The director of "Game Of Thrones" looks at season 8 without answers

At the dawn of the last season of "Game of Thrones", fans were already asking a lot of questions. Well, believe it or not, season 8, episode 4, "The Last of the Starks," has left even more viewers.

How did Arya and Sansa react to Jon Snow's true sonship? What did Euron think when Tyrion approached Cersei's pregnancy? Why did Jaime return to Cersei when he had just learned that she had sent Bronn to kill him crossbow?

So many questions and so far, so few answers.

But, thanks to the director of episode 4 David Nutter, explanations are coming …

Nutter has been part of "Game of Thrones" since season 2 and has tackled some of the biggest episodes of the series, including "The Rains of Castamere", also called Red Wedding. In an interview with HuffPost, he explained the rationale behind some of the mysteries that still have fans scratching their heads. (And if you wonder why Jon does not scratch Ghost's head, he answers here.)

In the episode, Cersei (Lena Headey) tells Euron (Pilou Asbæk) that he is the father of his unborn baby for the first time on the screen. There is no 23andMe in Westeros, so Captain Jack Sparrow Euron buys it, unaware that Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is the father of the child.

They form a large, happy, murderous family for about two minutes, until Daenerys' army (Emilia Clarke) meets with Cersei at the gates of King's Landing. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) tries to convince his sister to surrender, begging her to do so for the life of her child.

Since Euron has just learned of the baby's existence and is standing right behind Cersei, could not he wonder how Tyrion knew this information? That's what the fans were wondering after the episode.

For Nutter, the scene was not really about it.

"I think Euron does not pay much attention to that," said Nutter, explaining that the scene was more focused on Tyrion appealing to Cersei's softer side.

Apparently, Tyrion wanted Cersei to "realize she was not a monster at all, but she was really a mother."

"It was an intense scene," continued Nutter. "I think any intrusion from Euron would have weakened the intent of what we were trying to tell."

The real parent of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) – the fact that he is really the son of Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) and Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and therefore the heir to the Iron Throne – has always been the mystery Game of Thrones One of the most significant moments of Episode 4, and the whole series about it, comes as Jon and Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) reveal the truth to Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya (Maisie Williams).

"I have to tell you something, but you must swear you will never tell another soul," Jon said.

Arya swears that while Sansa mumbles, but just before Bran is about to reveal the big secret, the scene interrupts.

After the episode, people wondered: why?

Was Arya and Sansa happy? Sad? Angry? Furious?

Nutter explained that because the revelation had been made many times before for viewers – Sam (John Bradley) spoke to Jon about his ancestry at the season one's premiere, and Jon told Dany in the evening. episode 2 – the moment of the siblings was left out.

"We knew what Jon and / or Bran were going to say. What would come out of their mouths? Aegon Targaryen, "explained Nutter. "So, it's a bit of wasted time."

The most talked about moment of the episode is perhaps the moment when Jaime goes in the middle of the night to return to Cersei after having forged an intimate relationship with Brienne (Gwendoline Christie).

What is happening here? Has Jaime's bow over the past eight seasons just been thrown out of the window like Bran in Season 1?

Although some speculated that Jaime's mission was to defeat Cersei and only keep Brienne in the dark, Nutter seemed to refute that idea.

"I think [it’s] this magnet. He always comes back to Cersei … and he can not help himself. Too powerful for him to control, "said Nutter, explaining what Jaime feels for his sister. "And he needs to contact her. I think that's the kind of thing where he realizes who he is and what he's doing. "

Ned Stark (Sean Bean) kept the secret of Jon's filiation for years. Sansa seems to be holding him back for only a few hours.

As she swears the secret a minute to Jon and that she spills the tea the next minute, we asked Nutter why Sansa could not just play quiet play a little longer.

"Well, she does not say that blatantly, of course, she basically inferred it, so I think it's a moment when Tyrion has to put two and two together," Nutter said.

Further explaining Sansa's state of mind, the director said that she was just trying to keep order at home while another battle was coming.

"It's his # 1 thing, I think. Keep his family safe and his entire kingdom.

Season 8 of Game of Thrones, "Winterfell Crypts", aimed to spark suspense by killing the Starks, showing Jon, Sansa and Arya looking at their own funeral statues in the crypts. from Winterfell.

After the teaser, many people wondered: "Does the Jon Snow statue look a little long in the tooth?"

If Jon's statue represents older snow, this could indicate that he will reach the end of the story. So, did Jon trade his raven life?

Nutter, who directed the teaser, said people "read too far into the statue".

"This is not intentional, in any respect," he said.

Given the director's answers, it seems for the moment that Jon's fate – and the truths that underlie other questions – will remain mysterious.