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Game of Thrones: Lena Headey on Cersei's Season Finale Twist


Warning: This article contains spoilers from Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 10.

In Winds of Winter, the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, Cersei used wildfire to unleash her revenge on the Faith Militant and the Tyrell siblings, but sadly, her victory came at a cost of the life of her last-living child, Tommen, when he jumped out the window to commit suicide. Cersei already buried two of her children, so she must have accepted by now that Maggy the Frog's prophecy would come true, so instead of a grieving Cersei, we see her take the crown and take over the Iron Throne.

Actress Lena Headey talked to EW about the prophecy and Cersei's victory. Here's what she said:

"Yes, the prophecy finally comes true. Which is horrible. Yet at the same time, she has her greatest moment of triumph. She gets rid of all her enemies, that she knows of anyway. Then there's that moment where she goes to see dead Tommen and she thinks, 'Ah. Well. I'll [take the crown].' It's so wrong."

A lot of fans were rooting for Cersei against the Faith Militant. The whole scene was beautifully done, and the music made it more unforettable. Headey described her reaction to the script: "I was grinning [reading the script], Everyone is going to be aghast and thrilled and annoyed they're on Cersei's side for a minute."

Cersei didn't end her vengeance with the destuction of the Sept. She also tortures Septa Unella in the Red Keep dungeon, saying "Shame!" while gladly confessing to all her sins, then lets the Mountain have his way with her.

"It's so filthy. It's so great," Headey told EW. "Everybody's witnessed what happened with the two of them. I don't think people will be able to help going, 'Yes!' But it's so depraved, it's brilliant. The scene was meant to be worse, but they couldn't do it. This is like the tame version. It's pretty bad still though. I'd take being exploded in the Sept over that any day."

Near the end, we see Cersei sit on the Iron Throne. While Headey was surprised by it, she doesn't think that Cersei will last long.

"I couldn't believe it, obviously. I was really shocked. I read it like nine times, like, 'You're joking!' Then I'm left to wonder who's going to take her down. She may only be there for a second. You do think, "What the f— comes next?" Then we start again to play that game we all play each season, 'Who's going to be on the Iron Throne next?'"

So who do you think will take down Cersei?

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