Thanks! I'm glad this made sense, because I was worried people would think I'm insane for comparing these characters.

Oh, man, you should so read the George R.R. Martin books. Jaime Lannister is the epitome of the character archetype I love.

Back in the day, a bunch of fellow Spike fans told me I'd love him, so I read the first book and I seriously despised Jaime and thought the people who recommended it were crazy. And by the time I got through the third book I was completely in love with Jaime Lannister. It's insane how well the author pulls off the transformation; he keeps Jaime in character, doesn't retcon anything that happened before, and still gets you on his side.