( continues...) utterly without friends.
Although, after Cersei screaming at Jaime to get away from His Fucking Son, perhaps Jaime's allegiances will be shifting. That was a fantastic bit to put in there. Cersei aggressively burned bridges this episode and didn't even realize she was doing it. In some ways, she, Joffrey, and Ramsay are quite similar: inflicting pain is their idea of fun. They just indulge to different degrees.
This last paragraph will be full of Jaime and Brienne, so feel free to skip if you don't care. So, at first, I was all, "Jaime, there's this tall (omg, you guys, did you see how tall she was next to Cersei?) blonde woman who is not half pants with a sword who would be happy to help, and honor-bound not to tell anyone." And then I realized that he was fucking embarrassed to suck in front of her, which was sweet, if misguided. And then Cersei was mean to my girl, and that is not okay, and she needs to suffer a lot for that. On the other hand: well, that was a meaningful look as Jaime was watching that conversation. Watch as Jaime breaks up with his sister (note: she actually already broke up with him, but he's sometimes kinda slow on the uptake). I want to see 20 gazillion Brienne fics immediately after that exchange, assuming that we don't get anything next episode, which I assume we won't because Dead King (as well as a good chance of [book reference]
Sept Sex
). I do believe what Gwendolyn said in an interview, which was that Brienne has honestly never considered the question up till this point. Because why would she? Whether she loves Jaime is utterly irrelevant, as far as she is concerned.
Sometimes Jason really made me laugh...that's almost nostalgic, True Blood being purposely funny.
Jaime: You will never EVER marry my sister.
Loras: And neither will you.
t /flounce
Awww yeah.
That was just awesomely great all around. I will miss Joffrey though. What an excellent little shit he was. The actor who plays him (Jack something?) deserves major applause for this ep. There was literally not a nanosecond wasted where he was not being the maximum amount of a dick that it is possible to be. I mean, the dead doves inside the pie.
Cersei is about to go off the deep end in a major way and it is going to be glorious.
The show isn't more than I can watch, but I think it's more than I can properly groove on. I get that they was probably the asshole transition, which is why it was so terribly nasty--you can't give us a gem like dead Joffrey without taking something away, but still--it tips it into the kind of show I probably won't stomach marathoning of.
Oh, yes. I have been looking forward to that for a really long time. Joffrey's death was appropriately gruesome. No weddings in Westeros...ever.
I love the Tyrells so, so much. I could watch that scene between the Queen of Thorns and Tywin about a gazillion times.
Smashing good start to the season!
The Olenna and Tywin show was excellent. Olenna in general is excellent.
I loved the expressions on everyone's face during the entertainment. Even Margaery couldn't completely hide her disgust. But she is the ultimate player -- the way she called Joffrey back to her when he was tormenting Tyrion was gorgeous. At this point, she should be queen, although I know she won't be.
I'm scared for Tyrion, though. In a logical world (aka one not run by Lannisters) it would be pretty clear that he didn't poison that cup of wine -- unless he poisoned it pre-dinner and left it there knowing somehow that Joffrey would demand Tyrion as his cupbearer, which seems like a stretch.
Also loved "the dwarf, the cripple, and the mother of madness." Tyrion really is one of my favorites.
I think Margery technically is the Queen, since she and Joffrey were married (for a few minutes) before he died. I mean, Cersei won't see it that way, but legally speaking, Margery is Queen and Cersei is Queen Regent Emeritus.
Margaery
is EVERYTHING. Man, I want her to rule the world. She is really deft. The women in that family are very capable.
not only that, Tyrion gains nothing with Joffrey dead. His situation, even if he isn't suspected of murder, is worse.
