Trivia: According to recent reports, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss originally wanted to eschew the final two seasons of the show and instead close out the series as a trilogy of theatrical films.
Phaneron
20th Mar 2024
Game of Thrones (2011)
7th Jun 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
The Mountain and the Viper - S4-E8
Trivia: Pedro Pascal used to let fans playfully gouge his eyes, in reference to Oberyn Martell's brutal death scene at the end of this episode, which led to him getting an eye infection.
19th May 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Brother Ray: Violence is a disease. You don't cure a disease by spreading it to more people.
18th May 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Trivia: Of the 43 actors credited as being part of the main cast, Peter Dinklage is the only American.
21st Mar 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Trivia: Although he plays the eldest Baratheon brother Robert, in real life, Mark Addy is nearly 8 years younger than Stephen Dillane, who plays the middle brother, Stannis. Additionally, the real-life age gap between Dillane and Gethin Anthony, who plays the youngest brother, Renly, is more than 26 years.
5th Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Trivia: Although they are the show's two top-billed actors, the shot just before Ned Stark and Jon Snow part ways as the former heads to King's Landing and the latter heads to Castle Black is the only shot of the entire series where Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage are on screen together. (00:21:25)
2nd Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
2nd Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Winterfell - S8-E1
Trivia: The first Greyjoy soldier killed during Yara's rescue is played by an uncredited Rob McElhenny, best known for playing Mac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. (00:27:47)
2nd Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Character mistake: Davos advises Grey Worm to claim land in the Reach and start his own house. Since Grey Worm is a eunuch, he cannot start his own house, as he cannot father children to pass his name and lands onto.
2nd Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - S8-E2
Stupidity: It is decided that those who cannot fight will hide in the crypt from the army of the dead, and Jon Snow suggests during the war council to put Bran in the crypt as well, "where it's safest." Jon knows full well that the Night King can resurrect the dead and add them to his army. Not only should he not suggest to hide Bran there, he should be telling everyone not to go anywhere near the crypt.
2nd Feb 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
15th Jan 2023
Game of Thrones (2011)
Stupidity: When Trystane is engaging Nymeria in combat, he pivots right in front of Obara, whom he knows is armed with a spear, and leaves his entire backside exposed. Anyone with a modicum of sword training would know not to expose themselves to an armed opponent like that. He ends up immediately being speared through the back of the head because of it.
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Suggested correction: They ask him who he chooses to fight. He chooses Nymeria, believing the others will not interfere. He was wrong.
Two women snuck aboard his ship intending to murder him, and he trusted them to be honest about fighting fair? That just adds to the stupidity.
That's naivety at best, not stupidity. Plus they didn't sneak on board, they announced their intentions.
If two armed people entered your house and told you they were going to murder you, but would give you the opportunity to fight your way out, would you actually believe them as well as immediately turn your back to one of them? Trystane is a prince who undoubtedly had education and combat training. This goes beyond naivety.
You are forgetting he is also only 15 or 16 years old and never left Dorne (what I take from the show). What does he really know? He probably never actually fought anyone in his life.
The women that killed him were previously locked in a cell for trying to kidnap his betrothed, which he knew about. He also knew she died on the journey back to King's Landing under suspicious circumstances, and likely knew it was from poisoning and that they were involved. Based on the show's lore, someone in his position would have had schooling about the world and its people from a maester and combat training from a master-at-arms. He knew full well not to trust these women.
15th May 2022
Game of Thrones (2011)
Battle of the Bastards - S6-E9
Character mistake: When Theon and Yara are given an audience with Daenerys, Tyrion remarks to Theon that when they last saw each other at Winterfell, Theon was making jokes about Tyrion being a dwarf. The mockery was actually the other way around: Tyrion mocked Theon for being a glorified and subservient hostage of the Starks, as well as taking potshots at the foolish strategy of the Greyjoy rebellion.
15th May 2022
Game of Thrones (2011)
15th May 2022
Game of Thrones (2011)
Question: Why were so many actors in this show recast? If the showrunners knew they would be using certain characters for multiple seasons, then why not lock them in long term?
Chosen answer: Considering the show was in production for nearly a decade, it is hardly surprising that many characters were recast. Actors constantly move on to other jobs, creating scheduling conflicts. Some may not want to be tied to one project for so long a period, particularly for relatively minor roles that paid little money. As some characters became more prominent, the producers did recast a few roles with better-known actors. For example, Max Von Sydow replaced the actor who originally played the Three-eyed Raven. Some actors voluntarily left for personal reasons. Jennifer Ehle was originally cast to play Catelyn Stark but dropped out because she'd recently given birth. Other actors claimed they were replaced for "political" reasons. Here is a website with a rundown of which actors were replaced and why: https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-characters-recast-new-actors-every-why/.
19th Jan 2022
Game of Thrones (2011)
4th Sep 2021
Game of Thrones (2011)
The Mountain and the Viper - S4-E8
Trivia: Towards the end of this episode, Tyrion and Jaime have a discussion about their brain-damaged cousin Orson. This is supposedly a swipe at Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card, who is a harsh critic of the show.
11th Apr 2020
Game of Thrones (2011)
30th Jul 2019
Game of Thrones (2011)
Question: Why does everyone argue over the best way to remove Cersei from power with minimal civilian casualties when they could have just sent Arya to assassinate Cersei? Given her training with the Faceless Men, she could easily infiltrate the Red Keep and get the job done. On top of that, Arya wants to kill Cersei.
Answer: Daenerys and her allies don't just want to kill Cersei, they want to claim King's Landing and free her people from Cersei's grip. The problem is the people of Essos viewed Daenerys as a liberator but the people of Westeros view her as an outsider and usurper. They would never follow Daenerys if she had Cersei assassinated. That is Daenerys' dilemma, she certainly has the ability to wipe Cersei out and obliterate her armies but doing so would make her a tyrant. Which as it turns out is exactly what happens.
But no-one has to know that Cersei was assassinated. Arya has the ability to impersonate anyone she kills, so she could pretend to be Cersei afterwards and profess to the citizens of King's Landing that she has yielded the throne to Danaerys and that she is going into exile.
That plan would be incredibly suspicious. Knowing what they know of Cersei it is highly unlikely the people of King's Landing would believe that she would accept defeat so easily and then voluntarily exile herself, never to be heard from again. In order for that to work, all of Cersei's advisers and closest allies would have to be similarly eliminated, or they would have to be on board with the exile plan. If they are all killed it sort of makes it obvious that something is amiss. There's no way they would be fooled by Cersei suddenly doing a 180 and completely changing her personality by accepting defeat without a fight. If any part of this plan goes wrong then Daenerys would look worse than just an assassin, she would also be deceitful to the people she hopes will willingly accept her rule.
19th Jul 2019
Game of Thrones (2011)
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