THE Red Wedding remains one of the most harrowing moments in Game of Thrones history. The slaughter of the Starks left fans across the world reeling after Walder Frey (David Bradley) organised the mass assassination of Catelyn (Michelle Fairley), Robb (Richard Madden) and his pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin). The ambush was exacted in revenge […]
THE Red Wedding remains one of the most harrowing moments in Game of Thrones history.
The slaughter of the Starks left fans across the world reeling after Walder Frey (David Bradley) organised the mass assassination of Catelyn (Michelle Fairley), Robb (Richard Madden) and his pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin).
The ambush was exacted in revenge after Robb broke his marriage pact with the Freys and took place halfway through a plush banquet.
While the betrayal was lauded by critics for keeping viewers on their toes, Bradley admitted the scene proved to be a nightmare to film.
In fact, it took a whopping 70 takes of his speech to get the preamble to the attack right.
He sarcastically joked: “All I had to do was remember a four page speech, which I had to do 70 times in one day, introducing everyone and welcoming everyone with bread and salt.”
However, he was spared the action sequences that the stunt and prosthetics team had to orchestrate.
“After that I just had to sit back and drink fake wine while they got on with the business of massacring all those people, I just had to sit there and enjoy it,” he continued.
“For Walder Frey it would be like watching a floor show. He just enjoyed it.”
Bradley admitted that while he knew the episode would be controversial, he never could have expected the hysteria that broke out after the massacre.
“When the Red Wedding landed in my letterbox I thought ‘oh, this is going to be a little bit different!’” he added.
“Even when we filmed it I thought this is going to stir up a few feelings, because I’m getting rid of a lot of favourite characters, but nothing prepared me for the reaction after it came out.”
Bradley isn’t the only Game of Thrones cast member to speak out in recent weeks.
Emilia Clarke defended Daenerys Targaryen’s torching of King’s Landing as “just grief,” rejecting the widely touted Mad Queen label.
Meanwhile Melisandre actress Carice van Houten admitted a major faux pas with her magic amulet during a nude bath scene.
