[Entertainment Weekly] When Kit Harington entered the conference room, he had no idea what to expect.
The final season’s scripts had been emailed just a couple of days earlier, sending the Game of Thrones cast into a reading frenzy. Like millions of fans around the world, the actors had been waiting nearly a decade to learn their characters’ fates. The entire six-episode season arrived at once, protected by layers of password security.
Sophie Turner flew through her copies in record time, quickly messaging the producers her reaction. “It was completely overwhelming,” says the actress, who plays Sansa Stark. “Afterwards I felt numb, and I had to take a walk for hours.”
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Benioff and Weiss opened the proceedings by asking the cast to refrain from doing anything during filming or afterward that might reveal even the tiniest spoiler (“Don’t even take a photo of your boots on the ground of the set,” one actor recalls being told). And then, seated around a long table scattered with a few prop skulls, the cast read aloud the final season of Game of Thrones.
At one point, Harington wept.
Later, he cried a second time.
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You know, Harington will actually reveal why he cried that second time.
“The second time was the very end,” Harington says. He’s referring to when the cast reached the last page of episode 6, and what the showrunners wrote there at the bottom.
“Every season, you read at the end of the last script ‘End of Season 1,’ or ‘End of Season 2,’” Harington says. “This read ‘End of Game of Thrones.’”
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What’s being filmed here is episode 6, the series finale. Like Harington going into the table read, I don’t know anything about the final season’s storyline. I look around at a meticulously constructed set that I’ve never seen on the show before. Several actors are performing, and I’m stunned: There are characters in the finale that I did not expect. I gradually begin to piece together what has happened in Westeros over the previous five episodes and try not to look like I’m freaking out.
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1. Why would Sophie Turner (a.k.a. Sansa Stark) feel numb about the finale?
2. What made Kit Harington (a.k.a. Jon Snow) cry the first time?
3. What characters would you be stunned to see included in the finale?
4. Who will win the Games Of Thrones?
[Optional] Will you be sad to see the series end?
spaceship says
Never watched at all, so I don’t know what anyone’s talking about, lol.
propita says
Can you imagine a “land” at an amusement park based on GoT? With themed hotels? “Stay at Winterfell!” “Ride Viserion!” “See THE WALL!” “Can you survive an encounter with the White Walkers?”
winteriscoming says
1. Sansa numb? Because she survives and weds the Hound.
2. Jon cries… Ghost dies for him
3: Stunned to see in Finale? All will be in finale but those dead at the end! Cerci, Jamie, Red witch, Varys, Euron, Asha/yara, lots of the Nights Watch, 2 of the dragons,
4. Danny & Jon- iron throne, Sansa & Hound the North, Tyrion- castlerly rock
pocket says
1. Blood Bath of some of the major characters.
2. I feel like Jon/Dany will die and it’s their daughter on the throne.
3. Khal Drogo. Its been part of Dany’s prophecy since the beginning “when your womb quickens and you carry a living child. then you will see him again… but not before” and Dany will find him in the night lands.
4. Dany and Jon’s daughter bridging all the kingdoms. It’s based on War of the Roses. So the child would be like Arthur (Henry VII & Elizabeth of Yorks…
Jayzzzzzz says
SPOILERS & POTENTIAL SPOILERS
1. Gotta be hard to say goodbye, especially since Arya may die; Bran may become a tree; and Jon is not a Stark. Her only allies at the end may be Jon & Tyrion.
2. My guess: he walks into a tent where Dany just gave birth to their daughter, Lyanna. “Promise me you’ll take care of her” she says, as she dies.
3. Cersei, Jaime, Stannis (we never saw him dead), Dany AND Jon …
4. No one. That’s the point – even when you win the throne, you lose your…
yashenny says
1. Why would Sophie Turner (a.k.a. Sansa Stark) feel numb about the finale? Pregnant with Ramsey’s child!
2. What made Kit Harington (a.k.a. Jon Snow) cry the first time? Dany dying in childbirth with their baby.
3. What characters would you be stunned to see included in the finale? Honestly it’s GoT, it’s a crap shoot every episode.
4. Who will win the Games Of Thrones? Jon Snow, as the rightful Targaryen heir
Elliegurl says
1. Why would Sophie Turner feel numb about the finale?
Sansa is the only Stark left alive.
2. What made Kit Harington cry the first time?
Daenerys Targaryen dies -during child birth?
3. What characters would you be stunned to see included in the finale?
Eddard Stark -especially since he’s been dead since the end of the 1st season.
Brandon Stark- if he is the Night King.
4. Who will win the Games Of Thrones?
Tyrion Lannister
Will you be sad to see the series end? Yes -…
ShockingBlue says
1. Ned Stark and her brother are white walkers.
2. Sansa and Arya die, or his red haired wilding gf is a white walker.
3. Won’t be shocked but returning will be Hodor, red haired gf and a handful of dead Starks.
4. Jon Snow
bluekisses07 says
1. I think aria will die from saving/protecting sansa..guilt?
2. Danny will die in childbirth
3. I think they are going to jam just about everyone they can in it just to have a blood bath.
4. It will be John and his kid he has with danny, Sansa will act as one of his advisors.
cherry37 says
1. Sophie probably found out her character’s death.
2. Doubt Kit would cry if Jon just dies heroically. It’s probably more dramatic. Jon/Dany either survive or both die and leave legacy (their child).
3. Davos, Theon. I don’t think theon will live.
4. No one. The throne will be destoyed during the battle.
The ending will be sad but things can’t go on forever. Better leave on a high note.
KatarinaJ says
I think Sansa will be the last Stark standing as she has always done whatever it takes for her to survive. Aria, Jon etc, they’ve all had do or die suicide missions redeeming their names/mankind. I do think Danny will die in child birth and the kid will rule… with Sansa and Tyrion by the new ruler’s side. Also agree that seeing certain folks return as White Walkers would be jarring like Jon Snow seeing his Egret and Bran being the new King in order to save the living. Every Stark will fall.
Blossom says
1. Sansa gets the throne
2 Because he is proud of her
3 Ned Stark…a welcome return
4 there will be no winners, but Sansa will be on the he throne with Aria as the head of the army and Jon as the hand of the queen
spookie says
Brienne Of Tarth to win everything ?
I don’t watch GoT I just like the idea of a warrior woman emerging victorious.
LaBellaVida says
This post is almost too much for me to handle. I’m a huge fan ?
1. It has to be a shocking death. Possibly her own character? I feel like for her to be that emotional it had to be either over Sansa or Arya
2. Either Tyrion, Drogon, Rhaegal, his own character dies or Daenerys dies or the baby that we all know Dany & Jon are going to have dies. Hopefully none of the above.
3. Cersei bc I think Jamie will end up killing her. ?? And Khal Drogo will be back
4. IT BETTER BE DANY AND/OR…
TruePatriot says
1. Sophie feels numb because she will WIN the Game of Thrones in the End & because Tyrion is going to be executed at the very end as well.
2. I think Kit cried because Ghost will sacrifice his life to save him.
3. It’s going to stun me to see Euron, Cersei, Jaime, or Podrick Payne in the finale (or at least by the very end of it)! I am expecting them to all be dead by then is why…
4. As I’ve mentioned above, I believe Sansa will be crowned Queen & marry Gendry.
YES I AM GOING TO…
TruePatriot says
Actually, let me change Answer #1 to: Sophie is numb because it turns out that Bran has something to do with the Night King. Either he IS the Night King, becomes the NEW Night King or sacrifices himself to destroy the Night King.
Somehow I feel it’s surrounding THIS not about her being the ultimate victor.
Raoul Duke says
1. Because it’s over. She was just an unknown teen actress when it started, now she is a grown * woman who is engaged.
2. Ghost dies ?
3. Podrick, Gendry, Tormund, Jamie, Mountain
4. John’s child. Or John.
Jezzica says
1. Sansa Stark becomes Queen of the North
2. Kit crys because Jon Snow dies
3. Ned Stark returns as a white walker
4. Sansa Stark and her husband Tyrion Lanister become Queen and King of the North
And yes devastated, best series ever
Hollypollydoodle says
The ending is going to screw all of us up. Im really going to miss this show ???
Katfever says
1. Why would Sophie Turner (a.k.a. Sansa Stark) feel numb about the finale?
She’s pregnant with Ramsey’s child. But Tyrion doesn’t care and takes her back.
2. What made Kit Harington (a.k.a. Jon Snow) cry the first time?
The scene of Jamie dying in Brienne’s arms
3. What characters would you be stunned to see included in the finale?
Ayra and Jamie because I think they’re goners.
4. Who will win the Games Of Thrones?
Tyrion who is revealed to be the son of the Mad King raping…