Game of Thrones star Lena Headey wanted "better death" for Cersei

Star Lena Headey of Game of Thrones revealed that she wanted a "better death" for her character, Cersei Lannister.

In the penultimate episode of the much-maligned last season, Cersei and his brother-lover Jaime are crushed by a stack of bricks while they try to escape from King & # 39; s Landing – an end for both characters that many fans find unsatisfactory. 19659002] And Headey seems to agree, declaring The Guardian : "I will say that I wanted a better death".

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The actress added that she was involved in the series as a spectator and that she had some of her grievances at the last season, but she has not yet met writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss to discuss his problems.

She went on: "Obviously, you dream of your death. You may participate in any manner in this broadcast. So I was a little gutted.

"But I think that they could not please everyone, no matter what they did, I think that there will be a big descent into the ashes."

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The actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was a little more pleased with the end of his character, describing it as "poetic".

Addressing HBO's Web Site Making Game of Thrones The Actor said: "The whole world is crashing around them – it's not the same thing. is a poetic thing.

"When we finished shooting, it was so moving – more than my last scene. I hope for these last moments between Cersei and Jaime that even if people want her dead, she leaves Ste in their mouths. "

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