Quote:Jaime Lannister is one of the most compelling characters in that entire series. He's a bit of an arrogant horse's rear, but you start to see some deep steel in the man as the story unfolds. Cersei is just there for the viewer to hate and to watch the Train Wreck happen, in my opinion.

 

One sad bit though is the fact that Tywin is no longer in the story. His murder by Tyrion was a monumental moment, but his absence is going to be felt in a lot of ways.

 

I will say this though; where the story is right now was when I really started running out of patience for the books. The story just seemed like it was petering out and there wasn't a whole lot of thought put into it other than to just keep it going. But, I am cautiously optimistic that the show will keep me involved.

interesting take and i sgree on most parts.... tywin was one of those power figures that will surely leave a void... i thought the same of ned starke after the first season but they managed to have the tywins and robert baratheons of the world, fill into the rolls effectively...  the show does have some actors and actresses that have questionable talent(the hound and brenee of whatever are just plain bad actors who have or had too big of rolls imo) but they balance that out with phenomenal acting imo from people like tywin, tyrion, little finger and so on.

 

it is also worth noting the rumors about the director claiming he is going to begin steering far away from the books in this season and forward.

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