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Well first off she did exactly what he became the Kingslayer to prevent. The Mad King is the one who planted all that wildfire in the first place, not Cersei...
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I guess I can see why he would be upset with her about this. It does make him look like a dicey person in general. But it's not like the Lannister name is synonymous with honesty and virtue. Jamie was ****ing his sister (worst kept secret in westeros) and Joffrey was a maniac for crying out loud. Everyone in westeros knows they're snakes, which is why every single house outside of kings landing is congregating to destroy them.
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Then despite all of that Cersei went ahead and did it anyways, which of course resulted in Tommen's suicide which she is also responsible for. She didn't once think of the repercussions of what she was doing and didn't even consider that 1) Tommen loved Margery and 2) Tommen just wanted to be a good king and was trying to do what he thought was best and 3) Tommen also probably felt responsible for his citizens, being their king, and just watched a decent percentage of them get blown up by his mother.
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Tommen was an extremely naive and ineffective king when it came to ruling and putting his foot down. He kept being manipulated by every single person that would talk to him or throw boobs in his face. Margery easily manipulated him, followed by the religious wackjobs. I don't think any of them actually thought he had any power (including Cersei), but that's only because he's supposed to be like 11 years old. He was effectively sending his mom to her death because he cared more about his wife. If this didn't push him over the edge, something else easily would have (realizing Margery doesn't actually love him, just loves the power she holds over people like Cersei), and I feel like his mom knew that so she decided to save herself and not delay his inevitable suicide. Not to mention that the second he banned trial by combat he became her enemy.
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This is exactly what Tywin warned her of... thinking she was more clever than she truly was and not seeing the long-term ramifications of her actions. She's too short-sighted and she ****ed up. Maybe it was the only way to save herself, but I'm not sure if Jaime was very comfortable at the cost.
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I agree that Cersei is not at all a good ruler, she's just extremely good at getting revenge. She would honestly be a great hand to the king/queen. Very smart and tactical in the short term but doesn't realize that killing the entire Tyrell lineage will have to be answered with some sort of vengeance. She's a very "what is happening right now and how am I to win right now" character, and in that regard she is winning.
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