This is a hefty one… We discover Robb’s optimism, with him saying he knows Bran won’t die. But more importantly, we now realize that these two, technically brothers, know their roles and comprehend their futures. Robb using my mother, and Jon using you Starks.

But when it’s all said and done, they embrace, just as real brothers would. And if you’re confused about the “black” bit, Robb says he’ll see Jon next when he’s all in black. As we know, Jon is joining the Night’s Watch and the Night’s Watch members don all black attire. They are nicknamed “crows” because of it. And to become a member of the Watch, it’s also referred to as “taking the black.”

Do note, when the Stark children all acquire their direwolves in episode one, Jon’s wolf, Ghost, is all white – whereas Jon is saying that black is his color.

As Jon makes his rounds, offering farewell to everyone in Winterfell, he stops in on Arya. Again, note that Jon is the bastard and Arya is a full-blooded Stark. He brings her a present, that being “Needle”, a sword Jon had made for her.

One of the earliest instances of us realizing that Jon is the only one to understand Arya. To further their connection, these two children both feature the same dark hair like Ned, whereas the other children have more of the Tully look (Catelyn), with the auburn colored hair.

It is unquestionable that Tyrion is likely the smartest guy around. With this final exchange before the end of the scene, we can gather that this is precisely when Tyrion realizes that Jaime was behind Brandon Stark’s “fall.” We can presume he’s already aware of his siblings' incest, proven by when he gets told outright that he’s not in the slightest bit surprised.

But this discussion is quite important in the development of Jaime and Tyrion’s relationship. Jaime questioning Tyrion’s loyalty and Tyrion continuing to play both sides by giving an acceptable answer, but by not necessarily meaning it.

Jaime is discussing with Tyrion that there’d be no use in life for a cripple, he’d prefer to die. Tyrion counters by saying life is longer and more important than losing the abilities of certain body parts.

Remember this Game of Thrones fans, Jaime’s words shall carry some weight.

Continuing to further drive home the point that Tyrion is a bit of a boozer, among other things. Joffrey starts this little scene off with the upper hand, but as you continue watching/reading, you’ll realize that Tyrion outwits the Prince.

The always clever Tyrion Lannister. Sandor Clegane, aka The Hound, warns Tyrion that when Prince Joffrey comes of age and eventually takes the throne, he will remember how rough Tyrion was on him.

However, fear not, Tyrion’s wits tend to overcome and he tells The Hound to “be a good dog”, using his nickname against him, as well as his position as Joffrey’s bodyguard.

Now we discover why nice guy Jorah is not in Westeros, rather across the Narrow Sea advising Viserys & Daenerys. He fled the Seven Kingdoms, escaping punishment for his actions. Those being that he sold people into slavery. He was ex-Lord of Bear Island, which fell under Eddard Stark’s territory (remember, Eddard is the Warden of the North). Prior to that, he was a catalyst in the Greyjoy Rebellion and was actually knighted by King Robert for his actions.

Obviously the short scene earlier gave us the impression that Viserys was a chump – but this is the undoubtedly when we realize that his world will crumble.

At this point in the story we conclude that Viserys is arrogant, prideful, and violent. If Machiavelli were to give us a write up on Viserys, it would state that he’s doomed from the get go. He continually puts himself into situations that he’s forced to rely on other people, mainly Khal Drogo. Instead of acquiring his army through common folk, Viserys opts to gain them through favors of noblemen. The noblemen won’t show him true affinity because their only true affinity is to themselves and their circumstances. Though one could easily argue that Viserys is the true King of the Seven Kingdoms, that doesn’t mean he’s the right king. He’s more interested in saying he’s the king than acting like one, in the sense that there’s a way a king ought to act.

Illyrio on the other hand is doing something quite smooth, he is playing Viserys like a fiddle. Stroking his ego and giving the appearance that he’s gained his trust and favor. Though this doesn’t necessarily come back to bite Viserys in the ass, it’s still a well played move.

The end of El Wray. Traditional badass self sacrifice before the movie ends. Rodriguez calls Wray a “very John Carpenter type here”, in the same vein as Kurt Russell in Escape From New York.

Even through the end of Wray and the film, we still never truly find out who he was.