Game Of Thrones: 10 Questions We're Asking After 'The Lion And The Rose'
2. Could This Be It For The Lannisters?
The Lion and the Rose is intended to symbolise the union of House Tyrell and House Lannister, but the title and the episode itself also drew us into a comparison of the two. Its no accident that there are such clear parallels between the two families, and in a number of short but satisfying scenes at Joffreys wedding feast, none of the Lannisters fared well with their counterparts. Loras Tyrell immediately spots Jaimes jealousy of his impending marriage to Cersei and mocks him for it. Margaery continues to present herself with far more decorum than Cersei. Even Tywin meets his match in Olenna, with whom he has a typically courteous conversation in which its clear that they are the brains behind their respective operations. With one of their own in the dungeons and another child with a Baratheon name and Lannister blood on the throne, the Lannisters may not be able to keep their plates spinning for much longer.
