Connorsrpg
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Don't worry. If memory serves me correctly, it is no 'normal' poison, so, again, fantasy-based poison.
Fair enough. I'm just raising an issue. It's entirely possible that the future shows or the existing book canon provide information on this topic that might change how I feel about it from just watching the show up to now.Don't worry. If memory serves me correctly, it is no 'normal' poison, so, again, fantasy-based poison.
It's not about realism, it's about making sense. Poisoning someone makes more sense if you can do it without anyone knowing what item was poisoned and when.
And! But! Also! The poisoning was foreshadowed in the 2nd season with the Dragonstone maester's attempted poisoning of Melisandre. We know exactly which poison was used on Joffrey, and have seen before in the series how it functions. That said, it seemed to work more quickly on Joffrey than on the Maester. And I'm fairly confident I know who did it, both from the books and TV context.