11 characters with the best last words on Game of Thrones
By Erin Qualey
Robb Stark
Last Words: “Mother…”
How He Died: Stabbed to death by Roose Bolton on orders from the Lannisters.
Why His Last Words Made An Impact: Hoo boy, the Red Wedding was emotional blow after emotional blow, but this one may have hurt the most. At first, the wedding marked what appeared to be a turning point for the Starks, both strategically and interpersonally. Having believed they had smoothed over their relationship with Walder Frey, Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) and Robb (Richard Madden) settle in to enjoy the wedding. Mother and son begin to reconcile their differences, celebrating because there’s a new baby on the way. And then it all falls apart.
The Starks are nothing if not an emblem of close and beloved family on Game of Thrones. Throughout the first few seasons of the show, they were the only unit that seemed fueled by a healthy and deeply-rooted love for one another. And when Robb dies, he turns to his mother for guidance, the woman who raised and loved him – the woman who was the only tie he had left to a happy family life – and he’s killed in front of her very eyes. While the entirety of the Red Wedding was a tragic tableau, this moment was an intimate exchange that said so much and broke our hearts into a million pieces.