George R.R. Martin is a man of many feuds, unfinished books vs. his writing pace, fans vs. their patience, and apparently, George vs. the Olsen twins. Yes, you read that right.
The legendary mind behind Game of Thrones holds an unexpected and hilariously petty grudge against Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Who knew that Westeros’ greatest nemesis wasn’t the White Walkers but rather two adorable sitcom stars from Full House?
While the elder Olsens were out there unintentionally tormenting Martin’s TV career, their younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, had her own hilarious run-in with the Game of Thrones universe. Unlike her twin sisters, she wasn’t out to ruin Martin’s success, she was actually hoping to be part of it. But let’s just say her audition didn’t exactly go the way she had hoped.
Elizabeth Olsen’s fiery attempt to rule Westeros
Before she became Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, Elizabeth Olsen had her eyes set on the Iron Throne. That’s right, she auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen. The Mother of Dragons! The Breaker of Chains! The… well, in her case, The Queen of Awkward Auditions.
Olsen has openly admitted that her audition for Game of Thrones was an absolute disaster. The scene? Daenerys emerges from the flames, reborn, delivering a powerful speech that should command armies. The setting? A tiny room with just a casting director. No reader, no atmosphere, just pure, unfiltered discomfort. In an interview with Live Kelly and Mark, she said,
It was for Khaleesi, she was just burned alive and then I start making this huge speech. I was in the smallest room with the casting director, they didn’t even have a reader, and that was the furthest I ever got. It was that bad. It was horrible. I was like, “This is uncomfortable for me, I’m sure it’s awkward for her (casting director), no one’s going to enjoy this experience.”
Imagine trying to deliver one of the most epic monologues of all time while standing in a room so small it probably felt like a closet. No dragons, no extras, no dramatic lighting, just an actor and the overwhelming realization that things weren’t going well. The audition was so rough that Olsen admitted she wished she could have just stopped midway. Honestly, we’ve all had moments like that in job interviews.
George R.R. Martin’s Olsen twin trauma
While Elizabeth Olsen was out there trying to be a queen, her older sisters were unintentionally the reason why George R.R. Martin’s TV career took a hit back in the ‘80s. In 1987, Martin was working as a writer for CBS’s Beauty and the Beast, a fantasy drama starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton.
Things were going well until NBC decided to drop Full House into the mix, and suddenly, the ratings game changed. Martin’s show struggled, and the network started breathing down their necks. And thus, a grudge was born.
It’s hilarious to imagine Martin, the man who crafted one of the most brutal and intricate fantasy worlds ever written, shaking his fist at the sky every time Full House reruns play on TV. His grudge is so specific, so oddly personal, that it’s almost endearing.
Had Elizabeth Olsen actually landed the role of Daenerys, it would have made for the ultimate poetic irony. Imagine Martin begrudgingly directing an actress he has no beef with but whose last name triggers flashbacks to his network struggles. Either way, she went on to be a Marvel superhero, and he… well, he still hasn’t finished The Winds of Winter.
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