(SPOILERS!) Game of Thrones : LAST AIRED EPISODE Discussion

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

I think it was magical in only that he was cursed by Stannis. Was the curse actually in some way the cause? Who knows.

As for choking, I assumed poison simply because of the puking and then blood coming from his nostrils. I don't think common suffocating/choking would cause massive hemorrhaging like that...

Cursed and poisoned are my thoughts on it.

Oh yeah, I agree - poisoned - which caused him to choke to death on his own vomit/fluids, which was likely exasperated (pun intended) by some type of anaphylaxis of his throat.

I'm not so sold on the mystical aspect with this one. We know that something "magical" happened with Renly's death - but the M. claiming credit for the Rob just smacks of astrology to me, LOL - there was a war going on, it wasn't exactly unexpected as a strong possibility. I'm just not sold on her magical abilities - the only real evidence we have seen is with Stanis' "baby" - which, to be honest, could be credited to Stanis - he obviously has...unique ***** (look at the grotesque pickled life forms his wife keeps in their house, and his daughter - who has what looks like dragon skin to me) - which combined with some mystical thing could have been more of his doing than M. herself.

I'll be interested if we ever do find out what exactly happened to Joffrey - I'm sure we will find out who is responsible, but I wonder if the method of death itself is explored much more.






BTW, sitting here, finishing up some work with an hour to go before the show - I'm so happy to have a show I enjoy so much it becomes "event" TV - I plan my night around it, it's the only show in a very long time that I make sure my devices are away, I make a special snack to watch, I flip off the lights, and just sit and...watch. It's really awesome to have a show I am that in to that I make a deal out of watching - even the ones I like a lot, even love, currently - I'm almost always flipping around on my iPad or doing something else at the same time. With GoT I am front and center, and while of course I TiVo it, I still really love watching it "live" as well.