HBO Releases New GAME OF THRONES Character Portraits for Final Season

Sansa and Arya Stark
Sophie Turner: “Sansa this season is very much enjoying becoming a leader in her own right, and this year there are certain challenges by people who threaten that.” Maisie Williams: “There’s this split with Arya between trying to be who she wants to be — getting back to back to that naiveté and innocence with her family — and her unfinished business.”
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Cersei Lannister
Lena Headey: “As usual with Cersei, she’s trapped in a web of her own making.”
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Tyrion and Jaime Lannister
Peter Dinklage: “He’s trying to figure out who he really is in this storm of negotiations.” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: “He’s choosing to do what he believes is right.”
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Missandei
Nathalie Emmanuel: “[Grey Worm is] the thing she wants to live for. They’ve got this lovely bond that is worth fighting for.”
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Varys
Conleth Hill: “He is effective, as always.”
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Theon Greyjoy
Alfie Allen: “There are choices to be made, and a coming together.”
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Brienne
Gwendoline Christie: “This is the season where Brienne’s gender is really no longer an issue. She’s treated as an equal by all.”
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The Hound
Rory McCann: “There will be a chance of squaring up to his brother and facing those demons.”
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The Mountain
Hafþór Björnsson: “…”

Melisandre
Carice van Houten: “She is definitely on a mission.”
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Grey Worm
Jacob Anderson: “The chances of anyone surviving are remote, and they’re aware of that.”
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Davos Seaworth
Liam Cunningham: “This is what people have been waiting for over the years.”
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Samwell Tarley
John Bradley: “Sam is really feeling the responsibility of this information. But he knows Jon would rather hear this from Sam than anybody else.”
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Gilly
Hannah Waddington
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Euron Greyjoy
Pilou Asbaek: “He wants to become the king of the Seven Kingdoms, yet he’s also blackmailing Cersei.”
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Bran Stark
Isaac Hempstead-Wright: “We see a slightly wiser Bran this year, who’s less like robot overload.”
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Jorah Mormont
Iain Glen: “He’s been given the greatest challenges around Dany. He’ll be tested like never before.”
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Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow
Kit Harington: “The end of the world might be coming soon, but at least he’s in love with somebody and knows who he is — and then comes a sledgehammer.” Emilia Clarke: “There’s so much she’s seen and witnessed and been through and lost and suffered and hurt. She’s been working for this her entire existence.”
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