They should have kept this scene tbh. I was waiting for 2 seasons for a payoff from the scene when they were showing details about how it was all an act and they didn't show anything
I thought for sure he was gonna drop it when the Little Birds (put some respeck on they name) started stabbing him up
They did allude to it. There's one scene where Pycelle jumps out of bed, does a couple stretches, then returns to his hobble before leaving the privacy of his chambers. There's so much subtly to this show that a lot is easy to miss.