If Ramsay was 3 feet tall he would look exactly like a hobbit.

The story of Ramsay's conception was such a heartwarming tale of family bliss. The end of their family was like a stab in the heart for me.

The later seasons of How I Met Your Mother got really dark.

Haha I love how Roose keeps referring to Theon as "creature".

Roose pulling a fast Tywin on poor ol Ramsey. "YOU'RE MY SON!" lol

Ramsay's face while Roose is telling the story of his conception is the one time in the show that he actually seems disturbed by an act of cruelty. It's a very interesting scene.

I like how roose made it clear that he's a lot more cold blooded than ramsay and knocked him from his pedestal and rude remarks about his wife. Basically saying "I am a lot scarier than you don't cross the line you're only alive because I let you live"

1:04 You can tell that Roose feels joy telling Ramsay that just by how he continued staring at him smiling despite Sansa being the one who expressed her congratulations immediately after he told them the news; He knows how it effects him and despite Ramsay being his Son, he's still as sadistic as he is and enjoys hurting others --whether it be Physically or mentally, just as much as he enjoys doing it to his own Son.

Roose Bolton has a certain demeanor about him that makes me uneasy. I have only seen him kill one person (Robb Stark), but still this guy sends a certain chill down your spine. If Ramsay is the product of Roose just imagine how much worse Roose is if given the chance.

I think it’s pretty cool how Roose Bolton telling Ramsay about how he almost killed him is a mirror of Tywin Lannister doing the same thing with Tyrion. In both cases it sows the disdain leading to their son’s future kinslaying. I find it doubly interesting that I’ve never seen any of the GoT content creators explore the similarity

2:24 : This week on "How I met your Mother"

"How did you...find it?" "You disgraced yourself at dinner." That comeback always kills me for some reason lmao. Roose is too through with Ramsay.

What a healthy father-son relationship with open hearts, I hope they will bound together and make great things like boy and dad, I can't wait to watch the next episodes :)

Ramsay: How did you manage to get it up for walda? Roose: More cushion for the pushin'

Roose's dry sense of humor will be missed...

The fucked up thing about this is how Roose just told his son that he raped and abused his mother and Ramsay just shrugged it off. They're one of the best written psychopaths

3:57 I think that if a normal person would have walked in that room he would instantly die from the sheer quantities of evil in the air.

Aww! Look at Ramsay. Suffering from a bad case of sibling rivalry. I know it looks Ramsay is throwing a tantrum but I'm sure once he gets to meet his little brother he'll have nothing but love for him.

most kind bolton conversation

Theres one thing nobody is saying This was Roose's way of telling Ramsay "I love you" He said he almost threw baby Ramsay into the river for his mothers insolence...until he saw the baby's face and realized it was indeed his son

In thy books, Roose admits Ramsey killed his eldest son, and admits to Theon he fully expects this new son to be murdered by Ramsey as well. Rationalizing to himself that he'll never be alive to see the new son grow to age realizing his only and best chance at succession is Ramsey. I always thought that was strange of him.

I can't help but see parallels between Roose Bolton and Tywin Lannister. They're both very cunning, ruthless and deeply feared and respected. Plus they both have a powerful presence and this certain air of no nonsense about them.

Michael Mcelhatton as Roose is awesome. He plays such a sinister but also classy villain. Ramsay and Roose proved themselves to be even more despicable than Tywin Lannister and Joffrey.

2:40-3:24, quite possibly the darkest "How I met your mother" or "How you were born" story ever told.

This is Roose Bolton entering a classroom to teach a sex-ed class: "Good morning, students... I am Roose Bolton, but you will be addressing me as Mr. Bolton. Today we will be discussing issues relating to human sexuality." (A student giggles. Roose gives student silent reptilian stare. Student melts in his chair.) Roose: "Now then." (pulls down sex-ed diagram) "How many of you are familiar with this procedure?"

"How can you be sure?" "Sure of what?" "That she's pregnant, I mean... How can you actually tell?" OMG. I'm dying.

That side glance Sansa gives Ramsay at 1:11 is fucking savage. Love it

Ramsay's face after Walda says they are going to have a baby is something special

It’s great how he never fails to call Ramsay bastard, and he says “had the child thrown in the river” not had you thrown into the river

3:27 That little shudder..one of the only times that Ramsay is remotely human, and one of the few times that I had sympathy for him.

Walda frey: we are going to have a baby 0:54 Ramsay.exe has stopped working

I love that Roose knows that Ramsay is a cold blooded psychopath, but he still told him that story about her mother and what he thought of doing to him to say “you’re scary, but I’m scarier.”

I love how Roose acted like he barely noticed Ramsay was trying to torture Sansa, then comes back with "Oh btw, i have a potential replacement."

What a decent family and their decent dinner conversation

The moment Ramsay realizes he's not the big mad dog of House Bolton, but just a watered down version of his father.. In the books it's mentioned that Roose has more cruelty in his little toe than Ramsay does in his entire body, and that's coming from Theon..

"But The north is ours.... Its yours and MINE" fucking epicccccc shit, I can't decide what is more epic the way the actor of roose delivers that speech about the stannis and the road to the south goes right through winterfell or how Ramsey was concieved by rape.

0:53-0:56- Time just stopped for Ramsay.

Ramsay: D::D

Robert Baratheon, king of the Seven Kingdoms Joffrey Baratheon, king on the Iron Throne Robb Stark, King Of The North Stannis Baratheon, the one true King Mance Rayder, the King Beyond The Wall Roose Bolton, King of Awkward Dinners

I like the contrast between this scene and Stannis's in the previous episode

Is it only me who likes Roose?

3:12. When Ramsay looked unnerved things are for sure bad.

Like Ramsay ever stood a chance with Roose as his father

Roose Bolton not having any patience for his sons BS is comedy GOLD

When Roose says "she fought me the entire time", it kind of hints to the fact his mother was a fighter and she had guts. This right of first night thing is messed up but you can imagine how scary it must have been. She could have died for resisting, but she fought. Maybe if she was still alive, Ramsay wouldn't be such a sociopath.

It seems that Roose was genuinely happy when Walda announced that she is pregnant. I think he believed that he could raise truly worthy heir, not a psycho bastard that he had on the other side of the table. But I do not think that Roose could raise sane child

Roose reminds me of Putin.

Still a better father than Stannis.

GOT was and still the best series for me. I can't let it go... I like how he just started plotting and Ramsey walked to the table

Just this in, Ramsay doesn't know what a period is.

Strange how Roose is sadist just like Ramsey but he’s disgusted by flaying unlike his son

"She had me and died and here we are" 😂😂😂😂

1:21 little scenes like this made the characters of the show that much better

Even though Ramsay is an awful person, I feel quite bad for him in this scene. Imagine learning that you’re born of a rape from your own father, who doesn’t seem ashamed or even just troubled in the least about it, like it’s just some ordinary, normal story. That’s just horrible :(

Roose is a parallel to Tywin in the north. We know that he had two wives before Walda, one gave him Domeric Bolton, his sole trueborn heir that was killed by Ramsay, and of the first we don't even know her name. In the books he's described like an empty vessel: he does not love, he does note hate, he does not grieve. I believe that his first wife's death made him become this ruthless killer much like Joanna's death made Tywin an empty vessel. They both care about their house prestige, the rest doesn't matter.

Not making any excuses for Ramsey but based on his backstory, he never stood a chance.

The strangest part I find in this scene is how I like when Roose says "creature." Anyone with me?

I seriously find it concerning that Roose got away with what he did Ramsay’s mother. The fact that Ned didn’t have him executed or punished seems unlikely.

That room looks cold and icy, just like their relationship.

1:49 - I lol'ed when I saw this for the first time. His face he pulls is hilarious, as if to say "are you a moron or something?"

"I imagine you're familiar with the precedure" 🤣

Roose Bolton was so calm, collected and ruthless, and I really miss him on the show. He was a great tactician and commander (one of the best in Westeros) and if Robb listened to his advice I really don’t think he would have betrayed him, and Roose would have played a key part in winning the war. People who think he was “evil” just don’t understand people. He did bad things but he was a very gray character. He did commit treason against the Starks (kind of a Bolton tradition), but he was just another nobleman trying to advance his house. I loved Robb Stark so I won’t say Roose deserved better, but he was an interesting character while he lasted. RIP Lord Bolton.

Hard scene, first time you see Ramsey have a weird look on his face. Great writing

ramsay as an ally really does make you feel like invincible

I like the idea that these Northerners (the Boltons) are so harsh that they feign ultra violence and sadism to make points. They even do it just to get things done. Ramsay pretends to enjoy it in order to drive fear into his enemies, but he's really quite a normal emotional teenager… Though he does get off on it a bit as he's filled with rage against his status and father. His father, speaking of which, is however the real deal, having a true belief that his mercilessness gives him all the power and procedure he needs. Yet he hides it, rather than flaunting it like Ramsay… which is why things like the Red Wedding weren't seen coming. People actually thought that practical men like Walder and Roose gave a shit about the idea of guest-right. It was easy for them, and that gave them a powerful pride of nature. It's unique, yet the same way the Lannister's act about their power in fortune. The Bolton's power is about cruelty, and they get off on how easy it is to shock people with this brutality.

At 3:02 even Ramsay is like ' Holy shit, you're a psycho'

With how Ramsay was conceived, there’s no wonder he turned out how he did!

Roose Bolton has to be one of the most dispassionate sociopath characters to have ever existed on screen.

"yes, yes. very good." god what is this so funny

1:52 I imagine youre familiar with the procedure...lmao

Ramsay almost feeling a feeling is so weird

Iwan Rheon (Ramsay) said he and Michael McElhatton (Roose) always played their scenes together as if there was *some* kind of bond there, but none that their characters could express in any kind of healthy way.

How did you manage to do it? She didn't fight back like your mother

4:04 "Yes, just give me 20 good men and it's done". Ramsey sure is the greatest commander of all times in GoT, Stannis got nothing on him. :))) Look at his score so far: He took a famous castle ( Winterfell) with few men , he defeats Stannis with only 20 good men and taken a stronghold full with ironborns using just 1 man. I mean this guy is briliant at wars, Robb should have made him commander during the battle vs Tywin forces leading 2000 men. He would find a way to win it. :))))))

It's times like this that you think how Ramsay could have ended up like if he wasn't with Roose, and instead joined Jon Snow at the Night's Watch or something similar. I have a feeling he might still be a sadistic ass, but he at least wouldn't be a downright psychopath.

Roose explaining Ramsay’s birth tells you everything about why Ramsay is the way he is

What a nice father son chat

Well, not that I care, but I hope Walda Frey survives. I mean, she's seems kinda nice and all.

The master of trolling

wow, Michael McElhatton is an insane actor, honestly...

No matter what, the actor who plays Roose Bolton has a damn sexy voice.

Imagine Tywin and Roose sitting down having a discussion about Fatherhood

The funny thing is, they were both only trying to bond with each other here.

3:10 him and his wife and son would still be alive if he had gone through with that

That has always been Ramsay's problem.. in forgetting his place, he killed the only person that supported him enough to advise caution.

I never understand this scene In some fashion the way he tells him his origins seems cruel and like he doesn't care But unlike tywin lannister he recognizes the blood of the Boltons is strong and he does care for ramsay in his own twisted way,and actually does use ramsay for what he is good for .

2:34 best story teller ever!

Roose Bolton always one of my favorite characters. A dark, twisted, evil bastard. But he kept it quiet, you know? And for that, he's far worse than Ramsay.

0:34 "Yes, yes. Very good. :]"

when he tells ramsay about his conception thats the only time i saw emotion in him...i can't help but feel this was a partial reason he enjoyed killing him

roose has the best accent I'd love to see more in season 06

After Roose’s lovely story here I was 100% sure Ramsey was his.

I still dont get what Roose was trying to do here. He clearly knew what kind of sick person Ramsay was, and yet he was rubbing it in his face. Like wtf do u expect?

Well played Sansa. Greatest smirk ever dissing that bastard back

Sansa is so happy that ramsay is pissed

Does this guy have a single redeeming quality?

*_"I nearly had her hwipped"_*

And that kids, is how I met your mother

You can see here where Ramsay inherited his mind games from.

Lovely story ... both didn't care about the poor mother ...