Game Of Thrones: 11 Most Unforgivable Cuts From The Books

5. Jaime Returns After The Purple Wedding

Over the entire series, no character has embarked upon a greater redemption arc than Jaime Lannister. He was our first real villain - after all, throwing a child off of a tower is one heck of a way to make a first impression. As time went on and we got a look into Jaime's head, his villainy grew far less pronounced. Humbled by the loss of his sword hand and affected by his long journey with Brienne, Jaime is a far different man when he arrives back at King's Landing than when he'd left. He takes his oath as a member of the Kingsguard more seriously, refusing to resign whn ordred to do so by his father. He grows a backbone in his interactions with Cersei. Perhaps most importantly, Jaime holds true to his vow to Catelyn. Although duty requires him to remain in the capital, Jaime gives his own magnificent Valyrian steel sword to Brienne and sends her out on a mission to find and protect Sansa. He asks that the sword -reforged from the ancestral Stark greatsword - be called Oathkeeper. Has Jaime become one of the shining heroes of the story? Not exactly. But his character has experienced such growth that he has become one of the most popular of A Song of Ice and Fire. Well, the show screwed that up. Having TV Jaime return prior to Joffrey's death, Tyrion's arrest, and Sansa's flight from the capital arrest forced a regression in his character; instead of showing a determination to actually keep one of his oaths, Jaime...doesn't really care. He comes across as lazy and selfish than at all reformed. And then there was the scene in the sept. Yes, that scene. In A Storm of Swords, the lovesick Jaime reunites with his sister in the Sept of Baelor, and they engage in a clearly consensual - if rather twisted -tryst over the corpse of their eldest son. On the show, Jaime forced himself on her. There's that.