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Time Magazine releases Game of Thrones season 7 preview issue

By Corey Smith

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Game of Thrones returns July 16, and the hype machine is in full effect. Case in point: Time Magazine has released its season 7 preview issue packed with Game of Thrones info.

Prepare yourselves Game of Thrones fans, the excrement is about to hit the proverbial fan. Ahead of its debut July 16, many of the cast and crew sat down with Time Magazine’s Daniel D’addario for an extensive and wide-ranging chat about all things Game of Thrones. 

The cast might have been shrinking the past couple of years, but our primary favorites Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Lena Headey (Cersei) and Nicolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime) all served up some juicy notes. Potential spoilers follow below the glorious cover below, but only if you read heavily between the lines.

The Mother of Dragons described what it was like to film scenes concerning her now massive dragons, as Clarke spent an unusual amount of time acting against a green screen this year “getting blasted with water and fake snow and whatever else they decide to chuck at her through the fans,” and took it all in stride,

"I’m 5-ft.-nothing, I’m a little girl,. They’re like, ‘Emilia, climb those stairs, get on that huge thing, we’ll harness you in, and then you’ll go crazy.’ And you’re like, ‘Hey, everybody! Now who’s shorty?!’”"

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Showrunner described Drogon’s new rig as “like the thing NASA built to train the astronauts.” We’d certainly like to take ‘Drogon’ out for a spin some time. But while Clarke seemed to have fun with her part this year, fellow monarch Kit Harington was less enthused about his character, Jon Snow in season 7, calling it a “huge seismic shift, He’s still the same Jon, but he grows up.” Harington also seemed discontent with his portrayal of the character, like any proper brooding actor,

"I made mistakes and felt that he wasn’t interesting enough. That sounds weird, but I’ve never been quite content with him. Maybe that’s what makes him him. That angst."

You’re a king now Jon, you gotta learn to enjoy it. Headey and Coster-Waldau weren’t as dour when discussing the physically and emotionally off-kilter relationship of the Lannister twins, but they weren’t all sunshine and rainbows either. Of Jaime, Headey remarked,

"Cersei’s always wanted to be him. Therefore, for her, that relationship is completion. There’s been an envy, because he was born with privilege just for being a man. I think their love was built on respect."

For his part, due to having two older sisters in real life, Coster-Waldau seemed hesitant to delve too deeply into the Lannister siblings dynamic,

"I’ve never really gone too deep into the whole sister-brother thing because I can’t use that information. I have to look at her as the woman he loves and desires. Lena’s a very good actress, and that’s kind of what carries the whole thing. I have two older sisters. I do not want to go there. It’s just too weird."

The third Lannister sibling, Peter Dinklage continued the good times, pointing out that while his character Tyrion might be fairly adept at playing the game, Tyrion has his own flaws as well,

"He covers it up with alcohol, he covers it up with humor, he does his best to maintain a modicum of sanity and he perseveres. He’s still alive. Anyone who’s still alive on our show is pretty smart."

We beg to differ when it comes to the Sand Snakes, but yes, Game of Thrones has weeded out many of the less clever characters. But enough sweeping generalities, you want to know a few spoilers right? And when exactly will that final season of Game of Thrones air?

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