I thought it was a nice touch how , faced with disrespect and possible mutiny by his men, Theon tries to use the same verbal smackdown that Robb Stark used in a similar situation. But Theon Greyjoy is not Robb Stark and the target of the supposed intimidation just laughs in his face. It would have helped to have had a direwolf too. rolleyes Alfie Allen is doing a good job playing Theon. And Madden IS Robb Stark.

Sansa Stark gets a lot of fan contempt for her silly attachment to fairy tales, romances and belief in honor. But she was the oldest daughter. That is what she was taught and trained in by her parents. As we will no doubt see tonight or next week, Robb Stark has a lot (too many???) of the same beliefs about honor, doing the right thing and so on that can prove limiting in war time. It's not as obvious as with Sansa, because as a male he gets to be in a more active leadership role. The younger Stark children haven't yet had the opportunity to have been completely indoctrinated in Stark ethics and because of that and sheer necessity, will have to take a more flexible (realistic/Machiavellian??) approach to conflict.

And I really like Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark. Both her and Bean were a bit older than than the written characters but despite the writers taking actions away from Fairley, she is really shining in her role.


"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungleā€”as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.