Carice Van Houten has offered her verdict on the Game Of Thrones finale, drawing parallels to the current political climate.
The 43-year-old actress, who played Melisandre on the HBO fantasy show, has spoken about her thoughts on the final episode – which has proved to be highly controversial since it aired in May earlier this year.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Carice explained how she was a big fan of the decision to eliminate the Iron Throne altogether.
‘I just love the fact that the whole throne was blown away,’ Carice said. ‘I really loved it, and also the randomness of talking about who’s going to be king.
‘The silliness of it was very smart. I thought, “This is what life is. Some dumbo can become president.
‘That’s the world we live in. We just sort of go, “Uh, that guy,” It was smart that it was just sort of silly. I really liked it, to be honest.’
Interestingly, she also revealed how she improvised the resurrection scene of Jon Snow entirely, adding: ‘The whole revival, the resurrection of Jon Snow, I improvised the sh*t out of that.
‘Nobody saw it. I mean, I’m sure there’s a few people that said, “I knew what you were saying was wrong.” I’m sorry. But, you know, it was a tricky time. It was a long day, and I just didn’t know my lines.’
Game Of Thrones scored a huge 32 Emmy nominations for the final season, although it only walked away with two awards on the night in Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actor for Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.
Along with Game Of Thrones, Carice stars in new Sky series Temple alongside Mark Strong, Daniel Mays and Catherine McCormack.
Game Of Thrones airs on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.
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