Why did Olenna side with Daenerys?

After most of her family are killed in the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, an event orchestrated by Cersei Lannister, Olenna’s desire for vengeance leads her to pledge House Tyrell’s forces to Daenerys Targaryen.

Who gets blamed for poisoning Joffrey?

It was Lady Olenna Tyrell (Margaery’s grandmother – the Queen of Thorns) who conspired with Petyr Baelish to kill Joffrey at his wedding (popularly known as “Purple Wedding”). Originally Answered: Who killed Joffrey in the Game of Thrones? Why? Queen of Thorns was one.

What happened to Olenna Tyrell on ‘Game of Thrones’?

Let’s hope that both Dany and Jaime take these words to heart now that she’s gone. All hail the passing of Olenna Tyrell, greatest player of the game, who took her own life tonight on Game of Thrones. House Tyrell is no more.

Why did Olenna want Joffrey to die?

But then again, as Olenna herself admitted tonight, that’s how she works. She wanted there to be no chance Joffrey wouldn’t die after she poisoned him either. That’s why his death was so dramatic. Anything less, and the kid could have lived, married to her granddaughter.

What happens to the Targaryen forces in Casterly Rock?

The Targaryen forces are trapped in Casterly Rock while the Lannisters take down Highgarden and we watched Olenna Tyrell’s death scene. We’ve already seen what happens when Euron takes down one of Cersei’s desired targets. He puts them in chains, he marches them up to the gates of King’s Landing, and he parades them through the streets.

Does Jaime actually love Cersei?

Blessedly, no. Jaime does the noble thing, despite Olenna’s horror at realizing he really does love Cersei. He offers Olenna a merciful death: suicide. Perhaps he might not have been so quick to hand her mercy, had he known a few minutes earlier what she told him right after she drank.