[Variety] The final season of Game of Thrones will not disappoint, promise HBO executives who recounted being at the table read for the last few episodes.
“It was a really powerful moment in our lives and our careers,” said Francesca Orsi, HBO SVP of drama, who took part in a panel titled “The Best of HBO” at the INTV Conference in Israel. “None of the cast had received the scripts prior, and one by one they started falling down to their deaths.”
In discussing Game of Thrones during the session, Orsi said that at the table read of the final six scripts (“a dream opportunity,” she said), everyone stood up and applauded for 15 to 20 minutes. “It was amazing,” she said of the episodes, which will air in 2019. “By the very end, everyone looked down and looked up and tears were in their eyes.”
The network execs revealed they hope to continue the magic with the potential spinoffs, which Orsi promised will live up to the original. “It feels like corporate malfeasance to not continue it,” said Orsi. “That’s why it spawned three, four, five spinoffs,” adding that “we’re going big.”
BG Note: “Valar Morghulis” is a Braavosi greeting spoken in the High Valyrian language. It means “All men must die.” The response is “Valar Dohaeris”, which means “All men must serve.”
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Characters Who Will Live:
Characters Who Will Die:
[Optional] Who will WIN the Game of Thrones?
babygirl5 says
All MEN must die. Is that a clue?
Carigirl says
(2) ruling until he is of age. He will get the north, and the dragons will always guard the north now. That’s where one spin off story will begin, with him being old enough to rule. I’m super excited!!!
Carigirl says
I think Dany is gonna die in child birth having John’s kid. John will then learn from Sam of his paternity and begin flying the dragons. Tyrian will have also find out he’s a Storm Born and will fly dragon two. Both will die killing the ice king. Bran will die as well, because he’s somehow linked to that ice King. Westeros is going to change hands a few more times, but how many? That will have to be seen in a year. I think the final moments are going to be Sansa holding her nephew/cousin and
Chuckles says
The ice king will be killed by Jon Snow who will lead the dead as the new Ice King. He will keep the dead army on the other side of the wall so those dingos’ from hell won’t harm his child.
Dany-wins and lives
Kingslayer kills Cersie.
Sam or his wife (or both) live to write the story.
Sansa-don’t care
Aria-don’t care
Bran lives in the air around us!
Tyrian lives because I want him to live!
AustinTexas1961 says
Who will live: Jon Snow and his daughter/cousin, Sansa and Gendry
Who will die: Cersei (she better be burned or she’ll re emerge as the Ice Queen), Danaerys (death from childbirth. She’ll also have to be burned or she’ll possibly be reanimated as the Ice Queen ), Lord Varys (possibly die from betraying the Dragon Queen). Tyrion (He’ll die because people want him to live.) Jamie Lannister (He’ll die at the same time he kills his sister). Arya.
pricey524 says
Sansa and Tyrion will be the last 2 standing…fire and ice…the popular theories that Tyrion is Targaryen (also way less obvious than Jon and Dany)
Bend3r says
I think Sansa (Maiden) will live, also Sam (Father), Arya (Stranger), Gendry (Smith), Melissandre (Crone), Jon (Warrior) and Gilly (Mother). That means Tyrion dies. I think Daenerys will lose her sanity and she will be killed by Jon (probably at her request), thrusting Longclaw into her heart, like Azor Ahai with Nessa Nessa, creating a new Lightbringer. And I think Jon will renounce to the iron throne and maybe Sam will be king.
staciegrenery says
Maudie Williams and Sophie Turnervhave publicly stated they read the scripts awhile ago and Rose Leslie has discussed Kit reading the scripts at home..so the actors did indeed read what happens prior to their first table read
I think it’s going to be 2 ppl on the throne in the end. Either Dany and Jon (bc aunt/nephew is so normal compared to all the sibling incest) or Sansa and Aria.
MaryQuiteContrary says
Characters Who Will Live: Jon Snow, Sam, Sansa, and many others
Characters Who Will Die: Cersei, Danaerys, Tormund, The Hound, The Mountain (again), Arya, and many more
tiger13 says
jon snow will live
maybe sansa, maybe tyrion
daenerys will die
arya will die
tiger13 says
adding: cersei and jamie will both die for sure
theon for sure
Zafona says
Characters Who Will Live: the child of Jon and Dany and maybe Jorah.
Characters Who Will Die: all the rest of them.
[Optional] Who will WIN the Game of Thrones?
Humans, as always in the Hollywood productions.
aaaSimi says
Characters who will die: Bran stark?
Arya stark? Cersei lannister? I don’t know… it’s a hard guess
Characters who will live: Jon snow maybe.. I can’t remember most of them again… The break is too long
ivyleaguer says
Characters Who Will Live: Mother of dragons, jon, arya
Characters Who Will Die: Cersei, Jamie, tyrion. I don’t care as long as no more dragons die or become nightwalkers
[Optional] Who will WIN the Game of Thrones? Daenerys Targaryen ( or we will all riot in the streets) a bigger riot than any anti-trump rally.
ninanicole says
Characters that will live: the baby and maybe Jon.
Characters that will die: everyone will die. The spinoffs are going to be prequels, this universe is huge. Don’t expect anyone to make it.
Jon Snow wins the game of thrones but walks away.
pnwpersonkim says
die- cersie, arya, khaleesi, Jamie, theon greyjoy,
live- the hound, job snow, tyrion, brienne, greyjoy chick, sansa
noneofthismatters says
Characters Who Will Live: Arya Stark
Characters Who Will Die: Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister-those are the only two I feel almost 100% confident will die before the end.
I also suspect that Jon Snow will die-that Daenerys will birth him a child before they do, and that child will go on to become a great ruler with the guidance of people they trust like Ser Davos, Tyrion Lannister, and Missandei. I think Jaime Lannister will probably die a hero’s death. I think Sansa Stark is a goner…
aaabics says
Will Live: Jon, Arya, Sansa, Bran, Ghost, Tyrion, Brienne, Drogon
Will Die: Cersei, Jaime, Bronn, Daenerys, White Walkers, Viserion and Rhaegal
[Optional]: The living will have a new beginning as a democracy
MikeInSanJose says
Live: Tyrion, Jon, Dany, Sansa, Arya, Sam and Gilly, Missandei, 2 Dragons, Varys
Die: Jamie, Cersei, Dog & Mountain, Grey Worn, Theon/Reek, Ice King/Whitewalkers/Ice Dragon
Jon & Dany & their offspring will win.
dermot says
People applauded for 15 to 20 minutes?
Eh, really?
bluekisses07 says
Characters Who Will Live: Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Samwell Tarly, Bran Stark,
Characters Who Will Die: Daenerys – child birth, Tyrion – playing both sides? sister wants him dead. Jamie Lannister kills cersei – lying about pregnancy? Theon Greyjoy dies during act of courage, Brienne dies protecting Sansa, Jorah – dies doing something for Daenerys, Tormund dies to make sure Jon lives to be king.
[Optional] Who will WIN the Game of Thrones? Jon Snow, with his child to be future…
xphile101 says
15 to 20 minutes of clapping? Please. I was at a show where the lead actress got a 50 second ovation after her big song and THAT was a long ovation.
jasper says
Live: Arya/Gendry, Sansa, Tyrion, Jaime/Brienne/Tormund, Davos
Die: CERSEI, Dany, Jon, Dragons, Bran.
Jon/Dany die in dragon battle with Bran losing control of ice dragon warg, killing them all.
Win: Sansa/Tyrion will rule the southern kingdom, Arya/Gendry in the North. Divide at the Rhoyne/Riverrun?
Cersei dies by Jaime’s hand, then denies Brienne, who turns to Tormund.
Davos serves Tyrion. Sam serves Gendry, writes the tale.
Jaime sails to Essos.
HODOR LIVES!
AustinTexas1961 says
That’s an interesting comment about Tyrion & Sansa sharing ruling with Arya & Gendry.
NativeAtlantaGirl says
Never watched show but I call BS on applauding for “15-20 MINUTES” – seconds, maybe.
Kingofboggle says
Lives : Tyrion, Missandrei, Arya, Sansa, Jon & Danys love child
Dies : Cersie, Jamie, Jon Snow, Dany, and almost every secondary character you can think of.
Winner: Jon & Daenerus’s child will be the rightful heir to the throne.
blckstbl says
Live: Tyrion, Bran, Sansa, Sam
Die: Jon, Daenerys, Jaime, Cersei, Arya
Caz1310 says
Sam & Gilly will live
Everyone else will die
Nobody will win – it will become a republic and it will have all been for nought
aaamika2 says
i’m surprised someone in her position has such bad foot in mouth syndrome, first saying they were ‘raped’ by the contract negotiations for big little lies and here she is basically saying they want to run the show into the ground by doing so many spinoffs. Seems she could take a PR class or two
GossipGirlXoXo2 says
I thinking daenrys will die, along with the Queen of Westeros (can’t think of her name),
MademoiselleRose says
Dany and Jon will become a tight unit, he will get her pregnant, but in the end he will die, because he already died once and was brought back for a purpose, to kill the Night King, and he will die after his purpose is served. GRR Martin said the end will be bitter sweet, and the sweet will be Dany will rule and will have an heir, but the bitter will be Jon will die. I don’t know who else will live, but I hope Brienne and Tormund have great big giant babies!
dizzygirl says
Living: Aarya, Jon, Tyrian, Brienne
Dead: Bran as the final solution to save whoever is left
dizzygirl says
And of course Sam lives.. He will have written the story! Jon’s baby will eventually rule, but Dany
will die in childbirth. Jon will have to kill Bran in order to kill all of the white walkers.
Gerseychick says
Everyone dies…..But the baby…..