The Rewatch Project: Season 4, Episode 4, Oathkeeper

Recap

Missendei teaches Greyworm the common tongue. They talk of their homelands, but Greyworm doesn't remember. Dany checks on lessons and retrieves Greyworm. It's time to arm the slaves. A group of Unsullied go in with weapons and tell them they need to free themselves. The slaves kill many masters and then flock to Dany shouting “Mhyssa! She asks how many slaves the masters nailed along the trail. Barristan urges mercy, but she declares she will give justice.

Bronn and Jaime spar, Bronn guilting Jaime about not going to see Tyrion in his dungeon cell. It works. Jaime and Tyrion discuss the trial. Jaime admits Cersei asked him to kill Tyrion and asks if Tyrion is guilty. Tyrion asks if Jaime would free him, but Jaime claims he can't.. Tyrion says he's innocent and Jaime naively claims the trial will show that so Tyrion points out all the ways the trial will not be fair.

Sansa and Petyr discuss travel plans. She asks if he killed Joffrey. They discuss who helped and he gives his philosophy of keeping his foes confused. He says he'd risk everything to get what he wants, which is everything.

Lady Olenna and Margaery stroll and discuss Olenna leaving. Olenna asks if Margaery had been to see Tommen, then tells a story of her own betrothal. She advises Margaery to win Tommen while Cersei is distracted . She as good as confesses to killing Joffrey.

Brothers spar at Castle Black and Jon trains recruits. Locke is brutal with his fellow recruit. Alliser scolds Jon and reminds him he is a steward. Janos points out Alliser isn't liked and a choosing is coming. He suggests allowing Jon to go to Crasters, suggesting he will get himself killed. Locke tries to ingratiate himself to Jon.

Cersei sends for Jaime to ask about Tommen's protection. She asks why Catelyn set Jaime free and then asks Jaime what he'd so if she sent him to bring back Sansa's head. She knows he went to see Tyrion. Jaime says Tyrion didn't do it. Cersei demands four King's Guard to watch Tommen at all times.

Tommen wakes to a secret visit from Margaery. He is startled at first, but she is sweet and a little sexy, telling him they should get to know each other. She then makes friends with Ser Pounce.

Brienne reads from the Book of Brothers. Jaime hands her a valyrian steel sword and tells her it is hers to find and protect Lady Stark's daughters. He also gives her a new suit of armor. Brienne promises to find Sansa. They both guess Arya is dead. He then gives her a final gift. Pod. As they leave Jaime asks what she will name the sword and she dubs it Oathkeeper.

Sam frets about Gilly. No one is to leave the Castle. They discuss Bran and where he'd go. Locke interrupts to tell him he is wanted. At a meeting Alliser says Jon can go deal with the mutineers, but only with volunteers. Jon asks for them and gets ten-ish, including Locke who says he will take his vows immediately so he can go.

Karl, Rast and the other mutineers eat, rape and gloat. Karl tells Rast to go feed the beast. Rast hesitates and Karl bullies him a bit, then a woman comes in with a baby and the women all start chanting “gift to the gods”. Karl thinks they mean kill it, but they clarify that it is offered, so he puts it in Rast's hands and tells him to take it out. Rast takes the baby out and leaves it, then taunts Ghost who growls. It gets suddenly cold and the water he has poured out freezes.

Bran's group hears the baby. Bran wants to go, so he wargs Summer and goes to investigate. Unfortanatly, as he sees Ghost in the cage, he gets caught in a trap. Bran wakes and tells them and they got to investigate, but are captured.

Hodor is taunted and poked at, the others questioned. Carl hits Bran and Jojen has a fit.

A White Walker takes the baby to a ring of stones in the center of a big lake and puts it on a platform. A group comes to stand in a circle and the Night's King comes to the middle, picks up the baby, and pokes his cheek. The baby's eyes turn blue.


Review

Stuff to love. Stuff not to love. Dany, Sansa and Castle Black were fine. Except the Sam/Gilly stuff--liked that less. I really was not a fan of the Craster's stuff, but I get the point in the storytelling. I really loved both Margaery scenes--with Olenna and Tommen. And my FAVORITE was Jaime sending Brienne off with sword, armor and Pod. So well done.