5. Charles Dance the Night Away
Depending on the point of view (of which there are many), Daenerys is the main antagonist, or Joffrey, or Cersei, or Jaime, or the Wildlings, or the White Walkers. But of course you can also find something to like about most of these characters too, with the exception of maybe the White Walkers. Even the royal dick Joffrey is a victim in certain lights of pressure, of circumstance, of upbringing. Theoretically Lord Tywin Lannister could also be considered the main antagonist. But only theoretically. With the Game of Thrones, the true enemy is as a mystery to us as it is to the players. That said season 2 took a surprise turn when it suddenly made us think again about how we viewed the Lord of Lannisters. Thanks in no small part to a superb performance by Charles Dance, who oozed charm and charisma seemingly without effort, season 2 managed to provide some much needed perspective on Westeros raging civil war through our sudden empathy toward the Lannister side. And with the war still in full swing where season 3 is due to kick off and Tywin now accepted as Hand of the King in Tyrions stead you can bet we havent seen the last of this Lion yet.