One character seemed to be gearing up for his book death in Game of Thrones, but then the show wrote him out through something different entirely. Also, is he actually dead?
On the 15th anniversary of Game of Thrones, relive the rise, fall, and legacy of 15 unforgettable characters whose journeys shaped the show.
From brief mentions of Dunk and Egg to lengthy tournaments, these Game of Thrones episodes will help fill the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms sized hole in your heart!
I feel like everybody just missed this strange decision in Game of Thrones' final season.
Eagle-eyed Game of Thrones fans may have noticed that Dunk and Rife travelled down the same part as Kingsroad that Brienne of Tarth and Podrick.
"Brienne of Tarth is just so close to my heart...I never thought a part like this would come about, in television or in film."
Will Brienne appear in HBO's Jon Snow spinoff? "[I]t depends if Kit Harington remembers quite how many favors he owes me. And if the writing's any good."
An early version of A Feast for Crows reveals that George R.R. Martin once had very different plans for Brienne of Tarth. Good thing he changed his mind...
There are no traditional heroes in Game of Thrones, but characters like Jon Snow, Brienne of Tarth and Daenerys Targaryen come close.
"It would have been wonderful if he and Brienne could have had a life together," Coster-Waldau says of Jaime's ending, but he never saw it happening.