- Ramsay - the only actual sadist of the main cast
- Joffrey - insufferable and cruel, but in the service of feeling like a real man, and bred by his mother's influence (sorry Donda, but there's kind of a Kanye parallel there)
- Roose Bolton, Walder Frey, Cersei - this is where Cersei belongs in the ranking, but I'd have to rewatch or reread some Bolton and Frey scenes to be sure of them. Frey, as someone states in the show, is as unpleasant as anyone, and he orchestrates one of the cruelest moments of all, but he also kinda minds his own business (which just unfortunately happens to be at a critical crossroads), and Robb DID totally betray him (and I assume Frey was rewarded by the Lannisters) -- so Frey in my memory is not an outright villain, he's just disgusting. Bolton is not so superficially unpleasant, but IIRC he's very cruel (head of the house of flayed men 🤷), he's aligned with the Lannisters (understandable, but nevertheless a bad look in the eyes of someone like me who so loves the Starks), and he bred two of the worst things of all: the Red Wedding and #1 on this list. As for Cersei, Tyrion states her love of her children is her one redeeming quality (besides her cheekbones), and he's right. Cersei is not a pure villain, she's not the witch from a Disney movie. She has tender moments, her heart breaks, she has love in there. She loved Robert (years ago), she'd die for her kids, she loves Jaime, she feels fear, she feels the pressure from her father...
- Thorne - always unpleasant, but appears to genuinely try to serve the Watch
- Baelish - can't be trusted, yet many good acts to offset the ill
- Jaime - ultimately almost a hero, but let's not forget what a bag he was to Ned
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Game of Thrones
Ranking villains by who is ultimately the most offensive to me:
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