Ep. 222: - Tyrion XI | A Storm of Swords | "No son of mine"

Ep. 222: - Tyrion XI | A Storm of Swords | "No son of mine"

From Bend the Knee: A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast by Game of Thrones

May 7, 2026 · 60 min

About this episode

Tyrion is rescued by Jaime but learns painful truths about his family and plots revenge.

T yrion , locked in the black cells beneath the Red Keep , is rescued by Jaime . His brother tells him that he is to be beheaded on the morrow, and informs him that he coerced Varys into helping him charter a ship to take Tyrion from King's Landing . When Jaime tells him that the rescue was a debt he owed him, Tyrion presses his brother, and learns that Tysha was not a whore, but a crofter’s daughter, just as she appeared. Lord Tywin had forced Jaime all those years ago to lie about Tysha so as to teach Tyrion a lesson. Tyrion is infuriated that his brother never told him the truth, and punches Jaime in the face. Tyrion warns him that he will exact revenge against him, their father , and Cersei , as a Lannister always pays his debts. Jaime then asks if Tyrion poisoned Joffrey and, lying in his anger, Tyrion admits to doing so. He also tells Jaime that Cersei is sleeping with Lancel and Ser Osmund and perhaps others, and that Joffrey would have been a monster worse than Aerys if he remained king. Tyrion stalks off without a further word, and confronts Varys for his betrayal. The eunuch concedes that he cannot find a trace of Sansa , then leads him deeper down, to the fourth level…

People in this episode

Host: Game of Thrones

Topics covered

  • Tyrion's rescue
  • family betrayal
  • revenge
  • political intrigue
  • Lannister family dynamics

Keywords

  • Tyrion
  • Jaime
  • Varys
  • Cersei
  • Joffrey
  • revenge
  • Lannister
  • A Storm of Swords

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Storm of Swords

Places: King's Landing, Red Keep, Tower of the Hand

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