Game Of Thrones: 14 Crazy Bits Of Foreshadowing Hidden Throughout The Series
12. Joffrey’s Death Is Completely Telegraphed A Season Early
In the episode Second Sons from Season 3, Melisandre performs a ritual where she throws three leeches into the flames, calling for the deaths of three kings: Robb Stark, Joffrey Baratheon and Balon Greyjoy.
The way this scene is cut brilliantly foreshadows Joffrey’s death, and we had absolutely no idea at the time. For one, Robb Stark dies the following week, so going back to this moment, it seems natural to then assume that Joffrey will also die.
But besides that, the scene ends with Stannis throwing the leech for Joffrey into the fire. We focus in on the leech, and then smash cut right from that to a scene of Joffrey at a feast drinking wine.
How does Joffrey die again? Oh yeah, at a feast drinking wine.