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Emilia Clarke Cried When She Read the Game of Thrones Series Finale Script


Warning: Major Game of Thrones spoilers ahead.

Tonight’s series finale of Game of Thrones was surprising, to say the least. In a shocking turn of events, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) killed Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and was sentenced to rejoin the Night’s Watch. Also, the heads of Westeros appointed Bran Stark as king, and Sansa broke the North from the seven (now six) kingdoms to become queen in the North. The reactions to this finale have been mixed, but no one is more impassioned about it than Emilia Clarke, a.k.a. Dany.

“I cried,” Clarke told Entertainment Weekly about what it was like when she read the script for the first time. “And I went for a walk. I walked out of the house and took my keys and phone and walked back with blisters on my feet. I didn’t come back for five hours. I’m like, ‘How am I going to do this?’”

Interestingly, Kit Harington didn’t read the script until the cast’s final table read. Clarke was on a flight with Harington before this read-through and had a very hard time revealing spoilers. When he actually found out what happened, though, his reaction was not good.

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“I looked at Emilia and there was a moment of me realizing, ‘No, no…’” Harington said, according to EW.

Clarke, however, nodded back, “Yes… He was crying,” she recalls. “And then it was kind of great him not having read it.”

Dany’s journey throughout the final season of GoT has been intense. Clarke summed it up perfectly in this quote she gave to EW:

“She genuinely starts with the best intentions and truly hopes there
isn’t going to be something scuttling her greatest plans. The problem
is [the Starks] don’t like her and she sees it. She goes, ‘Okay, one
chance.’ She gives them that chance and it doesn’t work and she’s too
far to turn around. She’s made her bed, she’s laying in it. It’s done.
And that’s the thing. I don’t think she realizes until it happens —
the real effect of their reactions on her is: ‘I don’t give a s—t.’
This is my whole existence. Since birth! She literally was brought
into this world going, ‘Run!’ These fuckers have fucked everything up,
and now it’s, ‘You’re our only hope.’ There’s so much she’s taken on
in her duty in life to rectify, so much she’s seen and witnessed and
been through and lost and suffered and hurt. Suddenly these people are
turning around and saying, ‘We don’t accept you.’ But she’s too far
down the line. She’s killed so many people already. I can’t turn this
ship around. It’s too much. One by one, you see all these strings
being cut. And there’s just this last thread she’s holding onto:
There’s this boy. And she thinks, ‘He loves me, and I think that’s
enough.’ But is it enough? Is it? And it’s just that hope and wishing
that finally there is someone who accepts her for everything she is
and … he fucking doesn’t.”

Kit Harington on HBO's Game of Thrones.
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It’s only a matter of time before the theories on this Game of Thrones finale start rolling in. As always, we’ll keep you posted.



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Emilia Clarke and Sophie Turner Penned Emotional Farewells to 'Game of Thrones'


Tonight is truly the end of an era: Game of Thrones, one of the most talked-about shows of recent years, is ending after almost a decade. It’s been eight seasons of blood, sweat, and tears (speaking for the characters here) as Westeros’ contenders have fought their way to the Iron Thrones. Although we’re not sure who’s going to wind up on it—that answer will play out in Sunday night’s finale—it’s safe to say that the last episode is going to be an emotional one for the show’s fans. But it’s a big night for the cast, too: After all, they’ve been inhabiting their characters for years—some of them for the duration of the show—and for younger members like Emilia Clarke, who plays Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen, and Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, that means their characters have taken up most of their adult years. Leaving them behind after tonight is a big deal. Both actresses took to Instagram on Sunday to pay tribute to their time with Game of Thrones—and the posts will truly tug at your heartstrings.

“Finding the words to write this post has left me overwhelmed with how much I want to say but how small words feel in comparison to what this show and Dany have meant to me,” Clarke wrote in hers. The mother of dragons chapter has taken up the whole of my adult life. This woman has taken up the whole of my heart. I’ve sweated in the blaze of dragon fire, shed many tears at those who left our family early, and wrung my brain dry trying to do Khaleesi and the masterful words, actions (and names) I was given, justice.”

Clarke continued: “Game of Thrones has shaped me as a woman, as an actor and as a human being. I just wish my darling dad was here now to see how far we’ve flown. But to you, dear kind magical fans, I owe you so much thanks, for your steady gaze at what we’ve made and what I’ve done with a character that was already in the hearts of many before I slipped on the platinum wig of dreams. Without you there is no us. And now our watch has ended.”

Turner didn’t spare us any tissues with her post, either. She addressed her character directly in a thank-you note to Stark:

“Sansa, Thank you for teaching me resilience, bravery and what true strength really is. Thank you teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love,” she wrote. “I grew up with you. I fell in love with you at 13 and now 10 years on.. at 23 I leave you behind, but I will never leave behind what you’ve taught me. To the show and the incredible people who make it, thank you for giving me the best life and drama lessons I could have ever asked for. Without you I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Thank you for giving me this chance all those years ago. And finally to the fans. Thank you for falling in love with these characters and supporting this show right through till the end. I’ll miss this more than anything.”

It’s truly the end of an era, but we can’t wait to see what these two lend their talents to next.



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Emilia Clarke Hilariously Dressed Up as Jon Snow for Charity, and It's Perfection


Emilia Clarke is pretty serious in character as Game of Thrones‘ Daenerys Targaryen, but offscreen, she’s shown time and time again that she loves a good prank. On Friday, the star posted an Instagram video that involves her best one yet: She walked around Times Square trolling people and pretending to be co-star Kit Harington‘s character Jon Snow.

The whole thing was actually for a really great cause: Clarke is giving people a chance to watch the series finale with her in London. Fans who want a shot at the opportunity have to donate to her charity, SameYou, which is working to raise $1 million to study ways that young people can recover from brain injury and stroke. The issue is super-close to Clarke’s heart—she revealed in March that she almost left Game of Thrones after suffering two brain aneurysms.

Even though it’s an intense topic, Clarke approached it with a sense of humor. She announced the contest through an Instagram video, which shows her running around New York City doing her best King of the North impression (we’ll be honest, she’s actually really good at it). The people in the video aren’t too amused by her antics, which makes the clip even funnier. She approaches one woman, who deadpans, “I’m a Walking Dead fan.”

“Oh yeah, I am Kit Harington without the (any) abs. Maybe I’ll wear this outfit when I host your Game of Thrones finale party! Maybe I’ll let you wear the beard!!” she wrote on Instagram. “That’s right—you and three friends could come hang with me in London, take lots of fun photos, ask me all your burning GoT questions (yes I kept the dragons, no kit didn’t keep his hair) and enjoy a private screening of the final episode.”

Earlier this month, she had offered up another meet-and-greet with fans who donated to the Royal College of Nursing Foundation.

Although Harington, who plays Jon Snow, has been known to tease her on the show’s set, we have a feeling he’d bend the knee after watching this. Well done, Mother of Dragons.





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Watch Kit Harington Gag After Kissing Emilia Clarke on the ‘Game of Thrones’ Set


One of the most talked-about moments from the Game of Thrones season premiere happened when Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) shared a gushy waterfall kiss. Onscreen it looked like a romantic break from the Seven Kingdom’s drama, but now an outtake video shows that the whole thing was way, way sillier when it was being shot. Like, Harrington-pretend-gagging-after-kissing-Clarke sillier.

The scene happens in a lengthy behind-the-scenes look at the season-eight premiere that HBO posted on YouTube. In it, the show’s production team explains that they wanted to do something epic after Jon and Dany enjoyed a magical dragon ride together. So they decided to digitally add a striking waterfall to the scenery, as one does. Because of that, the actors had to kiss in front of a green screen—which is when Harington decided to joke around by gagging and groaning after making out with Clarke. It starts around the 13:38 mark:

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Luckily, she didn’t seem too offended—and both of them have talked about their close-knit friendship, even though they admit it’s weird to play lovers (or, you know, aunt and nephew). “Emilia and I had been best friends over a seven-year period and by the time we had to kiss it seemed really odd,” Harington told the Daily Mirror.

Jokes aside, Harington seemed genuinely excited to get to show Clarke some of Iceland for the scene, where he’s had to do most of his work on location as a member of the Night’s Watch protecting the Wall. “I just love I could go there with Emilia,” he says in the video. “I got to show this thing that’s been such a large part of the Thrones world for me. I got to show her Iceland.”

Clarke, meanwhile, was less enthused. “This fire lady dragon mama is not used to the cold,” she jokes.



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Emilia Clarke Just Revealed What Happens When Dany Meets Arya and Sansa on Game of Thrones


Surely one of the most nerve-wracking scenes on Game of Thrones season eight will be when Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) meets Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) for the first time. Don’t forget the Mother of Dragons already has a lot stacked against her: Her family has done some pretty terrible things to the North (a.k.a Stark territory), including burning Sansa’s Uncle Brandon alive and kidnapping Jon’s mother, Lyanna. Sure, Jon and Dany may be a couple now, but I have a hard time believing that’s going to make Sansa and Arya turn a blind eye to these crimes.

Clarke confirmed as much in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. She says Dany’s first interaction with Arya and Sansa seems fine at first, but it soon becomes clear they’re not all going to become best friends.

“I like to think that it’s like Meet the Parents,” Emilia Clarke tells EW. “It’s like: ‘I hope they like me. [Jon Snow’s] wicked. It’s a real good thing we got going on. He’s the final piece. We’re destined for greatness and world domination is a breath away.’ And so I need to be like: ‘Can I braid your hair, Sansa? Little Arya, come over here, let’s play some cricket.’ So there’s that. And then, very, very quickly, it’s like: ‘Wait, is it just me, or do they hate me?’”

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Oof. This does not sound pleasant at all. But those who keep up with Game of Thrones theories shouldn’t be too surprised. It’s long been speculated that Sansa and Dany are going to outright hate each other this season. Sansa’s loyalty to her family—as evidenced by the scaly outfit she wears in the photo, below—all but confirms Dany is on her shit list. And maybe even Arya’s hit list.

(The outfit I’m referring to is in the fifth slide.)

This icy meet-and-greet happens during episode one of the new season—which premieres this Sunday on HBO—so you won’t have to wait long before finding out what happens.



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Emilia Clarke Just Shared Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken After Her Brain Surgery


Emilia Clarke, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, recently opened up about the brain aneurysms that almost took her life. In an essay for The New Yorker, Clarke said she suffered the first aneurysm when she was 24 years old, shortly after completing filming for season one of Game of Thrones. She was rushed to the E.R. after collapsing at the gym with an excruciating headache and was left with temporary aphasia, or language impairment, after her first surgery. Then doctors discovered a second aneurysm that required a second surgery. Clarke was terrified she’d never act again.

“My job—my entire dream of what my life would be—centered on language, around communication,” she wrote in The New Yorker. “Without that, I was lost.”

Now, in a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Clarke has shared more about her surgeries and recovery—even sharing some new never-before-seen photos of herself in the hospital.

“So, with the second one, there was a bit of my brain that actually died,” she says of her second aneurysm in the interview. “If a part of your brain doesn’t get blood to it for a minute, it will just no longer work. It’s like you short-circuit. So I had that. And they didn’t know what it was. They literally were looking at the brain and being like, ‘Well, we think it could be her concentration, it could be her peripheral vision [affected].'”

“I always say it’s my taste in men that’s no longer there,” she continues. “That’s the part of my brain, yeah, my decent taste in men.”

While she’s able to joke about it now, there was a time when the actress was very scared about what her future might look like. “I was like, ‘What if something has short-circuited in my brain and I can’t act anymore?'” she says. “I mean, literally it’s been my reason for living for a very long time.”

See Clarke’s hospital photos—and the full interview—below:

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In the interview Clarke reveals that she actually found it easier to stay optimistic during her second surgery and recovery than her first. When asked how she got through it all, the mother of dragons answered, “That was very much like a day-to-day thing. And I definitely went through a period of being down, putting it mildly.”

Luckily, Clarke did indeed pull through and has since founded a charity called SameYou, which is focused on brain injury recovery and rehabilitation.



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