9 Most Important Deaths In Game Of Thrones
2. Tywin Lannister
Hand to multiple kings and long considered the real power behind them, Lord Tywin was infamous. His influence stretched out beyond the Narrow Sea and his power was rooted deep in the gold mines below the Rock. His demise was a turning point.
We had settled into a routine of watching protagonists struggle and die thanks to Tywin. The Lannister grip on the Iron Throne was seemingly unbreakable and this grip was almost entirely through his will. When he died, the legacy he worked all his life for was immediately under threat.
None of his family is as cunning or patient as he was and all of them suffer from a vanity which he utterly despised. The absence of the real power in Kings Landing saw the decline of his house and the tactical errors from the headstrong Cersei came thick and fast.
Aside from a more uncertain future for House Lannister, Tyrion is affected more than anyone. Killing his own father exorcised a lot of demons for him while deeply traumatizing him. This act represented Tyrion surpassing all other players in the game of thrones and set him on a risky path to one day rule the land.