Any Game of Thrones fan will tell you that the death of Sean Bean’s Ned Stark was one of the most shocking moments in their television-watching lives. It was the moment where they realized no GoT character was safe, and for many it still carries deep emotional wounds.

It was tough for Bean, too, but he found a unique way to get over the grief of losing his head: he used it to play soccer.

Wait, what?

Seriously. He kicked his own head around like a soccer ball. We have the Reddit AMA screenshot to prove it:

Well, we guess that’s one way to get over losing a vital organ. We wonder if Alfie Allen did the same thing when Theon lost a different part of his anatomy?

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[via Reddit]