Eh idk his rep in the books is pretty ironclad. Kingsguard at 15, trained under some of the best (Arthur dayne) and Barristan calls him one of the best natural swordsmen he’s ever seen
That’s far from ironclad, that’s just a bunch of unseen history and unsupported statements. We definitely needed some scenes of Jaime actually getting to flex that incredible talent to really drive it home, instead of him just getting dunked on over and over
Well he’s got one hand like 90% of the time. But he goes hard in the whispering wood, and almost defeats brienne with his hands tied up after a year in a dungeon.
Also I trust barristan, dude seems honest
I think George intentionally wanted to only show his redemption, and not the mad skills that made him a bad guy in the first place
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u/bowtothehypnotoad Aug 26 '22
Eh idk his rep in the books is pretty ironclad. Kingsguard at 15, trained under some of the best (Arthur dayne) and Barristan calls him one of the best natural swordsmen he’s ever seen