[S1E5] End Of Honor [UPDATED]
She summons Criston once Viserys and Rhaenyra return to King's Landing. There's been rumors of a "lapse of morals," she explains, and Criston starts to spill his guts. This catches Alicent entirely off-guard, as the possibility that Rhaenyra slept with anyone besides Daemon hadn't even crossed her mind. "My oath has been broken, I have dishonored myself, I deserve no consideration," Criston says. Alicent is struck, not by Criston's betrayal but by Rhaenyra's deception. Alicent sold out her father because she wanted to believe her best friend wasn't lying to her. She dismisses Criston with no punishment.
[S1E5] End of Honor
A fight erupts. It's not Daemon taking Rhaenyra by force, but rather Criston beating Joffrey's face into a bloody pulp. He is a man of honor, after all; deception is not something he takes lightly. He kills Joffrey, exits the castle, unsheathes his dagger, and prepares to end his life. It's Alicent who stops him. He can be of use to her.
In the Red Keep, Lord Varys meets with Eddard. Varys tells him that the king is a fool and will soon be dead unless Ned can save him. Ned wants to know why Varys is telling him this now. Varys tells him he had to be sure Ned could be trusted. He calls Ned an honorable and true man, maybe the only one in the city. He also confirms that Jon Arryn was assassinated with a poison called the Tears of Lys because he "started asking questions".
Eddard states that this act would be dishonorable, cowardly, and beneath their dignity. The other members of the council: Pycelle, Renly, Littlefinger and Varys, all concur that Daenerys must die for the good of the realm. King Robert orders Ned to enact the order. He refuses and resigns as the Hand of the King, to Robert's utter disbelief and fury.
Jaime threatens to kill him but Ned points out that if he does, Tyrion will die as well. Jaime acknowledges that this is true, so he says he will settle for killing Eddard's men instead. Ned's two guards, Heward and Wyl, are killed by Lannister spearmen in the opening seconds of the fight. In response, Ned and Jory fight and kill six of the Lannister soldiers. Jory engages Jaime but is quickly killed when Jaime stabs him through the eye with a dagger. Furious, Ned crosses swords with Jaime. Jaime is shocked and then exhilarated when the older Ned is not as easily defeated as he expected. However, Jaime gradually starts to grow worried as Ned's high level of skill becomes apparent. Just as they are ready to clash again, a Lannister guardsman steps in and stabs Eddard through the leg with a spear, disabling him. Jaime is annoyed at the dishonorable interruption and knocks out the guardsman. He departs, telling Ned he wants his brother back.
Eddard Stark: "I will have no part in it."Robert: "You're the King's Hand, Lord Stark. You'll do as I command, or I'll find me a hand who will!"Eddard: (takes off the Hand of the King's badge) "And good luck to him. I thought you were a better man."Robert: "Out. Out, damn you. I'm done with you. Go, run back to Winterfell! I'll have your head on a spike! [Continues to shout after Eddard as he leaves the room] I'll put it there myself, you fool! You think you're too good for this?! Too proud and honorable?! THIS IS A WAR!"
Later he explained that he wanted to be the president who brokered peace in the Middle East. He wanted to give energy independence to the next generation. That's honorable, but I'm not sure bombing Iran would actually help make it a reality.
In the end, Elizabeth has the great honor of firing Mr. Bollings. He admits that he wanted a military solution as he believes that was the only way to respond; anything else showed weakness. Then he drops his own nuclear bomb. He claims that Vincent Marsh would have been the next President and he would have had Elizabeth's job.
President Dalton is definitely an interesting character. On one hand, he seems honorable, but he also has a short fuse. He is comfortable getting results through somewhat questionable means, such as wanting Elizabeth to release an environmental report written by oil lobbyists.
I don't know if I bough her argument, but I did buy that she believed Marsh was a good, honorable man. But was he really? And that question is obviously on Elizabeth's mind as she opened an investigation into Nadine. I admit that surprised me. Not that she would open a secret investigation, but I would have guessed Marsh, not Nadine.
With Tosk in a holding cell, Sisko, O'Brien and Odo meet him in the brig, where Sisko attempts to find out from whom Tosk is running. Tosk seems to think that the fact that he is Tosk explains everything, and he claims he can't tell them any more. Even with the others gone, Tosk is unable to tell O'Brien his predicament. He asks O'Brien to let him die with honor.
O'Brien uses a phaser to remove the collar from Tosk's neck. Tosk fends off several attempts by the Hunters to capture him, securing one of their energy crossbows for himself as he and O'Brien make their way to Tosk's ship. Nearly there, the lead Hunter beams in the way with two others, but is determined to be the one that does the deed and fires. Tosk dodges and fires back, killing the Hunter and possibly the other two. In his ship, Tosk stores the crossbow above the pilot's seat and asks O'Brien if he was looking to become a Tosk, which O'Brien declines, explaining that among other things, he has a wife and daughter that would not fit well into this lifestyle. The bond between the two of them is stronger than ever as O'Brien wishes Tosk good luck and Tosk tells O'Brien to die with honor, which the officer returns. As Tosk's ship departs DS9, the Hunter ship follows, continuing the hunt.
Battle Beast is a ruthless warrior with an unquenchable thirst for battle. He roams the universe looking for an opponent of equal or greater strength and skill to fight against. His ruthlessness is shown in his battle against Mark Grayson/Invincible and the new Guardians of The Globe, where he shows absolutely no restraint or mercy against any of the young heroes. His literal bloodlust is also shown when he licks his lips after spilling Mark's blood on his face. His hunt for a worthy opponent has also lead him to regularly suffer disappointment and frustration whenever he faces an opponent(s) he feels is/are beneath him, as was the case with Invincible, Black Samson and Monster Girl. He also seems to have a dark sense of humor as he referred to killing Mark as an act of mercy, all with a sadistic smile on his face. Despite his ruthlessness, however, he does seem to have some sense of honor about him as, while completely dominating Invincible, Black Samson and Monster Girl, he didn't end up killing them as he stated there was 'no honor in killing insects'. He also seems to be somewhat patronizing to his opponents, referring to Invincible as 'Boy' and Monster Girl as a 'pathetic child'.
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