re: GoT "Middle Ground" Thread - Between Seasons Edition ***Spoilers Possible***

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Like father like daughter

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Ehh, Cersei tries to copy and rip off Tywin, but she fails miserably. She's just treating people as Tywin treated her. To be honest, Cersei was the only one of his children I think that saw her for what she truly was. He denied everything about Jaime and Tyrion's true nature to his grave, but he knew what Cersei was. Granted, I think it may have taken until Robert's death for him to realize this, with banishing Ser Barristan, installing the Hound to the Kingsguard, making Janos Slynt the lord of the largest fortress in all Westeros, and allowing Joffrey to kill Ned. He knew that Cersei was violent and dumb and could not see the means for peace.

As Jaime puts it:

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His Sister liked to think of herself as Lord Tywin with teats, but she was wrong. Their father had been as relentless and implacable as a glacier, where Cersei was all wildfire, especially when thwarted...She does not lack for wits but she has no judgement, and no patience.

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Plus, I think this scene in season 3 confirms Tywin's feelings on his daughter ( LINK), and Cersei assumes that because Tywin treated her with no respect, he treated everyone else with distain. Now, compare how he treats Olenna and how Cersei treated her: LINK