Sads. Even Game of Thrones showrunners were shocked about Hodor’s death

28 May 2016 - 20:00 By TMG Entertainment
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He’s the ever reliant servant of Winterfell and as fans still battle to come to terms with his death, it turns out even showrunners on Game of Thrones were shocked.

Hodor
Hodor
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In behind-the-scenes video showrunners David Benioff and D.B Weiss say there were left gobsmacked when George R.R Martin first told them what was going to happen.

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In the video, Weiss explained that being told that ‘Hold the door’ was the origin of Hodor really affected them. “We just thought that that was a really heartbreaking idea.”

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The death of the beloved Hodor while saving Bran in season 6, episode 5 of the show, has left many upset. And, of course, the internet reacted the only way it knew how: memes.

Here's some of our favourites:

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