Theon has nothing to do until much much later, so its a way to keep him on screen. Theon greyjoy was my favorite character on game of. Spoilers concerning ramsey boltons treatment of theon greyjoy. Theon is taken captive and tortured in an unknown castle, but later manages to escape with the help of a serving boy who claims to. The trouble with theon greyjoy game of thrones season 3. Game of thrones theon greyjoy characters tv tropes. After theon s darth vader moment at the end of season 5 of game of thrones, in which he pushed myranda to her death and rescued sansa, it seemed a foregone conclusion to many that theon s death was imminent. Or my onepart post defending ned stark, for that matter. Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the house of bolton bastard son. At the end of greyjoy s rebellion, theon was taken to winterfell as a hostage and ward to lord eddard stark. A dance with dragonschapter 32 a wiki of ice and fire. This article contains spoilers for game of thrones the long night. He might do ridiculous things to gain his fathers favor, but all of those things were caused by the starks who made him less and less of what his real family had in mind. Theon has been tortured repeatedly by ramsay snow, who has since been legitimized by king tommen as ramsay bolton.
How long does the torturing of theon greyjoy storyline. He is unrecognizable from the earlier theon greyjoy to such an extent that when ashayara sees him she doesnt recognize him at all whereas in season 4, she easily recognizes theon at once. Game of thrones season 8 episode 3 bran stark death from. Theon greyjoy is described as being an arrogant nineteenyearold at the start of a game of thrones, with black hair and a cocky grin. He posed as reek to gain theons trust, and as theon insulted him he grinned and took it. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the.
Theon greyjoy is portrayed magnificently by alfie allen. Prince theon greyjoy is the fourth and youngest child of lord balon greyjoy, ruler of the iron islands, and his wife lady alannys. Unfortunately, compressing those massive books into a tv show meant that a lot of things had to be cut and house greyjoy suffered for it. Theon greyjoy and the messy road to redemption watchers. In adwd, theon remembers the tortures visited on him and we get disturbed, in addition to the awfulness his present state. Ramsay agreed, in a sense, deciding to kill theon greyjoy in. Theon greyjoy is the heir apparent and only living son of balon greyjoy. Theon executes two small farm boys in the north, passing them off as bran and rickon stark. Theon greyjoy is the only living son, and heir apparent of balon greyjoy.
The reaction of his haters has been interestingly polarized. And right now theon is one of the most hated characters in the show, second only to joffs. Feel free to answer these question or write your own impressions and thoughts on theon. Theon greyjoy alfie allen may be one of the most tragic characters on game of thrones. Alfie allen theon reek torture ptsd scenes ramsey prep. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. In game of thrones, theon greyjoy is tortured, sexually and otherwise, by ramsay bolton, so that he assumes a new identity and a new name. This is a fan page for theon greyjoy, formerly know as reek, from hbos series game of thrones and grrms book series a song of ice and fire. Theon reek greyjoy quotes from the books and tv show.
He began the series by being a selfabsorbed, highly insecure ward of the starks. Following his fathers failed rebellion against the iron throne, theon was taken as a ward initially hostage to lord eddard stark. Because of his torture and emasculation by ramsay, theon is now mentally weakened and offers no resistance to his new lord. Theon greyjoy is a member of house greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of balon greyjoy, lord of the iron islands. Theon is the narrator for a total of thirteen chapters in the second and fifth novels, a clash of kings and a dance with dragons.
As a result, they decided to give us a depiction of just how theon greyjoy became reek. Books chapter summaries characters houses of westeros timeline of major. The show doesnt use flashbacks or internal narration. In the books, theon is taken captive by ramsay in book 2, and between books 3 and 4 is only represented by a piece of his skin delivered to robb and catelyn stark at the red wedding. House greyjoy may be on the edge of westeros and one of the lesser talked main houses of game of thrones, but that doesnt mean there isnt a lot of seriously cool things about them. A sadistic ramsay mutilates theon s body, most notably by castrating him, and forces him to bear witness to endless accounts of other torture, rape and violence i.
He comes out of no where and i havent read the books. At the end of the season, theon is betrayed by his own ironborn soldiers and given over to ramsay bolton as a prisoner offscreen. Islands, which frightens theon into fits, having been tortured into calling himself reek. Book spoilers about the depiction of theons torture on. And theon greyjoy will live on forever in the hearts and minds of us all. He is initially arrogant, cocky, and proud, but becomes more fragile after being tortured by ramsay snow. When he asks what they want, the master torturer simply says this and starts prying his fingernail off with a knife. He just keeps torturing him and giving hints on who he is. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the. In season three, theon is brutally tortured by the psychopath ramsay bolton at this time ramsay snow. Theon studied with maester luwin alongside the stark children, including robb, jon, sansa, arya, bran and rickon, and trained at arms with ser rodrik cassel in winterfell. We all expected theon greyjoy to be dead by now, didnt we. During the imprisonment, ramsay severely tortured theon physically and.
Theon botches the beheading, taking three swings and a vicious kick to. Why would ramsay snow be so cruel to his prisoner in season 3. The problem being is, as somebody pointed out, you run the risk of redundant torture scenes for the entire season, which will be just plain nauseatingly wrong. He is the thirdperson narrator for thirteen chapters throughout a clash of kings and a dance with dragons. Do you think theon greyjoy will get out of tonights episode of game of thrones alive. Although the detention and torture starts in the previous books, it is in a dance with dragons that it takes on a completely new meaning and effect. In the books, theons torture happens off the page, which likely saved us from some of the more brutal aspects of his transformation into reek.
Known at the start of the season only as boy, iwan was revealed to be ramsay snow, the twisted bastard of lord roose bolton. Game of thrones why is theon greyjoy being tortured by the. How bad was theon tortured in the books as compared to the show. Theon greyjoy how game of thrones characters look in the. Game of thrones s03e10 roose bolton and walder frey talks, ramsay bolton officially revealed duration. He is the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and asha greyjoy. Theon s torture in the books didnt just destroy him mentally, but physically as well. After eddards execution, theon initially pledged his loyalty to robb stark, in the subsequent war of the five kings. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in the books. Theon greyjoy wasnt the most likable character when the game of thrones series first started. However, what is even more uncomfortable is what occurs with the character of theon greyjoy who throughout the course of the show, and the books, has gone through as much brutalization as sansa. Game of thrones book 3 theon greyjoy now the acclaimed hbo series game of thrones from a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any youve ever read before.
Watching theon being tortured by ramsay and then seeing this tonight. At the dreadfort, theon greyjoy has been chained up in a dungeon after being knocked out before the sack of winterfell. As theon got older, and the game of thrones became more complicated, theon struggled with his identity and with where his loyalties lay. Read hot and popular stories about theongreyjoy on wattpad. How old was theon greyjoy when he was brought to winterfell. In season 3 of game of thrones theon greyjoy spends the entire season being tortured and unfortunately i am already getting a little bored with it. Im more interested in discussing hbos game of thrones showrunners decisions in regards to theon greyjoy s storyline, as presented in season. Ramsey begins to use his pet as a tool for advancement. Ramsay bolton takes the garrison of the dreadfort and theon goes out to fight them with his men and gets taken off the field. Prince theon greyjoy was the youngest son of king balon greyjoy of the iron islands and the younger brother of rodrik, maron, and yara greyjoy. After being taken as a hostage as a result of greyjoy s rebellion, 10yearold theon became a ward to the honorable ned stark, who raised him as his own.
Things you never knew about theon and reek screenrant. He spent season 3 torturing alfie allens theon greyjoy and on sunday, the name of iwan rheons game of thrones character was finally revealed. For those not familiar with the books, the character of theon greyjoy is captured and tortured, badly, by ramsay snow later ramsay bolton. For anyone who has read the books, how long does this go on for. They will need to find a way to deconstruct theon in a more productive manner, isolation, psychological torture, misinformation, etc, all. For the high king of the iron islands, see theon iii greyjoy. Theon greyjoy jack fishers official publishing blog. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. The treatment in the show was mild and gentle compared to the levels of psychological and physical torture theon is subjected to in the books.
Its implied fairly strongly in the books that ramsay has cut off theon s, uh, little ironborn. Theon didnt commit this particular crime in the books either, as he did. Was the extreme torture and castration purely for sadistic purposes. Ramsays torture of theon got so unbearable that theon begged to be killed. But in the books youre aware that hes pretty crazy early on. Ramsay then throws a severed head for theon to catch, which he cannot because of. In the books, theon s torture happens off the page, which likely saved us from some of the more brutal aspects of his transformation into reek. On the show, the creators decided that alfie allens performance was too good to keep him off the show for a year. Men come in, some wearing ironborn clothing, and interrogate him. The depraved ramsay captures theon in what kicks off a long game of physical and mental torture. It was revealed last week bran stark isaac hempstead wright is the one the night king vladimir furdik is after as wiping out. Game of thrones ramsay snow torturing theon greyjoy. Game of thrones is about to air one of the most shocking episodes as good versus evil plays out in the battle of winterfell. Theon greyjoy takes winterfell, asha comes and tells him to sack the city and take all the loot he can and return to the iron islands what he really should have done in retrospect.
All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. He is shown in adwd catching and promptly devouring a live rat when the jailer suddenly comes in and his. Theon greyjoy is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by. Ten years before the events of the series, theon was taken hostage by eddard stark. I would argue that what happens to theon on the show is worse. Spoilers theon greyjoy showed today that you dont need. Ramsay never sends a taunting letter to balon in the books, so no one knows if he is even. These are intended to spur discussion, and the users of rasoiaf shouldnt feel compelled to answer them if they dont wish to theon greyjoy is cited as a character that many readers have come to.
Obviously from season 3, theon just wants to have his real family back. How do you feel about theon greyjoys death scene, and do you think it was a. The book is able to show how he goes from theon to reek but it would be too much of a shift for tv as we arent in his head. Once the tables turned he decided to make theon his new reek, the.