GAME OF THRONES Season 1 Episode 6

In Vaes Dothrak, Viserys' frustrations at the constant delays before he can receive his crown boil over. InKing's Landing, while King Robert goes on a
hunt,Eddard issues a decree that could splinter the Seven Kingdoms and makes a startling discovery about the heirs to the throne. In the Eyrie, Tyrion
Lannister wagers everything on the greed of the sellsword Bronn.

Summary
In the Seven Kingdoms
Lord Eddard Stark wakes up after a long period of unconsciousness, due to the injuries inflicted on him byJaime Lannister's men. He finds both King Robert
and Queen Cersei waiting. Cersei is furious with Eddard's acts in having her brother Tyrion arrested and attacking Jaime in the street. She wants Robert to
take action against him, but Robert refuses to condemn him, without hearing Eddard's side, and tells her to be silent. When Cersei protests further, and calls
Robert a woman, he hits her. She says that she will wear the bruise with honor. He tells her to be silent, or he will honor her again, and Cersei leaves in anger.
Afterwards, Robert restores Eddard to his position as King's Hand, and tells him not to quit again, or he will give the position to Jaime Lannister. He tells Lord
Eddard to end the animosity between House Stark and House Lannister, as strife between these two powerful houses could lead them into war. He is leaving
on a hunt and wants the realm at peace by the time he returns.

In Winterfell, Bran has another dream about the three-eyed raven, in which it flies into the castle's crypts. He wakes up to find that Hodor has brought the
finished saddle designed by Tyrion. He goes on a ride with Robb andTheon. They have had word from King's Landing about Eddard's injury,Jory's death and
Tyrion's capture. Theon thinks that Robb should preparethe North for war, but Robb is determined to make his own decision for when that time has come,
and until then will follow his parents orders to remain in Winterfell. They discover that Bran has wandered off on his horse and go looking for him. Robb finds
a group of wildlings threatening Bran and are trying to steal his horse. Robb kills two, but another wildling holds Bran with a knife to the throat. Theon shoots
him from behind, angering Robb by endangering Bran. The remaining wildling, a woman named Osha, yields and begs for her life. Robb agrees to take her as a
prisoner.

In the Eyrie, Tyrion almost rolls out of his sky cell in his sleep, to his consternation. He tries to make a bargain with the gaoler, Mord, to no avail.
In King's Landing, Arya has another "dancing" lesson with Syrio Forel, but isn't in the mood due to Jory's death. Syrio tells her that she may need to fight at any
time, not just when she's in the mood. He wisely recalls that in times of sadness fighting is much more of a necessity and being prepared is important, as
opposed to in the peaceful times of happiness.

Tyrion convinces Mord to carry a message to Lady Lysa Arryn and, in exchange, he will give Mord the gold he had with him when he was captured. Lysa
summons Tyrion, believing that the sky cell has broken his spirit, but all he confesses to is being a liar, a whoremonger, and a player of practical jokes. He
maintains his innocence of the crimes of conspiracy to commit murder. However, Tyrion uses the opportunity of his audience in front of Lysa's court to
publicly demand his right to justice and a trial, and Lysa is shamed into agreeing. Given that Lysa's son is a young boy and wouldn't make a good judge in a
formal trial, Tyrion instead demands a trial by combat, which Lysa also reluctantly agrees is his right. Given that neither Lysa nor her young son can fight in a
trial by combat, she asks for a volunteer to be her champion, and Ser Vardis Egen agrees. Egen is unwilling to fight Tyrion however, as killing such an
outmatched opponent would be dishonourable. Tyrion names his own champion: his brother Jaime, considered one of the best swordsmen in the realm. At
this Lysa does object, as Jaime is not present and she does not want to wait. She demands that he pick a champion from those present. Tyrion desperately asks
for volunteers, and after a long pause during which it seems that Tyrion's cause is lost, the sellsword Bronn steps forward and says he will stand for him.

King Robert is out hunting, accompanied by his brother Renly, Ser Barristan Selmy and Lancel Lannister. Robert, being supplied with wine by Lancel, becomes
drunk and nostalgic, longing for the days of young knights trying to make a name for themselves and when enemies stood openly in opposition (instead of
being hidden schemers). Robert brags about all the women he has bedded, but Renly becomes irate when he begins to question him about his history with
women. Renly calls him a fool and remarks that the past had its share of violence that Robert is conveniently ignoring. Renly storms off, leaving Ser Barristan
to look on concerned, as Lancel keeps up King Robert's wine supply.

In King's Landing, at a meeting of the small council, a group of refugees come to tell of how their villages have been destroyed. Eddard hears tales of a huge
knight ravaging the Riverlands. He realizes that it's Ser Gregor Clegane, "The Mountain", who is likely under Lannister orders to punish the Riverlands - which
are held byHouse Tully, the former House of his wife Catelyn, who now holds Tyrion captive. Even though King Robert told him to make peace with the
Lannisters, Lord Eddard could not bring himself to let this injustice stand. Eddard strips Gregor Clegane of his knighthood, land, and titles, and sends
Lord Beric Dondarrion with a retinue of one hundred knights to arrest and execute him in the king's name. He also orders Grand Maester Pycelle to send word
to Casterly Rock, demanding Lord Tywin Lannister's presence in court to explain his bannerman's actions or be branded an enemy of the crown and a traitor
to the realm. 'Littlefinger' Petyr Baelish, and Grand Maester Pycelle are both concerned with the harshness of these orders and Eddard's actions against the
Lannisters, but Eddard wants to see justice done.

In the Eyrie, Bronn does battle with Lysa's champion, Ser Vardis Egen. Bronn fights defensively, waiting for Vardis to tire, as unlike Bronn he is dressed in full
armor. Bronn finally gets his chance; he first wounds and then kills Vardis, sending his body rolling out of the "Moon Door" that leads to a thousand-foot drop.
Lysa complains that Bronn did not fight with honor. Bronn agrees, but indicates that Vardis did fight with honor. Tyrion has proven his innocence in the eyes
of the gods. He retrieves his gold from Ser Rodrik and gives it to Mord. When Robin asks if he can make the little man fly now, Tyrion says, "Not this little man."
Bronn and Tyrion are allowed to depart.
Prince Joffrey comes to apologize to Sansa for the incident on the Kingsroad. He calls her his lady love and gives her a necklace. Sansa forgives him, and they
seem reconciled. Sansa is unaware that the Queen put Joffrey up to the apology some time ago.

Ros, the prostitute that Theon frequently sees, is departing Winterfell for King's Landing on the back of a turnip cart. Theon stops her and unsuccessfully tries
to persuade her to stay. He throws her a coin to get her to raise her skirt one last time, to give him a look at her vagina. As she rides off he says that he will miss
her. She agrees that he will.

In King's Landing, Eddard decides to send his daughters back to Winterfell. Arya is worried that she must leave Syrio. Sansa protests that no one cares about
her trivial dancing instructor, they are talking about breaking her betrothal to Joffrey. Lord Eddard says that he will find someone else for her. Sansa refuses,
she is going to marry Joffrey and have lots of golden-haired babies. This gives Eddard pause and sends him back to the book that Jon Arryn was looking at
before he died. Consulting the book's entry on House Baratheon, Lord Eddard finds that every time a Baratheon has married, the children have had black
hair... right up to Cersei and Robert's children, who are all blonde.
Across the Narrow Sea

In Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys Targaryen is studying her dragon eggs. DespiteIllyrio's claim that they are now only stone, she ponders if they might be hatched by
extreme heat, and places an egg on a brazier. Nothing happens, to her disappointment. She is removing the egg from the brazier, when Irricomes in and thinks
she will scald herself. Irri takes the egg from her, but Daenerys is completely unharmed, and it is Irri who suffers scalding burns on her own hands.


Daenerys is summoned by the crones who rule the city, the dosh khaleen, the wives of khals slain in battle. She eats a stallion's heart and the crones read the
omens. At first it seems Dany won't hold the raw meat down, but, to both her and Drogo's relief, she is able to compose herself. The crones declare Daenerys
and Drogo's son will be "The Stallion That Mounts The World", a great conqueror whose coming is long foretold in Dothraki history. Daenerys says his name
will be Rhaego, for her brother Rhaegar, slain by the usurper Robert Baratheon. Viserys is not impressed and rather disgusted by it all. He stands with Ser
Jorah who explains the ritual to him. It is only when the Dothraki are chanting Rhaego's name, and Drogo lifts Daenerys up and carries her about the room,
that Viserys realizes they love her. He storms out of the tent. Viserys is later discovered in Daenerys' tent by Ser Jorah Mormont, trying to steal Dany's dragon
eggs, but Jorah won't let him. Viserys tells Ser Jorah that to rule one must be feared or loved, and he has never been loved as the Dothraki love Dany. He says
he knows that Jorah wants Daenerys, but he doesn't care. He just wants the eggs so he can hire an army, but he can't get past Ser Jorah and must leave the
eggs. Mormont watches him as he leaves.

Drunk, bitter and angry, Viserys interrupts a feast for Daenerys and Drogo. He angrily demands his payment in return for giving Daenerys to Drogo. Then he
draws his sword, which is considered an offense punishable by death in the sacred city, and threatens Dany and the unborn child, while Irri translates to
Drogo. Drogo responds that he will give Viserys a golden crown "that men will tremble to behold", and Viserys is pleased until Drogo's
bloodrider Qotho breaks his arm, making him drop the sword, and kicks him to the floor. Drogo melts his golden belt in a pot, while Viserys begs Daenerys to
help him. Ser Jorah tells her to look away, but she won't. She watches as Khal Drogo "crowns" Viserys by pouring molten gold over his head, causing Viserys to
cry out in pure agony. As Daenerys watches her brother die, she coldly states that, having been killed by fire, Viserys was no true dragon.

Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 6
Plot

Stannis and Davos set sail with a new strategy. Danymeets with supplicants. Tyrion faces down his father in the throne room.

Summary

At the Dreadfort
Yara Greyjoy prepares her troops for their assault on the Dreadfort to rescue her brother Theon. She reads the letter sent by Ramsay Snow, threatening to flay
allironborn who do not leave the North. While Ramsay has rather violent sex with Myranda, Yara and her troops land and scale the walls of the castle. They
quietly take out the guards as they search for Theon. Interrogating a guard, Yara learns of Theon's location which is the dog kennels. There, the ironborn and
Yara see Theon sitting in a cage. Yara opens the cage, but Theon refuses to go with her, believing it is another cruel trick played by Ramsay. Ramsay and
several Bolton troops enter and a fight ensues, with several Bolton and Greyjoy soldiers killed. Theon tells Yara his name has always been Reek, bites her, and
cowers in his cage. Ramsay releases the Bastard's Girls and Yara is forced to retreat to her ship. When one of the ironmen asks about Theon, Yara says Theon
is "dead."
Ramsay allows Reek to take a bath, as a reward for his loyalty. Reek fears the bath is another trick but Ramsay assures him it is not. While Reek
bathes, Ramsay now plans to assault Moat Cailin and needs Reek to pretend to be someone he isn't: Theon Greyjoy.

At King's Landing
At a meeting of the Small Council, Tywin informs the councillors that Tyrion's trial will begin that afternoon. Lord Varys informs Tywin that the Hound has
been spotted in the Riverlands, and Tywin orders a bounty on his head. Varys also informs the council of Daenerys's conquest of Meereen, and Tywin decides
to take measures to prevent her from launching an invasion. In the dungeon, Jaime has Tyrion shackled and brought into the throne room to begin his trial.
King Tommen recuses himself from the trial, appointing his grandfather Tywin, Prince Oberyn Martell, and Lord Mace Tyrell as judges. Several witnesses are
called for the prosecution, including Ser Meryn Trant, Grand Maester Pycelle, Queen Regent Cersei, and Varys, all of whom give testimony backing the
accusations against Tyrion.

At recess, Jaime asks Tywin to spare Tyrion, offering to break his oath to the Kingsguard and return to Casterly Rock, to be his heir. Tywin accepts, telling
Jaime that Tyrion will be allowed to join theNight's Watch after being found guilty of Joffrey's murder, provided he pleads for mercy. Before the recess ends,
Jaime speaks with Tyrion and urges him to do so. Tyrion is deeply distrustful of the offer, remarking that Ned Stark was promised the same thing andyet still
lost his head, but Jaime pleads with his brother to trust him, insisting that their father will keep his word.
Returning to the trial, Tywin orders the next witness to testify: Shae. She testifies that Tyrion and Sansa planned Joffrey's murder together, claiming that Sansa
wanted vengeance for the murder of her father, mother, and brother. She tells the judges of Tyrion's sexual desires, embarrassing him in front of the crowd.
Before she can continue, Tyrion, enraged beyond sense, angrily demands that he be allowed to confess his crimes. He angrily roars about how he saved King's
Landing from Stannis Baratheon's forces and says he should've allowed Stannis to kill everyone in King's Landing, much to the horror and disgust of the
people in the court. Tyrion then claims to be guilty. Tywin assumes that he is guilty for murdering King Joffrey Baratheon. Tyrion denies this, saying he is
guilty of a "far more monstrous crime. I am guilty of being a dwarf!". Tywin scoffs at Tyrion's claims and says he is not on trial for being a dwarf. Tyrion angrily
says he has been on trial for his entire life as a dwarf. Tywin asks if he has nothing to say in his defense. Tyrion then says he has nothing to say in his defense
"but only this." He then reveals his true feelings about Joffrey, denying guilt in the king's murder but saying he wished to have killed Joffrey himself. Tyrion
then turns his full fury towards Cersei and says that watching her "vicious bastard" of a son die gave him more relief than "a thousand lying whores." He then
turns around to the court and roars that he wishes to have become the monster they thought he was and would have gladly give his life to watch everyone die
from drinking poison. This enrages everyone in the court and Tywin orders Ser Meryn to escort Tyrion back to the dungeons. Before he can be escorted
out, Tyrion bellows that he will not lose his life for a crime he did not commit and, knowing that he will get no justice from the court, demands a trial by
combat.

In Braavos
Stannis Baratheon and Ser Davos visit the Iron Bank of Braavos in hopes of securing funds to aid Stannis' war effort. At first the representatives from the bank
reject their request, but Davos entreats them and points out that funding Stannis is the best way they could possibly get the gold they loaned to Tywin
Lannister back. They agree to help, and Davos once again recruits his old pirate friend Salladhor Saan to Stannis' cause using some of the gold acquired from
the Iron Bank.

In Meereen

On one sunny day outside of Meereen, a goat herder and his son are peacefully tending the goats on a hill while the son throws rocks to pass the time.
Suddenly, Drogon (now the size of a small ship) appears and burns the field and kills a flock of goats while taking one with him. The goat herder travels to
Meereen to visit the queen and lays the charred remains of his flock before Daenerys, hoping to not anger the queen and believes it to be punishment.
Daenerys apologizes about Drogon's actions and promises to pay back three times the worth.
After he departs, Hizdahr zo Loraq presents his petition: the right to bury his father's remains in the Temple of the Graces, as he was one of the Meereenese
Great Masters crucified on Daenerys's orders. She counters that he was one of the masters that crucified the 163 children. Loraq reveals that his father
actually spoke out against the crucifixion of the slave children (he was overruled), but was killed due to Daenerys's "justice" anyway. Somewhat mollified,
Daenerys allows him to bury his father. As he leaves, Daenerys asks how many more supplicants are waiting; Missandei answers that there are over 200 more.

Season 4 Episode 8
"The Mountain and the Viper" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones[1]. It is the thirty-eighth episode of the series overall. It
premiered on June 1, 2014. It was written by producers David Benioff andD.B. Weiss and directed by Alex Graves.

Plot
Unexpected visitors arrive in Mole's Town. Littlefinger'smotives are questioned. Ramsay tries to prove himself to his father. Tyrion's fate is decided.
Summary
In the North
Ramsay Snow sends Reek, forced to reassume his former identity of Theon Greyjoy, to treat with theironborn garrison holding the northern fortress of Moat
Cailin, barring the armies of House Bolton from returning to the North. Theon rides into the fortress to find corpses lying everywhere from constant attacks,
and disease is running rampant; the ironborn remaining are sick, under-equipped and outnumbered. The garrison commander, Ralf Kenning, refuses to
believe the offer made by Ramsay of safe passage in exchange for surrender, and clearly thinks Theon to be an imposter, but he is cut down by one of his men,
who accepts it on behalf of the soldiers. The ironborn surrender to Ramsay, but he has them killed and flayed regardless.
In the aftermath, Ramsay meets with his father and presents him with the Greyjoy banner that was flying over the fortress. In recognition of this, Roose
presents Ramsay with a decree of legitimization, making him officially a member of House Bolton. Delighted at the knowledge he will succeed his father
as Warden of the North, Ramsay and Reek accompany Roose's army as it approaches its final destination: the ruins of Winterfell.
In Mole's Town, a whore is arguing with Gilly about her baby who woke her up during the night. Meanwhile, Wildlings, including Tormund, Styr and Ygritte,
attack the town, killing everyone in their path. Ygritte discovers Gilly hiding with her baby, but urges them to keep quiet, sparing their lives.
At the Wall Edit
News from Mole's Town has arrived at Castle Black, where Sam worries about Gilly, blaming himself for bringing her to the town instead of keeping her with
him at Castle Black. Grenn is angry at them cowering in the castle instead of helping their brothers in neighboring towns. Jon Snow says they can't go out to
fight against the Wildlings, as that is exactly what they want. Pypar and Edd try to comfort Sam by saying she might be alive and hiding, as she has survived
worse situations, such as living with Craster and making a long march to the Wall, and even surviving a White Walker, so she might have got out safely, which
gives Sam some relief. Jon notes they have a bigger problem; if Mole's Town has been destroyed, Castle Black is next, and the few black brothers who remain
are outnumbered a thousand to one by Mance Rayder's army. Edd notes that if the Wildlings don't kill them all, there is even worse behind them that will
finish the job, and asks whichever last man of the group is still alive at the end to burn the others, as he doesn't want to come back after he is dead.

Across the Narrow Sea
As Grey Worm is swimming with some other Unsullied outside Meereen, he notices Missandei and a number of other women bathing naked downstream. She
spots him looking at her and returns his gaze, standing up slowly for him to see her before finally covering herself. Later Daenerys asks whether Missandei
thinks he was spying on her. She says no, and Daenerys mentions that Dothraki have no taboos against nudity or public love-making. Of course, Missandei is
not Dothraki, but she says it doesn't matter, as Grey Worm isn't interested in her - none of the Unsullied desire women. Missandei says he was interested,
surprisingly to both of them. Daenerys inquires whether, when a slave is castrated, the masters take "all of it"-both the "pillar" and the "stones." Missandei
says she doesn't know, to which Daenerys asks if she's ever wondered. Thoughtful, Missandei confirms that she has.
In Dany's audience chamber, Grey Worm comes to apologize to Missandei, but she tells him he doesn't need to. He hopes he didn't frighten her, and she says
he did not. Addressing her in the Common Tongue, he tells her the lessons she gives are precious to him. Gently correcting his vocabulary, she notes that she
doesn't remember teaching him the word "precious." Grey Worm tells her that Jorah taught it to him. She asks whether he remembers his birth name, and
Grey Worm says he remembers nothing. She asks if he remembers when they cut him, and he shakes his head "no." She tells him she's sorry they did that to
him, and when Grey Worm asks her why, she says it's a terrible thing to do to a boy. Grey Worm counters that, had the masters not cut him, he never would
have been Unsullied, he never would have been freed, chosen to lead them, and met her. Missandei is visibly moved by this. Grey Worm apologizes once again,
and she stops him while he turns to leave, telling him she is glad he saw her. He tells her he's glad as well.
As Ser Barristan Selmy watches the Unsullied taking the bodies of the crucified masters down outside Meereen, a small boy approaches him, giving him a
scroll bearing the seal of the Hand. He reads its contents slowly in consternation. He confronts Ser Jorah: the document is a royal pardon signed by
King Robert Baratheon. Barristan surmises Jorah spied on Daenerys. Jorah begs to be allowed to speak with her privately, but Barristan tells him that he will
never be alone with her again. In an audience before her, a seething Daenerys demands an explanation, and Jorah says it is a ploy by Tywin Lannister to divide
them. Dany counters that the pardon was signed the year they met. Asking him whether he claims the pardon was forged, Jorah admits that it was not. He soon
confesses to giving Varys information on Daenerys' activities in Essos. Daenerys angrily says that his telling them of her pregnancy by Khal Drogo led to
her near-poisoning at the hands of a wine merchant. Jorah then protests that his actions stopped her from being poisoned, but Daenerys retorts this was only
because he knew it might be coming. Jorah begs for her forgiveness, but Dany rebuffs him, saying he betrayed her, selling her secrets to the man she holds
responsible for the death of her family. She spares his life, however, and gives him a day to leave Meereen. She warns that if he is seen in the city after that, his
head will be thrown into Slaver's Bay. Jorah is last seen leaving Meereen on a horse.

In the Vale

Petar Baelish is testifying before a tribunal consisting of Lord Yohn Royce, Lady Anya Waynwood, and SerVance Corbray. The lords are suspicious of Lysa
Arryn's death, which occured so soon after her marriage. Baelish has been attempting to spin the death as a suicide, but the lords don't believe him, given
Lysa's devotion to her son. They rebuff Littlefinger's explanations in favor of speaking with the only other witness: his "niece", Alayne. After confirming that
Baelish can stay for her testimony, Sansa reveals her true identity and relates the tale of her captivity and escape from King's Landing. She then proceeds to
truthfully tell of Lysa's mental instability, jealousy and death, changing only a few details (saying Littlefinger only kissed her on the cheek and Lysa threw
herself through the Moon Door). Sansa breaks down in tears and the lords are convinced, but while none of them are looking, she gives Littlefinger a stony,
almost triumphant gaze.
Later, Baelish visits Sansa and asks why she lied on his behalf. Without looking up from the dress she is mending, Sansa explains that she has no idea what
Royce, Corbray, and Waynwood would want from her if he were eliminated, but that she does know what it is he wants. Littlefinger seems impressed that she
made such a calculating decision, but attempts to cast doubt on her certainty. Sansa doesn't take the bait. Later on, as Littlefinger and Robin prepare to depart
on a tour of the Vale, a raven-haired Sansa accompanies them, in a feathered black dress with a plunging neckline; it is implied that she intends to keep
Littlefinger firmly wrapped around her own finger.
At some point, before or after this event, Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark arrive at the bloody gate of the Eyrie and are informed of Lysa Arryn's death by
Ser Donnel Waynwood. The Hound stares in shock, while Arya begins laughing due to the irony.

At King's Landing
In the last hours before his trial by combat, Tyrion and Jaime share a final drink in Tyrion's cell and reminisce about Orson Lannister, their simple-minded
cousin who spent his days smashing beettles with a rock. Tyrion tells Jaime of how he used to observe Orson day after day in an attempt to understand his
motives, but in the end he was never able to come to reach any understanding. Tyrion asks Jaime if he thinks Oberynstands a chance, but Jaime is not
optimistic. As a bell rings out to announce daybreak in the city, Jaime takes his leave, wishing his brother luck.
Lannister guardsmen escort Tyrion to where the combat is to take place, where he finds a large crowd in attendance to watch. He is apprehensive when he
finds Oberyn wearing very light armour without a helmet in comparison to his opponent, Ser Gregor Clegane, who is clad from head to foot in heavy plate
armour and is wielding a greatsword and drinking before the fight. Oberyn dismisses Tyrion's concerns, noting that he always drinks before a fight and
favours speed over protection. As Gregor and his squire make their way to the arena, Ellaria becomes concerned, noting that The Mountain is the biggest man
she's ever seen, but Oberyn remains confident that he will emerge triumphant. Pycelle steps into the arena and begins making a long-winded speech asking
the gods to favor the innocent before Tywin Lannister cuts him short and begins the trial by combat.
Oberyn, after impressing the crowd with a display of acrobatic spear maneuvers, goes on the attack, stabbing out at Gregor and constantly moving out of the
knight's reach, forcing Gregor to tire himself out chasing Oberyn. All the while, Oberyn taunts Gregor by constantly bringing up his part in the murder of his
sister, Elia Martell, and her children, and demanding a confession, only enraging Clegane further. As the fight progresses, Oberyn manages to seriously injure
Gregor, stabbing him first in the chest, severing his hamstring and then burying his spear in Gregor's stomach, pinning him to the floor. As Jaime and Tyrion
exchange a relieved grin across the arena, a furious Oberyn circles the prone Gregor, demanding that before he dies, Gregor confess to murdering Elia and her
children, raping Elia, and that it was Tywin who gave the order.
However, Oberyn gets too close, and Gregor manages to trip and seize him. Berserk with fury, Gregor grabs Oberyn by the throat and lifts him off the ground,
smashing out most of his teeth with a single devastating punch. Climbing on top of Oberyn, Gregor finally admits for all to hear that he raped and killed Elia as
he gouges out Oberyn's eyes with his thumbs before crushing the Viper's skull between his fists, which he proclaims having done the same to his sister.
As Ellaria screams in horror, a stunned silence sweeps over the crowd. The short joyful moments for Tyrion and Jaime are shattered, as Tywin gets to his feet
and proclaims the will of the gods is clear: Tyrion is guilty and sentenced to death. Tyrion cannot even reply, shockingly staring in catatonic astonishment at
Oberyn's skull-crushed corpse, as does Jaime; the only different reaction is from Cersei, who smirks triumphantly at the death sentence.


Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
EN BANC

January 9, 1973
IN THE MATTER OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES.
R E S O L U T I O N

PER CURIAM:
On December 1, 1972, the Commission on Bar Integration
1
submitted its Report dated November 30, 1972, with the "earnest recommendation" on the
basis of the said Report and the proceedings had in Administrative Case No. 526
2
of the Court, and "consistently with the views and counsel received from its
[the Commission's] Board of Consultants, as well as the overwhelming nationwide sentiment of the Philippine Bench and Bar" that "this Honorable Court
ordain the integration of the Philippine Bar as soon as possible through the adoption and promulgation of an appropriate Court Rule."
The petition in Adm. Case No. 526 formally prays the Court to order the integration of the Philippine Bar, after due hearing, giving recognition as far as
possible and practicable to existing provincial and other local Bar associations. On August 16, 1962, arguments in favor of as well as in opposition to the
petition were orally expounded before the Court. Written oppositions were admitted,
3
and all parties were thereafter granted leave to file written
memoranda.
4

Since then, the Court has closely observed and followed significant developments relative to the matter of the integration of the Bar in this jurisdiction.
In 1970, convinced from preliminary surveys that there had grown a strong nationwide sentiment in favor of Bar integration, the Court created the
Commission on Bar Integration for the purpose of ascertaining the advisability of unifying the Philippine Bar.
In September, 1971, Congress passed House Bill No. 3277 entitled "An Act Providing for the Integration of the Philippine Bar, and Appropriating Funds
Therefor." The measure was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on September 17, 1971 and took effect on the same day as Rep. Act 6397. This law
provides as follows:
SECTION 1. Within two years from the approval of this Act, the Supreme Court may adopt rules of court to effect the integration of the
Philippine Bar under such conditions as it shall see fit in order to raise the standards of the legal profession, improve the administration
of justice, and enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility more effectively.
SEC. 2. The sum of five hundred thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the same purpose shall be included in
the annual appropriations for the Supreme Court.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
The Report of the Commission abounds with argument on the constitutionality of Bar integration and contains all necessary factual data bearing on the
advisability (practicability and necessity) of Bar integration. Also embodied therein are the views, opinions, sentiments, comments and observations of the
rank and file of the Philippine lawyer population relative to Bar integration, as well as a proposed integration Court Rule drafted by the Commission and
presented to them by that body in a national Bar plebiscite. There is thus sufficient basis as well as ample material upon which the Court may decide whether
or not to integrate the Philippine Bar at this time.
The following are the pertinent issues:
(1) Does the Court have the power to integrate the Philippine Bar?
(2) Would the integration of the Bar be constitutional?
(3) Should the Court ordain the integration of the Bar at this time?
A resolution of these issues requires, at the outset, a statement of the meaning of Bar integration. It will suffice, for this purpose, to adopt the concept given by
the Commission on Bar Integration on pages 3 to 5 of its Report, thus:
Integration of the Philippine Bar means the official unification of the entire lawyer population of the Philippines. This
requires membership and financial support (in reasonable amount) of every attorney as conditions sine qua non to the practice of law and
the retention of his name in the Roll of Attorneys of the Supreme Court.
The term "Bar" refers to the collectivity of all persons whose names appear in the Roll of Attorneys. An Integrated Bar (or Unified Bar)
perforce must include all lawyers.
Complete unification is not possible unless it is decreed by an entity with power to do so: the State. Bar integration, therefore, signifies
the setting up by Government authority of a national organization of the legal profession based on the recognition of the lawyer as an
officer of the court.
Designed to improve the position of the Bar as an instrumentality of justice and the Rule of Law, integration fosters cohesion among
lawyers, and ensures, through their own organized action and participation, the promotion of the objectives of the legal profession,
pursuant to the principle of maximum Bar autonomy with minimum supervision and regulation by the Supreme Court.
The purposes of an integrated Bar, in general, are:
(1) Assist in the administration of justice;
(2) Foster and maintain on the part of its members high ideals of integrity, learning, professional competence, public service and
conduct;
(3) Safeguard the professional interests of its members;
(4) Cultivate among its members a spirit of cordiality and brotherhood;
(5) Provide a forum for the discussion of law, jurisprudence, law reform, pleading, practice and procedure, and the relations of the Bar to
the Bench and to the public, and publish information relating thereto;
(6) Encourage and foster legal education;
(7) Promote a continuing program of legal research in substantive and adjective law, and make reports and recommendations thereon;
and
(8) Enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility effectively.
Integration of the Bar will, among other things, make it possible for the legal profession to:
(1) Render more effective assistance in maintaining the Rule of Law;
(2) Protect lawyers and litigants against the abuse of tyrannical judges and prosecuting officers;
(3) Discharge, fully and properly, its responsibility in the disciplining and/or removal of incompetent and unworthy judges and
prosecuting officers;
(4) Shield the judiciary, which traditionally cannot defend itself except within its own forum, from the assaults that politics and self-
interest may level at it, and assist it to maintain its integrity, impartiality and independence;
(5) Have an effective voice in the selection of judges and prosecuting officers;
(6) Prevent the unauthorized practice of law, and break up any monopoly of local practice maintained through influence or position;
(7) Establish welfare funds for families of disabled and deceased lawyers;
(8) Provide placement services, and establish legal aid offices and set up lawyer reference services throughout the country so that the
poor may not lack competent legal service;
(9) Distribute educational and informational materials that are difficult to obtain in many of our provinces;
(10) Devise and maintain a program of continuing legal education for practising attorneys in order to elevate the standards of the
profession throughout the country;
(11) Enforce rigid ethical standards, and promulgate minimum fees schedules;
(12) Create law centers and establish law libraries for legal research;
(13) Conduct campaigns to educate the people on their legal rights and obligations, on the importance of preventive legal advice, and on
the functions and duties of the Filipino lawyer; and
(14) Generate and maintain pervasive and meaningful country-wide involvement of the lawyer population in the solution of the
multifarious problems that afflict the nation.
Anent the first issue, the Court is of the view that it may integrate the Philippine Bar in the exercise of its power, under Article VIII, Sec. 13 of the Constitution,
"to promulgate rules concerning pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, and the admission to the practice of law." Indeed, the power to integrate is an
inherent part of the Court's constitutional authority over the Bar. In providing that "the Supreme Court may adopt rules of court to effect the integration of the
Philippine Bar," Republic Act 6397 neither confers a new power nor restricts the Court's inherent power, but is a mere legislative declaration that the
integration of the Bar will promote public interest or, more specifically, will "raise the standards of the legal profession, improve the administration of justice,
and enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility more effectively."
Resolution of the second issue whether the unification of the Bar would be constitutional hinges on the effects of Bar integration on the lawyer's
constitutional rights of freedom of association and freedom of speech, and on the nature of the dues exacted from him.
The Court approvingly quotes the following pertinent discussion made by the Commission on Bar Integration pages 44 to 49 of its Report:
Constitutionality of Bar Integration
Judicial Pronouncements.
In all cases where the validity of Bar integration measures has been put in issue, the Courts have upheld their constitutionality.
The judicial pronouncements support this reasoning:
Courts have inherent power to supervise and regulate the practice of law.
The practice of law is not a vested right but a privilege; a privilege, moreover, clothed with public interest, because a lawyer owes
duties not only to his client, but also to his brethren in the profession, to the courts, and to the nation; and takes part in one of the most
important functions of the State, the administration of justice, as an officer of the court.
Because the practice of law is privilege clothed with public interest, it is far and just that the exercise of that privilege be regulated to
assure compliance with the lawyer's public responsibilities.
These public responsibilities can best be discharged through collective action; but there can be no collective action without an
organized body; no organized body can operate effectively without incurring expenses; therefore, it is fair and just that all attorneys be
required to contribute to the support of such organized body; and, given existing Bar conditions, the most efficient means of doing so is
by integrating the Bar through a rule of court that requires all lawyers to pay annual dues to the Integrated Bar.
1. Freedom of Association.
To compel a lawyer to be a member of an integrated Bar is not violative of his constitutional freedom to associate (or the corollary right
not to associate).
Integration does not make a lawyer a member of any group of which he is not already a member. He became a member of the Bar when
he passed the Bar examinations. All that integration actually does is to provide an official national organization for the well-defined but
unorganized and incohesive group of which every lawyer is already a member.
Bar integration does not compel the lawyer to associate with anyone. He is free to attend or not attend the meetings of his Integrated Bar
Chapter or vote or refuse to vote in its elections as he chooses. The body compulsion to which he is subjected is the payment of annual
dues.
Otherwise stated, membership in the Unified Bar imposes only the duty to pay dues in reasonable amount. The issue therefore, is a
question of compelled financial support of group activities, not involuntary membership in any other aspect.
The greater part of Unified Bar activities serves the function of elevating the educational and ethical standards of the Bar to the end of
improving the quality of the legal service available to the people. The Supreme Court, in order to further the State's legitimate interest in
elevating the quality of professional services, may require that the cost of improving the profession in this fashion be shared by the
subjects and beneficiaries of the regulatory program the lawyers.
Assuming that Bar integration does compel a lawyer to be a member of the Integrated Bar, such compulsion is justified as an exercise of
the police power of the State. The legal profession has long been regarded as a proper subject of legislative regulation and control.
Moreover, the inherent power of the Supreme Court to regulate the Bar includes the authority to integrate the Bar.
2. Regulatory Fee.
For the Court to prescribe dues to be paid by the members does not mean that the Court levies a tax.
A membership fee in the Integrated Bar is an exaction for regulation, while the purpose of a tax is revenue. If the Court has inherent
power to regulate the Bar, it follows that as an incident to regulation, it may impose a membership fee for that purpose. It would not be
possible to push through an Integrated Bar program without means to defray the concomitant expenses. The doctrine of implied powers
necessarily includes the power to impose such an exaction.
The only limitation upon the State's power to regulate the Bar is that the regulation does not impose an unconstitutional burden. The
public interest promoted by the integration of the Bar far outweighs the inconsequential inconvenience to a member that might result
from his required payment of annual dues.
3. Freedom of Speech.
A lawyer is free, as he has always been, to voice his views on any subject in any manner he wishes, even though such views be opposed to
positions taken by the Unified Bar.
For the Integrated Bar to use a member's due to promote measures to which said member is opposed, would not nullify or adversely
affect his freedom of speech.
Since a State may constitutionally condition the right to practice law upon membership in the Integrated Bar, it is difficult to understand
why it should become unconstitutional for the Bar to use the member's dues to fulfill the very purposes for which it was established.
The objection would make every Governmental exaction the material of a "free speech" issue. Even the income tax would be suspect. The
objection would carry us to lengths that have never been dreamed of. The conscientious objector, if his liberties were to be thus
extended, might refuse to contribute taxes in furtherance of war or of any other end condemned by his conscience as irreligious or
immoral. The right of private judgment has never yet been exalted above the powers and the compulsion of the agencies of Government.
4. Fair to All Lawyers.
Bar integration is not unfair to lawyers already practising because although the requirement to pay annual dues is a new regulation, it
will give the members of the Bar a new system which they hitherto have not had and through which, by proper work, they will receive
benefits they have not heretofore enjoyed, and discharge their public responsibilities in a more effective manner than they have been
able to do in the past. Because the requirement to pay dues is a valid exercise of regulatory power by the Court, because it will apply
equally to all lawyers, young and old, at the time Bar integration takes effect, and because it is a new regulation in exchange for new
benefits, it is not retroactive, it is not unequal, it is not unfair.
To resolve the third and final issue whether the Court should ordain the integration of the Bar at this time requires a careful overview of the
practicability and necessity as well as the advantages and disadvantages of Bar integration.
In many other jurisdictions, notably in England, Canada and the United States, Bar integration has yielded the following benefits: (1) improved discipline
among the members of the Bar; (2) greater influence and ascendancy of the Bar; (3) better and more meaningful participation of the individual lawyer in the
activities of the Integrated Bar; (4) greater Bar facilities and services; (5) elimination of unauthorized practice; (6) avoidance of costly membership
campaigns; (7) establishment of an official status for the Bar; (8) more cohesive profession; and (9) better and more effective discharge by the Bar of its
obligations and responsibilities to its members, to the courts, and to the public. No less than these salutary consequences are envisioned and in fact expected
from the unification of the Philippine Bar.
Upon the other hand, it has been variously argued that in the event of integration, Government authority will dominate the Bar; local Bar associations will be
weakened; cliquism will be the inevitable result; effective lobbying will not be possible; the Bar will become an impersonal Bar; and politics will intrude into
its affairs.
It is noteworthy, however, that these and other evils prophesied by opponents of Bar integration have failed to materialize in over fifty years of Bar
integration experience in England, Canada and the United States. In all the jurisdictions where the Integrated Bar has been tried, none of the abuses or evils
feared has arisen; on the other hand, it has restored public confidence in the Bar, enlarged professional consciousness, energized the Bar's responsibilities to
the public, and vastly improved the administration of justice.
How do the Filipino lawyers themselves regard Bar integration? The official statistics compiled by the Commission on Bar integration show that in
the national poll recently conducted by the Commission in the matter of the integration of the Philippine Bar, of a total of 15,090 lawyers from all over the
archipelago who have turned in their individual responses, 14,555 (or 96.45 per cent) voted in favor of Bar integration, while only 378 (or 2.51 per cent)
voted against it, and 157 (or 1.04 per cent) are non-commital. In addition, a total of eighty (80) local Bar association and lawyers' groups all over the
Philippines have submitted resolutions and other expressions of unqualified endorsement and/or support for Bar integration, while not a single local Bar
association or lawyers' group has expressed opposed position thereto. Finally, of the 13,802 individual lawyers who cast their plebiscite ballots on the
proposed integration Court Rule drafted by the Commission, 12,855 (or 93.14 per cent) voted in favor thereof, 662 (or 4.80 per cent) vote against it, and 285
(or 2.06 per cent) are non-committal.
5
All these clearly indicate an overwhelming nationwide demand for Bar integration at this time.
The Court is fully convinced, after a thoroughgoing conscientious study of all the arguments adduced in Adm. Case No. 526 and the authoritative materials and
the mass of factual data contained in the exhaustive Report of the Commission on Bar Integration, that the integration of the Philippine Bar is "perfectly
constitutional and legally unobjectionable," within the context of contemporary conditions in the Philippines, has become an imperative means to raise the
standards of the legal profession, improve the administration of justice, and enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility fully and effectively.
ACCORDINGLY, the Court, by virtue of the power vested in it by Section 13 of Article VIII of the Constitution, hereby ordains the integration of the Bar of the
Philippines in accordance with the attached COURT RULE, effective on January 16, 1973.
Concepcion, C.J., Makalintal, Zaldivar, Castillo, Fernando, Teehankee, Barredo, Makasiar, Antonio and Esguerra, JJ., concur.
Footnotes
1 Created by Supreme Court Resolution of October 5, 1970 "for the purpose of ascertaining the advisability of the integration of the Bar
in this jurisdiction," the Commission is composed of Supreme Court Associate Justice Fred Ruiz Castro (Chairman), Senator Jose J. Roy,
retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Conrado V. Sanchez, Supreme Court Associate Justice (then Court of Appeals Presiding Justice)
Salvador V. Esguerra, U. P. Law Center Director Crisolito Pascual, Ex-Senator Tecla San Andres Ziga, and San Beda Law Dean and
Constitutional Convention Delegate Feliciano Jover Ledesma (Members).
2 Filed on July 11, 1962 (by a Committee composed of Jose W. Diokno, Roman Ozaeta, Jose P. Carag, Eugenio Villanueva, Jr. and Leo A.
Panuncialman), the petition represented the unanimous consensus of 53 Bar Associations (from all over the Philippines) reached in
convention at the Far Eastern University Auditorium in Manila on June 23, 1962.
3 Written oppositions were submitted by Attys. Cesar Fajardo and Vicente L. Arcega, the Camarines Norte Lawyers League, Atty.
Fructuoso S. Villarin, the Camarines Sur Bar Association and the Manila Bar Association.
4 The Petitioners and the Negros Occidental Bar Association submitted memoranda in favor of Bar integration, while the Manila Bar
Association submitted a memoranda opposing Bar integration.
5 All figures are as of January 8, 1973.
In Re INTEGRATION OF THE BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES [49 SCRA 22, January 9, 1973]
[Per Curiam]
FACTS:
[T]he Commission on Bar Integration

submitted its Report with the earnest recommendation on the basis of the said Report and the proceedings had in
Administrative Case No. 526

of the Court, and consistently with the views and counsel received from its [the Commission's] Board of Consultants, as well as
the overwhelming nationwide sentiment of the Philippine Bench and Bar that (the) Honorable (Supreme) Court ordain the integration of the Philippine Bar
as soon as possible through the adoption and promulgation of an appropriate Court Rule. The petition in Adm. Case No. 526 formally prays the Court to order
the integration of the Philippine Bar, after due hearing, giving recognition as far as possible and practicable to existing provincial and other local Bar
associations.

ISSUES:
(1) Does the Court have the power to integrate the Philippine Bar?
(2) Would the integration of the Bar be constitutional?
(3) Should the Court ordain the integration of the Bar at this time?
HELD:
YES. On all issues.
RATIO:
[T]he Court is of the view that it may integrate the Philippine Bar in the exercise of its power, under Article VIII, Sec. 13 of the Constitution, to promulgate
rules concerning x x x the admission to the practice of law.
The Court is fully convinced, after a thoroughgoing conscientious study of all the arguments adduced in Adm. Case No. 526 and the authoritative materials and
the mass of factual data contained in the exhaustive Report of the Commission on Bar Integration, that the integration of the Philippine Bar is perfectly
constitutional and legally unobjectionable, within the context of contemporary conditions in the Philippines, has become an imperative means to raise the
standards of the legal profession, improve the administration of justice, and enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility fully and effectively.
[T]he Court, by virtue of the power vested in it by Section 13 of Article VIII of the Constitution, ordained the integration of the Bar of the Philippines effective
January 16, 1973.
In re Almacen
31 SCRA 562 Legal Ethics A Lawyers
Right to Criticize the Courts

Atty. Almacen was the counsel of one Virginia
Yaptinchay in a civil case. They lost in said
civil case but Almacen filed a Motion for
Reconsideration. He notified the opposing
party of said motion but he failed to indicate
the time and place of hearing of said motion.
Hence, his motion was denied. He then
appealed but the Court of Appeals denied his
appeal as it agreed with the trial court with
regard to the motion for reconsideration.
Eventually, Almacen filed an appeal on
certiorari before the Supreme Court which
outrightly denied his appeal in a minute
resolution.
This earned the ire of Almacen who called
such minute resolutions as unconstitutional.
He then filed before the Supreme Court a
petition to surrender his lawyers certificate
of title as he claimed that it is useless to
continue practicing his profession when
members of the high court are men who are
calloused to pleas for justice, who ignore
without reasons their own applicable
decisions and commit culpable violations of
the Constitution with impunity. He further
alleged that due to the minute resolution, his
client was made to pay P120k without
knowing the reasons why and that he became
one of the sacrificial victims before the altar
of hypocrisy. He also stated that justice as
administered by the present members of the
Supreme Court is not only blind, but also deaf
and dumb.
The Supreme Court did not immediately act
on Almacens petition as the Court wanted to
wait for Almacen to ctually surrender his
certificate. Almacen did not surrender his
lawyers certificate though as he now argues
that he chose not to. Almacen then asked that
he may be permitted to give reasons and
cause why no disciplinary action should be
taken against him . . . in an open and public
hearing. He said he preferred this
considering that the Supreme Court is the
complainant, prosecutor and Judge. Almacen
was however unapologetic.
ISSUE: Whether or not Almacen should be
disciplined.
HELD: Yes. The Supreme Court first clarified
that minute resolutions are needed because
the Supreme Court cannot accept every case
or write full opinion for every petition they
reject otherwise the High Court would be
unable to effectively carry out its
constitutional duties. The proper role of the
Supreme Court is to decide only those cases
which present questions whose resolutions
will have immediate importance beyond the
particular facts and parties involved. It
should be remembered that a petition to
review the decision of the Court of Appeals is
not a matter of right, but of sound judicial
discretion; and so there is no need to fully
explain the courts denial. For one thing, the
facts and the law are already mentioned in
the Court of Appeals opinion.
On Almacens attack against the Supreme
Court, the High Court regarded said
criticisms as uncalled for; that such is
insolent, contemptuous, grossly disrespectful
and derogatory. It is true that a lawyer, both
as an officer of the court and as a citizen, has
the right to criticize in properly respectful
terms and through legitimate channels the
acts of courts and judges. His right as a
citizen to criticize the decisions of the courts
in a fair and respectful manner, and the
independence of the bar, as well as of the
judiciary, has always been encouraged by the
courts. But it is the cardinal condition of all
such criticism that it shall be bona fide, and
shall not spill over the walls of decency and
propriety. Intemperate and unfair criticism is
a gross violation of the duty of respect to
courts.
In the case at bar, Almacens criticism is
misplaced. As a veteran lawyer, he should
have known that a motion for
reconsideration which failed to notify the
opposing party of the time and place of trial
is a mere scrap of paper and will not be
entertained by the court. He has only himself
to blame and he is the reason why his client
lost. Almacen was suspended indefinitely.