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" If the season premiere of Game of Thrones shows anything, it&amp;#039;s that the Lannisters are serious about the one thing they tell anyone who will listen: They pay their debts.  First up was Cersei, who decided to visit her dear brother Tyrion. Last he heard, she tried to have him killed by a member of the Kingsguard, who left him with a grievous scar on his face. After being on the losing end of so many fights with Tyrion last season, Cersei couldn&amp;#039;t be happier to wordlessly remind him of a few things -- that she is still queen and that she has several more members of the Kingsguard standing right behind her. As always, Tyrion gets in some fantastic jibes, though there is no mistaking who is in charge of the realm, and who is in charge of a dank little cell. In his next scene, we learn the true meaning of Lannister gratitude. Tywin, the leader of House Lannister and Hand of the King, listens to all of Tyrion&amp;#039;s gripes -- that he was left alone to defend King&amp;#039;s Landing while Tywin fought Robb Stark, that Tyrion covered for the monstrous and cowardly King Joffrey, that a Knight of the Kingsguard tried to chop his head off. Tywin dismisses these complaints in the casual way that fathers have been mastering since the dawn of time, and even asks Tyrion would like a rose garden for his little wound. However, Tywin does promise to pay his debts to Tyrion, though he doesn&amp;#039;t say what exactly and he doesn&amp;#039;t say when. But it&amp;#039;s not these promises that prove the Lannister maxim. It&amp;#039;s when Tyrion first asks for, then demands, the Lannister stronghold of Casterly Rock that Tywin reveals what he feels Tyrion owes him. Namely, his wife, Tyrion&amp;#039;s mother. Tywin blames his son for her death in childbirth something that was incredibly common, even when the child was perfectly healthy.  Tywin has shown a focus on legacy throughout the series. Book fans (and careful listeners during some of his scenes with Arya last season) know about the near downfall of House Lannister that his father perpetrated. His own bannermen started defying him, and it was up to Tywin to turn that around with a combination of brutal violence and the kind of image-managing that result in catchy slogans about debts. With that in mind, it&amp;#039;s obvious why he disapproves so strongly of Tyrion and his lifestyle. Jaime is the most (in)famous knight in the realm, certainly one of the best swordsmen. Cersei is the queen regent, and her son holds the Iron Throne. Then there&amp;#039;s Tyrion, who drinks and whores and hires unscrupulous cutthroats, apparently not even bothering to keep track of how much he pays them. It stands to reason that he&amp;#039;d hesitate to make him the symbol of their house going forward. But a Lannister always pays his debts, and Tywin has racked up a high one where his son is concerned. It remains to be seen just how the Imp will collect. Thomas Fichtenmayer is the author of a Tumblr obsessed with the characters of the Game of Thrones, especially Stannis Baratheon. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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