11 Years Later, I Finally Understand The Beetle Scene.

In-depth analysis of Smash the Beetles Scene from Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 8.

This is probably one of the strangest scenes we have ever seen in Game of Thrones. Tyrion Lannister sits in a cell, hours before he might die, and tells his brother a story about their cousin crushing beetles.

It was one of television's most anticipated episodes, but the showrunners chose to spend five minutes of screen time to talk about a moron and his beetles. It wasn’t even in the books, and people hated it.
But what if I told you that this scene was never about beetles? It wasn't even really about Orson. It was about a son desperately trying to understand why his father wants him dead.

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