Game of Thrones star Ben Crompton, who’s portrayed Eddison “Dolorous Edd” Tollett since season 2, was recently Ashington, England championing the “Movember” campaign, which encourages men to look after their health. While there, Chronicle Live caught up with him to talk about Game of Thrones season 8.
The first bit of news we can take from this is: yes, Dolorous Edd will appear in season 8. Hooray! Last we saw Edd, he was at Castle Black, admitting Bran and Meera through the Wall. Although the White Walkers have now made their way into Westeros, Crompton was quick to remind us that Castle Black, at least for the moment, is untouched. “Eastwatch has been penetrated, that’s the one by the sea, so Eastwatch is broken. Edd is manning Castle Black.”
Crompton also confirmed that he was at the season 8 read-through — the same one that made Kit Harington cry — and that the production has “just started filming.” And all of that is great, what’s coming down the pipe for the final six episodes? With security the final season tighter than it’s ever been, Crompton wasn’t about to give away any spoilers, he did say that he knows what’s coming, and it sounds like it’s going to be something to remember.
"I can just tell you it’s brilliant – honestly there’s a couple of things there that are like nothing else that’s been seen on telly."
With gigantic new mystery sets being built for season 8, that last quote seems less like hyperbole and more like truth. We can’t wait to see what they have in store.
Next: Season 8 filming: New pictures of a gigantic mystery set
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