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There are some men who when given a crash course by Littlefinger in the delicate art of staying one step ahead of the game would listen. Ned Stark, for better or worse, is not one of them. Instead our hero, played this week with the Bean Gruff-o-Meter turned right up to 11, preferred to tramp through the back streets of King's Landing, unearthing the king's bastard son, Gendry, Jon Arryn's former squire Hugh, and a "ponderous" history of the Seven Kingdoms in the process. Unfortunately while his forthright manner won results it also attracted the attention of the queen, who promptly issued a barely veiled "quit while you're ahead" warning. One, which, despite the suspiciously convenient death of Arryn's squire, he is clearly (and probably unwisely) going to ignore.
If Littlefinger hides his true feelings behind an amiable mask, the Night's Watch's newest recruit wears his on his (capacious) sleeve. The sensitive Samwell Tarly, offered the choice of exile or death by his father, was probably the least duplicitous character we've encountered so far. Not only did he admit he was a coward to his stunned companions, he also willingly confessed to having a fear of heights and being a virgin. In a world where everyone appears to be hiding secrets or nursing grudges, his honesty ("Because I'm fat you don't think I'm attracted to women") was refreshing. However, it was hard not to feel that the perennially grumpy Alliser Thorne might have a point when he harshly told Jon and Sam that "you're boys and when the winter comes you will die like flies."
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