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Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
I need to go find a Kleenex.
The last time you and I spoke, he was cleaning out bedpans.
Does that count as an upgrade?It feels like an upgrade as far as an actors concerned!
Sams once again feeling central to the plot.
So as far as Sams concerned, its a massive upgrade for him.
Thats maybe the largest gathering of main characters in the history of the show.Its a thrilling experience.
It feels like theSgt.
Youve spoken to Sophie before, but youre talking to Sansa now.
It feels like the end of days is approaching because of that, in the classic dramatic style.
In something likeHamlet, all the main characters are onstage for the final act.
Your father should be the one who protects you from a cruel world.
But instead, for Sam, Randyll Tarly was a reflection of a cruel world.
He was at thecenterof a cruel world.
One of the effective and brilliant things aboutGame of Thronesis that the characters arealiveright until the second they die.
Death is just around the corner for everybody.
Thats what lifes like.
Youre never far away from being completely gone.
Sam touches on the idea that youre around on the earth for 72 years and then youre gone forever.
So its all about leaving a mark and leaving something for future generations to remember you by.
You could think that we take the idea of life and death very lightly.
Hundreds of people get killed.
People have gotten killed ever since the very first moments of the very first episode.
you could think the show has quite a casual attitude about death because of that.
But in school, I was taught quite a depressing lesson.
I think I was only about 12.
The teacher drew a line on the board, and he said, This line represents your life.
The only thing you dont know is where on the line you are at the moment.
Who knows which of these characters standing around that table are going to be gone next week?
I could have done everything differently.
Why didnt I think of this?
Why didnt I spend more time with this person?
Why wasnt I braver?
I think thats what lifes about.
