Well looky here folks, it seems we’re going to be talking about Game Of Thrones S-8-E-3 once more. I’m going to do my usual double spoiler warning here just no nobody hates me.
Hey Jake, that sure is a cool spoiler you have on your car there.
Thanks, there are a couple spoilers in my article as well. This article, in fact.
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So, if you haven’t seen Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 yet, then I would suggest putting on a blindfold and walking away from your laptop right now!
In the third Episode of the final season, we were treated to a big ol’ doozy of an ending.
That’s right Arya destroys the Night King. Who is the girl that would risk his neck for his brother, girl? Arya! Who’s the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? Arya, you’re darn right.
So, yeah, that was cool.
But it’s kind of a bummer we won’t see old NK again. He was such a cool, looming threat and he had such an awesome design too. Oh, and when he rode that awesome ice dragon, it was just so sweet.
So today, we’re going to take an in-depth look at the Night King.
First, let’s start with this behind the scenes look at the final stabbing scene. Watch as Arya dangles above him on ropes. What? He wasn’t actually holding her up with his one hand? My life is a lie!
It’s all good though.
In fact, the Night King was cool with it though. After she kills him, the Night King explodes, then gets up and gives the little Stark girl a cool as ice high five.
And then, they share a smile.
Huh, kind of odd to smile with someone who just killed you, but then again, the Night King is probably just saying “Alright, you got me. I gotta show some respect there”.
Wait a minute…
What’s this? Why is the Night King’s face peeling off? Unless… the Night King isn’t a real ice wight at all! What if he’s… a real person playing an ice wight?
Oh my god! My whole world!
It’s been turned upside down. Next you’ll be telling me that the dragons aren’t real either… but that’s impossible, I saw Drogon on an episode of The Drew Carrey Show .
Turns out, the Night King is played by a guy named Vladimír Furdík.
A stunt performer from Bratislava, Slovakia, he’s been in all sorts of movies.
Skyfall , Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and even Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time .
Here he is drinking a beer before shooting.
What? The Night King drinks beer? Well, that makes him a lot more relatable. I mean, look at that face! It just screams: hey, sit down with me. I promise I won’t murder you.
Vladimír Furdík: Friend to the cows.
Yes, this is him in India, hanging out with one of their bovine residents.
Wow, an ice wight in one of the hottest places on earth, that’s not something you see every day!
Speaking of hot places…
This is him in the middle of a desert! You’d think him and his icy horde would be pretty uncomfortable in that kind of heat, but he looks right at home!
The place he’s from, Bratislava, has a very “Game Of Thrones” vibe to it.
It’s beautiful, it’s old and during winter, it gets pretty darn cold! It’s not, as I previously thought, just a funny song from Rock Band 2. Huh, the more you know, I guess.
But now, one more pic of Vladimír Furdík.
Here he is hanging out with Channing Tatum himself! Ooh look at that, the Night King is rubbing elbows with the Hollywood elite! Maybe there’s a plot to turn them into wights afoot?
In all seriousness, thank you Mr. Furdík.
You have provided us with such a cool villain these last couple seasons, and it wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for you subtle performance. Sucks that you went down so quickly, though. Oh well.
