ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Loved the Eyrie sequence.
Can you talk about staging that?
DAVID BENIOFF:Gemma Jackson our production designer did a fantastic job with very little time and budget.
Credit: HBO
The Eyrie is definitely one of our favorite sets.
But in fact she designed it so the wheel really does fire up the door.
Just like its a real working elevator up at The Wall.
DB:With Catelyn, peoples impressions might change in the second half of the season.
But the characters more fully reveals herself as the season goes on.
They keep her out of the mother stereotype for that character.
She has flaws and she makes impulsive decisions and thats one of the things that drew me to her.
Another highpoint has been the child actors, withMaisie Williamsa particular reader favorite.
How much is too much?
DW:There is no version thats going to kindly everyone.
Some will want more, some will say, Stop talking and get on with it already.
So it really is just about finding a good balance.
While a lot of that is the characters and the plot lines, its also beyond that.
And one of the things thats fantastic about the world [author George R.R.
Some of it doesnt take up much time, but readers of the book will recognize.
For instance the book that Pycell gives to Ned.
Theres page after page after page about the lineages of the Houses, its not blah-blah-blah.
DW:Its something you clock subliminally even if you dont freeze frame.
