m ▁representing ▁women ▁in ▁a ▁really ▁fab ul ous ▁way .' " ▁ ▁N ath al ie ▁Em manuel , ▁who ▁played ▁Miss ande i , ▁was ▁heart bro ken ▁when ▁she ▁read ▁her ▁character ' s ▁sudden ▁dem ise : ▁"... I ▁think ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ch ains ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁slave ▁her ▁whole ▁life , ▁that ▁for ▁me ▁was ▁a ▁p ung ent ▁cut ▁for ▁that ▁character , ▁that ▁felt ▁so ▁pain ful ". ▁Em manuel , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁of ▁color ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁seasons , ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁safe ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁criticism ▁for ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁representation , ▁and ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁Miss ande i ▁and ▁Grey ▁W orm ▁have ▁represented ▁so ▁many ▁people ▁because ▁there ' s ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁them ." ▁ ▁Con le th ▁Hill , ▁who ▁played ▁V ary s , ▁told ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁that ▁the ▁sevent h ▁and ▁e ighth ▁seasons ▁were ▁" kind ▁of ▁fr ustr ating " ▁and ▁not ▁his ▁" f avor ite ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁V ary s ▁" kind ▁of ▁dropped ▁off ▁the ▁edge ". ▁Hill ▁react ed ▁with ▁" d ism ay " ▁to ▁V ary s ▁apparently ▁" los ing ▁his ▁knowledge ": ▁" If ▁he ▁was ▁such ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁man ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁such ▁resources , ▁how ▁come ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁about