No Red Wedding-level drama here! Tamzin Merchant has broken her silence about what it was like being recast by Emilia Clarke following the original Game of Thrones pilot—and it seems it all worked out for the best. 

Though Game of Thrones, which ran from 2011 to 2019 on HBO, was one of the the most beloved shows in recent history, its original 2009 pilot didn't impress executives. Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were given another chance to make things better, which, clearly they did. That included recasting key characters, including making Emilia the show's new Mother of Dragons.