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Originally Posted by keg in kc
Her portrayal of Cersei is still one of my least favorite aspects of the series. She's made all kinds of character choices that basically equal an attempt to make the character relatable, sympathetic and perhaps even redeemable, which book Cersei is not. At all. Book Cersei is a villain, in every sense of the word. She's not a victim in any sense of the word. She's despicable. Evil. Out for number one. And that makes everything that happens to her seem so much more cathartic for the readers. It's about a bad person finally getting both what she deserves and what she has earned, not just from the kingdom but from her family. I think Headey has done the character a disservice, and the show is a bit weaker for it. Fortunately they've gotten so much else right...
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First off, I want to on the record as NOT sad for you.
But I disagree on your assessment. In the books, EVERY character has a redeeming side, some hidden more than others. Cersei's hidden deepest of all. In the show, Lena does a good job, IMO, of portraying the innate dickishness of the character [she has mad sneer and eyeroll game], but leaving a little room for the sadness and fear [the witch's prophecy] driving her decisions. If anything, the show didn't do enough to drive home the impact that prophecy has on her outlook on life.
Perhaps you may be confusing charismatic and polite evil with a 'good person.' She's portrayed AT LEAST as evil as Walter White or Vic Mackey, but she also walks that fine line of being hateable, while you harbor a grudging admiration for her commitment.