Was Ellaria giving Yara one of her fatal poisoned kisses?
Was this the beginning of some new inter-Great House romance?
But as Whelan tells us, the fleeting kiss that had everybody talking was actually improvised between the actresses.
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“It wasn’t directed that we would kiss,” Whelan says.
“It just seemed like something we should do.
We led it, very much so.
And who wouldn’t want to kiss Indira?
I mean, come on!”
“Gemma had hurt her back so there were some stunts she couldn’t do,” Varma says.
“So I had to start kissing this poor stunt double and she was so terrified!
That was quite funny, bless her.
I don’t think she’d ever been put in that situation before.
“It was just extraordinary to film,” Whelan says.
“We rehearse our fight sequences very slowly in a clean tidy environment with no costumes.
It’s very easy.
Pilou and I worked together carefully to confirm we didn’t hurt one another.
“Sadly, Ellaria just stands there while her daughter takes over,” Varma says.
“Which as an actress I wasn’t very happy about but it was brilliant.”
“It’s such a shame, but it’s such a beautiful heart-wrenching twist!”
It seems like he’s back, then there’s that wavering faltering moment that Aflie plays so beautifully.
Yara’s just willing him, no, no, stay with me.'
It’s just so heartbreaking!”
