<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "The Night Lands" </Td> <Td> Next → "Garden of Bones" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Game of Thrones (season 2) List of Game of Thrones episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "What Is Dead May Never Die" is the third episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones, first airing on April 15, 2012 . The episode is written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Alik Sakharov, who worked previously as the director of photography on four season one episodes . </P> <P> The plot continues events built up in previous episodes: the aftermath of Jon Snow's investigation into Craster, Catelyn Stark's journey to the Stormlands in order to ask for Renly Baratheon's assistance in fighting the Lannisters, Theon's internal conflict as to where his allegiance lies, Tyrion Lannister uses his cunning to find his sister's spy within the Small Council, and Arya is consoled by Yoren before being confronted by soldiers looking for Gendry . The episode's title is taken from a prayer used on the Iron Islands, by worshippers of the Drowned God . </P>

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