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Originally Posted by penchief
I honestly didn't mind the manner Cersei's death. I thought it worked on multiple levels and was a nice twist. A public death would have just given us more of the same prideful and defiant Cersei.
Instead we were privy to her stunned state of shock as she stumbled through the ruins. And then when Jamie shows up we finally witness her humanity by way of fear and grieving. Treating that scene tenderly was both realistic and added to the depth of her character, IMO.
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Exactly.
We've seen 'middle fingers in the air, doesn't give a shit if she dies' Cersei.
The terrified, vulnerable, hiding in a bunker and quietly resigned to her own fate Cersei is something different entirely. She's been publicly humiliated and had her children die in front of her. Her torment as she realized she was well and truly ****ed was far more delicious than seeing Drogon burninate her.
Apart from Euron, who has always sucked at all times (god they ruined his character, who is just such a monumental badass in the books), I think this was an excellent episode in a lot of ways and absolutely did justice to several of the characters who's arcs wrapped up.