In last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Bells,” the series’ longest-running villain, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), met her doom. After close to eight seasons of inflicting pain and terror on some of our favorite characters, was Cersei’s death satisfying for those of us rooting for her downfall? Let’s go to the tape! First, let’s consider the manner of her death. In Jaime’s arms, huddled deep beneath the Red Keep, Cersei and her twin were crushed by falling debris provided courtesy of Daenerys Targaryen, who was rampaging through the city above. A lot of fans, including me, thought that Cersei would be killed by Jaime, but instead the twins appear to reconcile before the end. There’s no evidence to suggest that Dany, or anyone else for that matter, knew that Cersei even perished, and now they may never, although they can make a pretty good educated guess. Characters like Sansa, for example, won’t get to know for sure that the woman who tormented her is dead. She won’t get that peace. But about we audience members? From Ned Stark to Tyrion Lannister to the Tyrells, Cersei has inflicted pain and death on many beloved characters. There was some poetry in Cersei being destroyed by the Red Keep itself, a system of the kind of power she’d coveted all her life, and she was breaking down towards the end, but the anonymous nature of her death felt slightly lacking to me. Comforted by Jaime and crushed in an instant, we didn’t see her suffer as she should have for everything she’d done. And it didn’t help that we haven’t seen much of Cersei this season to begin with, outside of two scenes in the premiere and another two in “The Last of the Starks.” Of course, this is Game of Thrones, and as Ramsay Bolton once said, “If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” Maybe I shouldn’t have expected to see Cersei go down in a manner that ticked off all of my boxes, that visited the pain on her that she had visited on others, but I certainly wanted it. I do love that irony of the Red Keep coming down on Cersei, and I did enjoyed Headey finally breaking her icy facade and showing some genuine emotion. But something still felt missing. That’s just me, though. What does everyone else think of Cersei’s death? Did it leave you wanting more? Or was it everything you wanted? To stay up to date on everything Game of Thrones, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter. Watch Game of Thrones for FREE with a no-risk, 7-day free trial of Amazon Channels<doc-sep>Lena Headey has weighed in on the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, titled "The Bells," revealing exactly how she felt about her character's latest development. This post will definitely contain major spoilers. You have been properly notified. As was expected, Cersei Lannister met her end on Sunday night's episode of Thrones, though it wasn't in the manner people would've hoped for — something gruesome no doubt. Instead, the impressively evil villain died in the arms of her brother Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), the man she loved most in the world, as the Red Keep's castle toppled on them as they embraced. Headey, who has played Cersei for the past eight seasons, like many viewers, initially had "mixed" feelings about the character's death. “I wanted her to have some big piece or fight with somebody,” the actor said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. But after a few conversations with her costar Coster-Waldau, Heady came around and became more comfortable with Cersei's final moments. “The more we talked about it the more it seemed like the perfect end for her,” she said. “They came into the world together and now they leave together.” On Twitter, reactions to Cersei's death were varied. Some joked at how her demented son Joffrey, who was poisoned in Season 4 of the series, "got a better death."<doc-sep>
Editor's note: Warning: This article contains spoilers about 'Game of Thrones.' (CNN) -- We feel you, Lena Headey. The actress said goodbye to her "Game of Thrones" character, Cersei Lannister, in a sweet Instagram post Monday night following Monday's dramatic fifth episode of the show's final season. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister on 'Game of Thrones.' (HBO) Cersei died in the arms of her brother and lover Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). "There she goes. It's been fun, and bonkers," Headey wrote in the caption. "I loved her. I am grateful for the opportunity. Massively thankful for your encouraging and supportive love along the way. And now her watch is ended (I know she'd never make it, Nights watch wouldn't have her .. but still..)" Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played her on-screen brother/lover Jaime Lannister. (Instagram) Lena Headey in 2018. (EPA/AAP) She then took fans down memory lane with behind-the-scenes pics from her time on the hugely successful HBO series. HBO, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia. Headey also spoke about her character's death to Entertainment Weekly. "The more we talked about it the more it seemed like the perfect end for her," she said. Actress Lena Headey penned an emotional goodbye to Cersei Lannister on Instagram. (AP/AAP) "They came into the world together and now they leave together." There is only one more episode of the epic final season left and viewers are watching the show in droves. The Season 8 premiere brought in a series record 17.4 million viewers. We can only imagine how many people will tune in for the finale. By Chloe Melas, CNN