The long-hyped HBO’s Game of Thrones has been coming up in talks once again as we are buzzing over House of Dragons. The fantasy-themed show had characters we all loved and hated to our core, and their deaths especially left us all crying. The ending to some characters has, however, left us with a rather tragic sense of happiness as the scenes will be memorable forever. Throughout its season run, the “Valar morghulis” (translation: “all men must die”) made us remember that nothing lives forever since deaths will always be on the cards of the show.
If we have to check, one of the most loved deaths would be of King Joffrey (played by Jack Gleeson). He appears in the show’s first episode as the son of King Robert Baratheon and his wife, Cersei Lannister, and we follow him through as he is set to marry Sansa Stark. At first, his true personality seemed quite likable to the fans as they rooted for some suspense to be revealed.
But as Ned, Sansa, Arya, and the Baratheons made their way toward the King’s Landing, Joffrey’s true personality was revealed, and no one seemed to like it at all. With his cruel and sadistic measures coming to light, we learned that his character would attack innocent people and manipulate everyone just to satisfy his ego. When we say that the show was filled with egoistic characters who were admired by the fans- Joffrey didn’t make it to the likable list, at least.
How Does Joffrey Die In Game Of Thrones?
“Oh, but I do know. You don’t think I’d let you marry that beast, do you?”
The weddings in the show are supposed to be the talk of the town, and Joffrey’s wedding to Margaery was one of the moments we can never forget. The King finally met his deserving end while dying on his mother’s lap after drinking poisoned wine. The episode made us think that perhaps Tyrion was the one behind the poisoning, but this was later resolved when Olenna Tyrell revealed that it was her who actually poisoned the drink since she didn’t wish Margaery to marry such a beast.
In Which Episode Does Joffrey Die?
In the second episode of the 4th season, “The Lion and the Rose,” we see chaos erupt as the fans were extremely happy to see the end of Joffrey, which was aired on 13th April 2014. The manipulative King considered himself to be extremely important as he mocked his victory over the rivals of the Iron Throne during the Royal Wedding and post the end of the War of the Five Kings.
Since all the players were dwarfs- he, foolishly blinded by his ego, tried to make Tyrion join them. But since we know Tyrion, he humiliates Joffrey by asking him to fight the champion dwarf since Joffrey is “so brave.” But Tyrion very subtly points out how the champion is lustful, and the King should be careful before he loses his virtue hours before his wedding night which angered Joffrey as people around him started to chuckle at this comment. Filled with rage, he emptied his wine goblet at his uncle’s head which disgusted everyone around him. Even his bride, mother, and grandfather resented him for this action.
He asked him to be his cupbearer and bring him wine to further humiliate his uncle. He drops and kicks the cup wanting Tyrion to pick it up, but Sansa comes to the rescue! As Joffrey proceeds to cut the pigeon pie, Olenna slips the poison into his cup discreetly since everyone is distracted by the spectacle of the pigeons. Joffrey again demands the goblet after being thirsty from the pie, not knowing this would be the last sip he ever takes. After gulping the wine, he starts coughing and struggles to breathe. Joffrey falls to the ground and starts throwing up blood as his mother rushes to him, and he lays in her lap during his last moments.
Lady Olenna asks for the help of the Kingsguard while Jaime and Cersei remain helpless, watching blood pour out of Joffrey’s nose and eyes until he turns purple and dies. The fans were elated to see his end, with blood pouring out of his eyes since most fandoms believed him to be one of the most hated characters. But even in his last moments- he left behind trouble for Tyrion as he pointed his accusing finger at him, perhaps thinking it was him who poisoned his wine.
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