It's a fictional depiction of medieval society, yes. So when you world build that society you look at how women were treated during said period. Rape was sadly much more common then as women weren't really viewed on the same level as men, women weren't treated like equals then. George illustrates that in his writing…

This show depicts what life was like for women in medieval times. It was a hard existence for women in those days. So the fact that more bad stuff happens to women than men shouldn't be shocking, because it is what life was like. There is also few shows out there that have do many strong female characters of every…

Sorry, I didn't explain myself well enough. I was more meaning Jaime takes initiative and makes an advance at Cersei, which she initially says no to because of the time and circumstance but because he keeps persisting, she gives into her urges/feelings towards him and they have really weird sex.

Personally, I think the director and writer of the episode botched conveying their intent in the show with this scene. I don't think they intended to make it come off like Jaime was raping Cersei. I think they were trying to show Jaime saying "I want you, and I'm going to make you want me again." and show Cersei give…