understand what drives them, inspires them, and makes them do what they do? According to Game of Thrones, every man, woman or child is capable of surprising even those closest to them, and that moment - where the unexpected reveals itself - can often times be that which defines a person forever.
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