[Hoodat]

At the end of Season 3, Stannis is talking about this vision of fighting great battles in the snow. You figure he is on his way north to fight the Others. Yet when Season 4 starts, he is at Dragonstone burning his allies alive.

btw, his wife is certifiably insane.

[coldphoenix]

welllll I dont wanna spoil it for you.. just wait for a cpl of episodes

[needmorePaine]

No kidding. She is a loon. That scene was a weak point in the episode. Davos mentioned something about one of the burned men--Stannis's brother-in-law--bringing ships and men. I assume that Stannis is gathering forces for the trip north.

The best part about that scene was Melisandre's talk with Stannis's daughter. She said something like "there is only one hell, and we are in it." It is hard to argue with her.