The third season of "Game of Thrones" ended on a chilling note. Fans were shocked to see the Starks disposed of in such a brutal and unexpected fashion. It startled some and upset many. How could they do this? Why would they do this? These are questions that fans asked in the wake of the Red Wedding without an official answer. Now as they look forward to season 4 and reflect on the tragedy that plagued the end of season 3, fans get the closure they've been looking for.
At the "Game of Thrones" panel during this past weekend's Comic-Con in San Diego, several cast and crew members of the hit HBO series answered fans' most burning questions. And what was on everyone's mind? The Red Wedding.
"When we read the books, we knew we just wanted to get to this scene and do this holy s*** moment justice, that throw the book across the room moment," said co-creator D. B. Weiss.
Author George R. R. Martin experienced the same backlash from readers when he first published "A Sword of Storms" in 2000. He hoped to avoid the same scrutiny this time around, but his hopes deemed frivolous.
"I've discovered that there are no countries without televisions - there's no escaping it," Martin said. "I figured I might as well just bunker down in Santa Fe and weather the storm. I did the same thing 12 years ago when people threw the books into the fire place and swore they'd never read another word of mine again."
In the Entertainment Weekly interview suite at Comic-Con, Weiss and co-creator David Benioff talked more about what's on the horizon for season 4.
"It's the toughest production schedule we've ever had," Benioff. "We got more action, which is obviously more time consuming. It's a brutal shooting season ahead. But if we can make it through, yeah, I think it's going to surpass season three. The last 3 episodes, there's so many scenes we've been waiting for so long to do. And it just gets more and more fun to write for these characters. After three years of doing it, we have that much more comfort to make everything uncomfortable for them. We're very excited for it. Season five gives me nightmares, but [not season four]."
"Game of Thrones" will return to HBO next spring.
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