Welcome To My Ned Talk

Sean Bean reminisces about filming his final scenes, the original pilot, and his onscreen family.

- Nick Romano

About that secret Ned took to his grave, did anyone from the show give you a courtesy call to reveal the truth about Jon Snow’s parents?

No. Like with everything with Game of Thrones, it was kept very dark and secret. I think that’s the kind of magic and the glory of Game of Thrones— that’s why it’s so stunning and breathtaking when these secrets are revealed.… [The show runners] said that some things happened, there were quite dramatic twists and turns. They let me know what they were within the first [season]. It was enough just keeping up with these intricate and complex story lines with all the families and different worlds. Any more information would’ve probably been overload.

Why do you think Ned resonates so strongly with people?