The Six Best Moments From Sean Bean’s Reddit AMA
He's a pretty cool guy.
[Possible Game of Thrones spoiler alert relating to Jon Snow’s parentage]
Sean Bean is many things to many people; to most, he’s the Lord of Winterfell, who was executed at the hands of a cruel king. To others, he’s the guy who started the “one does not simply” meme. But to everyone, he’s a walking, breathing spoiler – the guy that dies in EVERY movie.
So when he did a Reddit AMA to promote his new show, Legends, it’s no surprise that Redditors were more interested in his thoughts on his season one beheading in Game Of Thrones, how he failed his “little bastard” Jon Snow and drunken games of pool with Nicolas Cage. Here’s a few of the highlights.
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On THAT Meme
Since uttering those famous words while playing Boromir in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Kin, “one does not simply” has firmly cemented itself into meme-dom. Of course this question came up.
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On His GoT Death
As one Redditor put it quite succinctly: “nasty shock” is a massive understatement.
Bean’s channeling Ann Boleyn during the scene was also a bit weird.
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On Robert Baratheon And Aragorn
It’s a tough decision – though with Sean Bean’s track record even a body slam from Robert Baratheon ain’t going to save him from death.
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On Nicolas Cage Smashing A Bear Skull
This anecdote, from his time on-set with Nicolas Cage during the filming of National Treasure, is all kinds of weird and wonderful, if completely what we’ve come to expect from Nicolas Cage.
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On Jon Snow, And Feeding GoT Fan Theories
His answer did nothing to dispel the fan theory that Ned Stark was actually Jon Snow’s uncle. Whether it’s true or not, no wonder Jon’s always got his sad face on.
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On Getting Mistaken For Mr. Bean Aka Rowan Atkinson
This one comes in a close second to his comments on Nicolas Cage. Who would’ve thought sharing a last name would be so amusing?
Also, isn’t he just a super-nice guy? You go, Sean Bean!
