‘Game Of Thrones': The Rad Wedding, And Every Other Big Moment On ‘High Sparrow’

For the first time in the history of “Game of Thrones,” a wedding creeped us out not because of horrifying deaths… But because of a reeeeeeally uncomfortable sex scene. Margaery (Natalie Dormer) and Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman) get married without incident, but then they cut to the aftermath of their first night together.

Not to dwell on the books, but Tommen is much younger there than here, so Margaery pushes off their first “night” together for grossness reasons. Here, sure, the sex scene is tamer than most the show has done before — and Tommen is older — but IRL Chapman is 17, and Dormer is 33. That’s illegal in some states, though I guess not Westeros.

Anyway, this leads to one of the most fascinating dynamics of the episode, as both Margaery and Cersei (Lena Headey) try to manipulate Tommen to get rid of the other. Except unlike in the books where Margaery wins over Tommen by giving him a cat, in the show she gives him a… Well, you can fill in the word that also sometimes means cat.

And she’s clearly got the upper hand, as Margaery rips Cersei a new one (“I wish we had some wine for you, it’s a bit early in the day for us,” she says dripping with sarcasm), winning over the court and the people. Only problem, Margaery hasn’t compensated for the fact that Cersei doesn’t play the game the way anyone else does. She would rather burn the board to the ground than see anyone else win.

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