Neither Jon Snow nor Arya Stark: Game of Thrones’ most beloved character was also one of its most underrated

When we think of Game of Thrones, certain characters come to mind as the absolute protagonists of the hit HBO series. We’re thinking especially of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). But a few names are missing, including the most revered and one of the most underrated…

The Targaryen heiress was one of the audience’s favourites, going from nothing to becoming one of the strongest female characters on the small screen (not counting the last episode), and Cersei Lannister was someone we loved to hate, torn between diabolical cruelty. Absolute charisma of the character and his interpreter. Jon, the scoundrel of Winterfell, stood out for his integrity and bravery (and his rock ‘death’ that gave us pause like never before), while Arya, the young Stark, admired for her tenacity and unmatched fighting skills growing up. From a brave little girl to a young woman to be feared. However, none of these iconic characters top the list of fan favorites. The title of the series’ most popular character belongs to someone else who hasn’t been named yet and is now in plain sight: Tyrion Lannister.

according to Ranking based on user votes of the Ranker siteTyrion, brilliantly played by Peter Dinklage (as evidenced by his 4 Emmy-winning roles) over the show’s 8 seasons, tops the list with an impressive 30,614 votes at the time of writing. . He’s followed by Jon Snow, 27,835, Arya Stark, 28,650, and surprise, Sandor Clegg aka “The Hound” (Rory McCann) with 20,395 votes and Fantôme (or Ghost for VO fans), the giant wolf. Won by Jon Snow with 16,942 votes.

Behind them, in the top 20 we find Ned Stark (Sean Bean), Jaime Lannister (Nikolai Coster-Waldau), Ser Davos (Liam Cunningham), Bronn (Jerome Flynn), Tormund (Christopher Hivju), Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal), Daenerys, Olenna Tyrell (the late Diana Rigg), Jorah Mormont (Aine Glenn), Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer), the young and powerful Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey), Lord Varys (Conleth Hill), dear Hodor (Christian Nairn) or even Podrick (Daniel Portman) in the 20th position.

A complex character that captivated us

But still lucky. Often discredited by his own family for his short stature and propensity for drinking (at least at first), and hated by his sister because their mother died in childbirth, Tyrion was noted for his sly intelligence, wry humor, and deep understanding. on the difficulties of power.

In the end, she became the best candidate for the Iron Throne for many fans, especially after the writers did their best to make Daenerys go insane very suddenly and hastily, forcing Jon Snow to kill her within 5 minutes of going insane. Relegated to the background of the latter, the one on whom everything seemed to depend, the secret rightful heir for whom Ned Stark sacrificed so much – a revelation that we found as the ironic sensation of the decade – and now he again faces the wall, unknown. And icing on the cake, the (melted) throne goes back to the three-eyed crow who still claimed he didn’t want to reign, Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright).

In short, all of this resulted in a series that was as rushed as ever and especially controversial – for some, one of the worst of all time, for a series that promised so much, from which we expected much better.

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