For those who don't know: the actor who played Ser Ilyn Paine, Wilko Johnson, was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas -- good news, the tumor was successfully removed. Payne was supposed to spar with Jamie after he lost his hand, but replacing him with Bronn works great, and Bronn can actually speak.
yeah, I had heard about Wilko’s cancer, and I am very happy to hear about a positive resolution. I was not aware of this, so I thank you for the news.
Wilko was perfectly cast as Ser Ilyn Paine as well, like he was created for the part.
And I agree that using Bronn in his place is a good substitute. Bronn is known to be a skilled fighter, so it makes sense.
I just find the choice of Dornish plot line that they went with kinda lame, but yeah Jamie does have to be somewhere, because being that Lady Stoneheart is absent, he obviously can’t be where he is supposed to be.
I don’t HATE the chosen Dornish plot line, I am just not particularly impressed with it.
I do like the actor portraying Doran Martell though. Good selection, good performance.