Inside the Episode: “The Climb”

Here is the weekly video where the showrunners discuss the most recent episode plot developments and character motivations.

In addition, HBO.com published a nice detailed interview with Esmé Bianco, whose portayal of Ros on the show was brought to and end this week.

Scenes that I did with Theon are the ones I enjoyed shooting the most. Alfie [Allen] and I work so well together; he’s such an easy actor to work with. We just clicked when we were on set. I look back at those scenes and I am proud of them. Ros takes no bullshit but she knows how to play guys. Theon is an upstart, he’s so gobby and arrogant. They work perfectly together because they have that great dynamic, that push-pull.

I also like the scenes with Varys, in Episodes 304 and 110. There’s a similarity in their characters: They’re both trying to make the best of where they came from and they’re both definitely climbers, as we’ve learned. Shooting the scene in Season 2 where I have to beat the other prostitute, and the scene with the baby killing were the hardest two for me.

• Published on 05/07/2013 at 2:58 PM CDT
• Last updated on 05/08/2013 at 10:43 PM CDT