Category: Character Analysis

  • Jaime Lannister: Why He Worked and How the Show Ruined Him

    Alright. This one is personal. Throughout the entirety of the first book/season of Game of Thrones, no character seems more villainous than Jaime Lannister. The man who betrayed his king and earned the title of Kingslayer. The cocky bastard who seems overjoyed to attack Eddard Stark and kill his men. The man who fucked his…

  • Cersei Lannister: Why She Worked and How the Show Ruined Her

    I’m just going to keep doing these until I finally get around to reviewing season eight. Don’t worry; there are plenty of characters to choose from. Cersei Lannister was one of the most complex and compelling characters in the entire series. Of all the Lannisters, she is among the most antagonistic. She is selfish, sinister,…

  • Is Sauron a Good Antagonist?

    The Dark Lord. A fantasy antagonist more frequently used than even dragons. The numbers of stories featuring one or even multiple is beyond count. Hell, a good many of them have ‘The Dark Lord’ somewhere in their title! And as with most fantasy, it takes its roots in Tolkien. Specifically with the Lord of the…

  • My Problems With Tony-Tony Chopper

    One Piece is like a long-running RPG series. Each story arc is a new game. The party carries over between entries, growing more lovable and complex with each entry. And with each game, we get tons of new characters and even a new party member or two! By the time you reach the third or…

  • Izumi Miyamura: Soldiering Through Sadness to Find Joy

    **Spoilers ahead for Horimiya (both the anime and the manga)** Appearances can be deceiving. That’s the central theme of Horimiya. No character in the entire series is exactly as they appear at first glance. Sengoku is built up to be an extremely competent student council president only to be revealed as a nervous wreck and…