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Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me.
— Game of Thrones · 2011
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Olenna denies her enemies the satisfaction of a meek ending. Her precise final request makes the truth itself a weapon that will continue after she is gone.
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In “The Queen’s Justice,” Game of Thrones season seven episode three, Olenna speaks to Jaime after drinking the poison he has brought. Her final confession reveals that she arranged Joffrey’s death. She insists that Cersei know, turning a conversation she cannot survive into one last act of control.
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- S7E3, “The Queen’s Justice”: Olenna’s final conversation with Jaime at Highgarden. — reference 1S7E3, “The Queen’s Justice”: Olenna’s final conversation with Jaime at Highgarden.; selected line and sceneReference checked
- S7E3, “The Queen’s Justice”: Olenna’s final conversation with Jaime at Highgarden. — reference 2S7E3, “The Queen’s Justice”: Olenna’s final conversation with Jaime at Highgarden.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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