Fans of “Game of Thrones” (GoT) were shocked beyond belief when Hodor (Kristian Nairn), the fan-favorite gentle giant often seen carrying or lugging Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) around in an unwieldy basket, was viciously killed by a horde of wights in the fifth episode (“The Door”) of the show’s sixth season. “Obviously, it was very sad [when I learned about it in the script],” recalled Kristian when Inquirer Entertainment spoke early this week to the 6-foot-10 tall, openly gay actor-cum-DJ for this Philippine exclusive. “But every year, everybody in ‘Game of Thrones’ expected to die. I don’t think anyone expected to make it to the last episode of the final season.
“I was …
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