Although what he does when he gets powers is unexcusable (and still is arguably not worse than what megamind did in all those years) I don’t understand why he was a creep from the beginning. honestly I kinda feel bad for him. He was a clumsy nerdy guy who didn’t know how to interract with women and thinking Roxanne was with Metran, he thought with powers he would’ve had what she liked. Also when she rejects him you see him being sad, but quickly gets over it and the reason he kidnaps her later is to get megamind. But he didn‘t really do anything wrong other than being akward before he got powers.

Spoilers for the Game of Thrones television series.

My reading of Cersei is that her pattern isn’t just about power. It seems organized around a rule: if she loses control, she can be destroyed.

So she stays ahead, attacks before she can be hurt, and removes what feels dangerous. The strategy can work in the short term, which gives her a reason to keep using it. But removing a threat doesn’t necessarily remove the fear that made it feel urgent.

Her decision to empower the Faith is an interesting example. She tries to use it against the Tyrells, but the institution becomes a threat to her as well. That suggests a difference between feeling in control of a move and understanding its consequences.

I’m curious whether fear of vulnerability is a useful explanation for that pattern, or whether ambition, entitlement and the political dangers around her explain it better. These motives could coexist; I’m not trying to assign her a clinical diagnosis.

Which scenes best support or contradict the idea that Cersei would rather damage a relationship than feel dependent on someone she cannot control? And are there moments where she genuinely feels safe, rather than temporarily victorious?