Jul 25, 2017 what the hell is game of thrones doing with theon greyjoys arc. Ramsay warns balon to withdraw his troops from the north or else more boxes will follow with more theon. Feb 11, 2016 theon is the youngest son of balon greyjoy and the heir to the iron islands. Alright, so we know that theon greyjoy had his penis cut off by ramsay bolton, but what about his testicles.
But in season sevens finale, the dragon and the wolf, there is a little bit of hope that things will be coming around for. Well ramsay may of bragged to some of his men about what he and theon did. Did ramsay truly cut off theon s dick in the books. Despite his position, he remains loyal to eddard and is good friends with his sons robb and jon.
Grrm left it vague but its implied in the tv show that theres no tree in that thicket anymore whereas in the books iirc theres a moment where. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. The bear and the maiden fair is the seventh episode of the third season of game of thrones. He did it for balon greyjoy, his dumb as fuck father. After murdering balon, euron took control of the salt throne, and. Ariana tyrell was shipped off north to winterfell to marry theon greyjoy. It is the twentyseventh episode of the series overall. The boys have hidden there and so theon cant find them. Guys, did you know that ramsay bolton iwan rheon is a bad dude. Balon greyjoy and his daughter yara asha in the books receive a parcel, a special gift, and a mysterious letter, sealed by what looks like piece of skin and house boltons flayed man sigil. Aug 10, 2017 they are both outsiders in the stark family. Main spoilers okay weird question about theon greyjoy. Theon reek greyjoy quotes from the books and tv show. Welcome to the unofficial gathering of meta as to why book.
Oct 24, 20 balon greyjoy and his daughter yara asha in the books receive a parcel, a special gift, and a mysterious letter, sealed by what looks like piece of skin and house boltons flayed man sigil. Its not pointed out directly but there are hints that theon reek had his dick cut off by ramsay, i remember. The fact that theon says he is not a kinslayer means that has not killed any family member we havent heard of so thats that idea gone out the window. Theon, the castrated viking history behind game of thrones. Alannys greyjoy was born into house harlaw and married balon greyjoy, head of house greyjoy and the lord reaper of pyke. Do you remember the story that was told about the stark ancestor who was in love with the bard but her father forbid it.
He is reportedly never far from his master, and is almost as renowned for his cruelty as ramsay is, and appears to practice necrophilia. Euron greyjoy, the younger brother and murderer of balon greyjoy, didnt wait to make an impact upon his return to the iron islands, but thats exactly what wed expect from a man exiled for. Weird torture guy actually does cut off theon greyjoys penis. Yet for some reason, the show decided to keep theon greyjoy alive a few weeks back. In the show, the violence toward theons member is more explicit, but i dont think you know precisely what was done. Okay so im glad you wrote it out like it is in the book because i feel. It is hinted in the book that he got the unsullied treatment, but never outright stated. In the books ramsay never even castrated theon, hes still in a shit state with. Forced to give his son up as a hostage to the starks after the greyjoy rebellion, hes left resenting theon deeply in the books despite theon bearing no responsibility for this consequence. Theon s weakness of character compounded by daddy issues, sibling rivalry and ongoing trauma turns him into a man desperate to make up for his past mistakes but often lacking the courage, tenacity or skills to do so. In his mind, the cruelty of the act was a necessary evil in order to consolidate his rule. The bear and the maiden fair episode game of thrones. He was also uncle to balons children, rodrik, maron, yara, and theon greyjoy.
Theon greyjoy is westeros most popular punching bag. Its come up as a point of discussion in a pm im in, and its never made explicitly clear. Everything with theon s torture happens off camera in the books and you get bits and pieces ha ha of it in theon s point of view chapters, as theon. The trauma of this torture causes theon to lose much of his body weight, turns his hair white. Im more interested in discussing hbos game of thrones showrunners decisions in regards to theon greyjoys storyline, as presented in season three of the show. If they did not give good sport, he would rape them and then flay them alive. Nov 01, 2011 theon was never one of my favorites, as i always thought he was somewhat arrogant. Its not pointed out directly but there are hints that theon reek had his dick cut off by ramsay, i remember one quote about reek saying truth be told hes not even a man anymore. Jon because he is a bastard, and theon because hes technically ned starks hostage for most of his life. Aug 29, 2017 the game of thrones finale proved to be a possible redemptive moment for theon greyjoy. Salladhor saan has had a race change from being described as tan, in the books, to black.
The north remembers extra scenes were added to give some backstory. After all, its pretty clear that theon placed a high value on his penis, so losing would. It was the first time hed been on a horse in so long and since he had lost his manhood. Theon actually feels a lot less remorse for his sins than show. Often times men joke about having balls of steel, as i did in the middle of the video. Theon greyjoy has gone through quite a transformation in game of. In the books ramsay does stuff like hunt peasant women with his crossbow for fun, and he locked his wife in a tower and tried to get her to eat her own fingers. And ever since roose bolton announced that his wife was pregnant, we have. Hes undoubtedly one of the biggest villains on game of thrones right now, along with his own father roose and the recentlyimprisoned cersei. Jun 26, 2012 theon greyjoy is a greyjoy and his alegiance is to his family as it should be. Asha greyjoy, sister to theon, had been renamed yara greyjoy to reduce confusion with osha, the wildling captured in season 1. Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. He thinks that because of his station as greyjoy women of lower birth should be pleased to have to opportunity to be graced with his company.
Asha greyjoytheon greyjoy works archive of our own. It makes it creepier, as first you suspect it, then it dawns on you that it definitely is the case. To put it shortly euron is one of the most evil, terrifying, and mysterious men in the entire asoiaf book series. However, theon cant lose face in front of his men so he claims to have killed bran and rikkon.
Forced to give his son up as a hostage to the starks after the greyjoy rebellion, hes left resenting theon deeply in the books despite theon bearing no. Theon continuously says that hes not a man after becoming reek. Despite the lower status of women on the iron islands, yara has managed to gain renown and respect amongst the ironborn, due to her prowess as a sailor, a warrior, and a leader. Or my onepart post defending ned stark, for that matter. Ramsay agreed, in a sense, deciding to kill theon greyjoy in name. Before the events of the books his father leads a rebellion against the throne and declares the iron islands independence.
Theons petulant arrogance and his betrayal of his best friend got a lot of people killed and he didnt even do it for a decent reason. Instead, theon went off and pledged his loyalty towards his father instead, turning on the stark family despite what they did for him. His men did not respect him, neither did the inhabitants of winterfell. Jan 18, 2017 for those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. Grrm writes extensively about them for an entire chapter of 67 pages in book 4.
If theon has only lost the longest 1 of his 3piece set then he can still further the greyjoy line, without even needing magic, but it might take more art than most maesters can provide. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon greyjoy, lord of the iron islands. Theon greyjoy is played by alfie allen in the television adaptation of the series of books. So ramsay captured theon and took him to bolton castle at dreadfort. The fact of the matter is that both of theons brothers were killed and he was held hostage by the starks. I remember that too and i guess ramsay did cut off everything. Archived main spoilers okay weird question about theon greyjoy. Theon s petulant arrogance and his betrayal of his best friend got a lot of people killed and he didnt even do it for a decent reason. I cant blame him one bit for abandoning the starks when he was sent to his father, and its even hard to find fault with what he did in taking winterfell. In the books, ramsay was a cruel sociopath, and book.
Her two eldest sons were killed in the greyjoy rebellion. I will not live long enough to see new sons to manhood. Differences between books and tv series a wiki of ice and fire. But a lot of the symptoms can be counteracted by getting offered a prosthesis after the operation. However, i cannot and will not forgive him for he did during acok.
After all, they did show a man getting his nipple carved out this season. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and yara greyjoy. He doesnt get a lot of opportunity to torture highborns theon is a prince of house greyjoy so hes taking this opportunity to do his worst. The guy actually torturing theon is ramsay, he was a bastard but because all of lord boltons true sons were killed by ramsay of course he is now the legitimate heir. Kraznys actually explains within the novels that eunuchs can sometimes. Now that i found the above quoted passage im inclined to think that theon still has his penis at least you can lose your balls but still have p in v intercourse. Theon, who is a better person and more likable because he has actually taken full responsibility for his shitty choices. Theon prided himself on being theon greyjoy, lord apparent to the iron islands. He actively wishes theon was dead so he can declare his daughter, asha. It is also implied that ramsay has removed theons genitals as well. Theon is introduced as the hostage and ward of lord eddard stark, stemming from the failed greyjoy rebellion. Who did theon beat up in the game of thrones finale. Theon swept his cloak off its peg and over his shoulders.
Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. In the books, theon s torture happens off the page, which likely saved us from some of the more brutal aspects of his transformation into reek. Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of yunkai. May 29, 2018 what effects would castration have on your body. In the night lands, theon is sent as a diplomatic envoy by robb stark to his father balon greyjoy. So why would the hooded man know about this about theon if its true. Theon was taken from his father, lord balon greyjoy, as a hostage and ward by lord eddard stark and. Theons penis is sent in a box to balon, with ramsay threatening to mutilate theon further unless the ironmen retreat from the north.
Although balons relationship with theon is depicted as pretty bad in the show too, the full extent of it is left out simply because we dont see very much of balon and therefore, dont see how he actually feels about theon. But when war broke out and theon betrayed the starks, she runs away with osha and the stark boys. The boltons sigil is the flayed man because they are proud to be known for torturing their enemies. The rebellion is quickly quelled by king robert and lord stark, and theons older brothers are killed in the process. Aug 29, 2017 theon greyjoy has definitely had a rough go of it on game of thrones. Theon pissed on everything and everyone he grew up with because he wanted. Ive seen a lot of good, wellsupported meta in favor of the theory that this poor guy had his penis flayed and amputated, so consider this the opposition. He decided to start a fight to save his sister and almost died, but who did theon beat up in the game of thrones finale.
Did i ever tell you about the night that she and bessa a game of thrones bran v. Hes an infamous pirate who has terrorized seas all. In the books, theon encounters asha, who pretends to be a shipwrights wife in lordsport named esgred. Saving yara despite the fact he is partially responsible for her being captured, theon greyjoy shows an epic moment of bravery when he leads a group to save his. And more to the point, he can and will remain prone to relevant lusts. At age 10, he was sent to live with the starks after his father, lord balon greyjoy, raised the iron islands in rebellion against king robert. And these are the 10 most shameless things theon greyjoy has ever done. Jun 11, 20 first and foremost, ramsay bolton is torturing theon because he loves to torture people. Remember, roose told robb that he could send his bastard son to recapture winterfall.
When theon reaches home of pyke, no one seems to care two hoots for who he is. This isnt going to be a sixpart series defending theon greyjoys actions or character like i did with jon snow. After eddards execution, theon initially pledged his loyalty to robb stark, in the subsequent war of the five kings. Character analysis theon greyjoy tea, books and critical. Although the detention and torture starts in the previous books, it is in a dance with dragons that it takes on a completely new meaning and effect. If theon did kill his own children, that would make him a kin slayer.
Did ned, robb, oberyn, margaery, and so on get what they deserved. In the show, the violence toward theon s member is more explicit, but i dont think you know precisely what was done. At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. As yara and theon entered the main part of the castle, a girl met them. Pretty much the only people who dont accept theon to be wangless are those who actively chose to believe otherwise in the face of overwhelming textual evidence, the jaime parallel, and the show episode written by grrm where it is spelled out for the show audience which generally speaking is a little slower than the book reader. Character profile for theon greyjoy from a game of thrones a. Balon greyjoy surrendered his and alannyss only surviving son theon, then aged 10, as a hostage as punishment for the uprising and to ensure. The real question, and one which has come up in both books and show albeit in. Ramsay bolton is his own warning works archive of our own. The bear and the maiden fair episode game of thrones wiki. Why is theon greyjoy so easily convinced to side with his. Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon was taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark.
Dec 03, 20 because of theon greyjoy, robb stark was pretty much guaranteed to lose the war. As sansa frets about her prospects, shae chafes at tyrions new situation. What on earth is game of thrones doing to theon greyjoy. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Because of theon greyjoy, robb stark was pretty much guaranteed to lose the war. On the show, the creators decided that alfie allens performance was too good to keep him off the show for a year. Its even worse because if he still has he wont even lose his sex drive. Farlen reminds theon that lord eddard stark did his own killings, forcing theon to do the deed himself. Theon greyjoy is emasculated by his sadistic captor ramsay snow, who had heard. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. Ramsay, pretending to be the original reek as well as theons ally, flays the bodies beyond recognition. Those of you that have sailed under her, and there are many of you here, you know what she is.
Game of thrones tv series 20112019 alfie allen as theon greyjoy. But if they did have it in, i have no doubt hbo would be able to pull it off pun intended. Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he did on the show. Game of thrones ramsay snow torturing theon greyjoy youtube. Come on, theon, yara said, gesturing for him to follower her. Why is theon greyjoy so easily convinced to side with his family and go against the starks, even though he has been emotionally connected to them through all these years. Alright, so we know that theon greyjoy had his penis cut off by ramsay bolton, but. A eunuch with only the testicles removed but not the penis will still lose the will to. Spoilers all that thing you think you know about theon.
Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the. King euron greyjoy was the brother of balon greyjoy, the lord reaper of pyke and later king of the iron islands, and aeron greyjoy, a drowned man. Knowing only the tv show, such behaviour seems a little bit jumpy. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on. The horseback ride to the castle was long and uncomfortable for theon. Theon has lots of sex in the books and lots of people say its a way he can exert power since he has little.
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