STACK #158 Dec 2017

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In a STACK exclusive, Aidan Gillen – better known as the devious Littlefinger in Game of Thrones – tells us where this master manipulator is at in season seven, and who he thinks could be sitting on the IronThrone at the very end. Words Adam Colby BEYOND the VALE W hen discussing Game of Thrones’ most hissable villains, Petyr Arryn to a degree, and the Vale, but it’s on its own track like a lot of the stories in this multi- “What you did see me doing was trying to sow some seeds of doubt in Sansa about Jon Snow, knowing that he’s going to come waiting, watching my protégé, if you like. Also of course, aware of the fact that she is not really my protégé anymore because

Baelish – AKA Littlefinger – may pale in comparison to the likes of Joffrey and Ramsay Bolton, but he’s always been a Machiavellian figure in the Seven Kingdoms, and in some ways is the most malicious player of them all. “The last four seasons have almost been a road trip,” says the Irish actor, who rose to prominence in HBO hit The Wire before establishing an insidious presence in Westeros. “For Littlefinger, the story is about Sansa and Littlefinger – Robin

stranded story universe are.” Having played a pivotal role in season six’s Battle of the

into a powerful position – that they together are more powerful

she has been such a good student and observer – she’s now an equal. For somebody like Littlefinger, that is a joy to behold but also a problem, potentially.” When Gillen first read the role, he saw the character as a politician of sorts – or more specifically, one politician in particular. “I pictured (former British cabinet minister) Peter Mandelson,” he recalls. “I said, ‘could you make me look like

I always thought of [Littlefinger] as a politician and a magician, in some way

Bastards, we last glimpsed Littlefinger in the Great Hall of Winterfell, lurking in the shadows just to the left of a brazier, gazing enigmatically toward Sansa Stark.

and that there are may be even more alliances which make it the right team to be on, to be a part of, which is what happens. “[In season seven] I’m there

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