Indeed, she had turned down offers to be bought out, and wasn't afraid of Tywin or Cersei. So why is she all of a sudden susceptible to threats and greed. It doesn't add up. Plus, Bronn put her on the ship and watched the ship leave. She was safe from everybody but Varys.

What Crooked Paul said. Whores do not pass up the money. And even if she wanted to be a whore, it makes more sense to be a whore somewhere far away from Tywin and Cersei. What she is doing appears too stupid at face value. It just has to be part of something bigger.

She is supposed to know because Tyrion had been telling her all these things all along. Tyrion was clearly doing it for Shae's safety and Shae said as much when Tyrion forced her to leave. She said out loud that Tyrion was afraid of his father and his sister. Clearly Tyrion was right to be afraid of them.

Garrett, Mfrosens is actually a perfect example of how deluded and confused some people are when it comes to rape.

On the lessor point first. Cersei does have power in her own right. She has network of spies similar to what Varys and Little Finger have. That network is all about her, not her birth position.

I'm pushing back against your point that rape is somehow more repulsive than murder. I'm not saying that rape isn't repulsive in its own right.

Actually it is perfectly inconceivable that Cersei isn't consenting.

I didn't see the Dany - Drogo seen as a rape fantasy or even as a simple rape as much as a depiction of how messed her situation was. She knew they were going to have to have sex with Drogo. She knew the Dorthraki were savage. It wouldn't make sense for him to be "Mr. Romantic". Drogo was "King Savage". Sex…

This I agree with. I think they just missed their target, pure and simple. They will likely never address it again.

Deserves…..Cersei deserves worse than that. Cersei deserves killing. The whole war is over what she and Jamie did. Cersei has done a LOT of dirt. It would actually be impossible to give her what she deserves.

I agree with that. It's hard to see how they redeem his character after this. Short of them telling us that this is the way sex always is with them and that it's two-way, with her doing rape/murder-level stuff to him in between being raped by him I don't think it's possible.

I find that to be the most curious of all….that you were not sold that Cersei consented entirely.

But how would she say that if she doesn't speak your language. And you don't know here well enough to read her body language.

But that speculation is not reasonable.

I agree that if they had done a woman like they did Theon, that there would not be enough internet for the outrage.

How could he know what she wants by intuition. Drogo didn't even know her.

Well, that's up to the author to decide. Every culture I've ever heard of allows for annulment if the couple never had sex. But I am not an expert on all cultures.

At first I didn't know what you saying…

Thank you for reporting the spoiler. I don't read the books and wonder how I got by without the show.

But if we look at what's going in their mind then there is no telling where we could end up.