“Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken” does not depict the first poorly handled rape scene in Game of Thrones’s history. Benioff and Weiss continuously convert canon consensual sex scenes in the books into nonconsensual ones in the show. For instance, in the pilot, Daenerys Targaryen is also raped on her wedding night by her newly wedded, Khal Drogo. Tears streaming down her face, Drogo disrobes Daenerys and as she attempts to cover her chest to preserve her sense of dignity, he removes her hands and pushes her down on her knees (“Winter is Coming”). Conversely, in the first installment of A Song of Ice and Fire, the consummation is far more consensual: [Drogo] stopped then, and drew her down onto his lap. Dany was flushed and breathless, her heart fluttering in her chest. He cupped her face in his huge hands and looked into his eyes.
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“Yes,” she whispered as she put his finger inside her. (Martin, 108)
Despite the fact that Daenerys is a thirteen year old maiden sold to Drogo, the scene is as consensual as can be. Be that as it may, Benioff and Weiss offer audiences and fans a bastardized version that simultaneously perpetuates marital rape. Nonetheless, they continued to diverge from the canon, sparking outrage left and right, until it reached its peak after the premiere of “Breaker of Chains” in 2014. In the episode, Jaime Lannister rapes his sister, Cersei, on the corpse of their dead son, Joffrey, whilst ignoring her protestations of “No” and “Stop it.” George R.R. Martin portrays the scene differently: “Hurry,” [Cersei] was whispering now, “quickly, quickly, now, do it now, do me now. Jaime Jaime Jaime.” Her hands helped guide him. “Yes,” Cersei said as he thrust, “my brother, sweet brother, yes, like that, yes, I have you, you’re home now, you’re home now, you’re home.” She kissed his ear and stroked his short bristly hair. Jaime lost himself in her flesh. (Martin,
“Yes,” she whispered as she put his finger inside her. (Martin, 108)
Despite the fact that Daenerys is a thirteen year old maiden sold to Drogo, the scene is as consensual as can be. Be that as it may, Benioff and Weiss offer audiences and fans a bastardized version that simultaneously perpetuates marital rape. Nonetheless, they continued to diverge from the canon, sparking outrage left and right, until it reached its peak after the premiere of “Breaker of Chains” in 2014. In the episode, Jaime Lannister rapes his sister, Cersei, on the corpse of their dead son, Joffrey, whilst ignoring her protestations of “No” and “Stop it.” George R.R. Martin portrays the scene differently: “Hurry,” [Cersei] was whispering now, “quickly, quickly, now, do it now, do me now. Jaime Jaime Jaime.” Her hands helped guide him. “Yes,” Cersei said as he thrust, “my brother, sweet brother, yes, like that, yes, I have you, you’re home now, you’re home now, you’re home.” She kissed his ear and stroked his short bristly hair. Jaime lost himself in her flesh. (Martin,