I don't care what anybody says, I love Cate. The fact that she is distant to Jon makes her human not evil. She has made some irrational decisions, but who hasn't on this show? In fact besides Tyrion, Petyr and a few others, everybody has made some not si smart choices. I also think Cate and Ned were the most genuine/ beautiful couple on the show.
Catelyn is probably my favourite POV character and I really love Michelle Fairley in that role. Especially in "The Rains of Castamere" her performance was incredible.
She's one of the strongest characters in the entire series. Robb would have been destroyed if it wasn't for her support (Yes she does screw up in the end but that's life). Her husband and children are dead and Cat doesn't shed a tear while the entire time she's dying inside. Absolutely love her.
Despite how she treated Tyrion; my favorite character, I've actually always been a fan of Catelyn. She's a mother and nothing more. People jump down her throat for the decisions and actions she takes and whilst the consequences that spring out of them are horrible and it's understandable and just to be angry at her, you have to remember that she's simply a mother looking after her children. Michelle does a wonderful job at her role. She's also one beautiful woman :D!!!
I feel like she treated Tryion pretty well if she had ignored him at the inn he would have ran back and told that he had seen her since they where acting all sus at winterfell and then he randomly runs into her at some riverlands location yea he knew she was up to something . She had no choice by the time she let him go tywin had already declare war on house stark so it did not matter tywin legit was looking for an excuse.
The fact that Catelyn avoided Jon does not play a huge part in his POV and not on her's either. She even feels guilty when thinking about him on the Wall. She does not hate him, despite what people say. And disliking Catelyn because she doesn't love Jon is a poor reason. I do not wish to offend people but when they say the most horrible unjustified things about Catelyn I just get really annoyedy. Say "I cannot really relate to her/understand her decisions/find her interesting" that's fine
Catelyn Stark was my favourite character along with her son Rob Stark. So for me, it was really sad to watch them die together in one episode. BUUUT --SPOILER-- I am DEAD excited to see her back in the show as... Lady Stoneheart. Her new character will be legendary, I am sure of it. --SPOILER--
I haven't read the books but I knew she would come back! I believe robbs head was cut off and so he can't be brought back to life but it makes sense with catelyn! How before the episode she died we saw that dude be resurrected by the lord of light! How arya ignored that seeing her family die though is beyond me. But now sansa and lord baelish are seeing eachother it makes the perfect entrance for catelyn stark. Knew it wasnt the end of the Starks!
Michelle and Richard are completely amazing! Love to watch so many talents in GOT! TYVM for sharing this great interview! She is adorable and knows so much about the character, so nice.. I love both Michelle and Catelyn :)
Very good interview. If I put real life emotional drives on this fictitious situation, I might have done a lot of what Cat has done. She is a mother, wife of the Warden of the North and Mother of the King of the North. She does what she has done knowing her power and for the love of her family. In times of war, family isn't a driving motivation, even in modern times, power is. That's why some see Cat as mistaken but is she really?
I just love her. Both the character and the actress. I really love all the Starks. They're my favorites... and GRRM just has to kill my heart with them :(
amazing how such a brilliant actor can saty unnoticed(at least in the movie/television world) for so much time. it says a lot about how fucked up is the movie industry
She is grat! She realy understands her character, she is perfect for Catelyn. She speaks like she was in Catelyn's heart, she really have a bond with her character. Great!
She has a stronger political mind than for example Ned had. She was the one aksing "why not peace, you cannot bring the dead back, why more deaths?", she was not looking for revenge unlike everyone else. but because she was just a "mother" no men listened to her. She knew better than to fuck it up with the Freys, and to go to Renly was her idea. GRRM said (about Cat) he wanted a mother charater who is still a strong female because heroe's mothers usually die or do not play a role
Well, I don't care about what people say, I love Catelyn Stark because she is sure of what she wants; and what she wants is her family again. It could be selfish, but is what a loving mother could do. The worse of this is that she dies, and I can't hardly imagine her death on the series :´( I hope they continue her story with Lady Stoneheart....
taking Tyrion as a hostage was justified! of course the reader knwos better, but she did not, could not. She wanted to hide, he saw her and it was in seconds she had to decide what to do. She wanted a fair trial, she wouldn't have harmed him if she had known he was innocent. Her son got nearly killed and the accused murderer was standing right in front of her. It's not her fault her sister had gone mad and did not what Catelyn exspected.
Truth I honestly don’t see how you could hate her she’s pretty she seems to have pretty good manners and she’s kind from what the cast said about her lena and Richard liked her a lot.
I'll miss her as the awesome catelyn. Lady stoneheart has a really strong and powerfull drive ( and one I can agree with) but she just isn't the same as the other catelyn
This reasoning always bugged me I mean in the show the Tudor’s everyone loves Anne Boylen played by Natalie dormer whom I am almost positive has an impact on why everyone loves Anne but she treats mary like shit far worse shit then catelyn ever treated jon yet People will defend Anne to the end but want to see catelyn burn it’s ridiculous cuz it’s the same thing.
i realy like her such a pitty that she has such a small role in harry potter and the deadly hallows she is a great actress and i think she is perfect for the role
i agree. But everyone has their "flaws" and the other players act out of lust for power or because they think it is their right, and i think among all those moivations the motivation of love for your family is a positive one. In many ways, I would be glad to have a mother like her, really.
I know it is a horrible situation to grow up without mother, but you cannot blame it on Catelyn, really, she was forced into that situation as well. She did not accuse Jon of treachery, she asks Robb if he can be sure. because this is westeros, this shit happens, look at Shakespear, bastards are always the evil. She just wants to remind Robb that you cannot trust everyone. Robb married Jeyne because he slept with her, and this is definitly a thing Ned would do, not Cat! Cat warned him
How Winterfell is lost is actually more shocking than its fall. By the way this season, all strong casttles fall by the most unlikely reasons out of the blue. weakening the houses that once called them home. I read a major religuousl prayer scene of her in the book that is very relevant to the changes in the next season for her character.
There is certainly some sort of 'madness' or mental illness in the Tully family. Hoster Tully suffers from dementia, Lysa is... a troubled woman, Cat loses her mind and laughs hysterically after they kill her son, Sansa goes through depression at some point and seems to remember things that never happened. I am not very sure about Arya's mental health as well.
Oh her reaction at 12:00... I mean, SHE is excited about the future of her character, and YES she was informed about this future by the producers! ^^ *** SPOILER*** Make-up? CGI effects?...
Wow, interesting comparison between Brienne and Arya. Yes, I know both are tomboys, but I never drew a connection between them with Catelyn in the middle.
@side1981 Okay you're either trolling or seriously have no clue. Robb's death was inevitable the minute he lost Winterfell. He should've listened to Catelyn because she had better understanding of politics and how to appease bannermen.
and about the freys , Renly , and jeyne, i'm with you she's knows betters , Robb is just a kid deprived of his "living his life" , Cat is more reasonable, but sometimes , the "mother" in her takes over and really messes things up , like with jaime, she was ready to do anything to get Her daughters back
Well, what you say is true, but if we're doing the blaming then I'd say it's half Catelyn's fault for the reasons you said, and the other half of the blame rests on Sansa. She was the one who went to Cersei in the books and told her about Ned's plan.
wait no, the war is happening because Jamie banged his sister, got her pregnant and so Geoffrey has no claim to the throne, and their is no true heir, therefore everyone thinks they can be king. Also Littlefinger betraying Ed and Cersei tearing up the letter that proclaimed Ed Protector of the realm. Well its a shit load of things really, but not her fault in the slightest
and that is your right, everyone has their favourites, and that is one thing. Calling a character a bitch is another. I get why some people (especially Jon stans) don't love her but she ot that bad, she is actually very selfless, puts herself alaways behind. I think she is strong and acter you can love, and not a bitch ;)
It IS her fault. If she didn't beg Ned to accept King Robert's request, which he was going to refuse, none of this would have happened. Also, blaming Tyrion for the catspawn caused Ned to be attacked by Jaime. And for all that, if Ned hadn't been beheaded, the north would not raise their banners in war against the Lannisters, which means everything is Catelyn's fault.
So? She accepts him living in Winterfell, she doesn't forbid him to have contact with her children or husband, he gets food and education. All she does is avoid him which is just FINE, and in that bedroom scene her son was in maybe DYING and she was horrified. My God, some people are just so ignorant
sleeping with her is one thing, Marrying her a whole other thing, it cost him a kingdom :/ , well really he was just boy , but that's something Jon wouldn't have done, Jon sacrified everything for the Realm, including Ygritte , and being Lord of Winter fell ( don't know if u read a dance with dragons )
Personally i think that the need for Revenge is something a woman (mostly' cannot understand, I mean , Bran , Ned , Robb couldn't leave that un punished, you think The North ( known for their ego and Honor ) would have followed a King who bent the knee to their Leige lord murderers, gotta see things from all perspectives.
if you really think about it, this is the Idea GRRM built this series on , i mean you can relate to any character,(exept for Joffrey the Kid's a fucking mess, and Ramsey :/ , and Viserys , and Aerys ^^) understand why he did this, and that, but you can't agree with him, cause you're not really living what he's going through,
not yet! i think robb married her because he did not want her to get a bastard son, which is something he and Jon do have in common. it's all about this HONOUR thing, and that's Ned. Unfortunatly it leads to bad things. I don't get why people who love Jon hate Catelyn, I wish it was different.
YO! Fellow book readers! Stop mentioning the character LS! One google search of that name by an unknowing viewer of the show/future reader and a load is revealed and spoiled for them. Be considerate with spoilers!
I don't care what anybody says, I love Cate. The fact that she is distant to Jon makes her human not evil. She has made some irrational decisions, but who hasn't on this show? In fact besides Tyrion, Petyr and a few others, everybody has made some not si smart choices. I also think Cate and Ned were the most genuine/ beautiful couple on the show.
Michelle's voice is so maternal and secure/comfortable.
I thought she was Irish tho
Catelyn is probably my favourite POV character and I really love Michelle Fairley in that role. Especially in "The Rains of Castamere" her performance was incredible.
omg. I love this woman. She is so bound with her character and she loves the books so much. They could not have a better actress to play Catelyn.
She's one of the strongest characters in the entire series. Robb would have been destroyed if it wasn't for her support (Yes she does screw up in the end but that's life). Her husband and children are dead and Cat doesn't shed a tear while the entire time she's dying inside.
Absolutely love her.
we want to come back as LADY STONEHEART!!!
I love that she said the Starks not being together anymore is bullshit. So true.
She's very attractive
***** damn right like wine better with age
God I love Michelle Fairley
It's great to see this kind of passion in an actor. You can tell she loves the character and the story.
Despite how she treated Tyrion; my favorite character, I've actually always been a fan of Catelyn. She's a mother and nothing more. People jump down her throat for the decisions and actions she takes and whilst the consequences that spring out of them are horrible and it's understandable and just to be angry at her, you have to remember that she's simply a mother looking after her children. Michelle does a wonderful job at her role. She's also one beautiful woman :D!!!
I feel like she treated Tryion pretty well if she had ignored him at the inn he would have ran back and told that he had seen her since they where acting all sus at winterfell and then he randomly runs into her at some riverlands location yea he knew she was up to something . She had no choice by the time she let him go tywin had already declare war on house stark so it did not matter tywin legit was looking for an excuse.
The fact that Catelyn avoided Jon does not play a huge part in his POV and not on her's either. She even feels guilty when thinking about him on the Wall. She does not hate him, despite what people say. And disliking Catelyn because she doesn't love Jon is a poor reason. I do not wish to offend people but when they say the most horrible unjustified things about Catelyn I just get really annoyedy. Say "I cannot really relate to her/understand her decisions/find her interesting" that's fine
Catelyn Stark was my favourite character along with her son Rob Stark. So for me, it was really sad to watch them die together in one episode. BUUUT
--SPOILER--
I am DEAD excited to see her back in the show as... Lady Stoneheart. Her new character will be legendary, I am sure of it.
--SPOILER--
I haven't read the books but I knew she would come back! I believe robbs head was cut off and so he can't be brought back to life but it makes sense with catelyn! How before the episode she died we saw that dude be resurrected by the lord of light! How arya ignored that seeing her family die though is beyond me. But now sansa and lord baelish are seeing eachother it makes the perfect entrance for catelyn stark. Knew it wasnt the end of the Starks!
Only reason I hate her is that annoying ass voice
Ulaşcan Y. SPOILER. She never came back sadly
These actors are so devout, this is why the show is amazing. Watch her talk, she is so passionate god I love her very inspiring
Michelle and Richard are completely amazing! Love to watch so many talents in GOT!
TYVM for sharing this great interview! She is adorable and knows so much about the character, so nice.. I love both Michelle and Catelyn :)
Very good interview. If I put real life emotional drives on this fictitious situation, I might have done a lot of what Cat has done. She is a mother, wife of the Warden of the North and Mother of the King of the North. She does what she has done knowing her power and for the love of her family. In times of war, family isn't a driving motivation, even in modern times, power is. That's why some see Cat as mistaken but is she really?
wow she's talks so passionately about her work, awesome lady.
She really loves her character :O !
all i can say, oh my god michelle fairley is wonderfull :) i love her
I just love her. Both the character and the actress. I really love all the Starks. They're my favorites... and GRRM just has to kill my heart with them :(
But house stark won in the end baby. Took a lot of L's to get there, but they did it.
amazing how such a brilliant actor can saty unnoticed(at least in the movie/television world) for so much time. it says a lot about how fucked up is the movie industry
"they hate her"... Noooo not at all!!! I love Catelyn's character because of the way she acts!
Oh no, no worries mate. Michelle is gorgeous.
Her, Sophie and Maisie are brilliant when it comes to understanding their characters :)
Such a great actress, she is stunning In got i got a heartbreak when she died. The strongest among all
God Michelle's enthusiasm is beautiful. And Catelyn is bloody awesome
She is grat! She realy understands her character, she is perfect for Catelyn. She speaks like she was in Catelyn's heart, she really have a bond with her character. Great!
Just love this woman
Yes Michelle, "Bastard" is A-Okay to say.
Her ''angry'' voice is awesome...So if she will be able to talk without any change of voice it will be perfect.
When dose she get angry
I didn't realize she was Irish until I saw this. I think the cast are as mesmerized as we the fans.
By her or by the show
She's so classy! Perfect woman to play the role of Cat. Can't wait to see her as Lady Stoneheart.
She has a stronger political mind than for example Ned had. She was the one aksing "why not peace, you cannot bring the dead back, why more deaths?", she was not looking for revenge unlike everyone else. but because she was just a "mother" no men listened to her. She knew better than to fuck it up with the Freys, and to go to Renly was her idea. GRRM said (about Cat) he wanted a mother charater who is still a strong female because heroe's mothers usually die or do not play a role
katelyn is one of my fav. character! if you read the book you know whats going to happen! cant wait to her other self
Well, I don't care about what people say, I love Catelyn Stark because she is sure of what she wants; and what she wants is her family again. It could be selfish, but is what a loving mother could do. The worse of this is that she dies, and I can't hardly imagine her death on the series :´(
I hope they continue her story with Lady Stoneheart....
Agh....I can't wait. Damn her enthusiasm!!!
taking Tyrion as a hostage was justified! of course the reader knwos better, but she did not, could not. She wanted to hide, he saw her and it was in seconds she had to decide what to do. She wanted a fair trial, she wouldn't have harmed him if she had known he was innocent. Her son got nearly killed and the accused murderer was standing right in front of her. It's not her fault her sister had gone mad and did not what Catelyn exspected.
@Strav91 And it also helps that Michelle Fairley is an eminently likeable woman.
Truth I honestly don’t see how you could hate her she’s pretty she seems to have pretty good manners and she’s kind from what the cast said about her lena and Richard liked her a lot.
Lovely lady :)
I'll miss her as the awesome catelyn. Lady stoneheart has a really strong and powerfull drive ( and one I can agree with) but she just isn't the same as the other catelyn
This reasoning always bugged me I mean in the show the Tudor’s everyone loves Anne Boylen played by Natalie dormer whom I am almost positive has an impact on why everyone loves Anne but she treats mary like shit far worse shit then catelyn ever treated jon yet People will defend Anne to the end but want to see catelyn burn it’s ridiculous cuz it’s the same thing.
She was a great pick for Catelyn.
Wow,she's so beautiful.
I don’t get why people hate catelyn I admit book catelyn is hard to understand but michelle played catelyn much more sympathetic to everyone .
I've read the books and I dreaded every single chapter she was in
She's awesome. Damn you, haters!
i really can't imagine her as Lady Stoneheart
i realy like her such a pitty that she has such a small role in harry potter and the deadly hallows she is a great actress and i think she is perfect for the role
Great actress. Carlin didn't beg him to go or is it different in the book. And really its not Catlyns fault but Littlefingers...ill leave it at that
i agree. But everyone has their "flaws" and the other players act out of lust for power or because they think it is their right, and i think among all those moivations the motivation of love for your family is a positive one. In many ways, I would be glad to have a mother like her, really.
LOL, no not just you, I think she's pretty hot, especially for a woman her age
Ugh. I love her. Robb, listen to your mama!
Robb doesn't make mistakes on the battlefield, thank you very much. His mistakes come in the bedroom >.>
I know it is a horrible situation to grow up without mother, but you cannot blame it on Catelyn, really, she was forced into that situation as well. She did not accuse Jon of treachery, she asks Robb if he can be sure. because this is westeros, this shit happens, look at Shakespear, bastards are always the evil. She just wants to remind Robb that you cannot trust everyone. Robb married Jeyne because he slept with her, and this is definitly a thing Ned would do, not Cat! Cat warned him
How Winterfell is lost is actually more shocking than its fall. By the way this season, all strong casttles fall by the most unlikely reasons out of the blue. weakening the houses that once called them home. I read a major religuousl prayer scene of her in the book that is very relevant to the changes in the next season for her character.
yeah me too!
Stoneheart is running on vengeance, Catelyn had love and compassion :'(
@Strav91 She's written much more sympathetically than she is in the books.
4:20 that sounds like a description of Lysa. Does this madness run in the Tully family?
There is certainly some sort of 'madness' or mental illness in the Tully family. Hoster Tully suffers from dementia, Lysa is... a troubled woman, Cat loses her mind and laughs hysterically after they kill her son, Sansa goes through depression at some point and seems to remember things that never happened. I am not very sure about Arya's mental health as well.
Oh her reaction at 12:00... I mean, SHE is excited about the future of her character, and YES she was informed about this future by the producers! ^^
*** SPOILER*** Make-up? CGI effects?...
@izzyjmusic You haven't read the books have you? :P
2018? Anyone?
and that's exactly what i was saying , In y own way :p , plus Jon is my favourite character so you can't blame me if i feel for him
we don't all hate Catelyn Michelle!!! Haters to the left.
We Stan catelyn cuz michelle made her human
Wow, interesting comparison between Brienne and Arya. Yes, I know both are tomboys, but I never drew a connection between them with Catelyn in the middle.
@side1981 Okay you're either trolling or seriously have no clue. Robb's death was inevitable the minute he lost Winterfell. He should've listened to Catelyn because she had better understanding of politics and how to appease bannermen.
and about the freys , Renly , and jeyne, i'm with you she's knows betters , Robb is just a kid deprived of his "living his life" , Cat is more reasonable, but sometimes , the "mother" in her takes over and really messes things up , like with jaime, she was ready to do anything to get Her daughters back
As any mother should. Getting her girls back was her first priority. I would question her love for her children if she hadn't done it.
i am surprised she actually had typical Tully hair without wearing a wig.
Truth I think they just put hair extensions in her hair .
Well, what you say is true, but if we're doing the blaming then I'd say it's half Catelyn's fault for the reasons you said, and the other half of the blame rests on Sansa. She was the one who went to Cersei in the books and told her about Ned's plan.
@ninjaspindoctor Those who have read the books LOVE the real Catelyn :D she's awesome!
wait no, the war is happening because Jamie banged his sister, got her pregnant and so Geoffrey has no claim to the throne, and their is no true heir, therefore everyone thinks they can be king. Also Littlefinger betraying Ed and Cersei tearing up the letter that proclaimed Ed Protector of the realm. Well its a shit load of things really, but not her fault in the slightest
It's weird that here she has an Irish accent although in other interviews I've seen she was talking with an English accent.
I was about to say dang she actually sounds Irish but I thought she was Irish so .
and that is your right, everyone has their favourites, and that is one thing. Calling a character a bitch is another. I get why some people (especially Jon stans) don't love her but she ot that bad, she is actually very selfless, puts herself alaways behind. I think she is strong and acter you can love, and not a bitch ;)
*** SPOILER*** CAN'T. WAIT. FOR. SEASON. 3. FINALE. Oh she will be AWESOME. Emmy Award should happen for her. Benioff and Weiss, do her JUSTICE!
It IS her fault. If she didn't beg Ned to accept King Robert's request, which he was going to refuse, none of this would have happened. Also, blaming Tyrion for the catspawn caused Ned to be attacked by Jaime. And for all that, if Ned hadn't been beheaded, the north would not raise their banners in war against the Lannisters, which means everything is Catelyn's fault.
4:08 She described Lysa Tully, Cat's sister. Maybe this madness is in the blood of this family...
So? She accepts him living in Winterfell, she doesn't forbid him to have contact with her children or husband, he gets food and education. All she does is avoid him which is just FINE, and in that bedroom scene her son was in maybe DYING and she was horrified. My God, some people are just so ignorant
Just love her. GO CATELYN! We'll help you killing Freys ;)
sleeping with her is one thing, Marrying her a whole other thing, it cost him a kingdom :/ , well really he was just boy , but that's something Jon wouldn't have done, Jon sacrified everything for the Realm, including Ygritte , and being Lord of Winter fell ( don't know if u read a dance with dragons )
Personally i think that the need for Revenge is something a woman (mostly' cannot understand, I mean , Bran , Ned , Robb couldn't leave that un punished, you think The North ( known for their ego and Honor ) would have followed a King who bent the knee to their Leige lord murderers, gotta see things from all perspectives.
lets face it, you're gonna have to hate the majority of characters if you dislike anyone who mistreats Tyrion
Poor Rob
if you really think about it, this is the Idea GRRM built this series on , i mean you can relate to any character,(exept for Joffrey the Kid's a fucking mess, and Ramsey :/ , and Viserys , and Aerys ^^) understand why he did this, and that, but you can't agree with him, cause you're not really living what he's going through,
It was him marrying someone else when he was betrothed to a Frei that got him killed.
No, it was the fact Robb went against the Frays and didn't marry a daughter?
SPOILERS in the interview, be careful guys!
@balaalalaslk oooohhh.. you're mean. you should have warned the others for spoilers.. he he he
what would you say to people who are reading the books but havent got to the bit you've spoiled so youve ruined it for them?
and in the boardroom.
not yet! i think robb married her because he did not want her to get a bastard son, which is something he and Jon do have in common. it's all about this HONOUR thing, and that's Ned. Unfortunatly it leads to bad things.
I don't get why people who love Jon hate Catelyn, I wish it was different.
YO! Fellow book readers! Stop mentioning the character LS!
One google search of that name by an unknowing viewer of the show/future reader and a load is revealed and spoiled for them. Be considerate with spoilers!
i stopped after 23 seconds my mum thought i was watching porn
stay*
She's never forgiven Ned for it. She regards Jon as an outsider.
Does Michelle have kids?
soooo much suffering would have been avoided, if Renly had just lived.
Why would she not? He's proof Ned cheated on her...
Man, this makes me feel sad :(
How in god's name is that his fault ? why isn't she blaming ned instead ?
Gods be damned Fairley, stop spoiling the show/series for people.
1:14 no you wont