Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and John Bradley On Strong Characters

Tonight’s the night! With twelve more hours until the Game of Thrones premiere, let’s have a quick round up of the last of the interviews from cast members hyping that which really cannot be hyped much more than it already is.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was the final Late Night guest appearance, doing a turn on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Despite Colbert admitting he does not watch the show (he is one of those old school nerds who is waiting for the book series to finish), that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know some things about the show…like how to make a guest feel at home.

Coster-Waldau was unfazed, naturally. During his interview, he discussed the strength of the characters who have survived thus far over the last five seasons, especially when it comes to the female characters on the show.

“The women on the show are amazing. They’re very, very strong, powerful women as women are. They’re not just the wife applauding her husband. They’re taking control.” Among those he name check specifically: his “sister” on the show, Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), the “Dragon Lady” Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Brienne of Tarth (Gwen Christie), and Lady Olenna (Diana Rigg.)

Coster Waldau might be singing the praise of the strength of women, but over at TV Line, John Bradley admits that when it comes to his character, there’s no one weaker.

“Sam’s got himself, over the course of Season 5, to a point where he’s pretty confident. He had this aim… where he just wanted to get Jon into power so he could wrangle his way out of Castle Black with Baby Sam and Gilly. He’s achieved that.”

But these are small aims when it comes to the reality of the world around him. And Bradley admits, that truth is not one Sam could probably handle. If he finds out about Jon’s death, “he’d feel the guilt of it. He’d think, ‘Maybe if I was there, I could’ve done something to help. Maybe I could’ve stopped it from happening. He’d burden himself with that guilt, because that’s what he’s done all his life.”

Bradley says he personally thinks it’s best if Sam doesn’t find out. Does that mean Sam won’t find out this season? Or if he does, will we see him shatter? “It would destroy every single ounce of confidence he’s been allowed to build up.” says Bradley. Poor Sam. Good thing Gilly’s strong enough to pick up the pieces.

Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/04/24/nikolaj-coster-waldau-and-john-bradley-on-strong-characters/