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.

Hee! I always love reading about how you came to the Jaime Lannister love - because I think I followed the same trajectory. Hey, in all your Who watching with Jaydk, surely you can slip in some subliminal Martin messages, right? :P