“We talked about how he said that we wanted to resolve the character. “Living overseas in Ireland just wasn’t conducive to me feeling like I could do what I needed to do on behalf of my family.” Hirst, being an “incredibly compassionate man,” understood Gilsig’s dilemma, she said, despite being disappointed he would have to conclude Siggy’s storyline. “I went to Michael,” she admitted, explaining that “family issues” bolstered her decision. “It’s so unexpected and such a great honoring of the backstory that Michael created,” Gilsig said.ĭuring an interview with Entertainment Weekly in the wake of the shocking episode, Gilsig revealed she was the one who suggested Siggy’s death. While retrieving the children from the frigid waters, Siggy, who was succumbing to the cold herself, saw an apparition of her daughter Thyri (Elinor Crawley), who died of the plague in Season 1 of “Vikings.” Her vision is what ultimately persuaded Siggy to surrender and “let the Gods take her” so she could reunite with her family in Valhalla. The children are falling through the ice, and she knows that unless she goes in and gets them, they're going to die.” “When she first goes after the children, it just speaks to who Siggy is,” Gilsig told the Hollywood Reporter about her character’s human instinct. Without hesitation, Siggy dove in after the two boys, retrieving them both from the icy death that awaited them.
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