Game of Thrones’ creators agree that the ice-melting date launch was embarrassing

At least according to series star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Published: Monday, 27 March 2017 at 11:40 am

The much-hyped release of Game of Thrones’ season 7’s airdate turned into a bit of a mess earlier this month, with the planned stunt – which saw a large block of ice containing the details melted by flamethrowers when fans tweeted certain words – plagued by technical difficulties and delays that meant the information took nearly as long to arrive as Winter itself.

Ad

Overall, fans were a bit unimpressed – and it’s now been revealed that the series showrunners also weren’t too happy with the display, at least according to series star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (who plays Jaime Lannister in the series).

“I spoke to Dan [Weiss] and David [Benioff] about that and they were like, ‘Oh god… That’s embarrassing.’” Waldau told The Daily Beast.

“Everyone was like, ‘What’s going to happen?’ ‘What’s going to happen?!’ ‘It’s melting!’ ‘It crashed!’ ‘Oh my god!’”

“It’s like, just walk away… just walk away. It’s just a date!”

However, Waldau doubted the subsequent backlash would have too much of a negative influence on the series. After all, fans have come back after far worse…

“You know, I was actually thinking, ‘Is there going to be a backlash?' and people will think, ‘F**k you guys for that!’’ he said.

“But that’s really happened with every time the show kills off a major character: 'Never again! F**k you! I’m never going to watch this show' – and, you know, they keep coming back.”

He’s right – damn it Game of Thrones, we just wish we knew how to quit you.

Ad

Game of Thrones will return to HBO on Sunday 16th July, and will air on Sky Atlantic in the UK on Monday 17th July

Authors

Radio Times commissioning editor Huw Fullerton. He sits in front of a shelving unit, looking at the camera and smiling. He wears glasses and has a moustache

Huw FullertonCommissioning editor

Huw Fullerton is a commissioning editor for Radio Times magazine handling comedy, entertainment and specialist drama. In a previous regeneration, he covered all things sci-fi and fantasy for RadioTimes.com.

Ad

Ad

Get the Christmas double issue

Too much to watch at Christmas? Let Radio Times do the choosing to find something the whole family will enjoy.

Subscribe by 3 Dec

Loading...

Ad

Loading...