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12-04-2022, 07:51 PM
https://www.looper.com/1125999/game-of-thrones-sean-bean-didnt-give-his-co-stars-any-advice-on-dying/
Sean Bean is not a fan of the death scene
Ned is the first Stark to go the way of the sword, but he certainly isn't the last. Not long after the Winterfell patriarch is falsely accused of treason and executed on the orders of one of the most evil characters in "Game of Thrones," many of his family members follow suit. Hopefully, Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) are reunited with Ned in the light of The Seven after their infamous Red Wedding deaths, but Sean Bean let them get there on their own. In a conversation with Vulture, Bean emphasized how he didn't overstep his boundaries by telling fellow castmates how to die.
"I think everyone likes to do it their own way, you know?" Bean explained. He went on to conclude: "Dying is a very personal thing. You have to learn how to emulate that for yourself. It's quite a weird thing. It's just something you've got to do. I don't particularly enjoy it." The experienced actor has undoubtedly died more times than anyone has a right to, but his death in "Game of Thrones" was quite different from the rest of the Starks. In a public execution, Ned's demise kickstarts a war between the Starks and Lannisters that seemingly has no end. The destruction of Robb's forces is a betrayal that violates the law of hospitality, a law that is played fast and loose in related "Game of Thrones" properties.
Sean Bean is not a fan of the death scene
Ned is the first Stark to go the way of the sword, but he certainly isn't the last. Not long after the Winterfell patriarch is falsely accused of treason and executed on the orders of one of the most evil characters in "Game of Thrones," many of his family members follow suit. Hopefully, Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) are reunited with Ned in the light of The Seven after their infamous Red Wedding deaths, but Sean Bean let them get there on their own. In a conversation with Vulture, Bean emphasized how he didn't overstep his boundaries by telling fellow castmates how to die.
"I think everyone likes to do it their own way, you know?" Bean explained. He went on to conclude: "Dying is a very personal thing. You have to learn how to emulate that for yourself. It's quite a weird thing. It's just something you've got to do. I don't particularly enjoy it." The experienced actor has undoubtedly died more times than anyone has a right to, but his death in "Game of Thrones" was quite different from the rest of the Starks. In a public execution, Ned's demise kickstarts a war between the Starks and Lannisters that seemingly has no end. The destruction of Robb's forces is a betrayal that violates the law of hospitality, a law that is played fast and loose in related "Game of Thrones" properties.