8 Game Of Thrones Moments That Are So Much Better In The Book
4. Jaime Doesn't Rape Cersei
Over the course of the TV show, Game Of Thrones has been accused of being gratuitous for the sake of shock, and of trivialising rape. There's a much lengthier discussion to be had on these issues, and the validity of the claims, but one thing that's certain is that the writers took a key scene from the book and, well...inserted rape. In the season four episode Breaker Of Chains, Jaime Lannister rapes Cersei in the Sept, following her grief over the death of her son Joffrey. The equivalent scene in the books, however, is completely different. For a start, Cersei actually consents to the encounter.
Hurry, she was whispering now, quickly, quickly, now, do it now, do me now. Jaime Jaime Jaime. Her hands helped guide him. Yes, Cersei said as he thrust, my brother, sweet brother, yes, like that, yes, I have you, youre home now, youre home now, youre home.
In the book, the scene is an emotional culmination: Jaime's return and Joffrey's death manifests in an extremely passionate (if wholly inappropriate) moment. In the show, though, the scene is completely different. It's aggressive, Cersei repeatedly tells Jaime to stop (he refuses) and he literally tears her clothes off as she struggles. Like Jaime's murder of his cousin, the scene does nothing but damage Jaime's character. Why was this included? Was it supposed to be shocking? All it is is disappointing.
