17 TV Shows where the villain is as amazing as the hero

Modified Feb 08, 2025 03:38 ET

15. Game of Thrones (Cersei Lannister)

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister | Image via HBO

Throughout Game of Thrones, the talented performer Lena Headey establishes her remarkable skill to manipulate every situation as Cersei Lannister. Cersei carries out a single dramatic act in "The Winds of Winter" that results in the demise of the “Great Sept of Baelor” and her enemies. Her villainous persona matches her hero strength due to her strategic and emotionless decision-making. Though she acts with malicious intent, Cersei strongly defends her family members, and this dual nature makes her appear as a more complicated female persona. People remember Cersei for both her intelligence and merciless manner.