Jaime is horribly punished for all of his good deeds.
- Saves a city full of innocent people? His reputation is destroyed forever.
- Brienne is about to be raped. For once he acts chivalrously and lies to save her. What happens? He loses his hand for speaking up.
- He helps free Tyrion and tells him the truth about his wife. Tyrion escapes and immediately murders his father.
- And on the show, he tries to be a father. By trying to protect Myrcella, he ensures her death. This is right after he talks about dying in the arms of the woman he loves - instead, the daughter who has just acknowledged him dies in his arms.
- He can't even congratulate Robb on his wedding without it coming back to bite him. I mean, there is actually a zombie after his head. Because he sent Robb “his regards” those are among the last words Catelyn hears.
- And to add to Sven Skoog’s answer - if Jaime inadvertently killed his real father, he would have cleared the way for a new mad Targaryen king - his own son. That’s irony.
At one point he is the most skilled knight in Westeros. He is the heir of the richest family and son of the most powerful man in the kingdom.
If Jaime can’t be a good person, who can?
Edit: A lot of comments point out the terrible things that Jaime did. Attempted child-murder, regular murder, incest - he's got a pretty impressive list of Things Nice People Don't Do. I guess I should have made clear that Jaime also escapes punishment for all of these actions. That's where the irony comes in.
Some people have also said that pushing Bran set off this whole chain of events, and he wouldn't be working to redeem himself otherwise. I don't think that's true. His first redemptive act took place years before, when he killed the Mad King.
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