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Lena Headey on Game of Thrones Rape Scene: It Felt Great!
4/29/2014 4:06:23 PM
A recent episode of the smash HBO drama Game of Thrones featured a controversial scene which appeared to depict non-consensual sex between two siblings next to the body of their dead son.
George R.R. Martin - author of the books upon which the series is based - immediately responded to criticism of the controversial rape scene clarifying that the action played out differently in the novel, but still defending the shocking decision on the part of the show's producers.
Now, actress Lena Headey - who plays Cersei Lannister, the object of her brother's unwanted advances - has addressed the scene for the first time and her comments are likely to create more controversy.
Attempting to help the audience identify with Cersei's circumstances, Headey said:
"She's staring at the body of her dead son...she's joined by her brother who's also her lover, so, you know we've got bigger problems than the one everyone is talking about."
Many have taken issue with Headey's claims that there were "bigger issues" in the scene than incestuous rape, but amazingly her defense of the scene gets even more un-PC:
"There's lust and desperation...there was this need," Headey says, describing the character's motivations. "It wasn't right and yet it felt great and it played out the way it did." She added, "And I was really happy with it."
Headey is right that there were many intermingling emotions and desires involved in the scene, but going forward, we would advise her to tread lightly when discussing it, so as not to seem flippant about the trauma endured by rape victims.
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1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
2. Emilia Clarke Photo
Emilia Clarke stars on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
3. Kristian Nairn as Hodor Photo
Kristian Nairn plays Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
4. Kristian Nairn Photo
Kristian Nairn from HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
5. Rose Leslie as Ygritte Photo
Rose Leslie plays Ygritte on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
6. Rose Leslie Photo
Rose Leslie stars on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
7. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark Photo
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
8. Maisie Williams Photo
Maisie stars in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
9. John Bradley as Samwell Tarley Photo
John Bradley plays Samwell Tarley on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
10. John Bradley Photo
John Bradley stars on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
11. Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth
Liam Cunningham plays Davos Seaworth on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
12. Liam Cunningham Photo
Liam Cunningham of Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
13. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Photo
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
14. Peter Dinklage Photo
Peter Dinklage is one of the stars of HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
15. Alfie Allen Photo
Alfie Allen is one of the star's of HBO's Game of Thrones. Here, he attends the show's fourth season premiere.
16. Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy Photo
Alfie Allen plays Theon Grey on HBO's Game of Thrones. The show's fourth season debuts April sixth.
17. Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane Photo
Rory McCann on HBO's Game of Thrones. The actor looks completely different in real life.
18. Rory McCann Photo
Rory is one of the stars of HBO's Game of Thrones. He plays Sandor Clegane on the show.
19. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Lena Headey on Game of Thrones. She plays evil queen Cersei Lannister.
20. Lena Headey Image
Lena Headey of HBO's Game of Thrones. The actress plays Cersei Lannister on the show.
21. Carice van Houten as Melisandre Photo
Carice on Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre.
22. Carice van Houten Photo
Carice stars on HBO's Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre.
23. Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Photo
Christie on HBO's Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth and looks completely different from her character!
24. Gwendoline Christie Photo
Gwendoline Christie of HBO's Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth on the series.
25. Game of Thrones Dragon Photo
One of the dragons from Game of Thrones. This guy looks nothing like the actor who plays him.
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