Game of Thrones season 6 will arrive in a little over two weeks and the cast interviews just keep on coming.
The latest actress to be put on spotlight is Carice van Houten, who plays Melisandre in the hit HBO series.
It's pretty clear that the seductive sorceress will play yet again an important role in the highly anticipated season. Whether that involves seducing another king though is completely unknown. Last season, Melisandre made a disaster of Stannis Baratheon's army when she attempted to save them by having Stannis' innocent daughter, Shireen, sacrificed. She then escapes and goes back to Castle Black, where Jon Snow has just been murdered by the traitors of the Night's Watch.
Yesterday, the premiere title and synopsis for the season's premiere was released, and as cryptic as they are, it's pretty obvious that "The Red Woman" would be none other than the Red Priestess.
In an interview with EW, the Dutch actress and singer elaborated more on her role in the highly anticipated season.
Carice explained:
The arc of my character is finally going into a different direction. It's changing and I really like it. We see her from a really different side of her now.
We see somebody whose whole belief system is tumbling down. She's completely confused, and I really like to play that. After all the security and strength and pride, now we see something completely different. I've been really waiting for this moment.
Expounding more on that "confusion" and uncertainty, the actress said:
Yes, you can see me go "oh f–k" when Stannis' camp is defeated – it starts there. It's nice to play different colors and it's something I normally do in the roles I play. In my own country, I play roles that are more vulnerable – sympathetic, anxious and doubtful. Melisandre is so the opposite. It was a great challenge for me, but it's nice to now put my own into it too.
As for that undying question of whether she'll resurrect Jon Snow, Van Houten said:
I know. When he died, a lot of people who wanted to kill me after episode 9 came back and said, "We'll forgive you if you resurrect Jon Snow!"
She didn't exactly say she will resurrect Jon Snow, but hey, she also didn't say she wouldn't. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
You can check out the entire interview with Carice van Houten here.
Game of Thrones season 6 will premiere on HBO on April 24.
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