Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) has shown great skill in maneuvering through the politics of "Game of Thrones" despite losing two husbands and going through a war. However, as Natalie Dormer explains in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, that strength and confidence is about to change when season 6 rolls in.
"She's always given the impression, at least, of being a step ahead," the actress explained. "In season 6, you see her genuinely fearful of how best to handle the situation. She is scared and uncertain. She starts to look unrecognizable in places."
The actress continued to explain that prison has managed to psychologically break her, making her fearful and worried that she would not be able to make it out.
Margaery also kept the Walk of Shame in mind, although she would like to avoid it as much as possible. Dormer stated she is also wary that Cersei (Lena Headey) had gone through the Walk of Shame and that it frightened her even more that such a powerful character could be brought so low in such a manner.
According to the actress, Margaery fears the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce) even more than Cersei, given that the High Sparrow does not respond to - or at least appears not to - her sexual advances, to money or pride. This was a situation that the character had never been trained for.
Dormer continues to state that Margaery would prefer being locked in the Red Keep with Cersei instead of the current prison she is in with the High Sparrow since she could at least hold ground against Cersei's tactics.
In the original books by author George R.R. Martin, Margaery's fate is slightly different, in that the young queen was allowed to stay in the Red Keep while awaiting for her trial to finish. Cersei was also allowed to leave but chose trial by combat over a traditional trial to secure her innocence in the case charged against her.
"Game of Thrones" season 6 premieres this April 24.
