‘Hodor spin-off will be boring’

Hodor’s death in Game of Thrones was quite heart-breaking for fans of the fantasy series across the world, but Kristian Nairn feels it summed up the character’s journey perfectly. The actor is tight-lipped about making an appearance in the show’s final season, but dismissed the idea of a spin-off around the life of the gentle giant.

“A spin-off on Hodor? No. I think if he only says Hodor, it will be quite boring. I like the way it (the final sequence with the character) explains why he said the words. I think it was just enough. I don’t think a spin-off would do very well,” Nairn said. 

Hodor found popularity in India due to the fan following of Game Of Thrones, which is based on novels by George R.R. Martin. It is a dramatic telling of a story entwined with sneaky ploys and bloodshed in a quest to claim the ‘Iron Throne’.

In between all the slaughter and plotting in the show, Nairn emerged from the stables of Winterfell (a fictional town of the series) to make a place in the hearts of the audience as a gentle giant. And all he used to say was ‘Hodor’.

The mystery behind his name unravelled in the sixth season. It explained the giant’s past and also why he is only able to say his name, which is actually a command — ‘hold the door’. — IANS