Game of Thrones: Season 3

After the White Walkers' attack on the Fist of the First Men, the surviving Night's Watchmen, including Samwell Tarly and Jeor Mormont, pledge to return to the Wall and warn the Seven Kingdoms. Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the "King beyond the Wall", and pledges his loyalty to the Wildlings. Robb finds Harrenhal abandoned by the Lannisters, with its inhabitants slaughtered. He orders his bannerman Roose Bolton to garrison the castle and lead the search for Jaime Lannister. A scarred Tyrio

Brienne continues escorting Jaime Lannister across the Riverlands to King's Landing. He engages her in a fight, which is interrupted by Bolton soldiers who capture them. Robb Stark receives news that Winterfell was sacked, and his brothers Bran and Rickon have been killed by Theon. Robb has lost the support of House Frey after breaking his promise to marry one of Lord Walder's granddaughters, while his bannerman Lord Rickard Karstark is furious at the release of Jaime. Arya Stark, Gendry and Hot

Robb and Catelyn attend Hoster Tully's funeral in Riverrun. Tywin Lannister sends Littlefinger to the Eyrie to marry Lysa Arryn to secure her allegiance, and appoints Tyrion as the new Master of Coin. Arya and Gendry are taken captive by the Brotherhood, while Hot Pie is allowed to remain behind to work at the inn. Mance Rayder sends Jon and a band of Wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane to scale the Wall and attack Castle Black from its weakly defended back. The surviving Night's Watch men retur

After learning that Theon staged Bran and Rickon's deaths Theon's "rescuer" betrays him, returning him to the dungeon for further torture. After a failed escape attempt, Jaime believes himself lost without his sword hand; Brienne urges him to remain hopeful. Varys tells Tyrion how he became a eunuch, then shows him the sorcerer who castrated him, who is now his captive. He advises Tyrion to be patient in his quest for vengeance against Cersei. At Craster's Keep, the surviving Night's Watchmen, s

Tyrion, knowing the Crown is deeply in debt to the Iron Bank, persuades Olenna to pay for half of the royal wedding. Sansa tells Littlefinger she wants to remain in King's Landing, as she secretly hopes to marry Loras. Littlefinger uncovers the Tyrell-Varys plot to marry Sansa to Loras and informs Tywin. To circumvent this, he decides to marry Sansa to Tyrion, and Cersei to Loras over both Lannister's objections. Stannis confesses his infidelity to his fanatical wife, Selyse, who says she knows

In King's Landing, Tywin coerces Olenna into an agreement to marry Cersei to Loras. Cersei tells Tyrion that it was Joffrey, not her, who ordered Ser Mandon to kill him during the battle. Tyrion informs Shae and Sansa about his and Sansa's upcoming wedding. Littlefinger gloats to Varys at having foiled his plot with the Tyrells and reveals that he has handed Varys's informant Ros over to Joffrey, who has tortured and killed her. In the Riverlands, Melisandre purchases Gendry from the Brotherhood

In the North, Jojen tells Bran they must not stop at Castle Black, but travel beyond the Wall to find the Three-eyed Raven; Osha warns them about the White Walkers. Jon and Ygritte's relationship deepens, angering jealous Wildling, Orell. After learning that Theon's greatest pride is his sexual prowess, Theon's torturer castrates him. Robb learns that Talisa is pregnant. Disgusted that they sold Gendry, Arya escapes the Brotherhood, only to be captured by the Hound. Melisandre tells Gendry that

King's Landing hosts Tyrion and Sansa's wedding. Cersei shows her displeasure towards Margaery and Loras. At the wedding feast, Tyrion causes a drunken scene. Tywin demands that Tyrion quickly produce a Lannister heir, but Tyrion later assures Sansa their marriage will never be consummated without her consent. Sandor tells Arya that he is taking her to the Twins to ransom her to Robb. Stannis releases Davos, demanding that he respect Melisandre. She arrives in Dragonstone with Gendry, whom she s

Sam, Gilly, and her son arrive at the Wall. While hiding in a tower during a thunderstorm, Bran enters a panicked Hodor's mind to prevent his accidentally revealing their hiding place to a group of Wildlings below, unbeknownst to them including Jon. Jon is suspected of still being loyal to the Night's Watch when he refuses to murder a farmer, whom Ygritte kills. Bran wargs into Summer to save Jon, who kills Orell before escaping, leaving a furious Ygritte behind with chief Tormund. Osha, Rickon,

The "Red Wedding's" mastermind is revealed to be Tywin Lannister, who rewards House Frey with the Seat of Riverrun and appoints Roose Bolton as Warden of the North. Theon learns that his captor is Ramsay Snow, Roose's bastard son, who had also been responsible for torching Winterfell, having betrayed the Ironborn who handed Theon over to him and killed them. Ramsay sends Theon's severed phallus to Balon with a demand that he remove his men from the north. While Balon is happy to give up on Theon