Portrayed by For example, Tyrion's storyline has been sped up,[5] and Tommen is old enough to consummate his marriage with Margaery. The High Sparrow stops Septa Unella from physically chastising a restive Queen Margaery. ", This episode was written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and contains content from two of George R. R. Martin's novels, A Feast for Crows, Arya I, Cersei III, Arya II, Cersei V, Cersei VI, Alayne III and elements of Brienne III and Brienne IV, and A Dance with Dragons, chapters Jon II, Reek III, Tyrion VI and the Blind Girl. Last seen Olenna confronts the High Sparrow in the Great Sept of Baelor. High Septon after the Riot of King's Landing He uses this comparison to show how the highborn, like the Tyrells, can be stripped back to reveal the pure truth beneath their facade and then openly wonders and asks what they will find of Cersei once they strip back her finery to reveal the truth beneath. However, despite his brilliant manipulations and his army of followers, the High Sparrow's blind devotion ultimately led to his death. Status It is the forty-third episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 26, 2015. They both silently watch as an exceedingly flippant Cersei is arrested by Septas Unella, Moelle, and Scolera.[5]. Faith of the SevenSparrowsFaith Militant Tyrion goes to a brothel and is kidnapped by Jorah, who declares that he is taking Tyrion to "the queen. Days later The High Sparrow agrees to see the Queen Mother, when Cersei at last acquiesces to confessing her sins. Unimpressed, the High Sparrow challenges the Tyrell matriarch, asking if she ever performed any labor in the field. [5], Later, the High Sparrow receives Cersei, who has come to the Great Sept to inquire about the imprisonment arrangements of Queen Margaery, at the lowest and oldest level of the Great Sept - a simple stone sept with none of the grand adornments of the Great Sept that Baelor the Blessed built on top of it. He also psychologically tortured Cersei, Loras, and Margaery to obtain a confession on their "sins". Cersei is shocked to see him cleaning the floor, wearing roughspun robes. A page for describing Recap: Game Of Thrones S 5 E 3 High Sparrow. He adds that the smallfolk are many while the nobility are few, and asks what will happen when the many stop fearing the few. Baelish and Sansa have been secretly followed by Brienne and Podrick. Jonathan Pryce, Burned alive in a wildfire explosion orchestrated by Cersei Lannister. Weiss and directed by Mark Mylod. [8], Later, the High Sparrow has an audience with King Tommen, who petitions for his mother Cersei to be granted permission to visit her deceased daughter, Myrcella. 303 AC at King's LandingBurned alive in a wildfire explosion orchestrated by Cersei Lannister Prior to airing, this episode along with the other first four episodes of the season were leaked online. He emerged as more or less the leader of the religious protest movement known as "the Sparrows", and his critics started mockingly calling him the "High Sparrow" - in sarcastic comparison to the High Septon, the highest cleric and ordained leader of the Faith of the Seven. Roose shows him Cersei's letter. His High Holiness Loras is brought forward and confesses to his homosexuality and begs to atone by giving up his name and titles as the heir of House Tyrell. While some other septons are indifferent toward the small-folk and their problems, the High Sparrow consistently shows concern and compassion. The High Sparrow is engulfed in wildfire when the caches beneath the Great Sept explode. After Cersei refuses to speak with him, ordering Gregor Clegane to kill a Faith Militant member in the process, The High Sparrow convinces Tommen to abolish trial by combat via royal decree. "The Winds of Winter" They call themselves "the sparrows" because, just as the sparrow is the humblest of birds, they are the humblest of men; this leads detractors to mock their leader as "High Sparrow". The High Sparrow was immensely serious, threatening, and only occasionally tender. Predecessor Jon refuses Stannis' offer of legitimization, and assigns new positions to his brothers, making Alliser First Ranger and giving Slynt charge of restoring Greyguard. "The Winds of Winter" Though his devotion to the Seven is genuine, he is also a deeply ambitious man, seeking to obtain political power in order to enforce what he sees as the will of the Gods on the populace, whether they want to or not. "[11], Critical response to changes from the books and to original material written specifically for the episode were mixed. Ashamed of what he had devolved into, the Sparrow up and left his life, not even bothering to put on his shoes. Then the High Sparrow has Cersei arrested on similar, but this time more accurate charges, and for additional and much more serious charges: treason, deicide (murder of the previous High Septon) and regicide (Robert's murder). Somewhat similar to Daario Naharis's taunt against Grey Worm, a lack of fear limits a person's understanding as to how scared people think, thus making it difficult for them to manipulate those people. They can be carried by a raven, like Cersei’s summons for Littlefinger in “High Sparrow.” Death In the aftermath of her father's murder, Queen Cersei Lannister seeks him out and discovers the High Sparrow is a humble man, serving soup and bread to the poor while barefoot.