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06-30-2016, 08:23 PM
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/game-of-thrones/256675/game-of-thrones-ranking-all-the-villains
We rank all of the Game of Thrones villains, from Season 1 to Season 6, and from King's Landing to the Wall.
This article contains Game of Thrones spoilers, of course.
Very few works of fiction, on television or otherwise, can elicit primal reactions like anger, indignation, and even cruelty. Yet, those feelings for the worst of the worst in George R.R. Martin’s vision of Westeros are as common as the snowflakes on Game of Thrones. Whereas most TV shows are satisfied to create one despicable big bad, Game of Thrones provides a legion of them with variously complex and simple motivations for villainy and viciousness.
And during the final two episodes of season 6, their fiendishness led to many audience members reacting to the sight of a man having his face ripped off by his own dogs with, “It should have lasted longer.” The death of Ramsay Bolton might have been cruel and unusual, but it never could have been enough for audiences (or Sansa Stark) to be fully satisfied.
That kind special hell made flesh for tens of millions of viewers every week is one of the many reasons why Game of Thrones is as popular as it has become. Hence why with another season complete, and a new seeming big bad replacing Ramsay overnight with a far more powerful crown, we thought it was time to rank exactly the series’ villains, from worst to best.
Special Note: We are only including those who are human and tip the scales more toward what is generally considered as “evil” over “good.” Or in other words, like showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, we are not including the Night King on the list, because he is more of a force of nature than fully-fledged character. Similarly, characters who live in an ambiguous gray area, like Jaime Lannister or Melisandre, between good and evil, are thusly not getting ranked despite their crimes.
We rank all of the Game of Thrones villains, from Season 1 to Season 6, and from King's Landing to the Wall.
This article contains Game of Thrones spoilers, of course.
Very few works of fiction, on television or otherwise, can elicit primal reactions like anger, indignation, and even cruelty. Yet, those feelings for the worst of the worst in George R.R. Martin’s vision of Westeros are as common as the snowflakes on Game of Thrones. Whereas most TV shows are satisfied to create one despicable big bad, Game of Thrones provides a legion of them with variously complex and simple motivations for villainy and viciousness.
And during the final two episodes of season 6, their fiendishness led to many audience members reacting to the sight of a man having his face ripped off by his own dogs with, “It should have lasted longer.” The death of Ramsay Bolton might have been cruel and unusual, but it never could have been enough for audiences (or Sansa Stark) to be fully satisfied.
That kind special hell made flesh for tens of millions of viewers every week is one of the many reasons why Game of Thrones is as popular as it has become. Hence why with another season complete, and a new seeming big bad replacing Ramsay overnight with a far more powerful crown, we thought it was time to rank exactly the series’ villains, from worst to best.
Special Note: We are only including those who are human and tip the scales more toward what is generally considered as “evil” over “good.” Or in other words, like showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, we are not including the Night King on the list, because he is more of a force of nature than fully-fledged character. Similarly, characters who live in an ambiguous gray area, like Jaime Lannister or Melisandre, between good and evil, are thusly not getting ranked despite their crimes.