Littlefinger once aspired to reach the Iron Throne with Sansa at his side.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When did you get the infamous call?AIDAN GILLEN: The infamous call.

It’s so obvious what it is.

[Showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff] never ring you up maybe once in six years.

It’s a potent loss.

Did the showrunners joke around at all, or were they straightforward?No joke.

They just promised me a “river of blood.”

Well, it wasn’t really ariverof blood, but they promised me more than poor Michael got.

Then people feel like you’re there al the time.

I’m glad I had a good story to finish with.

He’s put himself in a situation that could backfire on him.

I think he likes it.

[His plans] are never fail safe.

But he puts himself on the line like a good gambler.

What was your reaction to the finale script?Obviously, I was expecting it.

I said I thought Arya would deliver the blow.

So it was as promised.

For Bran to come up with that is beyond coincidental.

That’s when the ground started to shift beneath my feet.

At that point, I knew the things I’ve done in private are not necessarily private.

I don’t want to lay my cards on the table.

I want to preserve that.

There were more feelings for Sansa than I’ve let on the in the past.

It’s an emotional farewell.

And it’s a humiliating position to be in.

He’s put back in that position again.

What was your last day like?My last day on the set wasn’t that scene.

[The execution] was the second scene I shot.

I quite enjoyed doing things that way shooting [Littlefinger’s death] and then shooting what comes before.

When you know what’s coming you relax a little in the way you interact with the others.

There’s something else that seeps into your performance a kind of serenity.

But yeah, I did find it quite emotional [shooting the finale scene].

That was quite something.

And I got my mockingbird pin.

I had already let them know I wanted it, and I cleverly worked it so I got two.

There’s one from my cloak and one from my tunic.

So I got the large and the small size one for me and one for my son.

You’ve mentioned that one a few times before.It’s one of my favorite scenes.

It was a good establishing moment in season 2 and we learn more about him in that.

I thought it was my job to attempt to make people like him.

The character did pretty well.

They need to hone [the cast] down.

That’s not an issue, really.

The end is when it happens.

I don’t think beyond that.