Analyzing Evil: Cersei Lannister

Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred eighty-ninth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our topic for this video is Cersei Lannister. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

Art Credits:

Joana Lannister and her kids - Naomi Makes Art
Tywin Lannister - Thaldir
Blood and Gold - Wen-Xi Chen
Cersei - Michael Komarck
Young Cersei and Jaime - Til Til
Cersei - Plaeimobile
Cersei Seated - Katherine Dinger
Cersei and Robert - Chilly raven Art
Lannister Gold - MathiaArkoniel
Dreaming - Pojypojy
Ser Jaime - MathiaArkoniel
Cersei and Maggy - Sam Hogg
Robert Baratheon - Magali Villeneuve
Some Kettleblacks - Sir-Heartsalot
The Ruby Ford - Mike S. Miller
Taena of Myr - Eluas
The Lions of Casterly Rock - Naomi Makes Art
Lannisters of Casterly Rock - Kudriaken
Kingsguard Jaime - DagnyArt

The song in this video was provided by CO.AG

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[jamaljames]

Lena Headey not winning a single Emmy for her portrayal as one of the greatest TV villains in history is still a crime to this day!

[GRACIELA__]

I always found Cersei interesting. She is a terrible person but one of the most memorable villain's. Lena Headey did a phenomenal job in bringing her character to life

[lisboah]

Cersei is one of the most dangerous type of evil.
Petty, shortsighted, narcissistic, spoiled...
The exact type of evil that her father Tywin despised.

[davidpumpkinsjr.]

Cersei is the living embodiment of the phrase "if I can't have it all, then nobody will."

[alantyndall]

Cersei chapters are great. She's always drunk and so misses everything going on right in front of her, while constantly praising herself for being a genius.

[chewitt]

This is an episode I've been waiting for. Fun fact, Lena Headey got the role due to Peter Dinklage's suggestion since the two are very good friends in real life and were friends before the show.

[benjaminstacy]

To put it in the words of her lord father, Tywin Lannister: “I don’t distrust you because you’re a woman; I distrust you because you’re not as smart as you think you are.”

And this was absolutely true. Tywin listened and negotiated with Olena Tyrell because she knew how to play the game. In the show, he showed respect towards Arya, because she was incredibly clever and showed she was smarter than some of his own war council.

It’s sad to think that Cersei had all of Tywins pride, yet none of his foresight, which is what ended up dooming House Lannister. If she had at least one child with Robert Baratheon, people wouldn’t have looked in to her bastards with Jaime. If she had taught Joffrey how to be a decent person, they could’ve spared Ned Stark and averted a full blown war. If she hadn’t been so quick to accuse Tyrion of Joffrey’s murder, and actually took time to listen to Tyrion and have people look deeper in to it, not only would she have gotten rid of the Tyrell’s like she wanted, but her father would still be alive to guide Tommen as king. And if she wasn’t so quick to arm a group of religious zealots, she wouldn’t have become their prisoner.

Joffrey and Ramsey’s sadism is what made them so detestable, but Cersei was so detestable because she was a vain fool who only thought about what she wanted, and never about the consequences of her actions. That’s why I never held any sympathy for her. She is the very definition of pride cometh before the fall…

[zekaizerguy]

The thing is; it's strongly implied that Cersei killed her childhood friend Melara after they received Maggy's prophecy. So Cersei made Melara's prophecy come true, just like she does with hers

[conormcginn]

I think it’s interesting how much of an impact Robert had on Cersei in a negative way, at least in the books. It’s said that Cersei began to force herself on Taena Merryweather when she served as Tommen’s regent and she started to become fat due to her newfound alcoholism. To me, it seems like in spite of all the hatred Cersei had towards Robert for how he treated her during his time as king, she had become exactly like him when she sat the Iron Throne, and this truly embodies her hypocrisy

[MrfrogAXN]

Lena Headey played her perfectly; it was truly a love-to-hate performance. Also, thank you for making the video.

[jcwoodman]

The often overlooked aspect of Cerssei (especially in book) is her alcoholic spiraling.
She goes up then comes hammering down...

[pyskyu]

Tywin summed it best: “You’re not as smart as you think you are”

[CakedUpDumptruck]

About the “valonqar”: Though they’re twins, it’s said that Cersei was technically born first. Because of that technicality, everyone suspects that it is not Tyrion who will kill her, but Jamie.

[mikebasil]

Lena Headey was born to play Cersei. I’ve admired her ever since first seeing her in Gossip. Thank you for including Cersei on your channel. 👍🏻

[swooshblade]

Every day is a good day when Vile covers a ASOIAF villain

[dcfrank]

'The only thing worse than a fool, Is a fool who thinks them self wise.' That is the main thought I had in my head whenever I saw Cersei Lannister. Tywin was correct as much as I hate agreeing with him when he said 'I don't trust you because you're not a smart as you think you are'.

[AJ-dtpz]

I love your video, but I disagree with you on one thing. Cersei wasn't born hateful or selfish: she learned it from Tywin. Daughters often try as hard as possible to emulate their father's philosophy, making them far more like their father on a personality level than a son would (think Jinx from Arcane, The Prince from Bullet Train). Tywin is cruel to Tyrion and a narcissistic prick who also never forgets a slight, real or imagine (just ask Tyrion), only loves himself (he only loved Joanna, his cousin because she reminded him of himself), and hates women for making him weak (which is why he whips Alayaya in the books after raping her). She is just like him. The only difference is he understands what keeps him in power, and she doesn't.

[DaeronVadam]

I remember hearing the analogy that even if Cersei had been married to Rhaegar, she would still be second to Lyanna Stark

[finney]

"Who knows what will happen in the books?"

Not even George RR Martin, evidently.

[dripfield]

Lena Headey winning 0 Emmys for her portrayal is criminal