Game Of Thrones' Cersei Was Originally Going To Have A Miscarriage

The final season of Game of Thrones was, shall we mention, divisive. It ended up tying a couple of of the show's plot threads from during the season with each other, nevertheless some fans weren't exactly pleased with some of the characters' resolutions.


Warning: this blog post contains major spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8. 


For instance, several were looking for Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) to be barreling toward a much more grisly death than simply being buried in rubble and dying with each other with her brother (and lover) Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).


Much of Cersei's role, case in point, was diminished while in the final season, much to several fans' dismay. Although, it appears she was going to have a much more intriguing extended storyline before things took a turn the way they did. According to Headset herself while in an appearance at Munich Comic-Con, the actress was originally going to have a "traumatic, fantastic moment" where it was confirmed she had had a miscarriage.


This moment, though definitely dark and also a little depressing on its own merits, would have given Cersei a much more interesting ending rather than the abrupt one she ended up getting, especially as it would have added some wealthy character building to Cersei, piece of the cast people wanted to be able to see more from, whether it came by way of a more interesting way out or a more key placement at the end.


Not only would the painful scene have made a lot more sense for Cersei than simply dying and fading into the background, yet it would have given the character a much more wealthy and varied arc to go through, especially since we know how much she loved and went through for her children.


Headey didn't fancy on why show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ended up opting out of including the scene and as a substitute opting for a pregnancy confirmation by the end of the show. Nevertheless, it's interesting to hear that Cersei could have had a much different arc. What else did we just be missing out on? @We could never know.