What Is Dead May Never Die 

Tyrion tries to see who he can trust in the Small Council. Catelyn visits Renly to try and persuade him to join Robb in the war. Theon must decide if his loyalties lie with his own family or with Robb.

Director:

Alik Sakharov

Writers:

George R.R. Martin (based on "A Song of Ice and Fire" by), David Benioff (created by)

Stars:

Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Dinklage	...	Tyrion Lannister
Lena Headey	...	Cersei Lannister
Michelle Fairley	...	Catelyn Stark
Aidan Gillen	...	Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
Kit Harington	...	Jon Snow
Alfie Allen	...	Theon Greyjoy
Isaac Hempstead Wright	...	Bran Stark
Sophie Turner	...	Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams	...	Arya Stark
John Bradley	...	Samwell Tarly
Natalie Dormer	...	Margaery Tyrell
James Cosmo	...	Jeor Mormont
Jerome Flynn	...	Bronn
Conleth Hill	...	Lord Varys
Sibel Kekilli	...	Shae

Storyline

Jon is reprimanded for interfering with Craster and Sam has a gift for one of Craster's wives. In Winterfell, Bran continues to dream but begins to believe they are visions. Lady Catelyn approaches King Renly Baratheon to form an alliance with her son Robb. In the Iron Islands, Balon decides to attack the north while the Robb Stark's armies are in the south fighting the Lannisters. Theon is given the command of a ship while his sister Yara is put in command of a fleet of 30 ships. In King's Landing, Tyrion plays the council members against one another and learns the identity of the spy among them. He also wants to protect Shae from those who might try to find his weaknesses and she soon begins work as Sansa's new hand maiden. The King's guards return and Arya and Gendry are taken prisoner.

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Plot Keywords:

bloody body of a child | murder of a child | family relationships | gay | pregnancy | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2012 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

£6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO),Television 360,Grok! Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First appearance of Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).

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Quotes

Cersei Lannister: [after discovering that Tyrion wants to sell Myrcella to the Martells] You monster! Myrcella is my only daughter. Do you really think I will let you sell her like a common whore?
Tyrion Lannister: Myrcella is a princess. Some would say she was born for this.
Cersei Lannister: I will not let you ship her of to Dorne as I was shipped off to Robert Baratheon.
Tyrion Lannister: Dorne is the safest place for her.
Cersei Lannister: Are you mad? The Martells loathe us.
Tyrion Lannister: That's why we need to seduce them. We're going to need their support in the war your son started.
Cersei Lannister: She'll ...
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Game of Thrones: The Laws of Gods and Men (2014)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

At last a small battle and some killing

For me adventures with out some action is just another TV drama. Tyron Lanister is the light in the dark in this season 2 so far. No other characters or stories have been of any interest for me.

I am happy that some action finally appeared. THough I had hoped that the annoying girl we have been following the three S2 episodes had died.

This episode I give 4 stars, as the first 2 S2 episodes I give stars for Tyron Lannister. and this episode 1 extra for the battle, and 1 star for the extremely hot red head who got it on the war command table. She saved my day!

Now I am looking forward to see episode 4 tonight. It can only get better. I hope!"!!!