Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) is perhaps one of Game of Thrones' biggest fan favourite characters, and so when she got little screen time in the fifth season, viewers were upset and hoped to see more of her in the forthcoming sixth season.
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Speaking to EW, Christie explained: "After season 5, people would come up on the street moaning about why wasn't Brienne doing more. I'd say, 'I'm terribly sorry, I'm not really in charge of that.' I got the scripts for season 6 and I thought the story was so fantastic. It's really exciting to see Brienne burst forth again."
She also teased that the evolution of the character will continue, commenting: "Brienne is so unique and unconventional and so strong, and I love [that] the writing hasn't allowed her to just rest there.
"[Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] are so terrific about how they develop characters. We see her develop like the way a human being might through life."
The actress also teased about storylines overlapping: "So many characters for so long had their isolated storylines and as a fan of this show as well, I've been wanting and dreaming - 'I wonder what it would be like to see this person interact with this other person?' And that's what starts to unfold."
Game of Thrones season 6 premieres in the US on HBO on April 24, simulcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic and shown in the UK Mondays at 9pm from April 25.
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