10 Years Ago,Game of ThronesGave Joffrey What He Had Coming

Back in its heyday , Game of Thrones loooooovedkilling off characters . Whether they were pitiful , hilarious , orkind of dumb , those remainder have been memorable in their own ways , the bull’s eye of a skilful show fill with great thespian . And who can forget the death ofJack Gleason ’s Joffrey Baratheon , one of the show ’s most dislike ( in a mostly serious way ) antagonists ?

On April 13 , 2014 , HBO air the second episode of Game of Thrones ’ fourth season . At the end of “ The Lion and the Rose , ” Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell get married and celebrate their new union at the Red Keep . Everything seems to be snuff it well — comparative to the show’slast wedding ceremony , I pretend — and then in the eye of insulting Tyrion , Joffrey starts choking before blood runs down his nose as he seizes up and die in his female parent ’s sleeve , but not before silently accuse Tyrion of poisoning his wine . Cersei puts Tyrion under arrest , and the episode lingers on Joffrey ’s bloody , colorless face . Musical crescendo , cut to black , the consultation cheer .

In substantial life sentence , “ Lion and the Rose ” received critical acclaim at the fourth dimension of its airing , with many calling it one of the series ’ dear episodes ever . derive awards time of year , it received five Emmy nomination , with two in the acting family for Lena Heady ( Supporting Actress in a Drama ) and Diana Rigg ( Guest Actress , Drama ) , and winning one for best costuming . Moreover , this sequence set up some plotlines from the books … some of which terminate up not getting used . Whoops . And within the show itself , Joffrey ’s death caused a domino effect for the remainder of the season , resulting in even more deaths and Tyrion getting hell out of dodge to avoid vex his head chop off . It also paved the way for some of the show ’s big moments later on and other members of his family toget some winsof their own . ( Well , untiltheydied . )

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With Joffrey idle , Gleason used his fibre ’s outlet totake a breakfrom professional acting , which he ’d been doing since he was 8 eld sure-enough . Despite that , he was n’t gone for too long : after appear in the 2016 scant film Chat , he ’s gradually returned in the last several years , appearing on a few episodes of Sex Education and Out of Her judgement . Along with his appearance in last year ’s The Famous Five on BBC , he was in 2021 ’s Rebecca ’s Boyfriend and 2023 ’s In the Land of Saints & Sinners .

Even if you did n’t keep an eye on Game of Thrones back then , you credibly cognize who Joffrey was and how much folks want him to get got . “ The Lion and the Rose ” give audiences what they wanted and then some , and it ’s still one of the most satisfying moments in the show . RIP Joffrey , but at least you go out on such a nice day .

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