George RR Martin’s BEST Written Character 

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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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The show did him so dirty

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

The "golden hand the just" hype is so real

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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!

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..

I love Jaime! Thank you for doing this.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Jamie is one of my favorite characters.

Best character hands down.

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

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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

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

Great vid

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Your narration reminds me of YezenIRL! Nice video

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Perfect summary

...I'm carrying the wheel!" 🎶

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

Ned is introduced by taking the head of an innocent man.

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?

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.

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

I have rooted for Jaime and Cersei as a couple from the very beginning.

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

Both Jamie and Cersei have been traumatized beyond belief. They're just tragic characters.

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).

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!"

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.

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

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.

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

I want Jamie vs Euron and Jamie vs Ramsey

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

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

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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

How can any character with a misspelled name, be the "best written"? 😂😂😂 Same with Daeny, to me, the writing can never be great, if built upon a mistake

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.

In the book he didn't "stab areys in the back" He slit his throat

in the books tyrion is the best character and in the show its theon

Is he good? He has such a long list of crimes and flaws that you could say it's having Hitler or Stalin and letting them say "I want to become better". Does a character just becomes good because he is bad and wants to become good? Obviously we all understand the reasons to become good as we all think about ourselves as good. I think that Jamie has way too much plot armor to be considered good character. He has all the money one can imagine (really as Tywins money never runs out even when lending from the Iron Bank) and all the skills. Ohh and the looks. He starts his journey without flaws. Except...well the first step of his journey is a flaw. But not by some birth defects like bad teeth, he has sex with his sister. His decision. He murders people left and right. Also all his decisions. In the character is Martins own disbelieve in honor and the pessimistic views on society in general involved but that doesn't makes Jamie good. But the character...it's just the boring best swordsmen in the world with also the most money and best equipment. Ohh and the famous name so he never had to prove himself in life. He's a Marie Sue character. Just the best at everything and the youngest who got any achievement in life. He could be the Kirk in Mirror Universe. Is that good? I don't think so.

The show was good for 3 seasons. The books are good throughout, stick to the books.

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

I just finished A Dance With Dragons, and I thought Jon was the best-written character in the series. And also by far the most complex. Jaime was fine, but he's more annoying than anything. Tyrion has been pretty annoying the whole series as well, up until Dance. I know the readers and viewers love those characters for some reason, but I find them barely tolerable. I didn't like Jon much either at the start, but he really grew on me by Dance.

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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!

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

Arguably D&D's most butchered and betrayed character (alongside Stannis, Ellaria Sand, Tyrion, Daenerys and many others all fitting into that category).

Maybe 🤔 in the early seasons but the way they ended his character arc was garbage 🗑️ theon had a better redemption arc

Theon is better written but whatever. Jaime is overrated an excellent character but he isn’t the most complex

Jaime is not a good person is a brat that has have everything in his life and when he gets cripple he wants the consideration, suport, forgiveness of everyone because he is scare of the repercussion. He has an incestuous relation with her sister, he offer himself in the kingsguard because he want to be close to her sister (to continue with the sex), he kills the king he sworn to protect, he atacks ned stark in the streets, he trys to kill brienne after promise catelyn he will set free to her daughters promise that he knows he cant achieve. And he has and excuse to all that. I think he is a coward and know that he canot defend himself he is truly scare.

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.