{"id":1937081,"date":"2026-05-15T14:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937081"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:11:25","slug":"game-of-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-feared-shed-cheated-death-living-through-her-brain-aneurysms-and-thought-shed-collapse-live-on-mtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937081","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke Feared She&#8217;d &#8216;Cheated Death&#8217; Living Through Her Brain Aneurysms, and Thought She&#8217;d Collapse Live on MTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has discussed her fears in the aftermath of having multiple brain aneurysms \u2014 and her belief that she might experience another just as she was giving a live interview on MTV. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zSUqrOAMMDU\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Fail with Elizabeth Day<\/a> podcast, Clarke went into more detail on the brain aneurysms she suffered in 2011 and 2013, during her early years on Game of Thrones portraying Daenerys Targaryen. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s a subject Clarke has discussed previously \u2014 and indeed, she now publicly heads a charity to aid young people following brain injury or stroke. Still, her comments here shed light on how she felt about her subsequent chances of recovery, and fears that she might experience another medical incident shortly after.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">8 Shows to Watch if You Liked Game of Thrones<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Now -- yes, despite how the saga ended -- the hunt is on for a successor to Game of Thrones. HBO's already got their ace lined up in the form of an actual Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. But you still may be looking for more shows that feature high stakes, vast geography, large ensembles, big battle sequences, and perhaps a touch of magical mayhem. We've compiled a quick list of eight shows you can check out right now if you want a sprawling drama filled with twists, turns, secrets, and shadows. &lt;p&gt;\nAnd no, not all of them are set in the type of fantasy world you're thinking of. We've got bootleggers, pirates, space detectives, and more! \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britannia&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Prime Video (2 Seasons), with Epix add-on (all 3 Seasons)&lt;p&gt;\nThis blend of history and fantasy, which also uses 20th century pop songs (the opening credits are set to Donovan's &quot;Hurdy Gurdy Man,&quot; T-Rex's &quot;Children of the Revolution,&quot; etc), is an absolute trip. This uncanny and unpredictable story, about the Romans\u2019 attempt to conquer the Celts in the British Isles in AD 43, has been described as Game of Thrones on acid. The Walking Dead\u2019s David Morrissey plays Roman invader Aulus Plautius, a man convinced that fate and fortune are on his side during Rome\u2019s second attempt to subjugate the British lands. What he discovers are warring tribes, lands steeped in druid magic, and a young girl who prophecy says will save everyone from the Romans. Kelly Reilly, Zo\u00eb Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, and Eleanor Worthington Cox also star.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 9 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spartacus&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Starz, DirecTV with Starz &lt;p&gt;\nThis historic hyper-violent, ultra-sexual, vulgarity-filled series, filmed using 300's green screen backdrop effect, is one of the most moving, rewarding action epics ever made. Laced with its own tragedy, Spartacus sadly lost its lead, Andy Whitfield, to cancer after he'd only filmed one season. His illness caused the show to delay production on a second season, instead creating prequel season Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Despite terrible setbacks, the show carried on for two more seasons, with new star Liam McIntyre, and finished stronger than most shows in TV history. Created and executive produced by Sam Raimi and Daredevil's Steven S. DeKnight, Spartacus also featured John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Jai Courtney, Katrina Law, Peter Mensah, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson. \u00a0\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Last Kingdom&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Netflix&lt;p&gt;\nBased on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories, about the birth of England in the ninth and tenth centuries, The Last Kingdom ran for five seasons on Netflix, with a feature-length sequel, Seven Kings Must Die, now in development. Telling the story of England's invasion by The Great Heathen Army (of vikings), The Last Kingdom shares history (and some characters) with the next show on our list, though largely told from a different perspective. Centered on Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a man born a Saxon and raised a Dane, this drama delivers a central character who grapples with split loyalties between his oaths, his conflicting cultural identities, and his quest for retribution. Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, and David Dawson star in this bloody and brutally satisfying series.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikings&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Prime Video, Hulu &lt;p&gt;\nVikings, which was created and written by The Tudors' Michael Hirst, is a sprawling seven-season celebration of legendary viking Ragnar Lothbrok and his equally fabled sons. Whereas Game of Thrones was known for its clever, quotable dialogue, Vikings (who were notoriously not verbose) is a more direct exploration of ancient Scandanavian culture, religion, and violence. Spanning two generations, the show takes us from the halls of English kings to Paris to Kiev as warriors, explorers, and those wishing to please their gods by discovering and cultivating new lands lead us through a unique journey for the ages. Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, Gustaf Skarsg\u00e5rd, and Alex H\u00f8gh Andersen headlined this incomparable work.&lt;p&gt;\nAnd for those Vikings fans out there, sequel series Vikings: Valhalla, set 100 years later and created by Jeb Stuart, is on Netflix. \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shadow and Bone&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Netflix&lt;p&gt;\nSteering away from history here, completely, is the newest show of the batch, Netflix's Shadow and Bone. Based on Leigh Bardugo's &quot;Grishaverse&quot; book series, this show is pure dystopian fantasy, focusing on a young girl, Alina Starkov, who's an orphan and cartographer of the Ravka nation's First Army, as she discovers she is a Grisha, one with special gifts - in this case a &quot;Sun Summoner&quot; who can control light. Featuring Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Zo\u00eb Wanamaker (who's also in Britannia), Archie Renaux, and Freddy Carter, Shadow and Bone is all gorgeous costumes, impressive world-building, and dark magic. The series has one eight-episode season up on Netflix, with Season 2 premiering at the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The biggest thing that happened to me with the second hemorrhage was I shut down emotionally and it became this thing where I couldn&#8217;t look anyone in the eye,&#8221; Clarke said. &#8220;I was just convinced that I had cheated death and I was meant to die. And that every day that was all I could think about. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It was the opposite of, &#8216;I survived, I feel great,'&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It was, &#8216;I&#8217;m not meant to be here. This is going to come and get me.&#8217; And it just cuts you off from being able to engage with the outside world because you&#8217;re walking around knowing that your body has failed you. Your brain has failed you. This thing that you know to be where your perception of your self lies has failed you. And no one else can see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Clarke portrayed Daenerys Targaryen through every season of the show, and while she had told bosses of her medical condition, she was also insistent she could continue to work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll never forget we went to Comic-Con like six weeks later [after her second hemorrhage], I&#8217;m promoting the show&#8230; and I started getting a headache. And anytime I got any kind of headache, I was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s it. It&#8217;s happening. It&#8217;s happening again.&#8217; And I was getting this headache and my publicist was like, &#8216;Right, we got to go do this live interview with MTV.&#8217; And I was like, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m going to die. I think it&#8217;s happening.&#8217; In my head, I was like, &#8216;If I&#8217;m going to die, I&#8217;ll do it on live TV. Like, let&#8217;s go. There is there is no other option. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I was blessed that after each of my brain injuries in my mind there was no other option but to carry on,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;I was raised by a family that did not partake in pity. Self-pity was not on the table. It&#8217;s not how we operated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this year, Emilia Clarke discussed her time on Game of Thrones in more detail, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/game-of-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-was-really-pissed-at-shows-language-expert-who-thought-she-sucked-at-dothraki-he-insists-she-was-never-supposed-to-be-good-at-it\">admitted feeling &#8220;really pissed&#8221; at the expert who developed the show&#8217;s fictional languages<\/a>, after reading that he thought her Dothraki pronounciation &#8220;sucked.&#8221; In a separate interview, the actress stated she was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/after-game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-says-shes-likely-done-with-fantasy-and-unlikely-to-be-even-in-the-same-frame-as-a-dragon-ever-again\">likely now done with fantasy TV shows and movies<\/a>, and it was &#8220;highly unlikely&#8221; viewers would see her &#8220;get on a dragon, or even in the same frame as a dragon, ever again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: Jason Mendez\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has discussed her fears in the aftermath of having multiple brain aneurysms \u2014 and her belief that she might experience another just as she was giving a live interview on MTV. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zSUqrOAMMDU\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Fail with Elizabeth Day<\/a> podcast, Clarke went into more detail on the brain aneurysms she suffered in 2011 and 2013, during her early years on Game of Thrones portraying Daenerys Targaryen. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s a subject Clarke has discussed previously \u2014 and indeed, she now publicly heads a charity to aid young people following brain injury or stroke. Still, her comments here shed light on how she felt about her subsequent chances of recovery, and fears that she might experience another medical incident shortly after.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">8 Shows to Watch if You Liked Game of Thrones<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Now -- yes, despite how the saga ended -- the hunt is on for a successor to Game of Thrones. HBO's already got their ace lined up in the form of an actual Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. But you still may be looking for more shows that feature high stakes, vast geography, large ensembles, big battle sequences, and perhaps a touch of magical mayhem. We've compiled a quick list of eight shows you can check out right now if you want a sprawling drama filled with twists, turns, secrets, and shadows. &lt;p&gt;\nAnd no, not all of them are set in the type of fantasy world you're thinking of. We've got bootleggers, pirates, space detectives, and more! \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britannia&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Prime Video (2 Seasons), with Epix add-on (all 3 Seasons)&lt;p&gt;\nThis blend of history and fantasy, which also uses 20th century pop songs (the opening credits are set to Donovan's &quot;Hurdy Gurdy Man,&quot; T-Rex's &quot;Children of the Revolution,&quot; etc), is an absolute trip. This uncanny and unpredictable story, about the Romans\u2019 attempt to conquer the Celts in the British Isles in AD 43, has been described as Game of Thrones on acid. The Walking Dead\u2019s David Morrissey plays Roman invader Aulus Plautius, a man convinced that fate and fortune are on his side during Rome\u2019s second attempt to subjugate the British lands. What he discovers are warring tribes, lands steeped in druid magic, and a young girl who prophecy says will save everyone from the Romans. Kelly Reilly, Zo\u00eb Wanamaker, Mackenzie Crook, and Eleanor Worthington Cox also star.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 9 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spartacus&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Starz, DirecTV with Starz &lt;p&gt;\nThis historic hyper-violent, ultra-sexual, vulgarity-filled series, filmed using 300's green screen backdrop effect, is one of the most moving, rewarding action epics ever made. Laced with its own tragedy, Spartacus sadly lost its lead, Andy Whitfield, to cancer after he'd only filmed one season. His illness caused the show to delay production on a second season, instead creating prequel season Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Despite terrible setbacks, the show carried on for two more seasons, with new star Liam McIntyre, and finished stronger than most shows in TV history. Created and executive produced by Sam Raimi and Daredevil's Steven S. DeKnight, Spartacus also featured John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Jai Courtney, Katrina Law, Peter Mensah, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson. \u00a0\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Last Kingdom&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Netflix&lt;p&gt;\nBased on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories, about the birth of England in the ninth and tenth centuries, The Last Kingdom ran for five seasons on Netflix, with a feature-length sequel, Seven Kings Must Die, now in development. Telling the story of England's invasion by The Great Heathen Army (of vikings), The Last Kingdom shares history (and some characters) with the next show on our list, though largely told from a different perspective. Centered on Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a man born a Saxon and raised a Dane, this drama delivers a central character who grapples with split loyalties between his oaths, his conflicting cultural identities, and his quest for retribution. Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, and David Dawson star in this bloody and brutally satisfying series.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikings&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Prime Video, Hulu &lt;p&gt;\nVikings, which was created and written by The Tudors' Michael Hirst, is a sprawling seven-season celebration of legendary viking Ragnar Lothbrok and his equally fabled sons. Whereas Game of Thrones was known for its clever, quotable dialogue, Vikings (who were notoriously not verbose) is a more direct exploration of ancient Scandanavian culture, religion, and violence. Spanning two generations, the show takes us from the halls of English kings to Paris to Kiev as warriors, explorers, and those wishing to please their gods by discovering and cultivating new lands lead us through a unique journey for the ages. Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, Gustaf Skarsg\u00e5rd, and Alex H\u00f8gh Andersen headlined this incomparable work.&lt;p&gt;\nAnd for those Vikings fans out there, sequel series Vikings: Valhalla, set 100 years later and created by Jeb Stuart, is on Netflix. \n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shadow and Bone&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhere to Watch: Netflix&lt;p&gt;\nSteering away from history here, completely, is the newest show of the batch, Netflix's Shadow and Bone. Based on Leigh Bardugo's &quot;Grishaverse&quot; book series, this show is pure dystopian fantasy, focusing on a young girl, Alina Starkov, who's an orphan and cartographer of the Ravka nation's First Army, as she discovers she is a Grisha, one with special gifts - in this case a &quot;Sun Summoner&quot; who can control light. Featuring Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Zo\u00eb Wanamaker (who's also in Britannia), Archie Renaux, and Freddy Carter, Shadow and Bone is all gorgeous costumes, impressive world-building, and dark magic. The series has one eight-episode season up on Netflix, with Season 2 premiering at the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The biggest thing that happened to me with the second hemorrhage was I shut down emotionally and it became this thing where I couldn&#8217;t look anyone in the eye,&#8221; Clarke said. &#8220;I was just convinced that I had cheated death and I was meant to die. And that every day that was all I could think about. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It was the opposite of, &#8216;I survived, I feel great,'&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It was, &#8216;I&#8217;m not meant to be here. This is going to come and get me.&#8217; And it just cuts you off from being able to engage with the outside world because you&#8217;re walking around knowing that your body has failed you. Your brain has failed you. This thing that you know to be where your perception of your self lies has failed you. And no one else can see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Clarke portrayed Daenerys Targaryen through every season of the show, and while she had told bosses of her medical condition, she was also insistent she could continue to work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll never forget we went to Comic-Con like six weeks later [after her second hemorrhage], I&#8217;m promoting the show&#8230; and I started getting a headache. And anytime I got any kind of headache, I was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s it. It&#8217;s happening. It&#8217;s happening again.&#8217; And I was getting this headache and my publicist was like, &#8216;Right, we got to go do this live interview with MTV.&#8217; And I was like, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m going to die. I think it&#8217;s happening.&#8217; In my head, I was like, &#8216;If I&#8217;m going to die, I&#8217;ll do it on live TV. Like, let&#8217;s go. There is there is no other option. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I was blessed that after each of my brain injuries in my mind there was no other option but to carry on,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;I was raised by a family that did not partake in pity. Self-pity was not on the table. It&#8217;s not how we operated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this year, Emilia Clarke discussed her time on Game of Thrones in more detail, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/game-of-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-was-really-pissed-at-shows-language-expert-who-thought-she-sucked-at-dothraki-he-insists-she-was-never-supposed-to-be-good-at-it\">admitted feeling &#8220;really pissed&#8221; at the expert who developed the show&#8217;s fictional languages<\/a>, after reading that he thought her Dothraki pronounciation &#8220;sucked.&#8221; In a separate interview, the actress stated she was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/after-game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-says-shes-likely-done-with-fantasy-and-unlikely-to-be-even-in-the-same-frame-as-a-dragon-ever-again\">likely now done with fantasy TV shows and movies<\/a>, and it was &#8220;highly unlikely&#8221; viewers would see her &#8220;get on a dragon, or even in the same frame as a dragon, ever again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: Jason Mendez\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has discussed her fears in the aftermath of having multiple brain aneurysms \u2014 and her belief that she might experience another just as she was giving a live interview on MTV. 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