The final season of Game of Thrones was met with divisive reactions among fans, but even some of the actors weren't completely happy with how things wrapped. Case in point: Lena Headey, who portrayed Cersei Lannister, recently opened up to The Guardian about her character's death and how her ultimate fate was a bit of a let-down. As a refresher, Cersei - who spends all eight seasons being relentless, conniving, and power-hungry - dies in the arms of her brother-lover Jamie (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) as the walls and ceiling of the Red Keep coming crashing down on them while Daenerys Targaryen goes full-on Mad Queen in King's Landing.
"I will say I wanted a better death," Headey told The Guardian. "Obviously you dream of your death. You could go in any way on that show. So I was kind of gutted. But I just think they couldn't have pleased everyone. No matter what they did,...
"I will say I wanted a better death," Headey told The Guardian. "Obviously you dream of your death. You could go in any way on that show. So I was kind of gutted. But I just think they couldn't have pleased everyone. No matter what they did,...
- 6/16/2019
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
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