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Originally Posted by Mike F
Can one of you who seems to be able to come up with some explanation for anything explain the logic behind Cersei's actions...
- She seems genuinely shaken by the undead soldier and offers to accept the truce if Jon swears loyalty to her (I think?) and agrees to never leave the North;
- When Jon refuses, she says No Deal to the whole thing, and storms out of the conference;
- Tyrion says. . . . Something
 . . . . to her and she comes back not only ready to accept the truce, but pledges Lannister troops to fight with the North. . . . Except;
- She then says, Nope, I'm keeping my troops here to consolidate my hold on the South as soon as the Golden Company arrives.
I genuinely can't see a logical thread, but rather than just bashing the writing, I'll give the collective shadow writers here a chance to make sense of it. |
Cersei's first offer was to agree to the truce if Jon promises to not side with either the Targaryen's or the Lannisters. Her goal was to deny Dany the support of the North.
I think she was manipulating Tyrion in their private meeting. Tyrion now believes Cersei will keep her word about sending troops to fight the white walkers because she is willing to put aside differences for the sake of the child she is expecting. Funny how a cold calculating person like Cersei lets her pregnancy slip to Tyrion...
Cersei's plan is now to let Dany take her troops north and have the White Walkers and Dany's forces weaken each other. Dany now thinks Cersei has jumped on board even to the point where she is "reluctantly" deciding to help in the battle. Before this Dany wasn't ready to march North because Cersei would just take back everything Dany had won so far.
Cersei seems to be putting a lot of faith in the Golden Company mercenaries. She seems to believe they will shift the odds in her favour. Will have to see because the show hasn't explained them much.