Game Of Thrones: 7 Things That "The Wars To Come" Did Right (And 3 It Didn't)

Perhaps the most unfortunate consequence of Tyrion’s bout of patricide was that it has deprived the audience from any further exposure to Charles Dance as the politically savvy Tywin Lannister. It was hard to cheer for a man who orchestrated a slaughter at wedding, but watching him balance managing the affairs of the suffering kingdom with straightening the affairs of his crazy children was always compelling, and Tywin will be missed by viewers and Westerosi alike. Tywin may have been a monster, but his firm hand kept most of House Lannister in line. With the lion gone, the cubs will come out to play.

If “The Wars To Come” is any indication, the cubs coming out to play will be glorious.

Despite their varying levels of despicable deeds, the three Lannister kids have always managed to entertain on screen by virtue of being so incredibly dysfunctional. They were unhealthy enough when it was just Jaime fathering inbred bastards off of his married twin sister while their brother drank and whored himself toward an early grave; now, with wild card Tyrion in the wind, paranoid drunkard Cersei in a position of power, and Jaime trying to reconcile his beloved siblings’ actions, the craziness is only going to increase.