Game Of Thrones: 9 Things We Learned From The SXSW 2017 Panel

5. They Massively Trolled Lady Stoneheart Fans

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Sticking with the talk of death, the showrunners also discussed which actors/characters they'd most love to bring back if it were at all possible. Weiss answered that he'd bring back Jack Gleeson, who played Joffrey, adding: "I miss Jack. He’s the anti-Joffrey in real life."

However, the real stinger was Benioff's answer, saying: "Michelle Fairley was one of the great actresses and also so much fun."

Hmm... If only they'd had the chance to literally bring Fairley's character - Catelyn Stark - back from the dead. That might've been fun. Shame there was no possible way to do it, eh?

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