Well once Jaime fell into Roose's hands, Roose had to make that play. If he had kept the Kingslayer he'd have been screwed if Tywin won, but by letting him go it meant that if Robb discovered he'd been released by Roose he'd have been axed for treason anyway. Since the odds were heavily in favour of Tywin, he had to…

And the last son alive as far as she knew.

Why is caring who wins important?

Well Ned started the series by chopping the head off a poor ranger, just for running away from an oath for fear of a legendary monster.
By that token, Robb and Cat were oath breakers too, and merited the same fate.
No one's moral compass is flawless and unwavering in this show (not even Ned), and there are plenty of…

I picked the wrong episode of Game of Thrones to quit sniffin' glue…

they already went for child rape last season, although it was curtailed because the Hound took quite a strong stand against it…

Well he's no use to Balon now, he can't carry on the family line without his junk.

I saw it as more of a reminder to Cat that it's all her fault for letting Jaime go before…

Well, if that means Balon and Joff are next, fingers are crossed!

Well yes, @avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus , but Rickard, who had the drive to kill Lannisters as they'd murdered his boys is now dead at Robb's hand. The remaining Karstark folk might just see it as justice.

@Kumagoro:disqus Ah yes. The keymaster and gate keeper…

@avclub-782066c88e9c574d6085f3ddfc7032e4:disqus Well the north would go ballistic, if their king and main armed force, as well as a good chunk of their leaders hadn't just died. Of the major leaders in the north we've met, Karstark is dead, Umber hasn't been seen in ages, and Bolton is siding with the Lannisters. When…

Well, I was going for it in the innuendo sense. It is a bedding ceremony after all. And yes, the Lord of the Tully Riverlands seems like a good hostage to hang on to…

@avclub-2654adfd65b6ca4a8ac25a9f727d2262:disqus no one's ever really cared about Rickon…

Edmure doesn't seem like he has the guile or malice to be involved in a plot, especially one that would involve killing his sister.

I'd say Edmure's screwed, Brynden was out for a piss though, so he might be ok…

What about Tyrion? He was definitely the main protagonist for season 2. And why would Sansa be dead meat, married to him?

That might have just been in there to pad for time, since there were less locations this week, but they still had a sizeable cast list to show…
But I agree with you about the leech bit. It really added to the sense of foreboding about this ep.

So that's the first of the magic leeches down. I wouldn't want to be Balon Greyjoy after that…

I thought it was midnight?