But on a show like “Game of Thrones,” with its three-dimensional characters and their complicated motives, it was oddly comforting to have a guy like Joffrey around to loathe without mitigation. He was a gift to that part of your brain that just likes to be angry, and now he’s gone — undone by a mouthful of poisoned pigeon pie or wine. Joffrey: Because He Thought Being King Made Him God. Because of Cersei's childrearing and Joffrey's own narcissistic impulses, he literally thought he could do whatever he wanted to anybody and there would be no consequences. It's why he killed Ned when it was guaranteed to start a war, and it's why he wound up being poisoned at his own wedding. We're keeping track of all the biggest deaths on 'Game of Thrones' seasons 1-8, from Ned Stark to King Joffrey. Search. Join Cosmo Unlocked. This old broad was poisoned by Jaime Lannister in In what was surely one of the most anticipated deaths on Game of Thrones, King Joffrey Baratheon is poisoned at his wedding reception and tries to play it cool, but then turns very purple. 235 votes More Joffrey Baratheon Most viewers probably weren't overly crushed after watching King Joffrey ingest poison on Game of Thrones this season. (Yeah, yeah, spoilers.) Joffrey is bored and Margaery gives a speech, saying that Joffrey has decreed the meal’s leftovers go to the poorest of King’s Landing. Loras Tyrell exchanges a sexified look with Oberyn Alert: This story contains major spoilers from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode. First, the king was killed. Now, the real power at the heart of Game of Thrones is dead, too.. In Sunday's The third verse blends the personas of King Joffrey and Lord Tywin Lannister, set to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space.” Joffrey, the sadistic king loved to be hated, and Tywin, the master manipulator, both meet their ends in different circumstances. The lyrics capture Joffrey’s arrogance and Tywin’s power-hungry nature. Martin also explains how carefully he plotted out Joffrey’s demise, by introducing the very poison he used on the king early in the franchise. “The poison that is used to kill Joffrey is one Cersei got some revenge on "Game of Thrones," and we lost one of our favorite characters. she told Jamie that she was the one who poisoned King Joffrey. Then, before Jamie left her to die Sn4R7K.