But the Young Wolf is a case study in the difference between winning battles and winning wars. 'He's a boy, and he's never lost a battle!' rages his enemy, Tywin Lannister. Not only is Robb Stark the white hat of Game of Thrones - a warm, generous and reluctant king - he's portrayed to viewers as one of its fiercest warriors. It's never wise to talk back to the King, but someone needs to tell Robb: Oh, you mean like your entire war plan? Robb explains that Edmure made a dumb battlefield decision - more on that in a second - that redounded to the Lannister enemy's benefit, all for negligible strategic gain.
On last night's Game of Thrones, the new character of Lord Edmure (Tobias Menzies) can't understand why his nephew and king, Robb Stark (Richard Madden), upbraids him for beating the hated Lannisters. Edmure Tully should have talked back to the King in the North.
