10 Game Of Thrones Characters Who Died Way Too Soon

3. Tywin Lannister

Shoot me down here if you must, but Tywin Lannister is quite possibly one of the greatest Thrones characters to feature on the show. His boss-like command, that cool, cold, calm demeanour, the sheer authority that surrounded him, it all added up to create a fantastic character that the show needed. Charles Dance did an excellent job with the head of the Lannister family, so much so that I wanted him to survive the whole damn winter, not because I liked Tywin, but because he was such a great character. His death was expertly done, with the dignified power-seeker being shot down by his rejected son in the most undignified manner, sitting on a very different kind of throne. It was a great moment, but even more so than Joffrey, there's a feeling that Tywin's 'bad guy' presence was a huge loss for King's Landing and the show itself.