Cersei Lannister: Misunderstood or Malicious?

Cersei Lannister:
Misunderstood or malicious?

First, lets go back to the beginning of Game of Thrones, the adverts hooked me in and by the time the first episode aired I was well and truly hooked.

All the characters were fantastic but there was one that simply stood out for me. And that was Cersei Lannister.

Cersei Lannister seems to be the most complex character on game of thrones. Not only is she beautiful, a loving mother and surprisingly devoted to her families interest. But she is devious, unhanded and downright nasty when someone threatens someone or something that she loves.

Power is her main motivator though. As the Queen her power was high but limited by her husband. As Queen Regent, she wielded untold power, first through Joffrey and then through Tommen.

Her second motivator, naturally, is her love for her children, she will literally do anything for them. Lie, cheat, steal, kill etc.

The third of these is her brother Jaime, her first and only love. And Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen's true father after she entered into a completely loveless marriage, although not on her part, to Robert Baratheon.

Not that she won't use Jaime or her children either to advance her role in playing the game of thrones. Even her own woman's weapon between her thighs comes into play there.

My conclusion from this is that Cersei is wonderfully flawed and foolish at times. but she still has the potential to rain wildfire on those who get in her way and sweep her enemies aside.

Cersei Lannister truly has the makings of a great Queen, loyalty, beauty and intelligence but unfortunately not the will or the inclination to use them to her advantage.

She relies more on decisions based on her hot temper which makes her appear malicious and without any mercy. For anyone or anything.

But then again, her mask unexpectedly slips and we see the woman underneath, a surprisingly vulnerable, easily hurt woman lies beneath.

A woman just trying to stay alive and keep her loved ones safe. Is that not what a loving mother does after all?