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No perhaps. Ned being killed off early is a key part of the "no one is safe in the game of thrones!" motif. Having a known actor and playing against type (nice
by alexpotato 4y ago
No perhaps.
Ned being killed off early is a key part of the "no one is safe in the game of thrones!" motif. Having a known actor and playing against type (nice guy when usually villain) just underscores the surprise.
There is a similar story about Gene Wilder in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He first appears with a limp and then somersaults to show he's fine. The whole point of that scene is to have the audience think "I can never trust anything this guy says again".
- Tao3300 4y ago> Having a known actor and playing against type (nice guy when usually villain) just underscores the surprise. Normally you'd be right, except Sean Bean always dies.
- ModernMech 4y agoYou’re right, he was killed off early in Equilibrium too!
- hef19898 4y agoWhich makes Sharpe so much more impressive, he saved Sean Bean over multiple episodes / movies!