Twelve takeaways from the script for the Game of Thrones series finale

As part of Emmys consideration, the script for The Iron Throne, also known as the Game of Thrones series finale, is now available to read online. At 45 pages, you might not have time to dive in completely just now.

Enter yours truly, who sat and read through all 45 pages, noting all of the intriguing details writers David Benioff and Dan Weiss put into the text, then paring it down to the 12 most interesting points. Did anything change in the transition from page to screen? Do any of the stage directions have implications for the characters? Is some of it just silly? Everything here reveals something about what Benioff and Weiss were thinking as they put together this historic episode.

This script is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing. Will it win? For that, we’ll have until September. For now, let’s just sit back, read, and comment, shall we?