Jaime (Contains spoiler discussion)

Jaime is the reason, or rather Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is the reason I began watching this show. One thing about Nikolaj he showed tonight is that he's very multi-layered. He shows so much with so little. As for what happened with Olenna it had to happen. Olenna knew it almost when she plotted with Littlefinger to get rid of Joffrey. After what Cersei did to the Sept, Olenna knew her end was coming. It's not like she didn't know. Jaime knows deep inside that Cersei is bad, he just can't admit it to himself because if he does that, he has to admit he's bad because they were born from the same womb. If he judges Cersei harshly then he has to judge himself the same. I believe in the end that Jaime will do what he must to not only protect innocents, but the realm. He did once before and he'll do it again. Only this time there will be a higher cost.

I think he'll wise up eventually, but it will be too late.

"And tonight...giving Lady Olenna that poison. That pissed me off like nobody's business."

Well, to be honest, under the circumstances it was the best she could expect. At least it will be painless, an easier death than most of the people in this show get. Cersei wanted to do far worse to her, as Jaime described. I liked Olenna, and I'm glad she at least got a good death, still proud and dignified, not the Bolton-style death Cersei would have given her.

I think she prefers it this way anyway. Her family's gone, she's old, she's lost everything, she doesn't have anything left to live for.

Jaime is one of the more complex characters I've ever seen though, yeah. And he does know Cersei's a monster. I think he called her an evil woman, when he returned to King's Landing from captivity. I think he may turn on her at some point, but it's difficult to say.

One of the great things about GoT is the multifaceted characterization of almost every single player. Jaime is one of the best examples. His time with Brienne and the loss of his hand changed him for the better. I certainly have more respect for him these days than I do for Randall Tarly, whose high honor and faithfulness to House Tyrell was apparently just a negotiating tactic. (To say nothing of his shameful treatment of Sam.)

He knows what she is, but he also believes you can't choose the ones you love. She's a monster to others, but not to him. I think if that ever changes, it will be what makes him turn on her. And Euron is pushing those buttons, so at least 1 of the 3 will have to die soon.

I like Jamie but the problem is that it's not credible that he is in love with Cersei. So when those love scenes happen, the character loses credibility.

He always said he wasn't the brain of the family and he's been proving that tenfold this season.

This moron actually believes that Cersei will be all peace and rainbows once "all her enemies are gone" lol. What a dumbass.

I pitied him at some point but this season, his character breeds nothing but contempt.

I already feel bad for Lena Headey for how boring her character has become but I was hoping Coster-Waldau would be given better material. He's doing his best with what he is given though.
Still, his contained anger when he learned that Olenna killed his little boy was pretty funny considering it was always kinda obvious who had done it, and the fact that Joffrey was worse than the King he shanked so I really have a hard time seeing what he's so upset about.

I'm not pissed off with his killing of Olenna, as I feel Olenna got off pretty mercifully and painlessly, plus she was able to give them one last sting.

And I don't think Jamie will turn on Cersei until the last minute when he will kill her himself.

Third, although his character arch is interesting, I honestly can never forget what he did to 9 year old Bran. I have a hard time relating a guy who pushes a 9 year old off a tower with this new Jamie character tbh.