“Serve me my wine. Hurry up, this pie is dry.”

The episode opens with a startling chase; one that echoes the pace of this second episode of the beloved series. Ramsay Snow is chasing down a fair maiden with Theon Greyjoy in tow – or Reek as he has now become to be known. This is not the Theon we’re accustomed to. Beaten, tortured and robbed of his manhood by his sadistic captor, the heir to the crags of Pike is a shadow of his former, decadent self. A shaking, dishevelled mess, Alfie Allen proves his acting chops - in an episode that is set to thrill from the start - as he looks to falter when he learns of the murder of his best friend and surrogate brother, Robb Stark.
This is merely the beginning as The Lion And The Rose ups the ante and ensures that the actors are put through their paces as their characters are tested to their very limits.
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