'Westeros is probably a surveillance state': Game of Thrones cast talks divisive finale at Comic-Con

“Game of Thrones” may be over but cast can’t seem to get away from stray coffee cups. Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempste Wright, and ors took st at San Diego Comic-Con Friday evening for a goodbye panel and found some waiting at ir places.

It was a cheeky reference to misplaced coffee cup that viewers spotted in an episode of final season that subsequently went viral. Although moderator didn’t make m answer for coffee, actor John Brley did have to defend himself against or out-of-place item in finale: water bottle by his foot.

“I am right-handed. I’ve thought about this very strongly,” Brley said, making a case that he would have put bottle on or side if it was his. “I’m t trying to clear my name, but ... I think I’ve taken eugh blame for this one.”

cast was in good spirits after years of attending Comic-Con and t being able to reveal anything at panels. Finally, y were allowed to talk about things. big Hall H audience cheered to find out some of ir favorite lines: Williams chose her own character’s battle cry, “t today,” while Conleth Hill went for his co-star Peter Dinkl’s, “I drink and I kw things.”

y also indulged in some fan ories, cleared up some burning questions and speculated about what happens after finale. Wright said that he can’t imagine Bran’s new government is a “barrel of laughs.”

“Westeros is probably a surveillance state,” he said.

But perhaps re is more fun happening on new small council, according to Brley.

“It basically turns into ‘ Office,’” he said.

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Cunningham posited that a spiff could be called “Better Call Davos.” As for Arya and her quest to go “west of Westeros,” Williams said, “I’m sure she’s having a wonderful time, like Dora Explorer minus bob.” And Jacob Anderson thinks Grey Worm is off starting a new society with “a Wakanda kind of vibe.”

re was some discussion of divisiveness of eighth and final season, although likely t as much as re would have been h showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss been in attendance as originally scheduled.

“Look at amount of people here,” Hill said, gesturing to 8,000-some people in Hall H. “We’re very grateful to your fandom over years ... this is reality as opposed to media-led hate campaign.”

Coster-Waldau said every season of “Game of Thrones” has been divisive in its own way, from Ned Stark’s fate to “Red Wedding.”

“Obviously when it comes to an end it’s going to () you off matter what because it’s end, “Coster-Waldau said. “Just don’t call people names.”

Benioff and Weiss dropped off schedule at last minute, as did actors Iain Glen and Nathalie Emmanuel and director Miquel Sapochnik. ir absence was t dressed during panel. But everyone at Hall H seemed to be enjoying victory lap. Earlier this week, “Game of Thrones” scored 32 Emmy minations. It was a single year Primetime Emmy mination record.

In dition to a best drama series d, which show has won four times, re were a handful of acting minations for Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in leing performances, Dinkl, Coster-Waldau, Alfie Allen, Lena Heey, Williams, Sophie Turner and Gwendoline Christie in supporting performances, and Carice van Houten as a guest star.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Allen, Christie and van Houten all self-submitted for consideration, which involves paying a $225 entry fee,

“Game of Thrones” ended this past May after 8 seasons. Its finale brought in a series record 19.3 million viewers.

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