Game Of Thrones’ showrunners DB Weiss and David Benioff have finally explained why Lady Stoneheart is missing from the series – and it’s to do with Winds of Winter.
The Westeros fantasy epic – based on George RR Martin’s novels – stayed true to its source at the beginning of the show, before overtaking the book’s timeline and getting a life of its own.
But while most could understand that, some fans were livid that certain key characters and scenes never emerged on camera… in particular, Lady Stoneheart.
In an excerpt from new book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon (via Entertainment Weekly,) David explained: ‘Part of the reason we didn’t want to put it in had to do with things coming up in George’s books that we don’t want to spoil [by discussing them].’
DB added that another reason was due to there only being ‘one great scene’ involving her, and said: ‘The scene where she first shows up is one of the best “ holy s**t” moments in the books. I think that scene is where the public response came from.’
Lady Stoneheart is the resurrected Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), who took on the new form after she was brutally murdered during the now infamous Red Wedding ambush.
So it came as a shock to most when, after seeing her brutal death on screen, the character never returned to assume her new position.
But the pair have teased that part of the reason they refused to go near that character is because George RR Martin has plans in place for the (still) unreleased Winds of Winter – the latest addition to the book collection.
Combining that with Jon Snow’s resurrection already being on the cards, the pair decided that the character should not see the light of day in their version of Westeros.
Game Of Thrones is available on Sky Atlantic.
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