Tess argues that an unpredictable and unreliable villain is a sympathetic villain because it keeps us readers on our toes. What the villain does next keeps us engaged with the entire story and complicates how we look at them because we are constantly trying to figure them out. Collins argues that we should read about "three-dimensional villains" with complicated pasts and complicated motivations to truly sympathize and appreciate them as a character. Game of Thrones is a show that focuses squarely on villains. Tywin Lannister is definitely a villain who keeps us on our toes. From his mental battles with his children to his ruthless and brutal orders, Tywin has never ceased to amaze us. I will work to advance Collins' thesis of how a "three-dimensional villain" cannot be a villain at all through my close reading of Tywin's ruthless, yet well thought out and honest character.,