2.6 The Old Gods and the New

Arya has a surprise visitor; Dany vows to take what is hers; Joffrey meets his subjects; Qhorin gives Jon a chance to prove himself.

Plot Summary
Theon takes Winterfell after taking Torrhen's Square anf forces Brann to yield the castle after promising not harm the inhabitants. However, he breaks his promise when he executes Ser Rodrik so he would not lose men's respect after he is insulted. At night, Osha seduces Theon to gain her freedom. This gives time for Brann and Hordor to escape in the night with her. Down south, Robb Stark learns of the capture of Winterfell and Theon's betrayal and decides to head back in order to reclaim his castle. He changes his mind when Lord Roose Bolton volunteers to head back in this place so he would not lose all the progress he has made against the Lannisters. Beyond the Wall, Jon and a small group ambush a wildlings' watchtower and capture a woman named Ygritte. Jon takes on the tasking of executing her, but she escape when is unable to kill her.

Jon recaptures her, but he is separated from his group and is forced to spend the night with her out in the open. Back at King's Landing, Joffrey incites a riot after he orders his men to kill a crowd when he is hit with manure. The crowd tries to kill him and Joffrey is whisked away to safety. Sansa does not make it inside the compound on her own and is almost brutally raped until "The Hound" saves her at the last second. In Harrenhal, Arya finds a parchment containing orders regarding her brother Robb. She takes them, but is caught with the parchment by Ser Amory Lorch. Arya runs away from him and asks Jaqen to kill him before he tells Tywin that she is a spy. Tywin hears a knock on his door and he finds Amory with a poison dart in his neck.

In Qarth, Daenerys tries to get a ship from one of the nobles, but is having no luck. When she returns to her house, she finds that all her servants have been killed and that her dragons had been taken. In the final shot, a mysterious hooded figure is seen carrying her dragons.