The final season of Game of Thrones [1] was met with divisive reactions among fans [2], 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 [3] and how her ultimate fate was a bit of a letdown. As a refresher, Cersei — who spends all eight seasons being relentless, conniving, and power-hungry — dies in the arms of her brother-lover Jamie [4] (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) as the walls and ceiling of the Red Keep come crashing down on them while Daenerys Targaryen goes full-on Mad Queen [5] 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 think there was going to be some big comedown from the climb." Back in May, the actress also told Entertainment Weekly that she initially had a "mixed" reaction to the scene [6], adding, "I wanted her to have some big piece or fight with somebody." But she eventually accepted how Cersei's doom plays out [7].

Many viewers were displeased with the denouement, believing Cersei deserved a more painful or fitting end [8] (i.e., dying at the hands of Arya Stark [9]). But that was just one of the many gripes had with the show's final installment. Over one million people have even signed a Change.org petition [10] to have the entire eighth season remade [11]. It's definitely not the ending many hoped for, but at least we have plenty of fun behind-the-scenes photos [12] to remind us how much we love the cast [13] (despite any bleats about the show's conclusion [14]).