GoT S3E10 Tywin Lannister and Tyrion scene active audiences Daniel Eve

Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama that has just finished up it's sixth season. It is one of the most popular currently airing drama's and has been nominated for multiple awards over the years.

Using Young and Rubicam's 4C's model, there is several key audiences that are interested in this text: In the beginning of the show's airing it may have Explorer's who took key interest, because it was something new and different on TV at the time. As the show progressed and gained in popularity it may have attracted Aspirers because watching GoT would make them appear smarter or more sophisticated because GoT is a fairly complex show to follow. This complexity may deter Mainstreamers because it is not easy entertainment to stay interested in; another factor is the lack of security, the thing Mainstreamers desire, because plot twists are common and many characters are killed off at various points in the show.

"Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner"

preferred reading: this scene between Tyrion and Tywin is portrayed as a battle between cold, emotionless logic and standard tradition. people may be sympathetic towards tyrion because his wife is Sansa Stark, someone who's family has just been butchered at the 'red wedding' , and he has already seen her suffer at the hand's of Joffrey in the previous season. the previous episode featured a shocking plot twist, killing of many members of a popular house (a faction people root for), which was caused by house Lannister, whom tyrion and tywin fight for;therefore the antagonism is centred on tywin Lannister. the quote above is tywin's primary response to tyrion's question over why tywin organised the assassination over a wedding, and it is a reasonable thought for some as it means less loss of life. this scene and the red wedding have an underlying message and provides a wake up call to the viewer, that life is not only harsh but also cold and that only the strong survive; portraying a realistic or perhaps a pessimistic view of life.

Oppositional reading: some may identify with the harsh messages of this scene. They may see Tywin's breaking of ancient tradition and conspiracy (the red wedding) as an unforgivable, perhaps cowardly action. This could be due to what Tywin lannister stand's for, heartless logic and strategic thinking, and maybe they feel much more sympathy for the northerners, who were betrayed by those involved in the conspiracies. those who value respect and fairness as opposed to obtaining your goal by any means may despise tywin because what he did had no honour. they may understand tywin's motivation, to protect the lannister family and end the war, but because of their values of fairness and justice may ultimately antagonise him.

negotiated reading: some may see this scene as just justification for the major season plot twist. They may not realise or care for tywin's word's because all they see is another pull for drama between the characters. they may be used to more standard drama's or fantasy media; with more standard drama's offering many small plot points or twists to follow along, while a typical fantasy show may focus on developing the world and characters fully. this scene helps flesh out house lannister and the conflict/instability within it as opposed to a direct conflict between two sides/characters.