‘Game of Thrones’ season 5: Maisie Williams’ surprising reaction to Lady Stoneheart chatter
What lies ahead now on “Game of Thrones“? Much of that is unclear, but one thing we do know pretty definitively is that the show is not necessarily afraid of diverging from the books from time to time. We saw it with a certain scene with the White Walkers earlier this year, just as we’ve also seen it with the way that they’ve handled the Lady Stoneheart story. (Warning: Book spoilers ahead!)
In not addressing Stoneheart, the show has opted to move in a different direction potentially with a number of stories, whether it be Brienne’s or that of House Frey. While it is possible that she could still resurface, the presence of Michelle Fairley on “Resurrection” this coming season makes that unlikely. (Ironically, she is playing a woman who comes back from the dead on this show.)
It’s impossible if you are a star of the show and on social media to avoid all of the conversation and book-spoiling, so was Maisie Williams happy or upset about the omission? Based on her comments to TVLine, she actually sounds thrilled that the show is moving in a direction that is leaving more of the book readers in the dark:
“That was a massive deal, but honestly, I really like it. I’m so sick of going on the internet and seeing all the book readers being snobby, spoiling it for other people, then saying, ‘Well, it’s not a spoiler. The books have been out for years.’ Like, couldn’t you just stop being mad for a second and let other people enjoy the show? They feel they have a claim on the series because they read the books first, and I understand that, but they don’t need to be mean about it. That’s why I liked moments like this, because book readers think they know what’s coming, then we change it and it’s really funny to watch their reactions. They’re always like, ‘That’s not what happened in the books, so the show’s really bad now.’ But really, they just feel insecure because they’re used to knowing what’s coming next.”
We agree in a sense with what Williams is saying, but we also feel like the reason why these book readers are so passionate with this show is strictly because how much they care about it. We don’t feel like it is a symptom of them being eager to spoil anything, but they’ve just formed this huge emotional attachment to something over time and want to see how it actually plays out in visual form. We don’t blame them for wanting to see a Stoneheart on the small screen, even if we are interested for any other idea that is explored.
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