--- description: Natalie Dormer — who played Margaery Tyrell on Game of Thrones — had long been expecting her character's untimely death. title: This Game of Thrones Fan-Favorite Expected to Get Killed Off image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This _Game of Thrones_ Star Was Just Waiting for Her Iconic Death  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 23, 2017 10:49 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 23, 2017 10:49 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season 6 of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/ "undefined"). Just moments before [Margaery Tyrell](http://time.com/4568000/game-of-thrones-deleted-scene-tyrells-cersei-lannister/ "undefined") was killed in the wildfire explosion orchestrated by [Cersei Lannister](http://time.com/4398147/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-marry-euron-greyjoy/ "undefined") in the finale of the last _Game of Thrones’_ season, she realized that something wasn’t right. However, Natalie Dormer—who played the fan-favorite queen—had long expected her character’s fate. During a recent interview with [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2017/02/23/natalie-dormer-on-game-of-thrones-death/#07wiOtd295qR "undefined"), the 35-year-old actor revealed that she always thought Margaery would die. “I think it’s an occupational hazard—being a _Game of Thrones_ member of cast,” she said. “You kind of are always half anticipating that phone call.” Though Dormer did seem pleased with the way that Margaery finally met her end. “She went out with a bang, didn’t she?” she said. “She went out with a bang.” She also discussed her role in the video game _Mass Effect:_ _Andromeda_. Watch the clip below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4681133/game-of-thrones-natalie-dormer-on-margaery-death/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4681133/game-of-thrones-natalie-dormer-on-margaery-death/"},"headline":"This Game of Thrones Star Was Just Waiting for Her Iconic Death","datePublished":"2017-02-23T22:49:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:29:55.695Z","description":"\"I think it’s an occupational hazard\"","url":"https://time.com/4681133/game-of-thrones-natalie-dormer-on-margaery-death/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4681133/game-of-thrones-natalie-dormer-on-margaery-death/","name":"This Game of Thrones Star Was Just Waiting for Her Iconic Death"}}]}] ```