S5.E5

Kill the Boy

Episode aired May 11, 2015
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57m

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8.5/10

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Daenerys arrests the heads of Meereen's great families. Jon makes a difficult decision. Theon is forced to face Sansa. Stannis rides south. Tyrion and Jorah enter the ruins of Old Valyria.Daenerys arrests the heads of Meereen's great families. Jon makes a difficult decision. Theon is forced to face Sansa. Stannis rides south. Tyrion and Jorah enter the ruins of Old Valyria.Daenerys arrests the heads of Meereen's great families. Jon makes a difficult decision. Theon is forced to face Sansa. Stannis rides south. Tyrion and Jorah enter the ruins of Old Valyria.

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Trivia
The episode title refers to the advice Maester Aemon gives Jon about growing into a man of the Night's Watch, how he must mature into it and make selfless decisions. This is the same advice he gave many years ago to his own brother Aegon V Targaryen when he was crowned king: "Kill the boy, and let the man be born." As is often the case with Game of Thrones episodes, the title may carry a double meaning: it may also refer to the story that Roose Bolton tells his son Ramsay about how he raped Ramsey's mother, and was presented months later with an illegitimate son; Roose was briefly tempted to kill the boy, but reconsidered.

Goofs
When Stannis is discussing the men of the Night's Watch, he says that half of them are "killers and rapists." Until this point the term used had been "raper." It is plausible that the "common folk" believe someone who rapes to be called a raper. Stannis however was shown on multiple occasions to be very well spoken and intent on correcting common language errors (such as confusing less and fewer), so it is perceivable that he uses the correct term "rapists" instead of the more common "raper".

Quotes
Bowen Marsh: Let them die. Less enemies for us.
Stannis Baratheon: [under his breath] Fewer.
Davos Seaworth: What?
Stannis Baratheon: Nothing.

Connections
Featured in Thronecast: High Sparrow (2015)

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Written and Performed by Ramin Djawadi

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Featured review

9/10

Will the Boy Be Killed?

The focus begins with Dany, whose miscalculations and ego have caused great distress. She begins by trying to rule through fear. She brings in the city's family leaders. She feeds one of them to the dragons, a horror filled scene. We don't know at this point if the carnage will continue, or if she is making a point. At first it appears to be the former. Things change however. The most interesting story takes us back to Theon and Ramsey, the utter psychotic "possible" son. He is totally evil, embracing the fear of everyone. He is also a coward because he has only accomplished things through his being shielded by his power base. He abuses women and plays psychological games with Sansa. He knows that she is vulnerable. She has grown some and believes that Littlefinger will do something to help her, but we will see how much this trust is worth. The forces under John Snow and his people amass and head out to face the Boltons. In a nice hook, we have Jorah hoping to appease the Dragon Lady with Tyrion. Unfortunately, they are accosted by the people who have become savages because of greyscale. The concluding scene sets up an interesting road ahead.