Rory McCann (The Hound) sat in the corner, sharpening a prop axe and grumbling about the catering. “They took away the lamb stew,” he said. “Only rabbit now. The Hound hates rabbit.”
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) read his final lines for “The Mountain and the Viper” in a low, measured voice. When he finished, the room didn’t applaud. They just stared at the table.
No one doubted he meant it.
But that night, in a pub near the studio, the cast of Season 4 drank ale, laughed too loud, and lived.
The final table read ended at dusk. As the cast filed out into the damp Irish evening, a young production assistant handed each of them a raven feather — a souvenir from the set of the Eyrie. Lena Headey tucked hers behind her ear. Pedro Pascal kissed his for luck. And Maisie Williams slipped hers into her boot, next to her fake Needle. game of throne season 4 cast
As they walked toward the waiting vans, Rory McCann yelled into the wind: “Lamb stew or I walk.”
“Well,” said Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), breaking the silence, “that’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard. And I’ve pushed a boy out a window.” Rory McCann (The Hound) sat in the corner,
At the head of the table, the directors — David Nutter, Alex Graves, and the showrunners — explained the upcoming battle at Castle Black. Kit Harington (Jon Snow) raised his hand.