If, like me, you love Game of Thrones but don't have the memory of an elephant with an IQ of 180 (cue darts audience going apeshit), you will remember that for a relatively short while during the series' run, there was a character called Gendry. Okay, so you might not remember that there was a character called Gendry but you'll remember him when you see this face:
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Yup, that's Gendry, played by Joe Dempsie, who some of you may also remember as Chris from Skins. His move from scrawny, weed-loving, teacher-shagging renegade to muscle-clad illegitimate child of Robert Baratheon worked seamlessly, with his character's lines punctuated by the same humour he'd shown a flair for in Skins, without leaving him pigeonholed as that twat who says the funny things but can't do anything else.
If, like me, you completely forgot what happened to Gendry because there are about three million characters' narratives to keep track of (not to mention all the thrones), you'll be delighted to know that he didn't die, he just went rowing for a bit - understandably, after his father tried to have him killed in a ritual sacrifice by Melisandre, the high priestess who was trying to get into Jon Snow's pants in the last series (seems only fair given that she brought him back to life).
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Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Dempsie didn't let on about what his character had been up to since we last saw him (way back during the finale of Season 3) but talked about his excitement about being back. His appearance in the show's penultimate series was confirmed when he was seen at the Game of Thrones premiere in LA.
Shall we rewatch that Season 7 trailer? May as well - seems as good a time as any:
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And for those who can't quite remember what happened at the end of the last series, here is a very short run down:
Walder Frey, who was always a prick, got his when Arya Stark slit his throat, having pretended to be his servant and tricked him into eating a pie made of his own sons, Cartman style. Grim.
Cersei Lannister went peak-Cersei and killed the High Sparrow, all his acolytes and many of the citizens of King's Landing. Cersei also saw off her daughter-in-law Margarey, who she'd never taken to after a dinner party where Marge 'complimented' her ability to still look so fashionable at her age. Ouch. Cersei's son killed himself because he was a teenage boy who was essentially married to Natalie Dormer, and knew that was about as good as it was going to get.
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Samwell Tarley did something, but no one cares because he's the most cliched, least interesting character in the series.
Jon boy (Snow) reminded everyone that Winter was coming, again, and eventually he was declared the King of the North. Again. I think. I'm not sure if he's been declared King of the North once or many times. Or not at all.
Meanwhile, in a vision, Jon's brother Bran has a vision in which he learns that Jon isn't his half-brother, borne of his father's infidelitous wartime shenanigans with a prostitute, but is actually the daughter of Ned's (Sean Bean, remember him?) sister, who begged him to look after Jon.
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And finally, Tyrion got a promotion to be Daenerys' Hand of the Queen, whatever that is, and along with the Sands and Tyrells an alliance was formed and a massive army sent out (with dragons) to shit Cersei right up.
And that was just a short run down.
I cannot wait for Season 7.
Words: Ronan O'Shea
Topics: Game of Thrones