Game Of Thrones: 12 Ups And 5 Downs From Season 7

3. Lena Headey (And The Rest Of The Cast)

Even when Game of Thrones isn't on top form in other areas, you can generally rely on the cast to produce some stellar work, and so it was in Season 7.

Indeed, some actors gave better work than perhaps ever before: pairing Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke together brought out the best in them both - especially the latter, as Harington has really upped his game overall since coming back from the dead - while Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner were obviously having a great time getting to act opposite each other for the first time in years.

Alfie Allen, as previously mentioned, continues to do incredible work with Theon, adding so many layers to make the once-reviled character now someone we actively root for; Peter Dinklage was back in Westeros, and back on top form (not that he ever really dipped, but it was great to see him more involved); Liam Cunningham gets better every year; Jim Broadbent was an addition so fitting it made you wonder how he hadn't been there all along.

Top plaudits, though, must go to Lena Headey. While she's always been good on the show, the last couple of seasons have seen her performance become something really special, and Season 7 must put her in strong contention for that elusive Emmy. There's seemingly no emotion she cannot convey with her face, and her mouth acting alone deserves to win awards. Cersei's rule may be under threat, but Headey reigns supreme.