During Comic-Con, Game of Thrones fans witnessed a rare event in Westeros: a heartwarming reunion. On Conan,Isaac Hempstead Wright, the actor who plays Bran Stark, was mid-sentence talking about losing his big, friendly giant Hodor last season, when the actor Kristian Nairn walked onstage and gave him a hug.
Its tremendously sad, Nairn said of leaving Game of Thrones. Ive been with these guys for seven years. Luckily I live in Belfast so Ill be torturing you for dinner, he said with a laugh.
Hodors death during Season Sixs episode, The Wall, was one of the most heart-wrenching of the HBO series. Throughout the show, Nairn played a lovable, one-word dunce who only said his name and cared after Stark, a small, crippled child with mystical powers.
After the episode aired, viewers routinely blamed Stark for Hodors death. Conan asked Nairn if there was any bitterness toward Bran for not holding the door. Nairn replied directly to Wright in a touching gesture for Thrones-heads. I dont think Hodor blames you.
I hear everywhere I go, every day, Nairn said, of people yelling his characters name at him. People hold the door for me.
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