That’s been a question across the first threeGame of Thronesepisodes of season 6.
The devious Lord Baelish (Aidan Gillen) has been curiously absent so far.
I left Sansa married to a psychopath.
It’s probably the one time we’ve seen Littlefinger slip up.
He really didn’t know about him.
The Bolton sigil is a flayed man so he probably should have guessed, right?
And you feel like the world knows his reputation.
But in the world of our story everyone does not know.
A lot happens behind closed doors, or closed gates.
I like Sansa, you know?
That stuff is so much part of Littlefinger I barely notice it.
But you’re able to only do what’s on the page.
You bring your little hints and inflections to it, though, you customize your delivery beyond the words.
That’s the trick, isn’t it?
To try and impose your view of the character.
But [showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] don’t tolerate messing around with words.
And they are open to discussion, but they’re not easily pushed.
With Littlefinger, there’s nearly always a clear self-serving reason for his actions.
I’d like to think that’s what was happening.
Ultimately, it always seems to be about him.
He’s good at fooling people.
If he had to, he’d fool himself too.
I’d love to think his actions were not purely self serving.
What’s been your favorite scene in the series to shoot?
I quite liked the scene with Sansa from in the garden where she’s building the snow castle.
It precedes Lysa falling throughout the Moon Door.
I liked that for many reasons.
Visually, I liked it.
I loved that scene.
Also, the scenes way back with Varys.
It seems like so long ago.
There there was one in particular, the ladder speech.
I quite liked that.
I thought that was a good character illuminator of Littlefinger; quite gentle and threatening at same time.
It was all the more disturbing because of his seemingly tender delivery.
Scenes like that are the gifts that you’re hopping for.
Who do you think will survive longer, Varys or Littlefinger?
I initially thought these two would stick around forever.
They’re very clever, as clever as each other.
They’re sort of rivals, but part of the same double act.
I think I’m putting myself in a more dangerous position than he is.
He’s more of a tightrope walker.
And right now, I’ve forgotten about him, kind of.
