In one sentence, the entire Lannister family is very smart.
"Lannister debts must be repaid." This saying can be said to be widely circulated within the Seven Kingdoms. From the words of many characters in the play, it can be seen that the Lannister family is very wealthy, but Rather than saying that debts must be repaid, it is better to say that enemies must be avenged. In short, they are not easy to mess with.
What the Lannisters believe in more is this motto: "There shall be no folly in the Lannister family." Tywin Lannister always uses this sentence to teach his children. I mentioned in the previous background what role Tywin played in the War of the Reavers that year: he stood still until the situation was clear. When Rhaegar was killed in the Battle of the Trident, he decisively turned against him. , rushing into King's Landing to massacre the city before the rebel army. In short, Tywin is a very cold-blooded person who puts family interests first.
When Jaime was dueling with Ned Stark on the streets of King's Landing, his men wounded Stark from behind, but Jaime only hit the subordinate and did not take the opportunity to kill Ned Stark. Afterwards, his father Tywin asked Jaime why he didn't kill Stark. Jaime felt that this move would be criticized as dishonorable. Tywin said, "Lions don't care what sheep think." It means that the strong don't have to care. There is no need to talk about the so-called chivalry in the thoughts of the weak.
Under the influence of her father Tywin, Cersei also educated Joffrey with the same values, which means that when you ascend the throne in the future, no one can question you in whatever you do, so Joffrey Became a spoiled brat.
Cersei has been in the palace all year round and has relatively mature political thinking. She believes that the struggle for power is life and death. She taught her son Joffrey: "The battle for power is either me or the enemy."
She deeply regretted the gentlemanly behavior of Nade who did not seize the throne back then: "In the game of power, there is no one who is not the winner." There is only death and no middle ground."
Although the little devil Tyrion Lannister is an ugly dwarf, he has a smart brain and lives a very shrewd and understanding life. He is an outlier in the Lannister family because he is kind and not vicious in his actions.
Although he later came to Winterfell for the second time from the Great Wall, as a distinguished guest, the little devil did not receive warm hospitality from the acting city lord Robb Stark, but he still presented a model of a saddle. Design drawings and come up with good ideas for Bran, who has been paralyzed, to be able to ride a horse again.
If it weren’t for his few words that eased the relationship between Jon Snow and the other Night’s Watchmen, I’m afraid Jon Snow’s life on the Wall wouldn’t have been so easy given his character.
He asked the Commander-in-Chief about the personal experiences of the Night's Watchmen, and used the life experiences of Night's Watchmen Grenn and Pip to tell Jon Snow: Everyone has the same disease, and there is no need to regard each other as enemies. If you are alone, there are people who are worse than you. You should unite and fight against the outside world instead of fighting in the den. Snow can't think that he is good or superior just because others can't defeat him (because others may have never even touched a real sword before, no) Like Snow, who has received professional training since childhood)
Jaime Lannister dueled with Ned in the streets of King's Landing, Ned was injured, and Ned's captain of the bodyguard, Jory Kelso, was killed.
Ironically, Jory Kelso was discussing with Jaime a few days ago their experience of fighting together against the Greyjoy family's rebellion. At that time, he also said that he almost lost his eye in that battle. In the end, he was stabbed in the eye and stabbed in the head by James and died.
Jory Cassel's uncle is Rodrik Cassel, the coach of Winterfell. This is the man who accompanied Caitlin to King's Landing in the picture below and likes to tie his hair on his chin like a beard:
When you carefully notice how Rodrik Cassel receives lunch in the second season, I realized how ironic the sentence in the picture below is: "Xion, he is quite nice." Except for Stark, I am afraid that other characters in the play cannot be described simply as good guys and bad guys.
When the little devil was in Winterfell, he mocked Theon Greyjoy, who had no ill intentions towards him. It must be said that the Lannister family, from Tywin, Cersei, the little devil and even Jaime, Their accuracy in judging people and their poisonous eyes are unparalleled (I still have to say that Tywin's death is an exception)
We seem to have only seen Lannisters betray others, and never seen others betray them. They, because they never trust anyone. Of course there are exceptions, that is, Tywin was later killed on the toilet by his own son, the little devil.
You can ridicule the Lannister values ??as too realistic, but you have to admit that this is also a way of survival in that special environment.