Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]

[Homeless Nutter]

[...]Notice one thing about Joffrey pre-ascension: He was definitely a spoiled little sadistic psychopath, as you point out, but he was also a bit of a wimp who hadn't been entirely let loose to run with his power-tripping ego after he became king and no one could stop him.  He was on a long leash, but he was still on a leash, and Robert was on the other end of it. [...]

Which is why he tried to be sneaky about it.

(2) Cersei isn't entirely stupid.  She's cunning in her own shortsighted way, but I would believe that she is entirely capable of bidding her time until the right moment to frame Tyrion for something he didn't do and get him executed *cough*poinsingJoffrey*cough* if she was, in fact, behind the attack on Bran.  Also, 30+ years of stewing over her hatred until the moment comes where she can do something about it?

You'd think in 30 years, she'd come up with a better plan, than a hastily thrown-together assassination, with the only evidence, that could lead to Tyrion, being a weapon, ownership of which is uncertain. This is such a feeble intrigue, that it's not entirely clear if the person, who sent the assassin even meant to incriminate Tyrion. And let's not forget, that if the direwolf didn't rip out the guy's throat - he would have been caught and "questioned", revealing his employer. A lot to bet on luck - after 30 years, of biding one's time...

 Way more believable to me than Joffrey committing an act of "mercy" by having Bran killed.

Yeah, well - I'm going to have to disagree with you on that, for all the reasons I outlined in my previous few posts.