Did they purposefully change it so that Jaime rapes Cersei?
I'm asking because in the book, that passage has Cersei not wanting to at first, but then saying:
"Hurry," she was whispering now, "quickly, quickly, now, do it now, do me now. Jaime Jaime Jaime." Her hands helped guide him.
During the episode last night, she NEVER SAYS THAT. So, by the rules of consent, Jaime raped her.
This pisses me off, because it belittles rape and it means they only added it to the show for shock value. What's worse is that Martin was probably okay with it since he works on the show too.
The other side of this is that that chapter in the book is told from Jaime's perspective, so maybe Martin was writing what Jaime was thinking he was hearing? I don't know... obviously rape occurs in Westeros. I'm not upset about that. But if that scene was not supposed to be a rape scene and they changed it just for shock, that's another thing entirely.
Thoughts?
I'm asking because in the book, that passage has Cersei not wanting to at first, but then saying:
"Hurry," she was whispering now, "quickly, quickly, now, do it now, do me now. Jaime Jaime Jaime." Her hands helped guide him.
During the episode last night, she NEVER SAYS THAT. So, by the rules of consent, Jaime raped her.
This pisses me off, because it belittles rape and it means they only added it to the show for shock value. What's worse is that Martin was probably okay with it since he works on the show too.
The other side of this is that that chapter in the book is told from Jaime's perspective, so maybe Martin was writing what Jaime was thinking he was hearing? I don't know... obviously rape occurs in Westeros. I'm not upset about that. But if that scene was not supposed to be a rape scene and they changed it just for shock, that's another thing entirely.
Thoughts?