Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]

[FatAndFaithless]

Yeah it's pretty well accepted that Joffrey was behind the catspaw's assassination attempt on Bran.  He overheard his father the king (drunkenly) stating clearly that it would be a mercy for Bran to have his throat cut and that he would rather die than live as a cripple.  Joffrey didn't do it out of mercy, he just wanted to impress his 'dad'.

That's true.  It is pretty clear that Joffrey was responsible for the actual attempt, no what i think back.  I sometimes forget the book details, and I just don't want to reread them again.  IT's been a few years. Did he intend to frame Tyrion, or did Littlefinger intend to?  Who knows.

I really think it was simply a misguided attempt by an incest-addled kid to impress his neglectful, alcoholic father.