The question is addressed directly early in “Breaker of Chains” when Tywin is ‘consoling’ Cersei and Tommen as they all stand over Joffrey’s dead body. If he had been, perhaps he’d still be alive.” And whatever you do, don't get married! "The Lion and the Rose" remain unjoined thanks to a certain someone's nefarious plot but will the Houses stay separate? And will it matter, when the “Breaker of Chains” finally returns to Westeros? (If she returns to Westeros.) The third episode was another well-crafted, and very difficult, installment that not only picked up all the pieces of the ‘Purple Wedding’ but seamlessly wove the other locations into the fold by focusing on Game of Thrones’ central question: what qualities make a great leader? Someone call Machiavelli. When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. HBO was nice enough to give Joffrey a touching tribute but something tells me the network wasn't being as sincere as they were with the last in memoriam. That said, the royal prick was so fun to hate that some will surely miss him. Not that anyone but Cersei would be praying to the Gods for his return. There's no way to undo the events of the 'Purple Wedding.' No tricks.
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