Game Of Thrones
Despite being one of the most iconic and crowd - pleasing deaths onGame of Thrones , there is still some question among fans about who kill Joffrey . Joffrey Baratheon was poisoned inGame of Thronesseason 4 , installment 2 , " The Lion and the Rose , " and it ’s dependable to say it was a moment that made many ( if not all ) fan of the show cheer . However , while Tyrion Lannister was quickly nab and bear down as the liquidator , the literal cause of death were able to keep their identity hidden .
In the episode following Joffrey ’s destruction , it is revealed that Littlefinger had something to do with the assassination of Joffrey and that he was exploit with some knock-down allies . While Olenna Tyrell also subtly substantiate her involvement in the murder in time of year 4 , she does not squeal to the offence until her dying in time of year 7 in an epic final instant . However , while hearing were plainly felicitous to see Joffrey gone because he was an unlikeable sadist , the House Tyrell matriarch had her own complex reasons for want him removedfrom the Iron Throne .
Who Was Behind Joffrey’s Death
Olenna Tyrell And Littlefinger Worked Together To Remove Joffrey From The Throne
Despite allowing Tyrion to take the incrimination for the murder , it was finally revealed that Olenna Tyrell worked with Littlefinger to poison the young autocrat . FromGame of Thronesseason 4 through to season 7 , Cersei believed that Tyrion was behind her eldest son ’s murderer . Joffrey ’s tyrannical reign come to an remainder in episode 2 of time of year 4 , " The Lion and the Rose , " more lovingly know as the " Purple Wedding , " since the event occurs after the marriage ceremony of Joffrey andMargaery Tyrell ( Olenna ’s granddaughter ) .
Tyrion was accuse of his nephew ’s slaying because he was the one who had inadvertently deliver the wine-colored that fatally poisoned Joffrey . Dying in his mother ’s circuit , the awesome child points his fingerbreadth accusingly at his uncle before succumbing to suffocation . Cersei latch onto this accusation since she , much like Joffrey , had an irrational hatred of Tyrion and picture him as a stain on the Lannister name .
However , as later revealed by Olenna Tyrell , she and Littlefinger were actually responsible . Littlefinger had smuggle poison into King ’s Landing via a hairnet he ’d empower to Sansa Stark . Olenna then used the hairnet to add the poison to Joffrey ’s vino . However , since Tyrion had been forced into the mortifying attitude of being Joffrey ’s cupbearer , it was easy for the land to conceive he was creditworthy ( and , given Joffrey ’s discussion of Tyrion , he certainly would have had a motif ) . In reality , it was Olenna who had poisoned the wine-coloured .
Joffrey did n’t do much to win fans over , but there were times when he was tolerable .
Littlefinger work with Dontos Hollard to turn in the poison , which was hide in a stone seize to a necklace given to Tyrion ’s wife by Olenna . During the fete , the Tyrell matriarch surreptitiously take the poison stone from Sansa ’s necklace and put it in Joffrey ’s wine glassful while he was mock his uncle , cutting receptive his marriage ceremony patty with a brand , and just acting the pompous patsy in cosmopolitan . The Kingchild booze the toxic inebriant and died — distressingly .
When Lady Olenna Revealed Her Part In Joffrey’s Death
Her Dying Words Ensured The Lannisters Knew The Tyrells Were A Powerful Foe
biz of Thronesseason 7 , sequence 3 , " The Queen ’s Justice , " end with quite the disclosure for Jaime Lannister : the full truth about Joffrey ’s destruction . Jaime carry his troops to Highgarden to dispatch the Tyrell threat , and it was during these final scenes that viewers were remind of just who kill his and Cersei ’s eldest son — the one and only Lady Olenna .
The inimitable foreland of House Tyrell had been working with Daenerys Targaryen to take down the Lannisters since the beginning . However , she only want to reveal this to Jaime after Cersei murdered all her house at the end of time of year 6 , to ensure that the Lannisters knew that House Tyrell had n’t go quietly .
Olenna Tyrell had some of the full lines in all of Game of Thrones , thin out down her enemy with her words . Here are her top ten burns .
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Prior to Cersei ’s action , there was every chance that House Tyrell could have found their mode to the Iron Throne but , after they were all but pass over out , Lady Olenna knew the only thing she had allow was her superbia — and the chance to inflict one last moment of emotional nuisance on the Lannisters . She deliver Jaime the verity of his son ’s death , brutally , after drinking up the fatal poison meant to cause her death . No doubt Jaime regretted the benignity he proffered Lady Olenna after get word her concluding words to him :
" I ’d hate to die like your son . claw at my neck , froth and gall spilling from my oral cavity , eyes stemma red , skin purpleness . It must have been atrocious for you , as a Kingsguard , as a father . It was frightful enough for me , a shocking scene , not at all what I intended . You see , I ’d never seen the poisonous substance knead before . Tell Cersei . I want her to know it was me . "
Why Lady Olenna Helped Kill Joffrey
Olenna Didn’t Trust Joffrey With Margaery
While it may seem obvious to viewer why Olenna murdered Joffrey — he was an utterly despicable character , after all — there were actually several nuanced reason behind the poisoning beyond Joffrey just being awful . There ’s also the fact that the Lannisters had just made Margaery Tyrell , Olenna ’s granddaughter , the Queen , mean Olenna ’s household was closer to the Iron Throne than ever before .
The Tyrells were in a middling right political position at the meter thanks to this royal match and Cersei ’s marriage to Loras . However , Joffrey ’s roughshod reputation had introduce itself far too much and Lady Olenna did not require Margaery to become a dupe of his vicious and malicious caprice . She explains as much two episodes after the Purple Wedding while trying to get Margaery to score her late married man ’s blood brother Tommen :
Olenna : The Queen Regent is rather distracted at the moment mourn her near departed boy and impeach her brother of his murder , which he did n’t commit .
Based on George R. R. Martin’s ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos. It follows noble families like the Starks, Lannisters, and Targaryen vying for control of the Iron Throne while a rising threat from the undead looms in the North. The series received significant critical success and amassed a loyal fan base due to its high production values, sprawling sets, iconic characters, and shocking twists.
Margaery : Well he could have done .
Olenna : He could have done but he did n’t .
Margaery : You do n’t know , nanna .
Olenna : Oh but I do know . You do n’t think I ’d let you espouse that animal , do you ?
Thanks to Olenna , Joffrey ’s decease instantly led to some devastating consequences . Tyrion was arrested and accused of his nephew ’s murder , as was Sansa Stark , but she had already fled King ’s Landing with Littlefinger . Tyrion then call for a tribulation by combat after take in his real trial run would be corrupted by Cersei ’s vindictive influence , top Prince Oberyn Martell of Dorne to volunteer as his champion just so he can claim his own revenge on Cersei ’s champion , Ser Gregor Clegane ( who had rape and murdered his sister Elia ) , but his arrogance only ensue in his own destruction .
Despite the loss , Jaime helped Tyrion escape , but before he set up sail to the Free Cities , he bump off his own father , Tywin , and traitorous fan , Shae . There were many deaths inGame of Thronesthat had far - contact aftermath , but the toxic condition of Joffrey by Lady Olenna is definitely one that remold the political landscape of the Seven Kingdoms more than almost any other .
Joffrey’s Death Was Further Proof Of Littlefinger’s Power
Littlefinger Was An Unseen Puppet Master Throughout The Series
While Olenna ’s confession to Joffrey ’s dying cements her as the true killer in the minds of lover , Littelfinger ’s role in the character assassination should not be overlooked , as it utter to the deadly ambitions of the character . House Tyrell was a ample Westerosi family who served as a literal contender to House Lannister . They had considerable power themselves , so it was not surprising that they would make a move for the Iron pot when it gain them . However , Littlefinger ’s boldness to go after House Lannister is surprising .
Littlefinger ’s Biggest Power play :
kill Jon Arryn
Season 1
Selling Ned Stark out to the Starks
Arranging the alliance of House Lannister and House Tyrell
Season 2
Killing Joffrey
Season 4
kill Lysa Arryn
Arranging Sansa ’s wedding to Ramsay Bolton
time of year 5
Littlefinger is a figure in Westeroswho has had to progress power on his own rather than inherit it as a member of a neat family . While it would make sense that he would strain to ingratiate himself into any powerful theatre that would have him in their inner circle , Littlefigner is always get motion to improve his position by any mean necessary .
Despite having no army or strong support from other planetary house , Littlefinger has done more than almost any other role to influence the events of the series . It is reveal in the aftermath of Joffrey ’s end that he was also responsible for for the death of Jon Arryn and used it to ignite the feud between House Stark and House Lannister , ostensibly starting the War of the Five Kings . Just as with Joffrey ’s death , Littlefinger uses the topsy-turvyness of its consequence to gain a better position and cement himself as one of themost powerful eccentric onGame of Thrones .
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free-base on George R. R. Martin ’s ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire novel serial , Game of Thrones is a phantasy drama set in the fabricated continents of Westeros and Essos . It follow noble home like the Starks , Lannisters , and Targaryen vying for control of the Iron Throne while a rising threat from the undead bulk large in the North . The series received significant vital achiever and conglomerate a firm fan base due to its high yield value , sprawling set , iconic characters , and shocking winding .
