Game Of Thrones: 18 Most Outrageous Moments So Far

9. The Purple Wedding

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Few characters on TV have been as loathed as King Joffrey. He was a spoilt brat, spiteful, twisted, psychotic, and the kind of guy who if he didn’t have the Lannister name wouldn’t last two minutes in Westeros.

He had absolutely zero redeeming qualities, and with vicious act after vicious act people couldn’t wait for him to die, but because he was such an evil character it seemed as though it’d never happen. Then, in only the second episode of season 4, and at his own wedding no less, he was poisoned and died.

It was a total shock to see, and even better was the way it played out; the sight of his face turning purple was one to take a sick pleasure in. 

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