Although Game of Thrones was known for killing the main characters, at least the actors in the early seasons had comfort to know exactly when and where their characters would die. John bin knew there was a seasonal gig in front of him, for example, Just as Pedro Pascal did in Season 4. But as the seasons went by the original material, that sense of security in the workplace fell for most of its actors. From season 6 onwards, much can be written off from the show at any moment.

The first death that has made this clear this He was a poor Hodor in the "door" of Season 6. After loyal to the wave and mere on the journey through the Wallid, Hodor must stay back to hold a door closed, while others fled the White army. Hodor succeeds in saving Bran and Meera, but he is torn by the lush in the process. It sounds dark, but it gets darker: in his last moments, we learn that the warfare and the interference of traveling is what broke Chodor's brain in childhood. Hodor (originally named Willis) says "Hodor" all the time because "hold the door" is what Mereera tells him to do in the last moments, and repeats her instructions until the words fit into one. His phase, the only word he managed to say in most of his life, was basically to warn everyone about the death that goes over him.

This was a shocking sequence for book readers and viewers only on the show. It was also a big surprise for Hodor's actor, Christian Nairn, who when he audited, had no luxury to know what was in the store for his character. To make things worse: The show killed him on his birthday.

"In most Game of Thrones, Orwellian turn so far, they have killed me on my 40th birthday. It was intense, ”Nirn said in an interview in 2024. "Part of me was looking forward to leaving, honestly, because it had been six years and, as I wanted people, this was my new career and I was looking forward to doing something different. ... But as the day approached and closer, I was scared more and more to leave the people I really loved and I think."

Although Hodor was not the first character to die despite being still alive in the books, this was the first main spoiler of the show of what the unpublished "song of ice and fire" has. There is no disrespect for the show -Show David Benioff and DB Weiss, but there is no chance they will be the ones that came out with this turn; It was a plot, planned early by the author Georgorge RD Martin himself.

Discovering the time of traveling in Hodor's last moments was considered fans and critics as one of the highest moments of Season 6, even if put in the nature of discovering the discovery of the discovery A lot of extra stress on the translators behind called versions of the show. It was a madly gloomy end to such a beloved character who found his heart.

"Showrunners believed that he would be one of the characters that people really locked and wanted," Nairn said. "I was like," really? He's kind of a celebrated cart! ... I tried to leave some space in (Hodor) to put people there and see how they would feel in that situation. He was always so beautiful and so binding. Can you imagine doing it for someone and you still have to sleep with dogs?

Since ending his time at Game of Thrones, Nairn continued his acting career with a series of shorter roles, as in "Robin Hood: The Rebellion" in 2018 and "unwanted" in 2023. He played a big role in 2022 HBO MAX Series "Our Flag Mean Death" Like a pyramiac pirate johnon feys. Although Nirn Always had his DJ career for himHis success on TV and film is largely thanks to landing that first major role as Hodor. As Nair put him on the role, "he changed my life from A to Z."