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It's not much of an epitaph but at least it's an honest one. King Robert Baratheon expired much as he'd lived, not entirely sober and with one last earthy quip ("murdered by a pig"). It was a sad yet strangely fitting end and a compelling performance from Mark Addy. There was always something in Robert of the fading middle-aged former athlete run to fat and seeking solace in drink. In the real world he would probably have ended up in midlife crisis and divorce, but this is Westeros and thus, despite his belated attempts to make amends, Robert's untimely demise looks set to plunge the realm into chaos.
If Robert's death was inevitable, so too was Ned's downfall. By the end of the episode the situation was as follows: stubbornly adhering to his moral code in the face of all survival instincts Ned has sent word to Stannis, Robert's oldest brother, to come and claim the throne. Meanwhile, Renly has headed south with Loras Tyrell presumably to use the Tyrell gold to back his claim, the Lannisters are hanging around with an army that they will use to back Joffrey ("Anyone who isn't us is our enemy") and Dany has convinced Khal Drogo to get on a boat which means we have four possible claimants to the throne and one isolated former Hand of the King. It couldn't really get much worse.
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