Cersei Lannister is the greatest and least understood character on Game of Thrones. In Season 2, while chatting with Sansa, she laments, “Jaime was taught to fight, with sword and lance and mace. Love no one but your children.” Without her children, any chance of empathy from and for Cersei is lost. What could be more signifying of a tragic character than a woman burned many times before by the men in her life? And yet, to casual fans of Game of Thrones, Cersei remains the villain.

Source: National Post April 11, 2019 18:00 UTC