Real reason Gendry had to return to #GameOfThrones revealed? #GoT

GAME OF THRONES season eight aired on HBO last night and preparations were being made at Winterfell for the North to take on the Night King. As the final series kicks off, Gendry star Joe Dempsie may have revealed why his character had to return.

PUBLISHED: 16:10, Mon, Apr 15, 2019 | UPDATED: 16:19, Mon, Apr 15, 2019

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers from Game of Thrones season eight, episode one.

Game of Thrones fans were left questioning showrunners D.B Weiss and David Benioff when Gendry (played by Joe Dempsie) disappeared from screens for three seasons.

After the Onion Knight, Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham), rescued him from Melisandre’s (Carice van Houtem) clutches and told him to row back to King’s Landing, fans believed he’d gone for good.

But luckily, he made a return in season seven to help Jon Snow (Kit Harington) with his mission to capture a wight beyond The Wall.

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Now, actor Joe has hinted there was a particular reason the showrunners chose to bring him back at that time.

Speaking at the Radio Times and BFI Festival, Joe explained: “Everyone has this attachment to their characters and we’r getting drip fed information at the same rate viewers are but just a little bit earlier than you are because we get the scripts.

“But in terms of certain really key pieces of information about where your character came from and what made him the person he is today, they are being really drip fed so you have all these questions you want answered to.”

Joe continued: “I mean, season seven for Gendry was clearly about getting him back into the story, just get him back in, get him involved, and start moving all these

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