(Note: Some spoiler-free quotes from this interview were previously published.)
Weiss], the double Ds.
If it’s just one they’re probably talking about the story.
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But if it’s both of them then youknow.
But at that point and time, I wasn’t able to do it.
I was filmingIron Fistfor six-to-seven months and they wouldn’t give me the time off.
I went and spoke to Marvel and I managed to get a release on two weekends.
Wow, theThronesteam actually had to work aroundyourschedule instead of vice-versa?
Maybe she just does disappear!"
And then the fans will never know what happened to her.
It would be like: What happened?
But because of my limited schedule [the story changed].
The first thing I thought was that it’s brutal.
It’s hard reading these scenes where characters you love are getting absolutely demolished.
And in our case, it’s by a crazy madman.
I knew it was going to be very intense and very physical.
I was excited because on the page you could feel the scope of it.
And there is something fulfilling about finishing it.
How was shooting her fight scene?It was grueling.
They were blowing burning embers onto us.
One of the stunt double’s wigs caught fire.
And some of the stunt doubles fell through the balsa wood floor of the ship.
It was hard, night shoots, we were really battling the elements they had created.
I’m sure it’s going to look great but it was bigger in real life than on screen.
What was your last day on set like?
It’s not one with the special head on it.
It’s a training whip, but I kept it.
It was cold, windy and I don’t do well with heights.
Earlier we had had an accident on set where I almost got choked out by the whip.
So for that final scene, they wanted to tie one there and put pressure around my neck.
Even just the slightest pressure around my neck was really awful.
That was emotionally difficult, and my sisters weren’t there either, so I was on my own.
Originally it was going to be Obara, Tyene and then they couldn’t decide on Sarella or Nymeria.
Obviously, I’m very lucky Nymeria ended up being the one they chose.
It was always acknowledged that it was going to be very hard to give each of us a storyline.
They had to introduce three characters all at once and differentiate them.
It is what it is.
There’s nothing I can say, really.
That was a highlight.
We slapped each other so many times our hands were really swollen at end of the day.
It was quite funny.
In season 6, getting to do that scene with Olenna Tyrell and she’s just amazing.
Those are my picks.
Any final thoughts?I just hope the fans enjoy it.
The love I’ve received over the years from them has been wonderful.
We find her a month after we left her.
So it builds to a head and she explodes inDefenders.
It’s good, it’s really good.
I think fans are going to freak out.
