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| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2014 1:05 p.m. PST |
Like the comparision with the book. "Spoilers for this episode of Game of Thrones follow, obviously. Finally.This is the episode we've all been waiting for, the great karmic reckoning for the countless sins of Joffrey Baratheon. Despite all the horrible things we've seen on this show, it doesn't have as many true villains as you'd expect. Consider Jaime, a man who once tossed a 10-year-old child off a tower because he wanted to keep having sex with his sister, who has somehow transformed into a fan-favorite hero. Or Theon, the ward who betrayed Winterfell and put its people to the sword, and yet became easily the most pitiable character in the series. People might do terrible things in Game of Thrones but they usually have dimensions, reasons, and tragedies of their own behind it.But Joffrey? Joffrey was always pure, irredeemable evil; the question always seemed to be not whether he would die, but when, how, and by whose hand. In the latest episode "The Lion and the Rose," which was scripted by George R. R. Martin himself, we get the answer to at least one of those questions: Today was a very good day for Joffrey to die.Want to know how the episode compares to the books? We've got a point-by-point breakdown:…"
full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| John the OFM | 14 Apr 2014 6:08 p.m. PST |
Comparisons to the book are irrelevant, since Martin wrote this episode. I had a problem with Locke, who is the guy who chopped off Jaime's hand, being a trusted bannerman of Roose Bolton. Roose wants deniability for Jaime's "mishap", yet Locke is obviously one of his trusted men, being assigned to take back Moat Cailin.
Yet he blasts Ramsay Snow for cutting off Theon's manly bits.
Yes, Martin wrote it, so… Martin seems to be thinking of how he would re-do things, "knowing now what I didn't know then…"
I wonder what he will consider "canonical" in the future? The books or the HBO series which he has written for?  |
| John the OFM | 14 Apr 2014 6:25 p.m. PST |
Good link btw, Armand.
Good analysis, and if you follow its links, you know who poisoned Joffrey. |
| PatrickWR | 14 Apr 2014 6:50 p.m. PST |
A thorny question indeed … |
| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2014 9:07 p.m. PST |
I do my friend! (smile).
But I said nothing here (smile).
The responsible was in my list (smile).
Happy you enjoyed the link!. Amicalement
Armand |
| T Meier | 15 Apr 2014 4:47 p.m. PST |
Jamie pushed a boy out a window because he had had sex with his sister and that led him to a place where if he didn't push that boy out a window, he and his sister and their children would all be killed. He is sort of the ultimate example of a man trapped into doing evil by sins which of themselves were only repulsive. |
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