So… Cersei.
Oh Cersei.
I really want to like Cersei. She has all these one-liners that you just want to use in your everyday life. Like this one.
And this one.
Her looks of disgust are something to always emulate.
And despite the fact that (spoiler alert) we all mourn for Margery after the finale, you can't help but admire her for ridding herself of everyone she hated and everyone who would oppose her rule.
But I just don't like her.
I can't like her.
And it's not because of how much she hates Tyrion. That's not the real issue. Honestly, if your little brother killed your only loving parent when he was born and then was prophesized to be the one to kill you, you probably wouldn't be his biggest fan either.
The problem with Cersei is that she's an idiot. Plain and simple.
She's definitely stupider in the books than the show. Painfully so. As in impossible to get through her chapters sometimes. The writers of the show made her more bearable, but she's still a moron.
When Tyrion became acting Hand of the King, she worked tirelessly to undermine him. Which would have been unsurprising and inconsequential if at the same time Stannis Baratheon wasn't sailing to attack King's Landing, looking to put her son's head on a spike as well as her own.
If she were smart, she would welcome any chance she could get for assistance, since at the time they had no idea Tywin planned on helping them in the battle at all. Instead, she dealt in secrecy and forced Tyrion to turn her confidant/lover Lancel Lannister against her in order to save the city himself.
This insistence on being the one in sole power rears its ugly head up again every single time Margaery is on screen. Cersei's absolute hatred for Margaery is painful to watch, since Margaery was trying to make Joffrey a little bit less of a monster, something Cersei has never been able to do. Cersei's jealousy of this woman's hold on Joffrey and later her hold on Tommen makes Cersei do one of the most idiotic things anyone has ever done on this show (including Robb breaking his vow to the Frey's): arming the Faith Militant.
All right, Cersei. Because arming a religious group will definitely have no effect on you. You, who murdered your husband and had children with your brother. This will not backfire at all.
You're an imbecile.
Watching Cersei thrown into a cell was one of the most satisfying scenes in the show, right behind watching (SPOILER) Ramsay being eaten by his own dogs.
Her walk of shame was probably meant to garner up some sympathy for her character, which it definitely did. But it didn't make me like her. It only made me despise the High Sparrow and his mindless followers, and it made me hate Cersei even more for giving them power in the first place.
Let us all take a moment to praise Lady Olenna for telling Cersei to her face what a moron she is.
Then we have Cersei's next brilliant move: blowing up the Sept, murdering the High Sparrow, Margaery, Loras, Mace Tyrell, Kevan Lannister and a shit-ton of innocent people.
Sure, she killed all those who opposed her and crowned herself Queen of Westeros.
She also killed her last child in the process.
She also gave every House in the history of Westerns reason to want to murder her in her sleep, just as Daenerys Targaryen is setting sail to Westeros. Houses Tyrell and Dorne already have Dany's back, and soon, so will everyone else after Cersei murders about 100 innocent people.
I predict Cersei will hold the throne for about half of next season before Dany arrives with no opposition from the city, and Tyrion gets to finally get his hands around her throat, as the prophecy has foreseen. If Jaime doesn't get there first.
Ah, Cersei.
You idiot.