Game of Thrones’ Irri Discusses The Old Gods and the New

If you have missed the best of the latest episode of Game of Thrones, don’t worry, we’ll keep you posted. In the mean time, wait and watchGame of Thrones Season 2 Episode 9: Blackwater online when the next episode of the show hits your small screens on May 27, 2012. This one’s going to be a spoiler and a review of the past and next episode so tune in. Dany’s handmaiden Irri, which was played by Amrita Acharia just went through so much. The demise of her one true love, and her undying devotion to her khaleesi, their walk through in the Red Wastes only to die in the dangerous yet beautiful city of Qarth while protecting Dany’s dragons. We got the rare chance to chat with Acharia about how she learned the language of the whole khalasar, and what we’re going to miss from the rest of the books, since originally, she’s alive and kicking.   

Everybody’s been dying to know about learning Dothraki. And she says, “Well, I’m multilingual. I learned Norwegian from scratch when I was younger. So for me, it wasn’t as daunting, maybe, as it might be. I found it really exciting. I love a bit of challenge like that. I thought it was fun. It’s an interesting language and it sounds kind of coarse and quite sort of deep. I think they did an amazing job of creating it.” 

"In episode six, Irri gets killed off. It's not expected because it doesn't happen in the books. I think some fans might be a bit disappointed because of all the kinky scenes." In the books, Irri becomes Daenerys' lover to keep her from being lonely. "Those aren't going to happen," she laughs. "But I'm sure HBO will make up for it in some other way."

We asked her how she felt when she read the script. "It was a surprise," she says. "It's also a good death scene, so if I'm going to go, it's a good way to go." You don’t have to wait for long so watch Game of Thrones Season 2 online when it graces your small screens.