As the final season of the fantasy saga gets underway, our writers pick their favourite Westerosi citizens, from blunt Bronn to ‘deliciously vicious’ Cersei
There’s nothing like a good redemption story to thrill viewers – and Jaime Lannister’s is a redemption like no other. He’s the man who dreamed of knightly glory, only to find that the gold all too quickly wore off, leaving him sustained only by the illicit love he feels for his sociopathic twin Cersei. That we don’t entirely hate him is down to Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who cleverly conveys both Jaime’s impetuousness and the self-loathing hiding behind every smirking quip. In recent seasons, the show has faltered in its portrayal of the older Lannister brother, but now he has finally broken with Cersei there’s every chance he’ll get the death he’s been flirting with since season one. Will it be a noble end? The jury remains out. Sarah Hughes
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