Game of Thrones bosses reveal which character was supposed to die but lived on 

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showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss have unveiled some past secrets.

, the co-creators argued that at the start of the new season, the Night\'s King is "winning" in the stakes, saying he "kicked Jon Snow\'s ass".

Asked who was the easiest character to write for, unsurprisingly they chose Hodor (because, who else?).

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They also revealed that Tyrion was the hardest, saying he was "supposed to be very smart and funny, and that\'s not really [them]".

However, the most tantalising secret they gave away was who they planned to kill off in the past, only to change their minds.

"Noah Taylor [Locke] was a character who was meant to get chucked into the bear pit and torn to pieces at the end of his first season," Weiss explained.

"We liked him and working with his character so much that mid-season we realised there was a way to utilise him for the following season that would be great. So he earned his red wings."

Locke was the bearded gentleman who chopped off Jaime Lannister\'s hand, and later infiltrated the Night\'s Watch on behalf of the Boltons in an attempt to find Bran and Rickon.

Although viewers will know that he didn\'t get too much of a reprieve from Benioff and Weiss, having his neck snapped by a Bran-controlled Hodor in season 4.

 will be simulcast on Sky Atlantic at 2am on April 25, at the same time as it airs in the US, and will be repeated at 9pm the same day.

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