Let’s not beat around the bush — Game of Thrones has, to put it mildly, a diversity problem.

It began its final season with just two characters of colour. Both Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) are former slaves rescued by Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), meaning they entered the show as subservient to a white character.

Although they went on to develop their own story arcs - including a touching romance - that was all undone when Missandei was killed off at the hands of a vindictive Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) this season. The decision was a controversial one, with online commentators angry that Missandei was fridged - the term used when a female character is killed off to provide motivation for another character, usually male but in this case Daenerys.

Game of Thrones: we need to talk about the show’s diversity problem