Cersei Was Treated So Differently In The Game Of Thrones Books Than TheShow

Cersei Lannister— sorry, Queen Cersei of the House Lannister, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms — is perhaps most deliciously complex character on Game of Thrones. She's a cruel femme fatale, a savagely protective mother, and a power-hungry tyrant who has zero insight into her incompetence. When we left season 6, Cersei had come out on top as she ascended to the Iron Throne after murdering the Tyrells in cold blood. That scene of...