Gwendoline Christie has detailed a moment which left her feeling ‘angry’ on her character’s behalf in Game Of Thrones season eight.
The 40-year-old actress played Brienne Of Tarth in HBO’s fantasy series, which came to a controversial end earlier this year.
Looking back on the big moments for Brienne, Christie recalled how the juxtaposition between being knighted by Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Brienne being left behind by him in Jaime’s pursuits for Cersei in the following episode, was especially infuriating.
Speaking to Deadline about the latter scene, Christie said: ‘When I read that scene, I felt incredibly upset about it on the character’s behalf. And then I realised I had moved into that space where I feel deeply, deeply protective of this character.
‘I was also thrilled about it as an actor, because it meant getting to use some real acting muscles. It was a brilliant scene.’
She added: ‘I did feel angry for the character in that moment, but what was brilliant is that she goes straight back to work, and ultimately, she supersedes her ambition.
‘She wanted to be a member of Renly’s Kingsguard, and in the end she becomes Lord Commander of Bran’s Kingsguard. She’s in charge. It’s all about her skill as a knight. Her abilities, her intelligence. I felt, by the end, like she’d stepped into her own power.’
Despite the divisive final season, Game Of Thrones managed to scoop a whopping 32 nominations at this year’s Emmys – including acting nods for Peter Dinklage, Maisie Williams, and Sophie Turner.
Christie was also nominated for best supporting actress too, after submitting her own Emmy nomination along with Theon Greyjoy’s Alfie Allen.
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