Megan Schuster: Give me the Purple Wedding. Yes, Margaery and Joffrey’s wedding was a gauche affair, with feasts, singers, pyromancers, and a dancing bear. And it was also very offensive, featuring a play whose characters were portrayed by little people solely for Joffrey’s amusement (and Tyrion’s torment). Very few people had a good time, the bride and much of the groom’s family among them.
But compared to other Thrones weddings, it at least has relatively little death Dothraki weddings are famously only considered good if at least three people die, and we don’t even need to talk about that masquerade at the Twins. The only person who died in this wedding and what a death scene it was more than deserved it. And in later seasons it’s revealed that Olenna Tyrell, my true queen of Westeros, was the one who poisoned Joffrey. Imagine being seated at her table as that all went down!
Aric Jenkins: As tempting as it would be to make an appearance at Joffrey and Margaery’s ceremony a grand, splendid festivity in which the second worst character throughout both series (shout-out no. 1, Ramsay Bolton) dies at the end of it—I’m going to do the sensible thing here and attend a wedding actually born out of love. That’s right, Robb Stark and Talisa Maegyr, you have officially earned my RSVP. What I love about this wedding, particularly in the context of the Game of Thrones universe, is that there are no guests present—except, uh, me now, I guess. That means I’m free to celebrate this matrimony without fear of being slaughtered, poisoned, or beaten to a pulp, which is obviously a requirement for every other wedding in Westeros. Nah, I’m good on that: Give me a quiet nighttime ceremony that lasts no longer than 15 minutes so I can slink back to my castle and drink mead or whatever in peace.
Khal Davenport: After spending the better part of my middle and high school years in a dress shirt, tie, and blazer, I swore to myself after graduation that whatever I did, I didn’t want to wear a tie doing it. Judging by the attire rocked throughout the Thrones universe, I can only imagine how annoyed I’d be at any one of these horrific weddings in their wedding fashion and then the possibility of death being right around the corner? No, I’m good. If you’re twisting my arm, though, I’d guess I’d send back that Purple Wedding RSVP. Joffrey’s trash streak is well documented; being at the site of his demise would be a story I’d likely have to retell to my grandchildren for years to come. Hopefully I’m not doing it in Thrones-era wedding garb.
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