However, the original scene written in the books was still too ambitious to stage so its author George RR Martin was tasked with downsizing his vision.
“There was talk of turning Blackwater into a land battle, which would have been terrible.
The legendary season two battle, which sees Stannis Baratheon attempt to take King’s Landing and seize the Iron Throne from Joffrey, almost didn’t get made.
We begged and pleaded with Mike Lombardo [former HBO boss],” said Weiss.