Theon's Baptism: 'What Is Dead May Never Die' [HD]

The fantastic scene where Theon pledges his loyalty to The Iron Islands and House Greyjoy...his original family. The script is emotional, the actor's performance perfect, the music incredible and the cinematography beautiful. A truly epic scene.

"The Iron Islands. House: The Greyjoys. Words: We Do Not Sow. Famed for their skills in archery, navigation, and lovemaking.......and failed rebellions"

What Is Dead May Never Die...But Rises Again....Harder and Stronger...

From Season 2 Episode 3 titled "What Is Dead May Never Die."

[minuzbrudah]

Theon is such a tragic yet amazing character

[nykia]

Theon just wanted to belong somewhere...anywhere...

[jalilashurbeylialiyev]

''I made a choice...and i chose wrong''

[ranidudeBRUH]

Robb,

I hope this reaches you in time. My father has rejected the offer and plans to attack the north, raiding the shores and taking Deepwood Motte. Mobilize your army and make for the north before it's too late. I'll write again when I can.

Theon

[mylesallan]

Theon is the very embodiment of that phrase "...But rises again harder and stronger". beautiful symbolism from his transition to reek and back into a new, more respectable Theon

[vladtheimpaler]

For those who don't understand the saying let me explain.
The Ironborn have this tradition of baptising their new born in sea water. This ritual is practiced by priests and full grown men as well, as a right of passage and proof of faith were they are actually drowned and then resuscitated if they can be. If the ironborn survives then it is considered that the Drowned God blessed them with new life. In the eyes of the priests those Ironborn have died for real and were given new life as a servant of the Drowned God and since they have already experienced death there is nothing left to fear and even if their bodies die their souls live on in the "watery halls" of the Drowned God(sort of like Valhalla).

[samueljackson]

Alfie Allen is an amazing actor. He displays so much emotion in his face and you can see a single tear stream down from his eye at the end of the scene. Alfie deserves an emmy.

[scottdoubleu]

The cinematography on the show is always excellent, but this scene just took it to another dimension. The location and shot composition of the baptism is truly spectacular.

[wraith]

You gotta admit the Greyjoy’s theme is the most badass

[emperorreign]

0:23 the choice that would haunt Theon forever. Literally one second of a poor decision shaped his life in terrible ways afterwards. Scary thought, as it’s very accurate in reality also.

[MS-mleb]

I love how he’s surrounded by darkness after he burns the message.. great cinematography and foreshadowing what lays ahead for him ..

[hfar_in_the_sky]

Gods, it's so chilling to think how this one decision has had such ramifications for the entire series. If you think about it in one form or another this decision led to the sacking of Winterfell, the Red Wedding, the succession crises in the North, Theon's maiming and the subsequent succession crises in the Iron Islands. Rather impressive for one man.

[Lietiel]

Could've stopped the video at 1:57, but hey, there's always room for Tyrion.

[ComradeNu]

In the books, the "baptism" is portrayed literally as an attempted drowning, followed by rescucitation. Therefore, the baptised ironborn is already dead, and may never die again.

[strawhat]

Alfie Allen did a great Job playing Theon. Underrated character

[TheLifesachz]

That shot of Theon in the dark burning the letter. Wow.

[Bipolar.Baddie]

The way Theon looks at his father's emotionless stare before saying "I would" is heartbreaking to me. While he truly did live up to "but rises again, harder and stronger', his journey starts out of a deep yearning to be accepted by his family.

[LalisasToxicHusband]

One of my two or three favorite pieces of music from all seasons

[johngreene]

Well, something of Theon's won't be rising harder and stronger.

[Harrypottergals]

this was when i knew i'd fallen in love with theon. the struggle he faces is so clear on his face- how far would he be willing to go to prove himself to his family again? sure, betraying the starks was a douche move, but the starks, no matter how kindly they treated him, weren't his family. he was a prisoner. all theon ever wanted to do was to prove himself. that's all.