31 Reasons You Love to Hate Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones' Queen of Mean

Updated on 7/14/2016 at 5:25 PM

Damn: Game of Thrones season six ended with Cersei blowing up her enemies, daughter-in-law, and a great deal of King's Landing's citizens and getting the Iron Throne. It's a frightening sight to see her sitting up there, all that power actually hers, and yet the new Mad Queen kind of excites us. Cersei is so deliciously watchable, which, despite her streak of ugliness, makes us want to keep seeing what she'll do next. Thanks to Lena Headey's Emmy-nominated performance, Cersei has even had some moments that elicit sympathy and pity — you know, right before she does something totally awful. But for all those moments where she's just fun to watch, we give Cersei a round of applause — and this tribute to her wicked, wicked ways.

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31 Reasons You Love to Hate Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones' Queen of Mean

This Side-Eye Artistry

This Beyond-Fake Smirk

This Borderline-Offensive Advice

This Little Half-Smile

This Direct Attack

This Casual Threat

This Perfect Grimace

This Marital Put-Down

This Declaration

This Frightening Smile

This Sarcastic Sneer

This Well-Deserved Slap

This Almost Giggly Reaction

This Demand

This Beautiful Shrug

This Drunken Assertion

This Effortless Shove

This Probably True Observation

This Assessment of Joffrey

This Maternal Advice

This Matter-of-Fact Statement

This Wine-Infused Thought

This Cheers

This Gulp

This Demand

This Command

This General Appreciation For Wine

This Accurate Description of the Series

This Sly Manipulation

This Creepy Statement

This Declaration of War

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