Game Of Thrones might be renowned for surprising deaths, but Sarah Michelle Gellar believes a scene in the finale has certain whiffs of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
The 42-year-old actress, who became a household name as Buffy Summers, posted a throwback photo comparison between a key scene in the Game Of Thrones finale and Buffy’s season two finale, titled Becoming, Part 2.
Posting the comparison on Instagram, Gellar wrote: ‘#flashbackfriday Just saying…..’
In the Game Of Thrones finale, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) kills lover Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) after she needlessly killed thousands of innocent people in her final ascent to the Iron Throne.
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Buffy’s season two finale results in a thematically similar outcome, with the vampire slayer sending her lover Angel (David Boreanaz) back to hell after he becomes demon once again.
The two deaths also play out largely the same, with both seeing a loving embrace turn into a fatal stabbing with a blade.
Did Game Of Thrones take a few cues from Buffy? We’re just asking questions here.
The last ever episode of Game Of Thrones became a controversial send-off, with some left unsatisfied by who ended up on the Iron Throne.
While the show ending has left many mourning the loss of exquisite binge material, there’s a number of spin-offs in the pipeline, including one starring Naomi Watts and John Simm.
You can catch-up on Game Of Thrones on NOW TV.
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