4. Sending Theon Home
Seriously, if there was ever a time to listen to Catelyn, this was the time. Theon has some severe daddy issues, and the entire reason youre holding on to him, Robb, is insurance so that his father doesnt rebel again. Instead, Robb lets Theon go back home freely and leaves his homeland lightly defended. Bravo, Robb, bravo. This, we know, leads to Winterfells capture, which surprisingly isnt even the biggest of Robbs mistakes. Theon has more daddy issues than a season of Lost, so sending him back to his family was clearly a bad move. It would have been much wiser to keep him with you, and while the North might still have been attacked, perhaps Winterfell could have been spared, saving a whole lot of heart ache for a whole lot of characters, not to mention numerous deaths. Robb made the error of trusting Theon too much, he unfortunately never got to hear Littlefingers advice. Like father like son though, and where as Ned was honorable to a fault, the same could be said about Robb. Ned is older though, and lacks some of Robbs naivety. Even he would have not have trusted Theon. On the plus side for us as the view though, this also leads to one of the shows more memorable shots; Theon burning the letter warning Robb of his fathers attack. A great example of the shows premium cable quality, Theon sits in the corner, lit by a single candle in the darkness. Hes like the candle, more or less alone in this dark and cold world.