Oh, and the gravy! Don't get me started on the gravy. Very difficult to get right. See, a lot of people give up on the gravy. You CANNOT give up on the gravy. No gravy, no pie. Simple as that."
you were one of the five kings were you not? maybe if you named them sooner you might of prevailed but sadly no, you burnt your daughter to a crisp your wife hanged herself and you were killed by a woman now you must rue the day you never named nerd soup to your council well if you were alive you would have.
Stannis Baratheon - The Cricket should be your- Hand to the King. The Stannis of Mannis, I'd like some mutton..here in flea bottom. Times are tough. I'm making decent money making fun of the baratheons and Freys. But the Soup lines are very long now! I don't mind because the Soup is graet. But could I get some Mutton. A man is simple..and this would make him Happy. Seven Blessings.
Honorable mention to Robert Baratheon, Mark Addy did a phenomenal job playing the role and never gets the love he deserves. While not a character who is as deeply complex as some of the others in thrones, his scenes with Ned are among the most well acted in the show and his banter is yet to be topped.
ohhhh man when his face fucking DROPPPPPPPPS when he hears Jaime's reply to his question of what did the Mad King say while you were driving that sword thru his back, that "The same thing he'd been saying for hours... BURN THEM ALL". I mean all the color just drains from Robert's expression immediately. Although, as great as that moment was by itself, something that always struck me by it, like was that really 100% new information? I mean, I understand that from Jaime's whole story to Brienne in season 3 that he never got to tell ANYONE (not just Ned, who happen to be the first one he saw after) his side of the story to the whole scenario, but that he'd never even said to even someone like Robert, just the single tiny moment of the Mad King screaming "burn them all!"?
It's interesting that Jamie is a lot more popular with western audiences (where the concept of redemption/atonement is deeply embedded) than with Eastern audiences (where the concept of Karma is more deeply embedded). e.g. Jamie catching the sword with his golden hand passed by with no comment at all on Eastern GoT conversations but Tommen's death by fall got a huge amount of comment about direct Karmic payback on Jamie/Cercei for Bran's fall from the tower in season 1.
I agree, Margaery was amazing. Kind of surprised Cersei, Arya and Daenerys were the only three women on this list. What happened to all the other incredible female characters in GoT, like Margaery, Sansa, Olenna, and Brienne? Wouldn't expect you to include them all, but the fact that you put Tywin, Littlefinger and The Hound above all these characters is... interesting.
I think an underrated character is Theon Greyjoy. He actually shares the same reasons with jamie as to why he such a well written character. He was faced with one of the toughest choices choosing family by blood or the family he grew up with. Later he even comes to terms with the fact he made the wrong choice right before he got tortured and went through a huge change. now he is undergoing anothor huge change in becoming theon again. I just think a lot of people underrate him because they dont like him.
I've always had a soft spot for Theon, though I can't tell if it's because we see him naked in Season 1 or because I like angsty Judas-type characters in general lol. Either way, Alfie Allen is one of the best actors on the show, and he plays what could have been a joke of a character with so much nuance and complexity that I can't help but sympathize with him. I've never understood why so many people hate him. Like, sure, he betrayed Robb, but he had his reasons and has been punished more than enough for that.
He genuinly is the shirttest character in the show. He is boring af but the writers keep making him better even tough he is just a cowerd cunt who should have died long ago
Tywin doesn't have the best military mind; Robb Stark devastates the Lannister forces with around a third of the man power and out manoeuvers Tywin constantly, he beats them in the field every time. Tywin has never won a battle with a weaker force. Tywin may be the best political mind in the story, (Varys, Tyrion and Littlefinger might challenge him though), and he is utterly ruthless. However, the only reason he came out on top of the war of the 5 kings is that Stannis and Renly were idiots, and Robb was foolish to break his marriage vow.
Yes, it was originally, but when the actor who plays Jamie Lannister read that line of dialogue in the script, he got confused and asked D& D "wait did I do this?" and they decided if he was confused by it; the audience would likely be confused by it, so they modified it to "The Lannister's send their regards" instead.
Emene FIU ... Yes. Jaime sent his regards to Robb. But he wasn't in on the Red Wedding. In the books it's a very big deal that Roose says that Jaime sends his regards specifically and not the Lannisters, since Catelyn was the one who released him and now she thinks he was involved in it- and that is crucial to the Lady Stoneheart plot. In the show this all got cut so that's probably why they changed it.
People underestimate Jaime but I do think that out of all the characters/players, he is the best in terms of his evolution and character dynamic. He is the embodiment of all that is good and evil in the human spirit. One of my favorite characters. And frankly, NCW is a very underrated actor. He is brilliant!
Jaime was literally Prince Charming from shrek in the first few seasons. Just put a pic of him from S1 next to one of charming, and it's just animation and live action difference.
Am I the only one that ships Brienne and Jaimie? Who he was around Brienne is what caused me to like Jaimie. Her influence revealed that he could be a good man capable of doing the right thing. Their relationship is the most edifying one I've seen in the show so far. His relationship with Cersei on the other hand is so dysfunctional it keeps him from growing as a person. It just goes to show how much your choice of relationships ultimately shapes the person that you become.
nah girl I love them too... Every time they share screen time I'm here cheering for them to kiss LMAO. But I don't know if they still love each other anymore. they definitely did when they were first together, but after they met again when they were trying to get the Blackfish I think they lost that love and they just love each other as friends now...
amberdoe much as I love the Oath couple, I can't help but hold a place in my heart for Brienne and Tormund. I just love this idea of this huge powerful barbarian who spent his whole life in the wastes, now he's becoming more civilised, part of a real army, and then he meets this woman who's just as big and powerful as he is. All he knows is that the strong are to be respected, and so, he has found a woman who he can respect. Apologies, this whole comment was impromptu and rambly, but I think I got my point across
I love Jaime, I instantly fell for his character when he opened to Brienne in Harrenhall and finally told his version to the 'kingslayer' tale. When Brienne shouts "The kinslayer!!!" and he respond "Jaime, my name is Jaime". Brilliant!
Bronn should be up there, he's going from sellsword to the #2 guy in the Lannister army while staying true to himself. A lot of people think he's just a mercenary who would do anything for gold, but he has displayed more heart than a lot of people when he convinced Jamie to fight for Tyrion in jail. He's taking the right risks and has the skills to back them up. He sings, he reads, and he's the best city watch commander in the show. All of that can easily make him a main character in a different story, like a Han Solo in GoT world
Claire Sangster - in the KL Brothel. Showing those damsels the future. The 'helicopter'. Maybe even an 'Osprey'..killing time til he has to go to the wall and train with Brienne. And he's going to drop his axe and 'helicopter ' her too when she goes to attack.This is his best defense..he is a weak fighter. But that paenis, it is Apparently very Strong!
Bowi If not for Catelyn the game would be very different. She forced his hand too early by capturing Tyrion. He knew in the cells once he was told that Tyrion got away he was dead. Catelyn killed her family not the Lannisters.
+Bowl I don't see him as naive at all. It's just that King's Landing is an entirely different animal from Winterfell. Remember, he was a successful and well-liked lord in the North for decades before he went to King's Landings.
I think Sansa and Theon both have extremely strong arcs as well. It would’ve been nice to Olenna and also Joffrey was so interesting to watch. But still a good list either way
sansa and theon are two of my favourites, they’ve both been through so much trauma but their scenes together are so beautiful and touching they make me cry. also margaery and olenna. i love the love house tyrell have for one another, i think they’re a great parallel to the lannisters. both are proud, manipulative, and fiercely defensive, but the tyrell’s love for one another is constructive and supportive, whereas the lannister’s ‘love’ is destructive.
Empowering those "nut jobs" was the only good thing she's done, and she did it unwittingly. These "nut jobs" are better than any of the high lords that cased so many common folk to die pointlessly.
According to GRRM, the ice and fire are the Others and Dany with her dragons. Here's the quote: GRRM: "Well, of course, the two outlying [plots], the things that are going north of the Wall and Daenerys Targaryen on the other continent with her dragons, are of course the ice and fire of the title, “A Song of Ice and Fire.”
Andrey Anisimov I think it's between ice (white walkers the great other winter and death) and fire ( life rhollor dragons and dawn) this fits more into the idea of the great war and sam being the narrator Wich is being set up But he is being set up as one of the protagonist. Still AI t my fav of anything
My favorite character in the show was and forever will be Bobby Baratheon. So quotable and so relatable and Mark Addy had one of the best performances out of any actor in the show.
I agree Tywin though endlessly ruthless is so complex with how chooses to be so and what he does, but imagine him as a character losing everything that would be interesting to see his reaction to watching legacy and family and happiness fade
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Jaime not only is the best character in Game of Thrones (in my opinion), but is in the conversation for one of the greatest, if not THE greatest characters in t.v history alongside Walter White and Homer Simpson (yeah I said that). In my opinion always people.
Top 5 characters not in order: Jamie, varys, tyrion, Jon, and little finger/ arya. But I agree w Jamie being top 1 or 2. Fav character besides Jon snow
Mikołaj Więckowski Jon is a good person. That's why he's a bit boring but he's inspirational and lovable. But obviously the more complexity the more interesting a character
Maybe it's just me being fed up with lovable and nearly "holy" characters. Jon just does not suit me in GoT. In the books at least he sometimes has to be cruel to be good.
Mikołaj Więckowski right. But in television he's still a great a character. Since we're not in his head like in the books he just doesn't seem as complex but it's obvious that he's the hero of this world
Finally a wise man who has included the best game of thrones character as his top pick. I wished he would've survived or went out a better way, but it just wasn't meant to be. Either way, he'll live in my heart forever. Simply the best. #JL ❤️
There can't really be a "top 10 characters," for Game of Thrones, huh? To even include all of the best characters, the list needs to expand to at least 13. The names on this list are difficult to argue, and Varys, Theon and Brienne of Tarth aren't even on it! Someone is bound to complain, "how can you forget Brienne?" or something lol but who do you remove to make room for her, or anyone else? And look! I even forgot to mention Sansa hahaha see my point?!
Dany is my favourite, right from the start I loved her character and personality. She’s arguably the one that has gone through the most crap. I always look forward to her scenes both in the show and books.
you can see how much of a heart the Hound has with his interactions with Sansa in the early seasons. that's why he sticks with Arya because he wanted to protect Sansa but she wouldn't come with him so he knew he could at least protect Arya.
Arya, Tyrion, Hound, Olenna, Bronn would be my top five. Really like Dany, Tywin, Davos and Tormund would round out my top 10. Jon is nice and all but he's not nearly as fun to watch as the others.
Thomas Bixler loved him and his motive but he died an ass.... I mean the introduce the guy as a the most attractive, flamboyant person and the hottest couple but he is really there to seek justice... he wins monologues dies.... would have been in my top 10 if it wasn't for that
He's likely not the best character as far as the story goes because his arc isn't given enough time to develop, so there isn't any of the intrigue that we see in people like Jaime, Sansa, or the Hound, who just keep getting better over time. Oberyn was awesome right the way through his 6 or 7 episodes, but they dropped the ball heavily with Dorne's portrayal after him. He may have been the most awesome character, but it would be hard to argue that he had the best written character plot next to so many others.
16:33 I have never felt any sympathy for Cersei. I enjoyed every moment of her walk of shame. She's done so much worse to so many people. It irks me when people champion her. I respected the hell out of her when she blew up the sept, I enjoy and adore her as a villain but I've never felt sorry for her or felt that she was being punished too hard.
Matthew Heywood HBO’s Cersei is a military and political mastermind. Book Cersei ended up an utter mess as Queen Regent. I was disappointed that Martin decided to make her such a failure as queen, and I like HBO’s Cersei much better. Maybe she’ll get her groove back in TWOW.
But making her so competent on the show I feel was a mistake. Like making Jon this super badass swordsman. I feel like it's the showrunners falling in love with their characters. And for that very reason I thought casting Lena was a bad choice. Book Cersei is what she is supposed to be. Like the quintessential beautiful feminine Evil who is petty and vain. She is called Cersei cause it's a mythic name of Evil female characters from fiction. The show changed her into a more tomboyish woman in control closer to how Lena is. Again, fun to watch but unlike the character that GRRM created.
Tywin isn’t a villain at all. He really just does his duty for his family, maybe a little to much, but if you were on his side you would understand all his actions. He is just ice cold and completely realistic about everything...
ARYA!! The purest, honest, most sincere heart, with strong principles. Even though she became badass assassin, it was because she had to learn to stay alive when she was only 9 and with no one to protect her, but jet, she never betrayed her heart and her moral principles. She is not greedy, she doesn't want the power, she doesn't speculate and manipulate, she is just her own.
1 Olena Tyrell / Absolute goddess. She seriously owned every single scene she was in. Cool and classy, funny and mouth-shutting . Oh what a woman!! 2 Margaery Tyrell / Beauty and brains. The absolute representative of conservative feminine power. She looked like a delicate sweetly venomous rose as she sneaked her way among the nasty beasts. A witch or a saint, an angel of fatality. She deserved a better ending. 3 Cersei Lannister / Every little grin on her face is a thunderstorm. So perfectly vulnerable badass. Lena’s brilliant performance gives so much gravitas to the whole thing. 4 Petyr Baelish / By far the best player of the game. A great twisted genius combined with an emotional broken side played sensationally by a flawlessly cast brit-fox . I just loved this cunt. Damn you, Bran-God! 5 Tormund Giantsbane / Wild, rough, cool, funny, seeeexyyyyy. I want more of him. 6 Sansa Stark / The slowest, smoothest and most charming character development of the show. I’m loving her more and more. 7 Oberyn Martell / Not much remained after his death but I remember I liked him very much when he was alive. Cool, spicy, playful, charming I can recall 8 Ramsay Bolton / Well, this was a charming villain. Nothing like Joffrey who was only punchable to death. This guy was sooooo hot in his madness. A really interesting chaotic psycho played by an adorable actor. 9 Tywin Lannister / Prestige. That’s the word. Glorious old man. 10 Lyanna Mormont / I love this girl. We’ve seen such a little of her but she’s adorable little badass. Maybe I’m also trying to replace Arya who went so disappointingly wrong after the “faceless -plot holes”. I also have much appreciation for Tyrion and Ned but something kept them out of my top 10. Maybe they are too mainstream for me :p Also Sandor, Davos and Brienne have slowly grown in me. Sam has his charm too. I don't really understand your enthusiasm about Jamie. Yes, his complexity is a good thing but strangely enough he ends up quite boring to me. I see the hype about Arya but I'm angry with the way they treated this character lately. Now I just hope that she is the waif instead of Arya. That would be some badass writing!
you got to love how brilliant of a character cersei is but damn it's the first time i hear of people not flat out celebrating when the b*tch got her walk of shame
I used to hate Cersei, and then her children started dying and we see her flashback and find out that her greatest motivating drive was protecting her children - which is something that nobody could call evil. She is certainly power hungry, and she's done many evil things, but when Joffrey died I only saw a mother losing her son. Still not as painful as Catelyn though.
How can anyone like Daenerys is beyond me ... She gets everything handed to her, like, even the children must find it boring. I bet she actually shits gold ...
Sorry I got bored of Danny's story in season 1. When writers felt like maybe they should give her excitement then they made her be naked. Poor writing in my opinion.
That's why people can't be intellectually honest. They see a pretty blond and all rationality goes out the door. She is by far the worst character of show in my opinion. Clarke is a horrible actress. Dreadful!
Are u kidding me in season 1 I was bored with everyone but Daenerys. Daenerys is hands down the best character and the only reason I didn't quit watch got in season 1. Else all other characters in season 1 were shit. Jon Snow put me too sleep until I skipped his scenes then though he is now my 2nd fav. Much better now but Danerys will always be the best character on the show. Love Daenerys
@@chiraggupta2645 All other characters in season one were shit? Ned shakes his severed head at you and Tyrion challenges you to trial by combat. Or maybe you're a fangirl that doesn't bother to pay attention to anything and fell in love with Jon after his story linked up with Daenerys.
When three of my favorite characters were the bottom three on your list, I was already preparing an explicit tirade in my head. Then you went and provided solid justification for all the characters above them. Well done. But also, damn you for that. What do I do with all of this wrath, now? It's like, an inordinate amount of wrath. Welp... Guess I'll go troll reddit.
1. Tywin Lannister x 2. Peter Baelish x 3. Jamie Lannister 4. Tyrion Lannister 5. Sandor Clegane 6. Bronn 7. Oberyn Martell x 8. Arya Stark 9. Lord Varys 10. Jon Snow
Nobody here calling for Sansa? She made one of the biggest transformation, going from a naive, innocent and passive character to a smart, manipulative and cunning character. She definately doesn't get the credit she deserves
I've reached that stage where I watch every video on this channel two or three times waiting for the next one. and they're out like every day now. I need Game of Thrones back soon before I explode
GOT has a spate of unbelievable characters but every list is incomplete without the greatest GOT character of all time - Sansa Stark. The fact that she's not anywhere on the list is shocking to say the least.
Almost every Lannister character is well cast and they surpass their book counterparts. Even with D&D's writing, you see Lena Headey and Jaime's actor are still doing a good job with the materials they're given. Joffrey's easily the most entertaining character in the whole show.
I hate Daenerys so much, she isn't even the best abused young woman that becomes powerful. Everything that happens to her is just dumb luck or thanks to deus ex machina. I mean after half and episode of her marriage to Drogo she gets a pep talk from a prostitute that makes her suddenly fall in love with Drogo. I mean even the way people just follow her around because they have nowhere else to go is kinda annoying. Sansa is done much better. She is tortured pretty much from season 1 until season 6, she loses absolutely everything in her life and she has to learn how to claw her way back up, which she can only do because Littlefinger is a creeper. She doesn't just get sad an make a wish then magically have 3 dragons because she is apparently just fireproof.
tankninja1 I like Sansa as well but dany is better in my opinion. They have similar character arcs but Dany is a bit more interesting to watch. Plus dang has had it rough since she was a baby, clawing her way up to where she is now from literally nothing.
