Why didn’t we see Sansa and Arya react to the news of Jon’s real identity?
The Starks hearing about Jon’s real parents.
(HBO)
The true parentage of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) — that is, the fact that he’s really the son of Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) and Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and therefore the heir to the Iron Throne — has always been the core mystery of “Game of Thrones.” So one of the most significant moments of Episode 4, and the entire series for that matter, comes when Jon and Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) reveal the truth to Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya (Maisie Williams).
“I need to tell you something. But you have to swear you’ll never tell another soul,” says Jon.
Arya swears it while Sansa kind of mumbles, but then, right before Bran is about to tell them the big secret, the scene cuts off.
Following the episode, people were wondering: Why?
Were Arya and Sansa happy? Sad? Angry? Mad?
Nutter explained that because the reveal had been done a couple times before for viewers ― Sam (John Bradley) told Jon about his parentage in the Season 8 premiere, and Jon told Dany in Episode 2 — the siblings’ moment was left out of the story.
“We knew what Jon and/or Bran was going to say. What was going to come out of their mouth? Aegon Targaryen,” explained Nutter. “So it’s kind of wasted time.”
Why did Jaime go back to Cersei?
Jaime being an idiot.
(HBO)
Perhaps the most talked about moment of the episode was when Jaime leaves in the middle of the night to go back to Cersei after having started an intimate relationship with Brienne (Gwendoline Christie).
What’s going on here? Is Jaime’s arc over the last eight seasons just getting thrown out the window like Bran in Season 1?
While some have speculated Jaime is actually on a mission to take down Cersei and is just keeping Brienne in the dark about it, Nutter seemed to debunk that notion.
“I think [it’s] this magnet. He’s always running back to Cersei ... and he can’t help himself. Too powerful for him to try to control,” said Nutter, explaining how Jaime feels about his sister. “And he needs to get back to her. I think it’s the kind of thing where he’s realizing who he is and what he’s made of.”
Can Sansa really not keep a secret?
Sansa spilling the tea.
(HBO)
Ned Stark (Sean Bean) kept the secret of Jon’s parentage for years. Sansa seems to hold it in for only a few hours.
Given that she swears secrecy to Jon one minute and spills the tea the next, we asked Nutter why Sansa couldn’t just play the quiet game a little while longer.
“Well, she doesn’t say it blatantly, of course, basically inferred it, so I think that that’s a moment that Tyrion has to put two and two together,” Nutter said.
Explaining more of Sansa’s state of mind, the director said right now she’s just trying to keep order in her house, with another battle looming.
“That’s her No. 1 thing, I think. Keep her family safe and her kingdom whole.”
Bonus: Was that statue Old Jon?
The “Game of Thrones” Season 8 promo, “Crypts of Winterfell,” was all about whipping up suspense by teasing the deaths of the Starks, showing Jon, Sansa and Arya staring at their own burial statues in the Winterfell crypts.
After the teaser, a lot of people were wondering, “Is Jon Snow’s statue looking a little long in the tooth?”
If Jon’s statue did depict an older Snow, it could be a hint that he makes it through to the end of the story. So did Jon trade in his life as a Crow for crow’s feet?
Nutter, who directed the teaser, said people are “reading too far into the statue.”
“That is not intentional, in any respect,” he said.
Given the director’s answers, it seems for now that Jon’s fate ― as well as the truths behind some other questions ― will remain cryptic.
The Starks hearing about Jon’s real parents.
(HBO)
The true parentage of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) — that is, the fact that he’s really the son of Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) and Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and therefore the heir to the Iron Throne — has always been the core mystery of “Game of Thrones.” So one of the most significant moments of Episode 4, and the entire series for that matter, comes when Jon and Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) reveal the truth to Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya (Maisie Williams).
“I need to tell you something. But you have to swear you’ll never tell another soul,” says Jon.
Arya swears it while Sansa kind of mumbles, but then, right before Bran is about to tell them the big secret, the scene cuts off.
Following the episode, people were wondering: Why?
Were Arya and Sansa happy? Sad? Angry? Mad?
Nutter explained that because the reveal had been done a couple times before for viewers ― Sam (John Bradley) told Jon about his parentage in the Season 8 premiere, and Jon told Dany in Episode 2 — the siblings’ moment was left out of the story.
“We knew what Jon and/or Bran was going to say. What was going to come out of their mouth? Aegon Targaryen,” explained Nutter. “So it’s kind of wasted time.”
Why did Jaime go back to Cersei?
Jaime being an idiot.
(HBO)
Perhaps the most talked about moment of the episode was when Jaime leaves in the middle of the night to go back to Cersei after having started an intimate relationship with Brienne (Gwendoline Christie).
What’s going on here? Is Jaime’s arc over the last eight seasons just getting thrown out the window like Bran in Season 1?
While some have speculated Jaime is actually on a mission to take down Cersei and is just keeping Brienne in the dark about it, Nutter seemed to debunk that notion.
“I think [it’s] this magnet. He’s always running back to Cersei ... and he can’t help himself. Too powerful for him to try to control,” said Nutter, explaining how Jaime feels about his sister. “And he needs to get back to her. I think it’s the kind of thing where he’s realizing who he is and what he’s made of.”
Can Sansa really not keep a secret?
Sansa spilling the tea.
(HBO)
Ned Stark (Sean Bean) kept the secret of Jon’s parentage for years. Sansa seems to hold it in for only a few hours.
Given that she swears secrecy to Jon one minute and spills the tea the next, we asked Nutter why Sansa couldn’t just play the quiet game a little while longer.
“Well, she doesn’t say it blatantly, of course, basically inferred it, so I think that that’s a moment that Tyrion has to put two and two together,” Nutter said.
Explaining more of Sansa’s state of mind, the director said right now she’s just trying to keep order in her house, with another battle looming.
“That’s her No. 1 thing, I think. Keep her family safe and her kingdom whole.”
Bonus: Was that statue Old Jon?
The “Game of Thrones” Season 8 promo, “Crypts of Winterfell,” was all about whipping up suspense by teasing the deaths of the Starks, showing Jon, Sansa and Arya staring at their own burial statues in the Winterfell crypts.
After the teaser, a lot of people were wondering, “Is Jon Snow’s statue looking a little long in the tooth?”
If Jon’s statue did depict an older Snow, it could be a hint that he makes it through to the end of the story. So did Jon trade in his life as a Crow for crow’s feet?
Nutter, who directed the teaser, said people are “reading too far into the statue.”
“That is not intentional, in any respect,” he said.
Given the director’s answers, it seems for now that Jon’s fate ― as well as the truths behind some other questions ― will remain cryptic.
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