What Game of Thrones Characters Are Left To Cheer For?

WARNING, THIS ENTRY INCLUDES SPOILERS TO THE GAME OF THRONES SEASON 5 FINALE:

If you're an avid GoT viewer like me I'm sure the last couple of episodes have left you feeling a mixture of emotions. Season 5 was quite dull until Jon Snow decided to pay a visit to the Wilding camp just as the White Walkers did.  That episode was electric!  One of the best episodes on TV I've seen in years!  I felt like Jon defeating one of the White Walkers solidified him as THEE hero of this series.  And then, two episodes later.....he's dead.  I was monumentally shocked, that he was killed Julius Caesar style by his own men.  I always thought the three characters that were safe in Game of Thrones were Jon, Tyrion, and Daenerys.  So now my theory is shot to hell.  But in the season 5 finale lots of people saw their end, or took a tragic turn, including the rightful heir to the iron throne; Stannis Baratheon.  Jon Snow was my favorite character(as was quite a few fans) because he was one of the few honorable ones left.  So now, with more members of the Stark and Baratheon family dead, I have to ask; who else is there to cheer for?

JAIME LANNISTER

Jaime started out the series as a huge ass.  He pushed Bran out of a window for catching him fornicating with his sister, kills Ed Stark's best man on the streets of Kings Landing, and has his nose up in the air at everyone.  But then, he gets captured by Robb Stark, is set free, and humbled when his hand his chopped off, making him worthless in the eyes of his father and sister.

Jaime has gone through probably the biggest arc in the whole series.  So much that he has become one of my favorite characters.  He's the golden boy who fell from grace and is trying to find a way to still matter; especially to his family.  With his father and two of his children now dead Jaime seems to be just trying to hold on to the ones he loves.  Even if his sister/lover is the one character on the show that needs slayed the most.  I would love to see the three Lannister siblings in a room together again!

TYRION LANNISTER

Jaime and Cersei's younger sibling has been looked at his whole life like a bastard for being a dwarf.  Peter Dinklage explodes as this character in every episode and his exchanges with Cersei and Tywin are some of my favorite because of the tension they all bring.

Tyrion has gone from black sheep, to Hand of King, to king slayer, and then father slayer.  He's tried to stay a good person throughout it all, and is smart enough to still be alive.  Now he's going to be running Meeren while Daenerys is away.  I feel like he's got some big things coming up on the horizon, and given that he is constantly underestimated because of his size, he may just be the right man for the job. On a side note, I'm not a fan of Danerys.  I think she has gone from naive to arrogant.

 

BRIENNE OF TARTH

In a world dominated by men Brienne has worked twice as hard to prove herself a worthy adversary for anyone who raises a sword against her.  She failed to protect Renly Baratheon and Catelyn Stark so she sought out to find, and protect, Arya and Sansa Stark.  So far she is not doing a great job, but she did manage to kill "The Hound" at the end of season 4.

The end of this season saw Brienne take her revenge on Stannis for killing his brother.  I can only imagine now she will go back to trying and protect Sansa from a distance, or track her down since Sansa and Theon have escaped the walls of Winterfell.

SANSA STARK

When the series started, Sansa was so annoying.  But through five seasons this young girl has been through the ringer.  From losing most of her family, to being tortured by Joffrey and Ramsay.  Now she's escaped with her once trusted friend, Theon, and are on the run.  But if I know Ramsay, his hounds won't be far behind them.

Ever since the death of her father and brother the entire seven kingdoms have been looking to marry Sansa Stark, knowing she is heiress to the North since no one knows where Bran is.  I thought Sansa would be a stronger character in season 5, but she still seems to be playing the victim.  I'm just hoping that by the end of the series either she or Theon puts a dagger in Ramsay's throat.