As Jason Momoa was trying out for the role of mighty warlord Khal Drogo in HBO’s Game of Thrones, he read George R.R. Martin’s novel. He recalls his reaction when he reached the end of the book:
On the heels of the shocking penultimate episode, we spoke to the 24-year-old Clarke about going straight from drama school in Londres to a hit montrer on HBO, the rape scene that wasn't really in the book, and how that cœur, coeur tasted.