Reg.: (“He’s a Lannister, he’ll stand and fight.” Tywin is referring to Joffrey Baratheon when he says this to Kevan. I find this interesting. Did Tywin slip?) It’s that question that brought me to this page. I tried analyzing the scene, re-winded it a few times, looked closely at the few seconds following that statement, the face expressions, the silent sighs. I didn’t know what to make of it. I recalled when Tywin dispatched Tyrion to King’s Landing saying “bring them to heel if need be”, meaning Cersi & Joffery. So I gather he expected Tyrion would pretty much be the one running things, but I couldn’t find anything in this context indicating he meant Tyrion rather than Joffery. This leads to even more interesting questions: did he RELISH the fact that the king sitting on the iron throne is in fact a Lannister rather than a Baratheon? Did he entertain the thought of somehow using this in the future to gradually transfer the iron throne from Baratheons to Lannisters? I suppose that would be tricky, but then again, so is everything else he does. The boy king does have Lannister blood, on BOTH sides, but the intriguing question remains, WHICH side was Tywin referring to in this particularly puzzling scene? Despite all the shame & political disadvantages it would bring, I’m inclined to think Tywin, as ambitious as he is, unintentionally revealed his secret contentment with the king being not only of his own house, but even of his own descent. And I don’t doubt that, for that matter, many other Lannisters share the same sentiment, although Joffery brings them more shame by his cruel & cowardly actions than by his disgraceful birth. ...Jocktanian Wolf... dwesterberg.wordpress/2013/08/07/the-prince-of-winterfell-season-2-episode-8-game-of-thrones/#comment-1374
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:44:03 +0000