4. Don't Spoil It For Peter
Episode Six: "A Golden Crown" Commentators: Director Daniel Minahan, Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen) Tryion Lannister is near the top, if not at the top, of practically everyone's list of favorite characters from "Game of Thrones." That's thanks to the tremendous work of Peter Dinklage, who has already collected a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of the Imp and who Benioff and Weiss are quick to admit was the only actor they asked to read for the part. It'd be understandable to assume that in order for Dinklage to prepare for his part, he'd want to explore the character as much as he possibly could, to learn all about Tyrion's past, his future, where he's been and where he's going. You'd be wrong in that assumption. While chit-chatting with Daniel, Emilia and Harry, Dinklage admits that he does not read anything ahead of the season that is currently being filmed because, in his words, he does not want to "tip his hat" to what might be coming up. Rather than know full well the fate that Martin (so far) has in store for the self-proclaimed god of tits and wine, Dinklage prefers to experience the arc of the character as it's written or, as is the case with viewers who have not read the books, exactly as viewers are experiencing it - episode-to-episode. Personally, I find this cool because I imagine Dinklage reading the script for season 3's "Kissed by Fire" and being just as shocked as anyone when he read that final scene and realized who Tyrion was being commanded to wed. While we wouldn't know the difference just by watching whether Dinklage read ahead or not, there's something inherently exciting about the spontaneity and giddiness that the actor likely feels when he reads the next script, just as anxious as the rest of us are to see what's next. The fact that he has no foreknowledge of his character's fate also brings up the point that the purists who are complaining online about how the series deviates from the books could actually spoil things for the actors. And speaking of those purists...