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Apr 12, 2014 Welcome to 'Game of Moans,' the weekly recap of 'Game of Thrones' Season 4 that highlights all the moan-worthy, gasp-filled, OMG moments that litter the.

The fantasy epic on HBO. It would have been irresistible to pick that day, when those of us who don’t have murderously dysfunctional relationships with our fathers or children celebrate our happy families, to sever the cruelest patriarchal bond in Westeros with brutal, undignified finality.

Two bolts from that infernal crossbow, and was dead on the throne, albeit a humbler one than that which he coveted and finally secured for his family, before everything started to come apart. Written by the series creators David Benioff and D. Weiss, crammed plenty into 75 minutes. It did the usual work of wrapping up some plot lines and setting others into motion for next season, but whereas past “Thrones” finales have dealt primarily with fallout from previous episodes, this one was chockablock with often shocking set pieces and new dimensions. Tywin’s death was probably the biggest surprise — for those of us who haven’t read the books, anyway — but there were others. Stannis Baratheon finally got an army. Brandon Stark finally got interesting.

Arya finally got away from the Hound, and was even colder about it than we expected. The dragons made an appearance, but it was a real bummer. But first, back to Tywin, last seen stiffening in his privy.

Not a great day for him. Tyrion pulled the trigger, but Cersei did her own damage earlier, wielding the sordid truth about her relationship with Jaime — and the lineage of the two Lannister kings, Joffrey and Tommen — like her own loaded crossbow, and daring her father to force a marriage to Loras Tyrell.

“Your legacy is a lie,” she purred with relish. Thanks to Tyrion, she can stand down, presumably, though what this means for the Jaime-Cersei reunion is anyone’s guess. (Her renewed affection was a calculation, sure, but was it at least a little genuine, too? You never know with those crazy kids.) Indeed, a season that began and then unfolded as the tale of the Lannisters rotting from the inside out ended with surprising cooperation from the siblings. Cersei returned to Jaime, who sprung Tyrion, who helped Cersei by killing their dad. It was almost sweet, except for, you know, all of it. The incest and patricide, especially, although Jaime and Tyrion’s relationship continues to be touching.

Were you surprised it was Tyrion who did the deed? I guess I wasn’t terribly, not after a season that revolved largely around Tyrion’s betrayal by his sister and father and that found him finally losing his cool in the trial. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), with Oedipal crossbow. Credit HBO Tywin’s death also has been foreshadowed for much of the season, which included plenty of references by him and others to his advancing age and mortality.

There was also, starting with the Thenn’s arm-kebab in the premiere episode, a recurring motif of actual hands in distress, whether it was Theon biting his sister’s or Ser Davos showing off his mutilated paw to the Iron Bankers. This didn’t portend anything positive for the Hand of the King. (By the way, is there on the royal court? Credit HBO Brave didn’t make it, as we figured he wouldn’t — he foresaw himself on fire a few episodes ago.

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Turns out a more accurate vision would have involved him exploding from some kind of holy hand grenade, but no one needs to foresee something like that. Once inside the cave, Bran finally had his audience with, who apparently splits his time between Bran’s visions and. I’ve been many things, and I’ve watched all of you for all of your lives, he says. Now you’re finally here, but the hour is late.

But I didn’t want anyone to die, Bran says. Jojen died “so you could find what you have lost,” he tells Bran. “You’re going to help me walk again?” Bran asks hopefully. Nope, the wizard says, and God help me, I laughed out loud.

“But you will fly.” Flying sounds pretty good, right? Flying means perhaps rising above the cycles of conflict and destruction that keep Westeros and the rest mired in a bloody muck. Bran has spent plenty of time over the past couple of seasons questing without much payoff. Finally here, it would seem, is our first glimpse of the hope he’s seemed to represent for a while. The show’s title, “The Children,” refers literally to the magical bomb-throwing nymph tribe that Bran and his friends encountered.

But as the episode that killed off the big bad dad, the title also points toward the ones who will be charged with redeeming the broken world that Tywin and others like him have wrought. If nothing else, Bran, for once I can honestly report that I’m excited to see what you do next. Maisie Williams (as Arya Stark) and Rory McCann (Sandor “The Hound” Clegane) in “Game of Thrones.” Credit Helen Sloan/HBO A FEW THOUGHTS WHILE WE WASH BUTCHER BOY OFF OUR SADDLE. I lamented in the first week of the season that the Arya-and-Hound show couldn’t go on forever, and lo, after many miles, much bloodshed, dozens of Hound one-liners and at least a couple of essential sociopolitical debates, their separation has finally come to pass. The Mutt-and-Jeff subplots seem sure to remain fundamental to the series, but theirs will be hard to top.

The Hound did manage to fire off one last bit of pragmatic nihilism — “Safety? Where’s that?” he shouted at Brienne, minutes before she showed him that it’s definitely not on mountain ledges. The final fight was brutal and well choreographed, if overlong. What did you make of Arya’s icy refusal to end the Hound’s life, especially considering his spot on her list?

(It seemed particularly callous after the Hound finally admitted that, aye, he was in fact watching over Arya.) Any chance the Hound might pull through?. But seriously? No one at the said, “Lysa Arryn is dead but hold on, maybe I should notify her husband that her niece is here with a disfigured brute”? It didn’t occur to Brienne to mention Sansa to Arya? I know we need to move Arya down the road toward the lethal warrior she seems destined to become, but that bit drove me crazy. Speaking of Cleganes, it seems that Oberyn Martell did, in fact, leave a little something extra on the blade of his spear for the Mountain during their duel.

Cersei seemed quite interested in saving him, but only if he isn’t weakened by the treatment. What do you think she has in mind?.

If you want a man shipped somewhere, Varys is your guy. If I were Tyrion, I wouldn’t spend too much time thinking about what might have been in that box. I enjoyed how smoothly Varys did a 180 and returned to the boat once the bells tolled for Tywin’s murder (I assume). I glibly described the dragons as “fun”, so line me up alongside Dany for a righteous reminder that flying, fire-breathing beasts are serious business, and totally capable of scorching children. Jorah warned us. Siblings are now chained in the catacombs, paying for the sins of the brother, which seems sure to make them meaner.

(Share your best “How To Train Your Dragon” joke in the comments, if you must.). Poor Shae, collateral damage, although by some interpretations she had it coming. I couldn’t get a bead on her motivation from the trial episode on — was she coerced? Regardless, she always seemed destined to be a sacrificial lamb cavorting with lions. (At least she got to keep the necklace, as Sibel Kekilli, the actress who played her, discussed in.). While Tywin probably had to go, this series suffers a tremendous loss with the departure of Charles Dance.

He elevated a role that could have been a Dick Dastardly cartoon with an innate elegance — occasionally cut by an artfully raised eyebrow — and otherworldly diction. (I could listen to the guy read YouTube comments.) I didn’t say enough about Mr. Dance’s work on the series this season, like Tywin’s masterly explanation, to young Tommen, of the Habits of Highly Effective Kings over the still-warm corpse of his brother Joffrey. Mostly it was because I took his greatness for granted. He will be missed. And finally: Where do we go from here?

Forget the show, I’m talking about us! Where are we supposed to turn for our weekly dose of armored intrigue and fictional-and-ultimately-harmless-but-probably-more-garish-than-it-needs-to-be graphic violence? But in all seriousness, many thanks to everyone who read and commented over the past 10 weeks or so, even those of you who came up with colorful ways to call me an idiot.

Let’s do it again next year.