Game of Thrones season 6: Showrunners promise there is 'not a weak episode' in 'best one yet'

'The episodes came in better than we hoped'

When Game of Thrones finally returns to our TV screens there’s going to be a lot of pressure to get things right - after all, everyone and their mums will be tuned in to find out whether Jon Snow managed to survive the events of last season.

Luckily, season six is “the best one yet”. At least, that is according to showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after watching the near-final cut of all 10 episodes, the pair expelled their excitement over the final product.

When asked which aspect was the best, Benioff said: “The whole season. Dan and I talk about this a lot. This is not us trying to hype it.

“Usually, there’s an episode or two we’re kind of nervous about, that didn’t turn out as well as we hoped. This season there is not a weak episode. We had great directors who knew what they were doing, paired with excellent [directors of photography]. We thought at the script stage it might be our strongest season.

“Then the episodes came in better than we hoped. We’re always reluctant to say it’s ‘the best season yet’ because so much of that is in the eyes of the beholder. And Dan and I are so close to it that it’s impossible to be unbiased. But that’s my sense – watching them all together now, this is the best one we’ve done. It’s also the one I’m proudest of, because it was the hardest.”

So far, Game of Thrones has averaged a rating of 91 out of 100 on Metacritic each season, so if this upcoming season is the best, we’re definitely in for a treat.

Meanwhile, Davos actor Liam Cunningham revealed more about that “mic drop” moment from the trailers and spoke about his character’s relationship with Melisandre.