Lysa Arryn

*this is a continuation of my Month of Thrones series. Note that there are no spoilers past season three for my non-book readers*



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Lysa was a key character in the first season as she held the fate of Tyrion for a time while he was the prisoner of hers and she was also the catalyst to many decisions of her sister during season one. She hasn't been seen since season one but her family has been prominently featured on the show. Now would be a good time to bring her back as the Tully line is further extinguished with the death of the father Hoster, and Catelyn/Robb along with the presumed deaths of Arya, Bran and Rickon. All that is left are Lysa, her son, her brother who is a presumed captive of the Freys and her uncle who has gone missing. She is not discussed but it is presumed that she intentionally did not go to the funeral of her father for some reason, probably involving her paranoia of leaving the safety of her home. She will be featured in season 4 in some capacity as we know for sure that Petyr Baelish is headed to the Eyrie to marry Lysa.

For a little background, Lysa was born the second child/daughter of Hoster Tully (previous Lord Paramount of the Riverlands and Minisa Whent. She was raised with Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) as he was fostered there, despite his lower status. Like something from Shakesphere, Lysa fell in love with Petyr and he fell in love with Catelyn, who did not return his advances. This probably caused jealously in Lysa as Catelyn got the better match marriage wise and was able to have healthy children.

To shore up alliances during Robert's Rebellion, Hoster had the lords marry his daughters to assure his loyalty. So Catelyn was set to marry Brandon Stark and Lysa, the much older Jon Arryn (who had married twice but hadn't fathered children). It's unknown about how the marriage faired but it can be assumed that Lysa mental state suffered through a large amount of miscarriages and then finally giving birth to a sickly child, Robert. Once her husband died prior to the series beginning, she fled with her son to The Eyrie, out of fear of the Lannisters fostering her son (probably to use him a hostage for her allegiance).

Lysa is the one who sends the letter accusing the Lannisters of the death of her husband which then convinces Ned to accept the position of Hand to investigate the murder and also later leads to Catelyn imprisoning Tyrion and sending him to Lysa for judgment. After Tyrion wins his trial for combat, she reluctantly lets him go free but refuses her sister to aid in the fight against the Lannisters. She leaves her relationship with her sister on a bad note and it can be assumed that she never kept touch with the rest of her family. I'm sure once we get another look at her in the new season, she may be even more paranoid-protective of her son and maintaining neutrality, so it will be interesting to see what Littlefinger will be able to acheive.