Theon is now sleeping with the dogs. He's eating like a dog. He probably even poops on the ground like a dog. Yet, things are looking much better for him because he hasn't lost any body parts recently. He's living the good life!
We see Ramsey Bolton return from a search for a couple of men and he returns without finding them. It turns out that a certain couple of Freys have "gone missing" while traveleing with Wyman Manderley. Of course, we all know that "gone missing" means "stabbed in the face with a sword and then thrown into a random river" or something like that. I was really looking forward to Manderley disposing of these two guys, but I wanted to see it happen! Dangit. I especially wanted to see the one named Rhaegar get taken down a notch. The more I watch Dany the more I come to respect her brother Rhaegar because I get the sense that she is just like him when he was alive. So, having a Frey named after the prince just makes me mad.
So, Ramsey returns having failed to find the Freys and what else can he do but throw a magnificent feast? He really has no choice here. It's the only option if you're a demented, homicidal maniac like he is. During this ridiculous feast, his father Roose arrives and puts a quick end to it. I don't like Roose Bolton especially because he's the one who murdered Robb Stark, but I like his actions here. He's a terrible man, but he's terrible in a Westeros-world type of a way where he does what he needs to do because he needs to do it to stay on top. I'm sure he flays people, but I think he does it because it's effective and not because he likes to torture people. Ramsey, on the other hand, is sick and twisted and cruel. He flays people for the joy of watching them scream. He's crazy and that's not good for anyone around him.
From the way Roose talks to Ramsey, I think that he misses his trueborn son and depsises Ramsey, but he doesn't have anyone left to follow him. Ramsey is all that he has. It was a little creepy the way he acknowledges that Ramsey will probably kill any children he has with his new wife but just accepts it. Again, I think he realizes that Ramsey is what he has to work with. I do like the way he handles Ramsey and how he verbally smacks him around. I have a feeling that Ramsey is going to take a shot at Roose eventually. Maybe Roose will have to kill him then. One can only hope.
Roose then takes Theon with him when he leaves. Ramsey threatens to take another finger when Theon gets back. That sucks for Theon. Ah well. As Roose and Theon travel, we learn some interesting stuff about the Boltons. Roose then presents Theon as Theon Greyjoy. I wonder if he's going to use him as a way to secure the Ironmen to the North. Theon, of course, wants no part of it. He swears that his name is Reek and won't even accept clean clothes. I think that we'll see a slight return of the old Theon by the time Roose is done with him. Roose can have that effect.
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