A “Game of Thrones” marathon will take place ahead of the season 4 premiere, “Two Swords,” on Sunday evening.
The marathon will start Friday at 12 noon EST on HBO2, airing all 30 episodes of the show twice. The network is also showing an updated online viewer’s guide, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, recaps, and maps, as well as character information, said the LA Times.
In all, that’s 60 hours of viewing.
There’s also an interactive map of the Seven Kingdoms and the land of Essos.
The news comes as John Bradley, who plays the affable Samwell Tarly, told The Hollywood Reporter that his character takes a turn.
“There are moments early on in season four where certain parts of Sam’s neuroses and his paranoia and some of the less appealing aspects of his personality come to the fore for the first time,” Bradley said. “For the first time we see him make some pretty selfish, self-centered decisions that are beneficial to nobody and could be utterly catastrophic.”
And Tyrion Lannister actor Peter Dinklage spoke about his character–among the most popular in the series–for season four.
“Well, to anyone who has read the books, we stick fairly closely to that plotline, and those reversals of fortune really send him down the rabbit hole. What’s interesting about this character is how much he changes [this season]. It’s remarkable. When Dave and Dan and I met for the first time, they talked about this stuff, and I found it to be so interesting as an actor to go on that journey because he really ends up in a different place than he thought he was going to,” he told EW.com.
He added: “It’s fueled a bit by anger towards his family, and trying to find his place in the world. You see that some people rely on drunk, funny Tyrion. I think funny and drunk lasts only so long. He sobers up in many ways. And love is in his life [with Shae], and that causes a tremendous amount of damage — because he’s vulnerable and he doesn’t like to be vulnerable. He’s completely stripped of his defense mechanisms.”
