The quip is instantly iconic: Cersei, when directed to obey the High Sparrow’s orders is presented with the threat of violence, and responds “I choose violence.” But guess who else chooses violence? Yes, violent things have happened on Game of Thrones before, but this episode in particular used it to solve a surprising number of problems! For various reasons it was hard to get overly excited about the various Mortal Kombat-esque brutalities on display in “No One” this week, but at least the violence had the decency to be cartoonish as hell.
