While awaiting condemnation from his own father, Tyrian and his brother Jamie converse in Tyrian's dungeon cell before the trial which is set to determine Tyrian's mortal fate. Their conversation meanders onto the subject of their cousin, Orson.
Having been left 'simple' from being dropped on his head as an infant, cousin Orson spends all of his time smashing beetles. I believe, Orson's behavior is meant to characterize the Lannister's most fundamental nature. When distilled or reduced to their essence a Lannister's most prevalent characteristic is to seek to destroy everything around themselves which they perceive as a lesser life form. Cersei and Tywin Lannister certainly exhibit this characteristic. Tywin's oppressive determination to punish and steer his own son, Tyrian, to his demise surely illustrates this.
I commend the writers for this episode for delivering such a thoughtful analogy to illustrate a point that, unfortunately, I suspect, went over most people's heads. I am here to say, 'I got it'. And there is a reason this show is world renowned. This scene was entertaining and wonderfully acted. I appreciate the work of the writers efforts to artfully bury deeper meaning in the text. This is my favorite scene from this series and is one of many examples of the fantastic writing that goes into it. The end of this episode is also amazing but I will leave that for another time.
Having been left 'simple' from being dropped on his head as an infant, cousin Orson spends all of his time smashing beetles. I believe, Orson's behavior is meant to characterize the Lannister's most fundamental nature. When distilled or reduced to their essence a Lannister's most prevalent characteristic is to seek to destroy everything around themselves which they perceive as a lesser life form. Cersei and Tywin Lannister certainly exhibit this characteristic. Tywin's oppressive determination to punish and steer his own son, Tyrian, to his demise surely illustrates this.
I commend the writers for this episode for delivering such a thoughtful analogy to illustrate a point that, unfortunately, I suspect, went over most people's heads. I am here to say, 'I got it'. And there is a reason this show is world renowned. This scene was entertaining and wonderfully acted. I appreciate the work of the writers efforts to artfully bury deeper meaning in the text. This is my favorite scene from this series and is one of many examples of the fantastic writing that goes into it. The end of this episode is also amazing but I will leave that for another time.