![]() ![]() It started at birth, when he was rejected by both his family and by society as a whole for his stature. That is, with one unlikely exception: Tyrion Lannister, who has personally overcome tremendous odds to rise to his position as Queen’s Hand to Daenerys. He even gets in a separate dig about the Lannisters’ role in the Red Wedding: "We don’t stab our rivals in the back or cut their throats at weddings." Tywin Lannister may have defeated Robb Stark in the moment, but that story will haunt the Lannisters forever. When Jaime asks Randyll Tarly to sign on as a general in the upcoming war, Randyll replies by citing his own extended history with Olenna Tyrell, whom he’s reluctant to betray. ![]() By killing Margaery and Loras Tyrell, Cersei hasn’t just lost her greatest army she’s driven it into the hands of her own greatest rival for the throne. (I’m loath to be one of those annoying writers who draws parallels Game of Thrones and modern politics, but damn, does this episode seem to be inviting the comparison.)īut having grabbed power via ruthlessness, the Lannisters are belatedly learning the cost of it. Westeros is governed by tradition and insularity, and this "foreign queen" with a "foreign army" makes an easy scapegoat for the realm's problems. And under different circumstances, that might be enough.
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