George RR Martin’s BEST Written Character

[@DCharles]

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[@GRB-tj6uj]

His character is doubly subverted. His persona is a subversion of the classic "knight in shining armour" but this subversion is subverted because he actually is a true knight.

[@hououinkyouma3864]

The TV show went a step even further, making the subversion of the subversion another subversion, where he was just a simp, not giving af about anyone

[@GRB-tj6uj]

@@hououinkyouma3864 they kinda forgot about Jaimie's character development

[@Toxodos]

eh, I can certainly see where you coming from, and overall I do see that double subversion.... but even by asoiaf standards jaime was a pretty poor knight when it came to the honor aspect. You have quite a few examples of more honorable "sers" throughout the story, ned, barristan selmy, brienne, hell even the hound it's a double subversion because he was a tortured soul who at first wanted to be that knight and then later will have his arc moving back into that direction. But let's not pretend he always has been all along. Guy pushed a 7 year old out the window, I mean come on

[@GRB-tj6uj]

@@Toxodos that might be right. But as I see it his crimes don't represent his true ethical core. His formative experience is doing the right thing in killing the Mad King and being rejected as an immoral self-serving opportunist. It's clear that he adopted.his smug persona as a shield against the negative opinions of others, but on some level he also wanted to be that kind of person. His trauma is caused incongruity between his true self and the public perception of him, but if Ned was right all along about him this gap disappears and he doesn't have to deal with his trauma. So we see this pathological drive to be the kind of person people think he is, and the charade falls apart when he loses his sword hand an literally can't be that person anymore. EDIT: one of the true ironies of his character is his incestuous relationship with Cersei. On the one hand it means he could, in the eyes of public morality at least, never live up to the chivalrous ideals he believes in. This is one of the reasons he cares about the opinions of others: he desperately wants the approval of others because he's never sure he's actually a good person. His doubts about his relationship with Cersei are always haunting him. Someone who's self assured about their moral character would shrug off the "Kingslayer" epithet. But on the other hand his devotion to his lady is very knightly. If it was anyone else we would be speaking about perfect chivalrous love

[@bengheinrich7500]

I think in Winds of Winter Brienne of Tarth should kill Lady Stoneheart to save Jaime. Violating her oath like Jaime did with the Mad King. It would be poetic.

[@DCharles]

I like that a lot for Brienne's arc

[@Archius9]

I think lady stonehearts fate and purpose is for Arya to kill. They’re both consumed by revenge so LS will show Arya how this can consume. Arya will kill LS, ending her own mission for revenge, then her and the BWB (who’ll remember her) will head north

[@horimotogp1031]

All I know is I want to see LS find out about Jons true parents.

[@TriforceWolf93]

I always hoped Stoneheart would kill Petyr after finding out how he's behaving towards Sansa after his involvement with the Lannisters.

[@alexg5092]

Bless your heart thinking it is ever going to come out. I like the thought though. I agree it would be poetic

[@Zakeru750]

Another point I love about Jaime is the subtle, one-way relationship he has with Ned. Jaime did somewhat respect Ned, as both a decent fighter and an honorable man. The unfair and sadistic execution of Ned's brother and father by the mad king was a traumatic experience to Jaime. And he did think that he was making justice for this, among other things of course, when he killed the mad king. But Ned despised Jaime all the same. This is very interesting for both characters, as it puts them both in a grey area. Jaime starts as very "black", and we see more and more "white" touches in his shade of grey. Ned starts as very "white", but this shows that his unbending honor leads to grossly oversimplifying and misjudging someone, which is a big "black" stain in his shade of grey. Though the two characters barely interact, the existence of Jaime also makes Ned a much deeper character that just "the perfect good guy".

[@mikegalvin4843]

Ned seemed to have beaten Arthur Dayne. That was a personal hero of Jamie's. A lot of the tension between them was because Jamie couldn't claim to be the best living swordsman while Ned was alive. If you want to be the man, you have to Beat the man!

[@azankhan88]

​@@mikegalvin4843 Plus jaime was also angry at the hypocrisy. Robert and Ned were also sworn to the Targaryens even if not as the kingsgaurd. The fact that these guys called him oathbreaker irked him a lot.

[@J1283-s1k]

I always love the hypocrisy of the way the Kingsguard are viewed compared to Jaime. Men like Gerold Hightower were legends and heroes despite actively silencing the disgust of a young Jaime as he watched Eddard's family cruelly tortured and murdered by a mad man. Similarly, Jonothor Darry, like Hightower, comfortably sat by and allowed Rhaella Targaryen to be raped and harmed by Aerys and even encouraged Jaime out of helping her ('we are sworn to defend her, but not from him'). That's why it is so heart-warming when Jaime does the total opposite and instructs Trant to come to him should Tommen begin pushing for cruelty and spite.

[@Yourghostuncle]

Especially considering the facts that Jaime sacrificed his honour for the greater good while Ned couldn't make that hard choice and led to so much horror.

[@JC-gn7lq]

​@@YourghostuncleNed did sacrifice his honor by lying about Joffrey's parentage. It does amaze me that (apparently) no one asked Jaime why he killed Aerys when none of the other kingsguards did anything. He was just a teenager.

[@p1ssedoffchristof48]

I heard that Jaime is dyslexic. When he gets a message delivered he usually hands it to someone else. There's a part where Tywin is talking about how jaimie had difficulties learning to read and made him sit with a maester for hours practicing.

[@stevey822]

I believe there was a line in the book about his getting the letters in the words mixed up. Definitely sounds like dyslexia for sure.

[@carmina-solis]

it’s in the show too! tywin talks to arya about it during s2, when she’s his cupbearer

[@Graceface1]

I believe Jaime also tells Tyrion something like “I never liked reading, I’d get the words all mixed up in my head”

[@badyoutuber1986]

That makes me love him more

[@hulksmash7960]

Nah he can read quite fine maybe he grew it out as some people do. We have never seen adult Jamie un the book struggle with letters even the one that cersie sent he read fluently before burning it

[@Marshmellow3971]

Jaime is the ultimate example of postmodern storytelling. It’s not a true redemption arc, it’s just learning more about the character as you read more. Seeing things from his perspective and realizing he wasn’t really a villain in the first place.

[@notfromhere8889]

He attempted to murder a child who caught him sexing his sister. He's a villain.

[@Dunmerdog]

I had a writing professor call it reader development rather than character development. Of course Jaime does develop but GRRM also has a knack for building the picture over time

[@TheeAmethystEmpress6589]

Very good points.

[@dongately2817]

I mean it helps that you don’t get a POV chapter from him til Storm but I agree.

[@Vmac1394]

What about it as postmodern? I see comments like this a lot, but if someone wrote characters that were thinly veiled variants of Oedipus or even King Arthur, they'd be labeled as subversive or some nonsense because many people think all historical literature was written like Hollywood movies. I am naming both of those characters because they were both undone by weird incest, Oedipus with his mother and King Arthur with his half sister. Oedipus gouges his eyes out and goes into exile when he learns the truth and Arthur's tryst births a bastard born of incest, Mordred, who later mortally wounds Arthur in a duel during a battle.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Jaime: When they look at them, [Robert and Ned] they see who they want to be; when they look at me, they see who they really are.

[@literally-rick-grimes]

Relatable

[@n.m.1201]

Did he really say this?!

[@georgeprchal3924]

@@n.m.1201 no.

[@NybergCarl]

Ned's righteousness around executing the deserter comes up against the fact that the deserter was telling the truth and had factually correct information that should have been acted upon.

[@zoid_on_youtube]

okay but there is no reasonable way anyone could have believed what that man was saying. Thats not a Ned thing, no one would have believed it.

[@ivanaandric5703]

​@@zoid_on_youtubeNo one stupid as...

[@lew115]

@@zoid_on_youtube he is happy to lie when it suits him and protects his family.

[@words007]

U blind? Ned literally told about this to benjen in ep1 decade ago 🤣

[@ThatRatBastard]

Yeah but the guy fucking deserted chief

[@saraa.4295]

One of my first moments where Jaimes goodness shines through, is when Brienne climbs the rock to stop the Tully forces and he plans in his head how he can hit her with the oars and escape with his cousin, but while he thinks it, he finds himself helping her into the boat..

[@TheeAmethystEmpress6589]

I love that whole trek- until they run into The Brave Companions. It's Jaime, not the real Jaime but, I guess the old Jaime- Jaime before he loses his hand and goes through all the trauma t hey put him through.

[@johnlynn9388]

Jaime is an interesting character as he is someone who wanted to be a hero but by doing heroic acts became a hated villain. He saved kings landing from being burnt to the ground which would usually be considered a good act but everyone hates him as they weren’t aware of the plot with the wildfire and because he broke his oath to do it.

[@yelhsanosnhoj6602]

Given how much of a hated tyrant Aerys was, it was always so unbelievable to me that people (especially the common folk) view Jaime as anything less than a hero for what he did, especially when oaths really don’t mean anything to ANYONE in this world outside of the Northmen and maybe the Dothraki lol

[@kd2453]

“You know, I never really cared about the winter. Whether it’s coming, or otherwise.” Ned Stark.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

Lmao. Seriously wtf were they smoking

[@BigBWolf90]

Jaimie's reaction to Cersie's letter is poetic "What do you wish to do my lord?" "Throw this in the fire."

[@neodarkknight42]

I think Jaime and Briennes characters are so interwoven that it becomes hard to separate one from the other. That being said, they're the two best characters in the series.

[@ivanaandric5703]

Talking about the series.. that moment when they say goodby at Harenhall and she calls him Ser Jaime for the first time and leaves him speachless.. my favorite is his face, the panic and fear on his face when he returns to Harenhall for her (after Qiburn tells him that Locke won't take the randsome b/c of Jaime's lie about sapharies). Nicolaj was so great in the show (I know him ever since "Enigma") he's a brilliant character actor.. very respected in Denmark.. I think only Peter (Tyrion) won an award (two Emmy's and a Golden Globe)..

[@haruru8618]

SAMEEE. I NEED THEIR HAPPY ENDING TOGETHER 😭😭😭

[@Chu9947]

Nothing makes me happy than finding new asoiaf creators making great content like this. Keep it up man. Subbed.

[@DCharles]

Thank you!

[@Porifera-Jaymen]

The "golden hand the just" hype is so real

[@buddy9755]

I think if he kills cersei would be too obvious. But if he chooses someone or something else and sacrifices saving her would be perfect

[@cat_alyst6306]

Like Brienne!

[@valiensr1037]

It would be obvious, but it would show his true nature best. At his center he is a man willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of the innocent. He sacrificed his honor to save the people of kings landing, he sacrificed his sword hand and almost his life to save Brienne. It’d make most sense thematically for him to sacrifice his love to save the people of Westeros. But that’s what I love about art, we can all have our own opinions and interpretations of it, and I do like your take as well. 😁

[@Fenix-lr6ez]

It's just obvious cause we've had decades to think about it, just like R+L=J. If you resd the books without waiting in between, you would never see it coming

[@andrewgray5275]

In cerceis prophesy it states her death will come at the hands of the younger brother. She was born before Jamie. He’s the only one who should kill her, to save kings landing again and stop her from using the wildfire

[@hulksmash7960]

No the obvious option would be tyrion since most people are not aware that Jamie is also cersie little brother. Infact the one and only line from the books that makes us know this is "Jamie came into the world holding cersie feet" and since babies are born head first Jamie is younger. The only reason why it appears obvious to us is because we have been waiting for a new book for 20 years and have analyzed the books to hell and back

[@suzleber4]

Jaime Lannister is my favorite character not just on the show, the books, but in many things like video games. Reminded me so much of Judge Gabranth from Final Fantasy XII or Georg Prime from Suikoden V. When you look back Jaime was always telling the truth and was really only insulting when he was insulted. "It felt like justice." He meant that. Could go on and on, he's a great character. New sub, great breakdown, love the video!

[@srphmp]

We all know the end of the show could be better, but I just love the scene in where Brienne writes about Jaime in the White Book, is just so beautiful and fullfilling for the character as a role.

[@yandayixia]

i firmly believe it was originally planned in the books, for golden hand the just to be the fated hero, weilding lightbringer, with Breinnie the most loyal knight in the sven kingdoms by his side, Jon &Dannie the last Targaren his allies, and Bran the next three eyes Raven, Sansa the queen of winterfell, and Tyrion their wise concil, to eventually unite together against the evil beyond the wall. That is, assuming GRRM can develop some work ethic and actually stick to what he started of course, which is highly unlikely seen how egotistical and undisciplined his success has gotten him.

[@DCharles]

In his earliest treatment, GRRM actually had Jaime as THE antagonist ultimately stealing the Iron Throne. Obviously he took a different direction - so I’m not ruling anything out.

[@ValhallanFieldMarshalRobert]

I couldn't agree more! This is one of the BEST written characters ever, in my opinion. He is what I like to call a "no-win-situation" character. Where there is never a choice of good or bad, but only bad or bad, bad or worse, or good (that will turn out VERY bad) or bad... This character is very realistic too. Jaime Lannister is essentially the same character is Ned Stark, albeit given only awful extremely difficult, no-win-situation choices. Many times he has no choice even. Like the family he's been born into... Jaime Lannister reminds me of Hamlet. A man trying to do the right thing, be good, be honorable, but thrust into a scenario where to do good one must do bad, and to get justice one must do wrongs. He cannot choose who he loves either. His heart chose Cersei. It's all just a RAW deal, and it's brilliant!! Even as the show decided to go about ending his story arch, I liked. Jaime is give one final no-win-situation, to go to be with not only the love of his life, mother of his children, and queen, but one of the last members of his family; when they are in their most dire circumstances in need of support the most... His choice is either to not go (and thusly live forever in guilt & shame with a broken heart, forsaking not only Cersei, but also the life of his last unborn child with the woman he was born to love) or he could go to King's Landing to be with Cersei when the city inevitably falls and try to do what he can to try to save what matters most to him, as well as potentially lessen the overall bloodshed (knowing that Cersei is certainly doomed, King's Landing WILL fall, and most likely he will die)... The perfect ending to this amazing "no-win-situation character" in my mind... "The things I do for love..." Although, how Jaime and Cersei actually perished in the show I really did not like one bit, and thought was poorly executed and stale dramatically for 2 such memorable, powerful, essential, and well-crafted characters that we followed for SO long in ASOIF.... Just my thoughts... LOVED this video! Good stuff!

[@BeneathTheGold]

In a storm of swords while being taken south by Brienne, before they get taken by the bloody mummers Jaime does intend to keep his vow to Catelyn. He very clearly say’s to himself he’s going to send sansa to her mother and that it amused him that he was going to “keep the faith” when everyone expects him not to

[@Stickweasel91]

The show did him so dirty

[@DCharles]

Season 5 is very difficult to accept for his character comparatively.

[@Stickweasel91]

@@j_fley6702 No, not that. I thought he might actually grow and recognize Cersei’s madness. It was so very disappointing for him to go through all that character development in the show only for him to lie down at the end and just let Cersei do whatever she wanted.

[@meloneatingwolf1882]

@@j_fley6702no, I think it is highly unlikely Stoneheart will make it out of that situation alive. Going as far to kill Brienne makes her a different person to Catelyn in my eyes. But no way do I see him going back to Cersei as a lover. He doesn’t need to bow to Cersei or Stoneheart. You can kill the both of them while remaining morally justified.

[@Shlogger]

that's the beauty of this story. So many of these characters present us with interesting psychological quanderies.

[@zweaver9785]

well done video, really appreciated the effort that went into this :)

[@DCharles]

Thanks!

[@jamie_d0g978]

The fact that he tarnishes his honor again just to avoid breaking his oath to not harm Tullys really shows how important oaths are for him and how hard it should've been to break the most important one. Yet he did, saving a whole city.

[@LuizSilva-ls2rb]

Jaime is the only one of Aerys kingsguard who redeemed himself. Those fools just stood there watching a madman doing all kinds of things to everyone, including his wife and were too coward to stain their image of themselves.

[@tiffanyl4829]

I love Jaime! Thank you for doing this.

[@h1153]

Jaime’s hand was not “senselessly” cut off. It was done for a political purpose. Vargo Hoat had recently betrayed Tywin and switched to Roose Bolton’s side. Roose is about to betray the Starks and switch to Tywin’s side. Hoat can’t follow Roose to Tywin’s side after betraying him. Jaime’s hand is cut off to make it harder for Roose to switch sides, as Roose may be blamed for the maiming. This is why Roose has the conversation with Jaime at Harrenhall. Roose essentially offers to send Jaime along to King’s Landing so long as Jaime agrees not to blame Roose to Tywin.

[@DCharles]

That wasn’t my focus of the video, but you’re 100% right.

[@darrylseymour]

I never found Jaime unlikeable. He pushes Bran out the window because he knows if Bran tells what he saw it will lead to his death, his sisters death and his childrens death. He confronts Ned because his brother has been taken and he kills people when he is being held captive in order to try and escape. In the show he kills his cousin and I don't know why the show had him do that.

[@lawv804]

The show went out of its way to make Jamie seem more villainous than he was in the books in the early seasons.

[@pushista9322]

Apparently, it never occurred to you Jaime could refrain from sex with Cersei in a crowded unknown castle. Instead, he chose to satisfy his sexual desire knowing perfectly well it would be fatal if a servant or a maid sees them. So, he put his sexual desire above his own life, Cersei's life and his children's lives. And since he's had this incest for many years it's implied Bran wasn't the first random person to see them and be killed by Jaime.

[@nirjhar4803]

​​@@pushista9322 Is bro stupid? Fucking your sister and killing a child witness nonchalantly saying "The things I do for love😗" should be universally seen as something bad and unlikable. Of course Jaime's character as a whole is far more than that, but liking him as a person when he was introduced is kinda weird...

[@darrylseymour]

@@pushista9322 It was a dumb risk. But I don't see it as evil.

[@pushista9322]

@@darrylseymour Seriously? It's a risk for anyone who sees them doing it. Jaime is shown as a savior of smallfolk yet he doesn't care that he occasionally need to kill one or two servants just because it's a medieval castle for god's sake, it crawls with servants, and I'd emphasize again, there's a big chance Jaime had killed off witnesses before Bran. He says "Things I do for love" plural. At least in Bran's case he hesitated cause realized the witness was highborn. If it was a servant, Jaime wouldn't think twice. In his pre-amputation chapters he thinks he and Cersei are demi-gods like Targaryens. Such an attitude towards smallfolk is typical of any medieval highborn people, but Jaime felt it ten times stronger. He would put himself high above any other lord. And remember that line? "If Cersei wanted to kill someone, she wouldn't send a catspaw, she'd send me". Here we are, through the years Jaime had likely already killed a number of witnesses and yet he kept setting people up again and again.

[@noktifero]

In the books, Jaime follows the mad king on his throne after killing Rossart, grabs him by his hair and slits his throat before severing is spine with a thrust of his sword. I think this is a pretty meaningful detail to highlight that, though he is breaking his oath, the kid rushes face first against the monster that ruined what had always been his biggest dream and showed him the true evil that some men are capable to commit. In the show, where Ned says that the kinglsayer stabbed Aerys in the back, seems like Jaime is slimier than he actually his, at least for me. Jaime was manipulated by Cersei, into leaving his rightful place as Tywin’s heir, and completely broken by watching how his king, to whom he he had sworn an oath, treating everyone around him like insects undeserving of the basics human rights… and, maybe worst, observe his heroes enable the rapes of the queen and every horrible act that Aerys’ ordered. He was a kid, he was alone, he was lost, he was scared and, when everything crumbled, he still would’ve fought against his father’s men to protect the crown… until Aerys’ stepped over the line by ranting about blowing up half a million people with that psycho of his Hand. I really like Jaime, he’s my favourite character in the series and in the books… and I think that deserves a good ending, at least one that feels like a good ending in his eyes: with his honour restored.

[@devanman7920]

He definitely my favourite character. Him, Jon and Davos.

[@ivanaandric5703]

My fav charachter. He will NEVER kill Cersei in the Winds of Winter. It would be against ALL his charachter stands for.

[@Velkan1396]

Jaime went from the character I hated the most (besides Joffrey) to my favourite one.

[@DibbzTV]

SUCH an interesting character. You want to talk about internal conflict? Your greatest feat being your greatest shame, even tho it saved thousands??? Masterful writing for the typical “Prince Charming”. My pick for Azor Ahai

[@TheeAmethystEmpress6589]

That would definitely subvert most expectations while still fulfilling wonderfully!❤

[@TheeAmethystEmpress6589]

That would definitely subvert most expectations while still fulfilling wonderfully!❤

[@cat_alyst6306]

Jamie is one of my favorite characters.

[@jimbo9313]

I do love his chapters. You go from hating him to understanding him and then enjoying him. It’s pretty nuts

[@GenX_-um2ct]

The arc of The Kingslayer was epic. You really hated him but ended up loving him.

[@LouisTreeBoy]

Uh-oh, someone is forgetting about Ser Pounce

[@DCharles]

You’re right

[@LouisTreeBoy]

@@DCharles I really liked the video, I'll make sure to check out more of your content

[@andrewgray5275]

I think Cersei will try to use the wildfire caches. And he’ll make the same choice as he did with the mad king. She’ll meet her end at the hands of the younger brother, just like the prophesy says

[@foukyng]

To be honest it’s quite interesting how the Targaryen Dynasty began with Aegon’s dream to unite the kingdoms for their eventual fight against winter only to end in his descendent Aerys II wanting to “Burn them all”

[@timwalker7027]

The ending we all want: ›final battle of humanity vs the dead ›Bran is warged into the past, being protected by Jaime and Brienne >white walker stabs Brienne with her own sword, she lays on the ground dying ›cut to young Jaime kneeling, with Aerys Targaryean saying "In the name of the Warrior, I charge you to be brave..." > Jaime kills the WW, and after a brief moment of grief, draws the sword from Brienne, now aflame >cut to Aerys: "Do you swear to defend the innocent and the helpless, in the name of the Seven?" "I swear it" >audio of Jaime and Brienne's parting plays as Jaime looks around >"They say the best swords have names. Any ideas?" ›Night King appears and stares at Bran, his ultimate target V"Oathkeeper." > Jaime steps in between them, laughing somberly >"Do you know what they call me?" >as Azor Ahai walks toward the Night King, all that can be heard is a cacophony of voices from past seasons cursing: > "Kingslayer.. Kingslayer! KINGSLAYER!"

[@DCharles]

Shut up!! Why did this put the dumbest grin on my face!?!? lol 👏👏

[@timwalker7027]

Hahaha because you know it’s what our boy deserves. Btw this is one of the best videos on him on KZbin. Great job.

[@chrismartin3197]

@@DCharlesthis is a copypasta

[@timwalker7027]

@@chrismartin3197 nah, you are

[@nabeelmirza8801]

Damn

[@hopebringer2348]

Your narration reminds me of YezenIRL! Nice video

[@DCharles]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@AgelessStones]

I'm kind of a noob with the storyline of .. well, everything lol, but you put this in a very clear and understandable way, really nice vid

[@DCharles]

Thanks. That’s specifically what I’m always worried about when I post these. Like “Was that just 20 minutes of incoherence? Did I even make a point?”

[@AgelessStones]

@@DCharles well hey there's lots to cover if the topic is Jaime Lannister hehe

[@OsoVain]

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this! :) new subby ;)

[@DCharles]

Thank you

[@GreenPatterson-rs6mm]

jamie is my favorite charecter in the show and the ultimate face of the show.

[@kt1pl2]

He doesn't care about Cersie anymore. He burned her letters when she was begging him to come.

[@hassanhisham133]

he's truely one of the best written charecter in fiction

[@Michael-ru3su]

It always baffled me that there wasnt a single prominent character (more realistically many characters) that dont consider Jaimee dishonorable. Like Aeris literally planned to take a dragonfire bath himself by the end of the afternoon. Like i can get behind just dogging him for any reason but the whole realm seems to hate Jaimee for this when i feel even these honorable people should be able to understand was this was an objectively good deed.

[@Michael-ru3su]

Video explains, ty

[@adamantiiispencespence4012]

In a society that functions almost as much systems of honor just as much if not more than law Jamie is an Oathbreaker and a murderer. With no one else knowing of the wildfire that's all he is to them.

[@Michael-ru3su]

@adamantiiispencespence4012 yea I wasn't fully aware the wildfire was secret

[@JC-gn7lq]

​@@adamantiiispencespence4012Why didn't anyone ask him why he killed Aerys? It doesn't make any sense to me. Tywin wasn't interested? Ser Barristan never asked? It's weird.

[@beevie4081]

Those Jamie chapters almost tricked me into thinking he was redeemed. But then I reflected on the fact that throughout all that inner monologue and self reflection, he has barely had a passing thought about his attempted murder of Bran. He thinks about his perceived evil deed of kingslaying even though there is nothing to forgive there, instead of his true evil deed. I can't forgive him yet, but perhaps a little chat with Stoneheart will get him feeling a bit of remorse.

[@Jorge-lk5xz]

Goldenhand The Just ❤

[@pamjames9077]

Great job! 👏

[@GirlTmak]

It’s very fitting how Jaime and Brienne’s growth mirrors one another’s. Brienne knows exactly who she is and what she stands for, but is forced to confront the reality of a world full contradictions. Jaime on the other hand knows exactly how cruel and hypocritical the world is, but after losing his hand is forced to confront who he truly is deep down and what he really believes in. … But then they sort of forgot…

[@VGTA90]

He had the best arc. Until he went back to Cersei at the end of season 8. But even before that, he only ever changed because he lost his sword hand. He was forced to change. Prior to that he was pure bad, no matter what stories he tells about the Mad King.

[@daveyboi03]

I think Jaime will be the one to fulfill the prophecy and kill cersei. And he'll say the infamous " the things we do for love line" right before or as he is choking her.

[@BlurSpin]

Jaime is a beast, even G R R would chose him (with both hands) to represent in a trial by combat

[@aboriginalalex]

Great vid

[@jrsam21]

Remember guys, he never really cared for the innocent people 🙄

[@DCharles]

Or otherwise… 😔

[@realdaggerman105]

Jaime Lannister has vulnerability to rubble damage

[@DibbzTV]

😄😐🙁😡🤬😭

[@GJBedrin]

He didn't..

[@damion19967]

Best character undeniable. What makes a great character is growth, loss, forgiveness, and rebirth. Either as a good or bad guy, which changes by the end. We need to see the rise or fall as more of a choice rather than forced upon. Jamie, at the start, was a high born nieve knight with a focus on family rather than duty, honor, and cause. But after he was imprisoned, he started seeing his family and the war as well as his guilt clearly. When he travels with a woman of the highest level and with great honor, he falls in love with someone other than his sister. Seeing how wrong he was thinking, he'd never find someone better. He kept his mouth shut and buried all his pain to make the bad guy we knew at the start. When learning, he didn't have a choice but to kill the Mad King. Not for family or duty. But to save millions, it wasn't for Tywin, wasn't for Cersey. It's his duty to protect all people not just do as told. But nobody knew. And he took the roll of king slayer. With the truth never known. In my eyes Cersey is the one that manipulates the incest, forces it, and Jamie has to, rather then want too. And never knew what love was cause Cersey took that from him. He might have fallen for the 16 years and grew to love it. But never wanted it. But only knew it. So kept doing it. Kept the guilt. And once he finds a path in Breann to be a knew. He loss his hand and his fighting power, and became just the average man. It broke his state of mind and let him grow out of self centered Family first honor second. And by the end of his life, the man was more Ned than his father. And isn't worthless but honorable. And it perfectly done. He grew the most and his only flaw was Cersey.

[@HulkVahkiin]

This is why he is favorite character

[@billychops1280]

It would be so cool if in the end Jaime ends up being the greatest knight that ever lived, it isn’t very likely but still

[@TheBulle]

I love Jaime. He’s my favorite character. Complex and interesting.

[@huskaroar6869]

The Knight who sacrificed his honor for the common people. Is there anything more honorable than that ?

[@Youtube-C.I.A]

I just noticed in these clips jamies lanistet beat ned stark, almost the same way the show depicted ned killing the sword of the morning. Almost like it ryhmes

[@mranderson9813]

...I'm carrying the wheel!" 🎶

[@melvinbrotherofthejoker436]

I love Jaime Lannister

[@Jalewilt]

Jaime was the most amazing character up until season four or maybe five IMO. He was at his very peak as a character during the time he was captured. I know he got his hand cut off, but he was a husk of a person after all that shit happened. He was pretty much useless and his name and presence no longer commanded fear or respect from anyone at all. We never even got to see him fucking people up with his sword, so if you haven't read the books I could see how people might have felt underwhelmed when seeing him in action. I actually haven't read them personally, but I can't help but feel that the show did him very dirty (especially in season eight).

[@88rixadzin88]

Jamie Is my favorite character (bar none) in Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones. His BEST scene is his bath scene with Brieen. Also love his line against Qyburn, but it is just building on the bath scene so does it really count?

[@Whobilation]

I think it’s safe to say that the majority of the fanbase unequivocally didn’t care much for Jaime early on. I can also say that same fanbase felt entirely different by the end of the show regardless of bad writing or not. That’s how you make an intriguing character btw, it’s just a shame he met the same grim ending as every other remotely established character.

[@vandalman8]

"My name's Jaimf"

[@chancejordan4126]

Unpopular opinion and i somewhat would agree with you but i liked jamies entire arch... everyone was mad he went back to his sister to die but i thought it was kinda poetic, sometimes a vile man can change and he did but sometimes we fall back into what we know, i will say some of his dialog was off near the last 2 seasons and didnt make sense but i would say that was him throwing up his defenses all over again and falling back in to honor doesnt matter

[@charbo187]

jaime is definitely my favorite character. sadly he was just one of many in a long list of characters that were completely assassinated by season 6-8

[@bearforfun]

He was always just a dick they did not destroy his chracter

[@shady6131]

personally, i liked jaime from the very start. i liked him because i knew right away that there was something more to him. and the only reason i thought that was tyrion. because tyrion was being ridiculed by people outside and inside his family, when i saw jaime treating him like a brother or an equal, i was taken aback. i thought if this guy is really as bad as it's shown, how come he's not picking on the easiest target for him, his dwarf little brother. it's a small thing, but i knew right away that there should be something more to this guy. and there was.

[@bundayeti]

I think it would be nice if he could reclaim the lordship of Kasterly Rock for himself, withdraw most Lannister troops to the Westlands, begin repairing relations with the Riverlands and the North, while leaving Cersei alone in Kings Landing, not bothering to even acknowledge her, when Aegon comes for the Iron Throne. It might make her desperate enough to marry Euron as some have speculated she might.

[@hi-ls6lt]

I don’t think he will. I have a suspicion in the books none of Tywin’s line will have Casterly Rock.

[@mrmr9420]

Perfect summary

[@Napoleon1815-l8c]

I wish Cersei would have tried to burn down King’s Landing instead of having Daenerys do it. Jaime could have then killed his sister and died with her or lived to go on and marry Brienne. Either way, his redemption arc would have been complete.

[@Lie-fr2rz]

Can you delve deeper into almonds actions and his mommy issues I'll like you to basically do the whole hotD characters dive explanation

[@Commander_Ray]

"😮Sleeping with his sister he isn't relatable ", apparently you've never been to Alabama

[@Jem1381]

best written POV character, maybe - Tywin is the best written character though, hes not my favourite that would be Little Finger but Tywin Lannister is by far the best written character in the show and in the books

[@juanig4198]

I don't think tywin is the best written ,the books and the show give him a lot of undeserved reputation,for example he should be regarded as much as a late lord like walder frey but he doesn't,he faced no consequences for eliminating two tax paying families from the crown,and while the red wedding did won him the war on a short term this was the worst possible move for the legacy and position of his family in the future

[@Jem1381]

@@juanig4198 yes but youre missing WHY Tywin can get away with what the Freys cant - 1) The Freys are a relatively new house and therefore none of them have the respect of the lords and 2) Tywin obliterated everyone who wronged him or the Lannisters in any way, he's the most powerful man in Westeros and therefore can get away with more than any other lord would - he is a key piece of the Game of Thrones, and therefore he cant be touched, anyone caught speaking ill of the Lannisters when they are on the throne would be executed, look at how Vaemond died after speaking ill of the Targaryens, granted the Kingsguard in Tywin's day was nowhere near the caliber of even King Aerys II's Kingsguard but they still are willing to beat Sansa at Joffrey's command so i wouldnt put it past them to execute anyone who they are commanded to execute - Cersei and Tywin dont take threats, real or percieved, lightly and will resort to murder at any given opportunity - the reasons you listed actually make Tywin a better written character, not a worse one

[@Jem1381]

@@juanig4198 additionally your point about the Red Wedding is kinda bad, what is the long term negative when everyone thinks the Freys did it, not many people know Tywin was involved and those who do would never say anything because they were also involved, i dont understand what youre trying to say here

[@dgg2999]

Jamie is one of my favorite characters. It will be interesting to see what happens with Cersei & maybe a reunion with Tyrion. Not sure how his story will end but it won’t be as terrible as the show

[@laurakerschenbaum4079]

To me, Jaime stakes his ego on his unwillingness to be a hypocrite. He sees his faults and embraces them (in his mind), and that's why he has such distain for Ned Stark. To Jaime, Ned is this outwardly, 'noble and honorable' guy, but he's guilty for tomcatting around on Caitlin (which we know now he didn't) and he's guilty of cowardice for NOT seizing the throne after the Mad King was killed (which is kind of a backward compliment coming from Jaime; like perhaps Jaime felt Ned would have made such a better king than Robert or himself). It also fits in with Jaime's protection of Brianne--I think he sees Brianne as the genuinely noble creature he barely believes actually exists before travelling with her. The script writers for GoT should have revealed the wildfire plot so Jaime could have killed Dany at the end after she torches Kings Landing--I STILL have such a problem with Jon doing that instead--and then, nominating Bran to the throne?? Please! The show's ending was SO botched on so many levels. They couldn't have just extended the final season by a couple more episodes?? They really needed to bring it around properly full circle, and the audience deserved it--Seriously, they could have done the show without all the Sparrow craziness or Theon's elaborate torture tale if money from HBO was the problem, but I doubt HBO was the 'problem'--GoT was too popular to believe they wouldn't have funded a couple more episodes. It's more likely to me that the scriptwriters were exhausted from juggling way too many subplots and tangents in the air for far too long that they just gave up.

[@AnnaKaize]

Well he did spare Ned's life in the duel because Ned was stabbed in the leg, since "it wouldn't have been clean", therefore I really don't see him as a true villain.

[@badyoutuber1986]

That's a show thing only they never even got of there horses in the source material

[@AnnaKaize]

@@badyoutuber1986 Thank you for that info. As you probably realize I never read the books. How embarrassing.

[@cadamham]

Let’s not forgot that he killed his cousin while in Caitlyn Starks cage

[@gulsahalkan5578]

show only thing

[@МаріяТарасенко-э3я]

It would be cool if Jamie became Azor Ahai and got a magic sword killing Cercei and then helped people on the Wall because it’s a right thing to do

[@DCharles]

Only in my dreams I think…

[@NANINANI-cs6rn]

I think jaime's arc not gonna end with cersei i see jaime as the third head of the dragon

[@DCharles]

Well you gotta elaborate on that

[@NANINANI-cs6rn]

@@DCharles so i think jaime and cersei are the children of aerys, cersei and joffrey are the only two people that been compared to aerys, and gena and joanna both gives kind of clues that jaime and cersei may not be tywin children. But why i think he's one of the three heads of the dragons because of moqorro, he said to tyrion that he see dragons, and he mention six people {old,young true,fake bright,dark} whose in my opinion are: aemon daneryes, Jon,(f)aegon jaime,cersei One of dany pov finished with her thinking about the three heads of the dragons, and she said in the end of it, that there's only two mans she Can trust, and the next two chapters were Jon and jaime pov

[@DCharles]

@@NANINANI-cs6rn my biggest reluctance is kinda simple, but the continuation of twins throughout Lannister history just seems too intentional for it to be coincidence if Aerys is the father. But Joanna is the daughter of Jason Lannister, so maybe that’s GRRM covering his tracks and allowing your theory to be true. Interesting…

[@NANINANI-cs6rn]

@@DCharles it could be, i think why i support them being targ IS cersei, i mean she's the female version of aerys, in her deepest madness she thought that boros Blunt helped tyrion escape even tho he testified against him just few days ago. Im just New to the channel i don't know if you do theories or just review, i will Enjoy to see your theory about it and asoiaf topics in general

[@chrismitchell457]

Instant like and sub

[@jdsartre9520]

I want Jamie vs Euron and Jamie vs Ramsey

[@KingSlayer_.]

Jamie with two hands in his prime would cut both to pieces book or show

[@badyoutuber1986]

I'd rather know what the fxck happened to Lora's on dragon stone.

[@CSelH]

I dont think Brienne can be considered wholly good, although she is close, but she has pretty human moments that are less than purely benevolent. What comes to mind for me is her treatment of Podrick early on, as well as her tendency to treat those she looks down upon with conceit and disdain. She's very prone to thinking more highly of herself than others, and can be rather unsympathetic at times. I would argue Pod himself has the best argument as being purely good by nature. Granted we've never had his PoV, but everything we've seen him do or say shows him to be remarkably nice, loyal, selfless, and caring dor others, if more than a bit naive. Even though it's played for comedy, I think the fact prostitutes refuse his payment is meant to be nearly the ultimate indicator of how good his character is. It easy to say oh he's just good in bed, has big package etc, but really, really think about it. A physically pleasing customer is not reason enough alone to justify that behavior for a working girl. I think Pod's meant to be themetic to the story. He's the best, a good man, a good servant, a good warrior, a good lover, he's essentially naturally good at anything he gets to learn, but he's a nobody. He isn't the hero, no one cares what he thinks, says, or does, he wields no power or influence, and he is often little more than an afterthought or annoyance in the minds of those he serves until they take time to reflect on him, whereupon they unilaterally find themselves moved by the quality of the young man. I think it's meant to speak heavily about how Westeros reflects our own reality whereby performance and merit, despite being held as virtues, are in fact incredibly disregarded and not represented in human behavior and, by extenseion, human society by and large. Tl;dr: Pod > Brienne, and everybody else too.

[@georgehenley3133]

As a fan of got I hated Jamie but as his character progressed I have become to respect him before he was not a man of honor but in the end he became one and held true to his word

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

I agree Jaime is the best written character of the series. This man tried to murder a child so said child wouldn’t tell people he was incesting with his sister, and people STILL love him lol

[@GirlTmak]

Song?

[@DaVonE-o8j]

16:39 lol how is brienne purely good? She simps over renly, follows cat around from folly to folly. She’s pretty good butt not purely good!

[@J1283-s1k]

Right? She swears to kill Stannis for the assassination of Renly but conveniently forgets that it was Renly, the arrogant, pampered little tool, who started the whole revenge cycle by betraying his older brother's lawful right to rule, stealing the forces that should be loyal to Stannis and even taking up arms to attempt to murder him. Stannis was simply retaliating against a traitorous little upstart yet because Brienne was enamoured by him, she decides against doing what is right (seeing Renly for what he was) and instead vows to eventually kill Stannis.

[@DaVonE-o8j]

@@J1283-s1k I wouldn’t go as far as to insult renly that far nor insist that stannis is the true heir or anything. (Tho he has more of a claim than renly for sure) brienne is just in her feelings bcuz her side lost and she had a crush on the dude. Like get over it brah, no one cares your all butt hurt bcuz ur ugly and only a gay dude would treat u with respect. Like you were about to help a dude usurp the throne, and another side fought back 🤷🏽 u win some lose some. (And to be fair I’d be ok with people like brienne choosing whatever side they want or people like stannis aspiring to rule, if they weren’t some of the most hypocritical fucks in the series. You don’t get to break the rules and then look at everyone else sour when they do, it’s super lame 😂😂. This goes for ned stark too. What I respect about a mf like little finger is he’s honest about who he is and what he is, sometimes dangerously honest. He doesn’t pretend to have any shame, or be upright. He does what he does and speaks and moved accordingly, wicked or no. The rest of these “heroes” are all hypocrites Ayy eff)

[@CNTconnoisseur]

Are you talking about the book? Stop showing footage of the show. BTW, in the book, Jaime cut the mad king's throat. And Jaime is Azor Ahai.

[@DCharles]

Okay

[@mikulasdug6306]

Best character

[@jaieregilmore971]

The thing about Jaime killing the mad king Aerys is he don’t deserve any honor at all he won’t be miss and for the love for his sister we can all agree that love is a curse he should had cast it aside and love himself more.

[@punitalagappan5553]

Things I do for lust

[@Tyler-2839]

I think I was horribly judgmental toward Jaime and Circe's relationship when I first saw the show and read the books. Everything else aside, Jaime and Circe love each other and should be allowed to be together and happy.

[@AyoBigBrot]

Crazy Ned was beating him 1v1 and breanne did beat him 1v1

[@DCharles]

That’s a show thing for Ned. And Brienne thinks to herself that Jaime was a great fighter but was handcuffed and weakened by his imprisonment.

[@B1ackWolf]

I mean, for Ned it's understandable, Ned did fight 3 king guard in a 3v1 and won, and at the end of the fight, 5 of the 6 north men that followed him jumped on their swords out of despair because they knew they would never be able to reach Ned's level. The reason Howland Reed doesn't speak about it is because the sheer mention of Ned's sword skill drives people to suicide. Pov, you're listening to a westerosi peasant tell the tale of how Ned killed Arthur Dayne

[@AyoBigBrot]

Naw your thinking of a GRRM interview@@B1ackWolf

[@badyoutuber1986]

We all know Ned was an Average swordsman I believe Yhon Royce beat him in training all the time hard to remember ,and Jaime is far better bro basically lives the sword

[@ВоробьёваАлиса-я4э]

Second best written character, the best one is Sansa and together with Theon they form the holy trinity.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

I literally dream about Ser Jamie and Brienne killing that undead evil witch Stoneheart , then Ser Jamie gives a speech to the brotherhood and him and Bri lead the new and greatly improved BWB... They will turn the riverlands and Kingswood into Sherwood forest with Ser Goldenhand✋⚔️being Robin Hood

[@I_am_a_cat_]

The show absolutely destroyed his character. I will never understand wtf D&D were thinking