Over at Makinggameofthrones.com Cat Taylor has set up a production diary giving daily updates on the progress of the second season of the excellent series which is currently in the final stages of shooting in various locations. In this latest one she gets a bit spolerific as she gives us details on a scene involving the violent death of one of the major characters. Now said character isn't revealed in the actual description but based on the details I can hazzard an educated guess as to who she is talking about. So if you don't want to know don't read on after the blockquote..
It’s early evening, and we are just getting set up for a night of action-packed filming. Later, a well-known character will die. The stunt guys are practicing killing each other, while the camera department lays track for the dolly.
A small group is gathered around a body lying on the wet grass. A few feet away Tommy Dunne, the weapons master (and how badly do you want THAT title on your business card) hands a sword to a soldier.
Everybody inches forward a bit. Nobody wants to miss the moment that the blade presses against the jugular and splits the skin. The soldier checks with Tommy, who adjusts his grip slightly and then slides the blade forward. The blood starts to seep out around the wound and as the soldier pulls back, the blood gushes out in a pulsing spray, spurting out and down all over the body. Then the group starts to chat.
Are we happy with the blood?
How was the flow? Does it look right?
All agreed?
Everyone is pleased with the kill. Looks good, blood is the right sort of red and just thick enough. I’m still feeling a bit squeamish when the corpse leaps up and smiles. He shakes a few hands and waves before heading off to the prosthetics truck with the team.
Now that’s dedication. It’s not everyone who will rise from the dead to work nights.
Ok, if you are reading this I'll assume you want to know who this unfortunate chap could be? Well
SPOILER SPOILER I'm pretty sure given the details above that it's Renly Baratheon, who in the book is murdered by his own brother Stannis's Sorceress Melisandre on the eve of a battle between their armies. She send a "shadow demon" to slip unnoticed into Renly's tent and open his throat. I'm not certain that is who dies in the above scene but would be very surprised if it wasn't.
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