A Decade of Game of Thrones | Lena Headey on Cersei Lannister (HBO)

[@aleksmadic]

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister is a work of art that will always be remembered.

[@johnhermoso6329]

Yeah, her character and herself is a masterpiece

[@dirkbreer249]

I think so the actress is so excited

[@TheEternalSteelAngel]

I don’t think anyone else could’ve really brought Cersei to life on screen. Her performance is so spot on. Undervalued in her writing.

[@dreamfyre3868]

Such a shame that Lena Headey never won an Emmy for her portrayal of Cersei! -_-

[@raynlaze1339]

Yea really a SHAME... SHAME... SHAME... 🔔🔔

[@TalkingThrones]

Robbed!

[@shubhamsalekar4168]

@@TalkingThrones is it true about the game of thrones prequel??

[@Damyoro]

If the writers weren't so bad and had written her a powerful scene in the final seasons she woulda got it. Too bad her death scene was so dumb....

[@dreamfyre3868]

@@raynlaze1339 EXACTLY

[@hasteeafnani4259]

I hated her, I loved her... I loved hating her, and I’ve hated loving her

[@aayushidua23]

Same sis same

[@thomask8345]

Perfect description :)

[@hunterpope3369]

I luved her! Period

[@jamaicagreen2986]

Exactly

[@cglennjr]

Jaime is that you?

[@Divine_Chareka]

Even to this day, I still don't understand why Lena didn't get many awards for her outstanding portrayal of Cercei Lannister. What a gifted actress. Happy GoT anniversary!! 🍷

[@naneneunmalklug4032]

I think it is because all those awards could never figure out if a character in goT is a main role or supportive role. So they preferred to ignore it.

[@lilspring1057]

She was brilliant all the way.

[@daenerystargaryen5171]

@@naneneunmalklug4032well, tyrion was a crap character in s6,7, 8 and he won sooooo

[@theatfshotmydog8224]

Because she’s white…

[@rsync9490]

​@@theatfshotmydog8224 Dinklage is white, one plenty of awards for Tyrion.

[@cb4life100]

In my opinion she was GOT’s greatest character, the most complex and riveting to watch. The Lannister siblings were all incredible. Kudos to Lena Headey.

[@johnhermoso6329]

The lannister siblings has portrayed by brilliant charismatic actors

[@HisameArtwork]

yeah when she did the walk of shame because her son was starving himself... gosh what a moment, she loved him more than her immense ego... and then he went of and killed himself and she couldn't see how she could have prevented that because of her ego so she just decided to start blaming him, she stopped loving him and just came completely undone and unhinged ... riveting character arc ... we just see her and Dany unravel and we're happy Cersei comes undone but she took Dany down with her and that just broke our hearts.

[@TheGoodMan211]

@@HisameArtwork dude, you can appreciate how a character is written without thinking they're a good person. Al they said was that she made got interesting and that they liked the actor, calm down.

[@evermoredany]

⁠@@TheGoodMan211where did they say cersei was a good person?

[@TheGoodMan211]

@@evermoredany can you see the comment I’m replying to?

[@yatishkelkar9240]

Cersei was by far the most complex GoT character. Lena Headey killed it as Cersei

[@italiangirl2789]

Agree!

[@BackwardsComma]

I always thought it was Jamie, but then they completely double backed and ruined him

[@johnhermoso6329]

Absolutely

[@redace4821]

@@BackwardsComma Honestly having him run back to Cersei is exceptable because at the end of the day, they are still family. But one single line, just one line ruin Jaime completely.

[@chrisgrech7992]

@@BackwardsComma Those who expected him to kill her never really understood him. People who talk about redemption arc forget that if he killed her he would have killed his child. People tend to forget that because he had a disagreement he never stopped loving her, nor did he ever said I don't love you anymore, even if they weren't lovers, she was his twin, he would always have a special connection to her. Now add that the two had three children together with a fourth on the way, had been in an intimate relationship for over 25 years. Jaime was the other side of the same coin, he might have had some redeeming qualities more than her, He loved Tyrion and realized that the fight against the dead was serious. That's that.

[@danorm87]

Shame Cersi spent most of Season 8 looking out of a window drinking wine.

[@SV_mal027]

I unno, that's a mood I can get behind tbh.

[@ididntasktobehere]

Hell if I could get paid as much as she did for just doing that 😂

[@v.3486]

A glass of wine and a quiet time to observe what ur plans have earned is such a delight. Cersi is a walking mind so it's very convenient that's how she spent most of the show.

[@elliotanders2363]

@@v.3486 except we always got to see her schemes play out one way or another. season 8 didn't showcase that. it was literally her complaining about elephants and drinking wine while the rest of the world was moving. the writers did her character dirty.

[@v.3486]

@@elliotanders2363 Cersei consumed all her pawns earlier. She acted out of despair not power like she used to. The writers did all the main characters wrong they turned Tyrion from the sharpest mind to a dumb man, Cersei from the most powerful woman in westeros to a depressed woman, Daenerys from a kind merciful queen into a mad jealous queen.

[@maspleben]

The scene with Mark Addy is one of the highlights of the show. I loved Cersei from that point on, together with the scene with Sean Bean when she finished by "in the game if thrones, you win or you die, there is no middle ground." I wish we would have seen more interactions like this with Robert and Ned, it was brilliantly acted.

[@anewworld5201]

Lena headey is the reason why Game of Thrones is always remembered..

[@nuri7106]

Hell yeah

[@victoriastrong5630]

Facts

[@anaid5387]

All the Lannisters make GOT. Great acting.

[@00Mindi00]

Lena's performance was absolutely STELLAR. Its a travesty that she was not the recipient of awards for her work, she played one of the greatest villains OF ALL TIME

[@empac8631]

I love that one of her favourite scenes is the one with Robert when she finally asks about Lyanna. The acting and writing blew me away with that scene and to this day I think about how powerful it is and how there’s almost a moment where this is Cersei confirming she has to kill Robert 100%

[@NovaLena22]

She and Alfie Allen deserved multiple emmys for their brilliant portrayals on the show throughout its run.

[@jdls911]

The most charismatic character

[@biblical1694]

Tyrion, Varys and Littlefinger

[@jean-eudeskacou1526]

Tywin

[@garlantyrell8030]

Margaery Tyrell

[@PJ-io8pl]

Until season 8, where she had like, what, literally 5 lines?

[@youshallnotpass2156]

@@PJ-io8pl and she drinks wine

[@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYT]

I loved the way Cersie looked at the people like she looks at shit

[@michaelyoon9355]

It's a look of disdain for sure

[@nidhijadam8439]

😂😂

[@shizukagozen777]

BAHAHA 🤣

[@catneedham4913]

The only character I’ve ever seen say “Little dove” and it scares the shit out of me 🦁

[@jamie-zk1sz]

Lena Headly is the reason I went and read the whole book series. Cersei's chapters were my favourite, everytime I came to one of her chapters I'd pour myself a glass of red.

[@giusepped3678]

Did you stand by a window to read them? 😅

[@carents8746]

For 8 seasons, Lena is from the one who still main her performances still the same and keep amaze those people who watching it. Thank you Lena. It's been good to watch Cersei evolving for 8 years! I will miss every single Game of Thrones scene with you in it

[@maspleben]

She was the backbone of the show. The intrigues at King's Landing - and then of the whole show - were pivotal to keep us interested going forward. It was never boring thanks to Lena.

[@Tigerheiress]

so real!! i started this show when i was in eigth grade, im a junior in college now majoring in classical studies and working on my own fantasy novel. this show and its impact definitely influenced my life!! cerseis performance alone opened my mind up in a whole new way.

[@frankdsk1386]

If not the best, the best character of the whole series... i was expecting an epic death scene for her and she died by bricks...

[@ingabaranauskiene5889]

At least she died in Jaime's arms

[@AbdulrashidSadulaevFan777]

She died with her legacy build in lies crushing her with the only person in the world she loves and her unborn baby dying at her side, it is more than just "bricks"

[@yusufbey1587]

@@AbdulrashidSadulaevFan777 true but it would have been better watching Drogon rip her to shreds 😂

[@conebear9291]

@@AbdulrashidSadulaevFan777 really ain't. 100 better ways to end her character.

[@---py3zz]

lmao at all these people defending the shit writing if season 8, fuck that season it ruined an entire franchise for most people

[@dreaming19]

I love the scene where she blows up the Sept of Baelor. The looks of satisfaction in her eyes.

[@victoriastrong5630]

Very scene in the whole show

[@Yooncelebtarot]

It was one of my favorite episodes. Cersei is one crazy b***h but she’s not one to mess with.

[@joshthaller4754]

It was great and symbolic in how all of her plans backfire until they caused her death

[@kenshan9632]

Shame that Lena never won a Emmy’s for playing Cersei. The most complex character in GOT and played flawlessly by Lena. Not an easy feat. You won my heart though and will be remembered till the end of time. Happy anniversary!

[@LeonardoValle]

Shame.. shame...shame

[@AnonyMous-qk7jz]

Most powerful acting in Got. Cersei❤️

[@dreamfyre3868]

Margaery played the game well but then Cersei decided to flip the table and blow up the sept of baelor!

[@shubhamsalekar4168]

Even the high sparrow had a great hold over the Red keeps politics ..

[@dreamfyre3868]

@@shubhamsalekar4168 but they didn’t expect Cersei’s ruthlessness!

[@shubhamsalekar4168]

@@dreamfyre3868 yaa true! .. but ruthlessness kinda defines cersei's character .. she is a badass Machiavelliant women who holds the power to rule westros

[@khankrum1]

@@shubhamsalekar4168 The High Sparrow should have read " The Prince". He was a dead man walking.

[@darkprinceofdorne]

Cersei basically pulled The Mad King UNO reverse card

[@aishadia3467]

I love her so much. She makes me love Cersei. Such a good actress

[@k-clarke5375]

There’s no GoT without Lena’s portrayal of Cersei Lannister. Classic.

[@cherie7725]

Yep. Cersei is my roman empire.

[@Ash-ld7gc]

I'm currently watching GoT for the 4th time now and every time I watch it, I sympathize with Cersei more and more and have a better understanding of her cruel/plotting nature. Regardless of how you feel about Cersei, you have to love Lena's performance of this complex character.

[@user-rw4dn7df3q]

Go read the books instead of watching it again and again.. You'll get a better understanding of her from the one who "created" her

[@JrKengu]

She was always my favourite character, and I was a show watcher before reading the books, Lena Heady made her likeable even though the character itself was morally questionable at times.

[@gabrielket4673]

@@user-rw4dn7df3q book cersei is 100000x more crazy than show LOL show cersei is like an angel compared to book

[@TheJellymonty]

Definitely the best female villan ever. She was my favorite character from the get go. Brilliant actress. I always love her as Leoanidas' wife in 300.

[@RoyKoopaling]

I mean her portrayal really is the definition of iconic. That she never got an Emmy is actually shocking.

[@priyachoudhary9896]

This reminds md of when headey recounted her comic con story in one of her interviews and people hesitated to talk to her or even get an autograph and some even called her a b*tch, and there she knew she did her job right. Cersei was supposed to be hated but now she's the bittersweet memory for all of us.

[@Whitepandemic]

Lena Headey acting is sooo good!

[@SS-vo4kl]

Every expression of her character was a work of art. Just the eyes said the moon and feelings everytime

[@angeenoirceur]

Cersei and Dany were the reason why I started watching GoT. You can hate them, but you can't deny...they both brought something different to the show. They are both incredible, strong characters in their own ways. It's just sad they both died...

[@PhilippineNerd4372]

I can't believe that her last scene to be filmed was that funniest stair scene where she pretended she did not exist while walking past The Hound and The Mountain hahaha, absolute favorite portrayal from her, she owned this role

[@sim7n955]

my all time favorite character, cersei lannister

[@l9898_]

I still not over the fact that she never won an Emmy for this role, her performance was out of this world

[@AwesomeLJ34]

Incredible acting by Lena Headey!!! This character , while so hated, was so well portrayed!! And beautiful woman, really radiated that ruthless character and power

[@DutchHPfan1992]

There were many wonderful performances in GOT but Lena has to be my favorite. She was absolutely brilliant. Cersei was such a great, complex character.

[@Vaeserys]

Lena was such a goddess of an actress, and for the last season they literally had her do nothing but stare out a window. I will never be able to let go how much D&D shat on ending GOT.

[@sharmilamajumder9717]

Not a day passed without me loving Headey incredibly

[@fleetadmiralsakazuki]

2:08 damn Joffrey always stays in character what a villain 😂

[@whatthefisfilipinx]

Cersei is one of the most complex, ambitious, and cunning person in television history! Hear her roar! ✊

[@sachamnc17]

Best actress of the show!! She's the best!!! 🦁🦁🦁 A true Lannister

[@drsubhechhamandal2806]

Cersie was the heart and soul of this show

[@irvin9663]

The best character

[@jimbob8992]

That they killed with falling Masonry.

[@jimbob8992]

@HK Klein who cares! Says the person rebuking something for stating a simple fact, who cares?.. You care.

[@elijageis2555]

Worst character just a child: "but i wanted to have elefants" rembering season 8 royal companie from Esos

[@elijageis2555]

@HK Klein i know how to speak english thx but i'm pretty sure you know what i mean bro

[@elijageis2555]

And i think i mean golden but i'm not sure

[@Rindy89]

Best character, and my favorite actress in that show!

[@s4m1r_65]

from queen of dialogue to standing in balconies for multiple episodes

[@mitcheljoseph]

I LOVE HER. Evil never looked so goooood

[@missraeray]

The real “mad “ Queen . Great acting 💜

[@sarajeanmarinershera208]

You are a brilliant actress! Noone else could've brought Cersei to the screen. Noone. We have loved (and hated) every scene. To make so many people feel so intensely about a character is so hard, but you made it look so damn easy. Thank you for bringing Cersei to life, she will always be a brilliant Villian!

[@Zedvais]

No single flaw by Lena, her consistency are superb. She’s also a sweetheart in real life so it’s crazy that in the show she’s so good at portraying Cersei that people actually hate her just like Jack Gleeson they’re just perfect villain in the show.

[@kyce5231]

i’ve been watching all these videos and let’s be real here: the whole cast couldn’t have been any better. literal perfection. world class acting from nikolaj coster-waldau, lena headey, peter dinklage, emilia clarke, the list goes on. All these individuals are superstars. (PSA: thank you to everyone except for the directors who ruined the final season)

[@mripwntheworld]

If only the writing was as good as the casting in the last season

[@zammmerjammer]

It wasn't the directing. It was the writing.

[@priyachoudhary9896]

It was the producers and writers, the direction was phenomenal ( I mean, the season 8 was shit but the symbolism of dark wings behind dany was amazing)

[@ethanstechworld207]

@@zammmerjammer I don't have the hatred most people do for the final season, but what I definitely say and what's consistent with how the last season went is how rushed it felt. Not have at the minimum 8 episodes, preferably 10 really is where it hurt for me.

[@thealislife9339]

You have to be a hell of an actress to pull off such a character..Long live Lena Headey

[@comradebkg1771]

I miss this show so fucking much!! I miss Cersei and Dany🥺

[@victoriastrong5630]

Same it still saddens me how terrible season 8 was

[@pixpusha]

Long may she reign! Lena Headey, what unbelievably amazing talent.

[@Tentacular]

"Absolutely life-changing" is every time I see Lena Headey in anything 🥳

[@limuelcruz6259]

LENA HEADEY is the complete definition of an actress.

[@hans-christianstein7322]

Absolutely masterful actress who made Cersei one of the most iconic and unforgettable characters in modern tv

[@danyreese2052]

Fun fact; Lena Heady is the only reason I started watching GOT. I had no idea what it was but I’ve been a fan of hers and it ended up being Game of Thrones 😮

[@alexbecker4367]

I love everything about this women. Every single thing she say or does from season 1 to 8 💔

[@vintnerrr]

Such a simplicity in reality! Yet she moved us with her performance so great.

[@Angel-xg7vy]

This may be very unpopular but she’s my favourite character and I found myself rooting for her till the very end.

[@victordeltoids8609]

Same here. Cersei was a real one💪💪

[@Arseguardian]

There was never a bad scene with the Lannisters. Never.

[@Sadecekendifikirlerim]

one of the best rendered characters of all time, and Lena is an amazing actress..

[@anaid5387]

I thank God for willing Lena Heady to play Cersei Lannister. I love love LOVE Cersei so much because of how on point Lena play her. She and Heath Ledger as Joker, played villain to a T.

[@AzulaOTP]

Definitely one of the best characters throughout the entire show, only fell off at the end due to having so little scenes. The rest was always on point though

[@ohlalachae5660]

She is such an amazing actress. And I love her facial expressions

[@stopthelies4249]

I love cold stillness in her voice as sassy Lannister she sent chills through your bones. I must say bravo to her She was magnificent

[@lauraluna7213]

The most amazing portrayal by Lena!

[@jujijiju6929]

Best actress on the show imo, also the best portrayal of a lannister.

[@1114Daisy]

My absolute favorite character and actress, sublime acting.

[@nykia31]

1:08 was one of the best scenes in the entire series.

[@katemoon1594]

I remember being so surprised when I finally realized that I had begun to genuinely like Cersei. WTF?!?! Lol. It's been an honor to serve as an audience with you all!!! Lena Heady, you are epic!!!

[@patricksperspective99]

That walk of atonement scene though crazy👀

[@ericperez-q6d]

My favorite character from the tv series. Absolutely brilliant.

[@ADODI]

The best character 👑

[@joyboy6535]

Cersie brought me and my sister closer together, we both love her! 🍷

[@swoesteban5570]

Lena Heady played the queen in 300, which put her in a good light to start. Playing Mama in Dredd got me prepared for her to play the "evil" Cersei Lannister, without putting her in the same light as Jack Gleeson.

[@septikidd]

such a great actress! she gave life to cersei :*

[@rutwikst9815]

She was completely successful making one of the most hateful character ever. That literally says a lot about her talent.

[@marc6919]

She is one of the best thru the series. I never watched it till 2020 and then I watched it again

[@RendyLannister]

2024, i always love her, my no 1 fav in GOT. Very sad that she did not win an Emmy. She is a great actress. ❤ long may she reigns in our hearts

[@ishanvidyarthi7340]

She was my favorite character from GOT because of her fighting spirit♥️

[@NRam-ke6cs]

Love her and loved her character.

[@mccnbinnie9840]

Lena is an amazing actress and she did song as Cersei

[@abyssalis8004]

Gee! I LOOOOVE CERSEI LANNISTER! Thanks Lena!!!!! You was a good work with her!

[@asniartirtarani6427]

Cersei is such a complicated character. She is a hateful woman that i cannot just hate. She is reasonable. Lena is doing so good at portraying her.

[@alexbecker4367]

Thank you for 8 wonderful seasons of the best ever

[@coalz_coley]

She was so good at it which made the writers difficult to kill her off. (I'm withholding spoilers for those who haven't seen it) About the Emmys snub, I mean who watches award shows these days? Do they even matter? So many talents have been snub.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Lena Headey never got the appreciation she deserved for playing this character so goddamn well.

[@abcun17]

Thank you Lena for your amazing work on this show! Cersei Lannister is a character I won't soon forget!

[@udaygadge6064]

Casting for the lannisters was just out of this world.

[@verabrieda2550]

One of the most well written character of the series.

[@snehalpatil5166]

Love Lena headey. Can't imagine anyone else playing cersei lannister but her.

[@RecklessViolet]

One of the greatest characters and portrayals, for the woooorrrrrstttt ending.

[@andersdondes4748]

Great character. So ambitious, that she trifles with who isn't to be trifled with. Awesome job from Lena Headey.

[@lucasbueno5711]

my forever favorite GoT character

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

A villain upholds the story as much, if not more than the heroes. She was an amazing villain who should have gotten much more credit for carrying GOT.

[@moonshyne777]

She was one of the most amazing actresses of the show I loved her far more than GOT sweetheart Dany. She played Cersei like nobody else could!

[@Hirnlego999]

I expected her to be the cornered lioness fearing the prophecy would come true and as a result triggering the wildfire and thus leaving nothing for Dany to rule over.

[@haileybell8712]

I completely forgot about the prophecy. Wasn’t she supposed to die at the hand of her brother? Not in the hands of her brother?

[@Hirnlego999]

@@haileybell8712 By her brother if I recall correctly. But don't worry if you forgot, the show forgot about it too :D

[@haileybell8712]

@@Hirnlego999 "close enough" - D&D

[@devansantori557]

My favorite game of thrones character:)

[@DanielCurti]

It's so difficult to see her without see Cersei. She made an astonishing job, an astonishing portrayal of evilness. When she thanks the crew I can't believe that "Cersei" is able to have such a smile. Really, she deserves an Emmy or whatever.