Game of Thrones Barristan Selmy Interview - Ian McElhinney

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Barristan Selmy actor Ian McElhinney chats about Game of Thrones Season 3, whether Daenerys Targaryen would make a good Queen of the 7 Kingdoms, working with Lena Headey (Cersei) & Jack Gleeson (Joffrey), what it takes to survive in GoT, who Barristan would most like to kill, filming in Morocco & working with Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) and Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont). Full Game of Thrones playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD789F78F99814C3C http://bit.ly/movie-interviews-tv - Watch more Game of Thrones interviews! http://FlicksAndTheCity.com - Visit Flicks and the City! http://facebook.com/FlicksAndTheCity - Like Flicks and the City on Facebook! http://twitter.com/flickscity - Follow Flicks and the City on Twitter! Interviewer: Jan Gilbert http://twitter.com/jan_gilbert - Follow Jan on Twitter! http://JanGilbert.co.uk - Visit JanGilbert.co.uk! Featured on http://flicksandthecity.com/game-of-thrones-barristan-selmy-ian-mcelhinney/ Barristan Selmy Season 1 King Robert Baratheon, Ser Barristan Selmy and Ser Jaime Lannister swap war stories in the Red Keep. Barristan recalls his first kill as being a Tyroshi soldier whose name he never knew. Selmy attends the King at the tournament thrown in honor of Lord Eddard Stark's appointment as Hand of the King. Joffrey later shocks the court by publicly dismissing Barristan from the Kingsguard - which is an irrevocable lifetime appointment - on the grounds of old age and the fact he failed to protect Robert. Barristan's shock turns to outrage when Cersei announces that his position as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard is to be given to Jaime Lannister. Barristan openly denounces Jaime as "the man who profaned his blade with the blood of the King he had sworn to defend!", causing Cersei to angrily rebuke him. There is a tense pause in the throneroom, as despite his old age Barristan is such a legendary and skilled knight that there is a chance (however small) that he might indeed be able to fight his way through to harm Joffrey. However, Janos Slynt's Gold Cloaks are also in the courtroom, and Barristan realizes he is too badly outnumbered to try anything. Instead, he throws his sword at Joffrey's feet, telling the "boy" to melt it down and add it to the others that make up the Iron Throne, before storming out in disgust. Season 3 Ser Barristan tracks down Daenerys Targaryen to Astapor in Slaver's Bay, where he saves her from an assassination attempt by a member of the Warlocks of Qarth, preventing a Manticore from harming her. Ser Jorah identifies him to the young queen, and Selmy quickly bows to proclaim his loyalty to her, explaining that in serving her, he hopes to make amends for his failure to protect her family in Robert's Rebellion. Declaring that she is the rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, he asks to serve in her Queensguard. As Daenerys prepares to negotiate for the purchase of Astapor's Unsullied, she asks Ser Barristan's opinion of her long-dead brother Rhaegar Targaryen. He sings Rhaegar's praises, and cautions that he would not resort to using a slave army. Jorah counters that while Rhaegar fought bravely and valiantly, he still died. Later, when Daenerys agrees to give the Good Masters her largest dragon in exchange for the Unsullied, Ser Barristan openly protests, begging her to win Westeros back with dragons, not slaves. Barristan Selmy information from http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Barristan_Selmy Thanks to Wales Comic Con http://www.walescomiccon.com/