Game of Thrones: mythical scene from Sansa improvised, traumatized actors … 3 big secrets about the series that you did not know

Do you think you know everything about Game of Thrones?

While we recently revealed your age surprising of the Mad King of Game of Thrones at the time of his death , this time we come back to events that took place during the series but of which you may not be aware. This is the book by James Hibberd, “Fire cannot kill a dragon” , which continues to reveal the behind the scenes of the series for the greatest happiness fans. Did you know for example that after Robb died (Richard Madden) and Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) during the Red Wedding, showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff completely changed their way of doing things when it came to killing characters?

Richard Madden and Michelle Fairley were indeed traumatized by the death of their character, which they have in no longer toured on their very last day on set. The showrunners therefore decided to give their actors some time to digest the bad news. The second thing we learn from these books concerns a scene from Sansa that you can review above . It takes place after Ramsay Bolton's defeat in the Battle of the Bastards, and offers Sansa a well-deserved revenge on his torturer. The smirk that can also be seen while Ramsay is being devoured by his own dogs is completely improvised by Sophie Turner. Even if Game of Thrones left almost no room for improvisation, this take was chosen and that's good.

Finally the last secret to know about Game of Thrones is that the maligned showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss had planned to end the series after 7 or 8 seasons from the start. Despite all the criticisms and accusations of having botched the last few seasons to be able to get down to their next projects, James Hibberd's book offers a compilation of interviews over the years. years who supports the words of the showrunners . According to these interviews, during season 2, they were considering between 14 and 80 h of series, and it is after 70 h and 14 minutes after the series has ended. During season 4, they were aiming for 7 seasons, and it was with 8 that they completed the series. In short, it will not erase the errors of season 8 of Game of Thrones , but we at least know that the plan was present from the start.