Plot Summary for
"Game of Thrones" The Wolf and the Lion (2011)

When King Robert learns that Daenerys and the Dothrakis are preparing for war, he decides to attack first. Ned is against the idea saying they should go slowly and learn more but the King calls him a weakling and dismisses him as the King's Hand. Playing in the dungeons, Arya overhears two men plotting against her father. She tells him what she heard and he decides the time has come for him to return to Winterfell. He delays his departure when given the opportunity to speak to the last person his predecessor spoke to, a whore who gave Robert another illegitimate son. The delay is costly however and leads to a serious injury. Catelyn meanwhile takes Tyrion to her sister Lysa, who also happens to be the John Arryn's widow. Written by garykmcd

Among festering palace intrigues, partly overheard by Arya, Jaime Lannister is all too pleased to encourage king Robert to demand unconditional loyalty which Ned can't pledge, even if that costs him the Hand position as opinions differ how to handle the pretender's still hypothetical threat of seizing the throne by force. Things come to a tragic climax at the end of the already bloody royal tournament, including Ned's arrest. Meanwhile his wife lures Tyrion Lannister to illegal arrest as presumed son-killer in her native tribal Vake, but her mad, ruling sister aspires only a career for her weakling son. The gentle, naive sixth prince in line for the throne is lured by his gay knightly lover to aspire the throne 'to do good'. Written by KGF Vissers

Incensed over news of Daenerys' alliance with the Dothrakis, Robert orders a preemptive strike on the Targaryens that drives a wedge in his relationship with Ned. A captive Tyrion helps Catelyn, but receives a cold reception at the Eyrie from her sister, John Arryn's widow Lysa. Sansa is charmed by the dashing Ser Loras Tyrell, aka the Knight of Flowers. Arya overhears a plot against her father. Written by HBO Publicity

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