Exclusive: Benioff and Weiss give 3 reasons why a fan favorite from George R.R.
Martin’s books didn’t make the cut.
It’s one of the biggest questions fans of George R.R.
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She makes two appearances in the books.
“There is that one great scene.”
“Thatwas the only debate,” Weiss says.
I think that scene is where the public response came from.
But then…"
So, there are three reasons.
“We knew we had Jon Snow’s resurrection coming up,” Benioff says.
“Too many resurrections start to diminish the impact of characters dying.
We wanted to keep our powder dry for that.”
“Lady Stoneheart has a role in the books,” the author says.
“Whether it’s sufficient or interesting enough.
I think it is or I wouldn’t have put her in.
One of the things I wanted to show with her is that the death she suffered changes you.”
She is an important character in the set of books.
