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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Wait, do you think Tywin is a good guy? I certainly don't. He's a cool character, but he's by no means a good guy.
Jaime is not much more well liked by me, to be honest.
The issue with Cercei in the books is that she really has no redeeming features at all. Tyrion had a good quote in the show -- "You love your children. It's your one redeeming quality. That and your cheekbones."
Literally other than loving her children, she's completely contemptible. She seems to utterly lack any moral compass whatsoever.
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No, Tywin is not a good guy. Why would I compare Cercei to a good guy?
Actually though, I'm having trouble determining good guy vs bad guy in this series. My favorite character has committed several murders, and is driven entirely by hate, yet is probably labeled as a good guy by most people.
If love for your children is completely dismissable as a positive character trait, that leaves a lot of other characters with significantly diminished resumes as well. Cough-Catelyn-cough. Also, love for your children is easily the most important characteristic for a mother to have, whether in ASOIAF or not.
Much is made of Cercei's failings, but she's been successful in a lot of ventures as well. She's been reigning as queen for a very long time, and she basically single handedly overthrew the Baratheon line and installed the Lannisters as the royal family.