Game of Thrones writer talks Tyrion's trial, previews upcoming Season 4 episodes

The most recent episode of HBO's Game of Thrones ended with Tyrion's trial in King's Landing for his alleged murder of King Joffrey. The dwarf demanded a trial by combat, but fans must wait until next week to find out what happens.

In a post-mortem interview with EW.com, Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman discussed the turning point in the episode.

"Finally after years of being laughed at and abused and beaten down by almost everybody in his life, Tyrion would rather go out armed with a sword and be brutally murdered than give into his father one more inch. Then the final shot is father and son staring each other down."

He also previewed next week's installment:

"I would just say it's the aftermath of what you've just seen. Tywin's plans, for once, were foiled, and now Tyrion has to deal with this rather rash decision he made. You're going to see how that plays out. Also, expect the appearance of characters who you did not see this episode. That's something we're trying to do more this year too - less cutting back and forth to a lot of places. Do more quality vs. quantity."

Finally, he touched on the remainder of the season:

"It's relentless from now on. There's no going back now for a lot of these characters. The rest of the season is based on the last third of A Storm of Swords so it's one big climax."

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