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Rob has to be the one who wields the sword when Karstark is given a death sentence for killing the young Lannisters….that’s how its done in the North. It would be too big of a departure for it to go any other way. But I like your theory on Bolton’s involvement, takes the behind the scenes scheming with Tywin all the way thru the various story arcs
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I think they reworked the plot to avoid that altogether. I'm thinking the Karstark story arc was too minor for the show, at this late date there would be no point in Karstark killing the Lannisters and getting justice from Robb. Jaime was freed 7 episodes ago, and it would take too many scenes to get Rickard on the block. Why not just roll it all into the RW plot, with the same consequences (dead Karstark, Robb with a wolf's head, a freed Jaime, and Bolton becoming the cunning Warden of the North)? The RW is episode 9, they have only just introduced Edmure and still need to set him up the bomb.