Game of Thrones experiences one of its all-time best episodes when Joffrey Baratheon finally enjoys his awaited wedding gift.
ThisGame of Thronesreview contains spoilers.
The king is dead.
And then there was much rejoicing.
Tonight,Game of Thronesfinally did it: they killed off Joffrey Baratheon!
And I am honestly sad to see him go.
And yet, there is a certain beauty to thisschadenfreude.
Weiss, nor even George R.R.
Martin himself could make us feel bad for this little sociopath.
His death was a long time coming, and therein lies the rub.
But sadly now, seems as if Tyrion is the one to become the Capitals new punching bag…
It is hard to believe how much changed in a simple hour of television.
Luckily, for a Lannister that is still worth quite a bit.
To protect her, Tyrion tries to send her away for the umpteenth time.
It is an agonizing scene and a curious one.
Tyrion never attempted to send the prostitute he fell in love with away.
I do believe it will be used to better serve Tyrions isolation in the condemnation to come.
Truly, Tyrions day was already going to be bad enough as is…
The most interesting of which is the new(ish) creation of Reek.
Which rhymes with weak, meek, and sneak.
And all of those words apply!
In fact, Id daresay that Ramsay Snow is an even worse cretin than Joffrey Baratheon.
They bear plenty of similarities.
Conversely, Ramsay is very smart, which makes his twisted actions all the more disturbing.
It is enough to cause even cold-blooded Roose to give pause at his sons depravity…and reward it!
Ramsay will earn the distinction of using Reek to take Moat Cailin back from the Ironborn.
We also were reintroduced to the comings-and-goings on Dragonstone.
It is remarkable for such a non-believer how much Stannis Baratheon will tolerate.
No, it is about Melisandre reaching out to Stannis daughter Shireen.
She also gives some humanist rhetoric to Shireen.
According to Melisandre, there is no Hell, but the one we are living.
If it wasnt for the human sacrifice and praying to what I suspect may be George R.R.
Martins version of a demon, I would think Melisandre was speaking some common sense.
Good luck trucking that to the Three-eyed raven, Hodor.
The writers were really driving home just how much we should hate this perpetual temper tantrum with a crown.
My personal favorite was Prince Oberyn firmly squeezing himself into the shows dynamics as everyones favorite new character.
But in a world like George R.R.
Perhaps Ned Stark should have journeyed more often to Dorne?
Meanwhile Loras too at least got one good dig in at Jaime Lannisters expense.
The eye daggers that Lena Headey was firing transcended Cerseis usual cattiness and entered the realm of Regina George.
Take for example, Cerseis son, a bastard in every sense of the word.
He truly outdid himself during this feast when he was able to crush her spirits and Tyrions simultaneously.
Theyre buffoons behaving foolishly for Joffreys amusement.
It is a cruel act that Margaery can barely pretend to laugh at.
It is also only the beginning.
This moment should be savored and rewatched several times by all fans for multiple reasons.
Upon the royal dais of honor, Sansa is justly horrified.
Meanwhile, her father-in-law is radiating pure rage and fury from a barely controlled silence.
And that cold, finally brings us to those characters that audiences should keep their eyes on the most.
And unlike Margaery, Olenna, Queen of Thorns, didnt force a laugh.
She also didnt scream when tragedy struck.
She did nothing but play a part that she has spent a lifetime rehearsing for.
When Joffrey finally began to croak, I too didnt laugh.
I merely breathed in every waking moment of the life fading from his eyes.
The king is dead.
Martin is officially the worst wedding planner ever.
[related artice Game of Thones Obituaries: R.I.P.
Joffrey Baratheon]
In many ways, Joffrey is a victim of his circumstances too.
No, look around those reaction shots again at Tyrions shaming.
In those faces, the true scope of the assassination takes hold.
May the gods bless them.
I am sorry to see Jack Gleesons wonderful performance have its final curtain call this evening.
It could not have been soon enough.
This is a series best.
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Rating:
5 out of 5
