GoT - discussion on Cersei's inevitable demise (some spoilers)

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Forget the prophecies, it just makes for a better story if Jamie kills her IMO. Their actions for better or worse have been tied togeather for the entire series.

Jamie, for all his worrying about his legacy, will go down as a kingslayer, queenslayer and kinslayer. Everyone in the realm won't understand that he did it all for them, he will have saved thousands of lives by killing his sister and the mad king but forever have his name will be mud.

Tyrion killing her would be satisfying but fairly unimpactful sense he is already a kinslayer. He is already a shitstain on the family name, killing her would just improve that rep. Him owning the Rock will be revenge enough for him.

We talking show or book? I'm guessing book due to the level of details.

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Jaime following up his kingslaying with a queenslaying

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That's a nice touch. I agree that Jaime is the most likely one to bleed the bitch. The stage has been set for him to turn on her for the good of the land (unlike the Show where he has been reduced to a sniveling boy-toy)

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I still think he's going to kill her in the show. You don't think the look he gave her during her coronation hinted that??

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If I had to bet, my money would be on Jaime. But the show has in the past shocked me enough times for me to hold out hope that it is not as predictable as seems in this case. I agree it's a better story if Jaime kills her but it's not as good for me watching the show since that's exactly what I'm expecting.

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Considering how predictably this seems to be playing out, I think I'd rather Tyrion strangle her to death in some sort of twist, but I'm not banking on it. What do you think is going to happen?

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Well, this discretion that Jaime will strangle her to death is obvious for the reader/viewer, but it is not to Cersei. It's clear the thought that Jaime may be the Valonqar hasn't even crossed Cersei's mind. That's why it's satisfying because it will catch Cersei completely off guard, and she'll realize in the end how much of a dumbass and crazy she actually is.

Or maybe she does realize more than we think.

It would be fitting for the tone of the story to start the season with Cersei killing Jaime to eliminate one of the threats of the prophecy and shocking the hell out of us all.

Jaime has to do it. Sure, we will see it coming, but it's one of those things you see coming and hope to God it happens.

It's the only way (in my opinion).

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The "younger" brother has been bringing her down since very early:

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I agree with this somewhat, but Cersei is very focused on the fact that Tyrion is the little brother and always has been. She isn't considering anyone else.

The Queen though, I'm pretty sure that is multifaceted. Any women who may be more beautiful than Cersei and has any shot of becoming a Queen, I think that Cersei will look at as the one from the prophesy. First it was Sansa, then Margeary. Now we've got Dany coming into play with Tyrion being her hand, as well as Arianne who looking like will become Aegon's Queen.

Cersei will always find another Queen that may be more beautiful than her, but I think that once Tyrion is dead she would think she beat the prophesy, without any second thought aside from gloating.

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I agree with this somewhat, but Cersei is very focused on the fact that Tyrion is the little brother and always has been. She isn't considering anyone else.

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Oh, I agree. Cersei is as responsible for blaming Tyrion for killing their mother as Tywin is, quite frankly. Where Jaime treated Tyrion like a sibling, Cersei, from a very young age, treated him like an animal.

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The Queen though, I'm pretty sure that is multifaceted. Any women who may be more beautiful than Cersei and has any shot of becoming a Queen, I think that Cersei will look at as the one from the prophesy. First it was Sansa, then Margeary. Now we've got Dany coming into play with Tyrion being her hand, as well as Arianne who looking like will become Aegon's Queen.

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It's fair to say she's been far more flexible and open-minded as to who this younger, fairer queen could be and shifts targets with relative ease compared to her single-minded fixation on Tyrion.

Hell, it could end up being Euron or Victarion for all we know.

I would love to see the next season end with Jon riding into Kings Landing to see Jamie sitting on the Iron throne after killing cercei. Much like Ned after he killed King Aerys. That would be badass. This time Jamie gets to keep the throne.