Game of Thrones' Stephen Dillane, who played Stannis Baratheon, has admitted he felt "disheartened" by the end of his time on the show – which is understandable considering his character burned his own daughter alive.

Of course, Stannis got his comeuppance – of sorts – when he died shortly afterwards at the hands of the glorious Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie). And talking to The Times, it seems Stephen was ready for Stannis to meet his maker.

"I've flicked it on [since leaving] to see if I could figure out what was going on, but I couldn't," he said.

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"Liam Cunningham (who plays Davos Seaworth) is so passionate about the show. He invests in it in a way I think is quite moving, but it wasn't my experience.

Dillane continued: "I was entirely dependent on Liam to tell me what the scenes were about — I didn't know what I was doing until we'd finished filming and it was too late.

"The damage had been done. I thought no-one would believe in me and I was rather disheartened by the end. I felt I'd built the castle on non-existent foundations."

From: Digital Spy