On <em>Game of Thrones</em>, Is Anyone on God’s Side?
Each character vying for power tries to prove he’s the divinely inspired ruler.
“Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick... a shadow on the wall.”
- Lord Varys
At first glance, Varys' riddle in last night's standout episode of, "What is Dead May Never Die," is about the clash of kings that forms the central arc of the series' second season: which man will take the iron throne, and how he'll manage to do it. But as Westeros' kings proclaim their inherent and incontestable right to the throne, Varys' riddle raises a further question: If' , there's a king in every corner (four, by my count, with Balon Greyjoy lurking on the fringes). But "What Is Dead May Never Die" points to the larger, darker implication of Westeros' ongoing clash of kings: There's a god in every corner as well.
