Cersei, about to give Tommen the poison, is startled by Ser Loras Tyrell, wearing Renly Baratheon's armor, and Tywin, who declares they have won. Stannis unsuccessfully orders his men to stand their ground as he is dragged to safety.
As Tyrion falls unconscious, he witnesses a surprise cavalry assault on Stannis’s army, led by Tywin. On the Iron Throne, Cersei tells Tommen a story about "the mother lion and her little cub", referencing House Lannister and Cersei's relationship with her children. Tyrion is slashed across the face by Ser Mandon, who is killed by Tyrion's squire, Podrick Payne. Tyrion's men defeat the surprised Baratheon forces before facing a larger group of Stannis's men. Sansa rallies the panicked ladies but is convinced by Shae to flee to her quarters, where the Hound offers to take her north Sansa's decision remains unclear. Lancel demands the king return to battle, causing Cersei to assault him and depart with Prince Tommen. Tyrion rouses the defenders and leads them through a tunnel from Varys's map, flanking the Baratheons. Cersei nearly learns Shae's true origins, while Sansa realizes Ser Ilyn's orders: to kill the Holdfast's residents if the city falls.Ĭersei orders Lancel to bring Joffrey to safety frightened, Joffrey orders Ser Mandon Moore take command. Stannis himself storms the battlements as his men employ a battering ram. The defenders are routed Lancel, injured, retreats to the Holdfast, while the Hound succumbs to his childhood fear of fire and deserts, while he was on a seashore. Stannis orders his surviving army to attack the vulnerable Mud Gate. Stannis's fleet is confronted by a single unmanned ship, which Davos realizes too late is a trap the ship, rigged with explosive "wildfire", kills scores of Stannis's men, seemingly including Davos and his son Matthos. Cersei drunkenly mocks Sansa's innocence, warning she will be raped should the city fall. The noble ladies and children are interned at Maegor's Holdfast under Ser Ilyn Payne's watch. King Joffrey leads his forces from the Red Keep and orders Sansa to kiss his sword, vowing to use it to slay Robb. Varys brings Tyrion a map of tunnels beneath King's Landing. Outside the Red Keep, Bronn's carousing is soured by the Hound their tension is interrupted by bells, indicating Stannis's fleet has been spotted.
Grand Maester Pycelle gives Cersei a poison to use should Stannis take the city. ĭavos leads Stannis's fleet into Blackwater Bay. The episode received acclaim from critics and was the recipient of the prestigious Hugo Award, winning one for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). Unlike all previous episodes, "Blackwater" does not follow the parallel storylines of the characters outside of King's Landing. The entire episode is dedicated to the climactic Battle of the Blackwater, in which the Lannister army, commanded by acting Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister, defends the city of King's Landing as King Stannis Baratheon's fleet stages an attack at Blackwater Bay.
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Martin, the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels of which the series is an adaptation, and directed by Neil Marshall, his directorial debut for the series. " Blackwater" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. Almost everyone present at Summerhall died in the fire - the King, Prince Duncan, the Lord Commander - with one of the few exceptions being Rhaella and her newborn son, Rhaegar.Wildfire explosion during the Battle of Blackwater Bay
What exactly caused the fire isn't known, but it's suspected Aegon V had enlisted sorcerers and pyromancers in an attempt at resurrecting dragons and the ceremony went awry. They had gathered at Summerhall to celebrate the impending birth of Aegon V's great-grandchild - Rhaegar, who was born to Rhaella and Aerys (later crowned Aerys II and better known as the Mad King) on the very same day as the Tragedy. At the time of the fire, King Aegon V, Prince Duncan, and Ser Duncan the Tall, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, were all present as well as much of the court. The lyrics of the song likely refer to the Tragedy at Summerhall, a summer retreat for the Targaryens which was destroyed by a terrible fire. They spun her around on the damp old stones The ones who'd been gone for so very long The ones she had lost and the ones she had found High in the halls of the kings who are gone
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