As Ser Davos Seewert, Liam Cunningham was probably one of the most honest characters in the Game of Thrones series. He remains loyal to Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) until his death and then becomes less involved in the war between the houses and instead looks forward to the coming war with the white walkers.
A subplot was planned for the 7th season Davos should illuminate the romantic sidebut the actor rejected the idea.
Davos was supposed to fall in love with Missandei during Game of Thrones season 7
Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) was a slave on Essos who was freed by Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and became a close confidant of the Khaleesi as an interpreter. In season 7, the two meet Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Davos and team up to fight off the White Walkers.
Behind the scenes, according to an article from Slashfilm, the idea of Davos falling in love with Missandei was discussed. When showrunners David Benioff and Mark Mylod pitched him the idea, he harshly rejected the idea. According to Slashfilm, he explained to Business Insider.
That’s the only thing I’ve ever stood up to them on. The woman is a goddess, but given Davos’ past with Lyanna Mormont and Sharin Baratheon, he can’t be allowed to have the hots for a young woman. […] You don’t undo my hard work of gaining the audience’s sympathy by portraying him as a pervert.
Cunningham referred to his past with Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey) and Sharin Baratheon (Kerry Ingram) in that he took on a fatherly role for the two girls and was there to support them. For him it was unbelievable that his character Davos would then turn into… to fall in love with a woman so much younger than Missandei would.
Because of his refusal, the story arc was not taken up and Cunningham proved that he understood his role much better than the showrunners. Game of Throne had no shortage of sexual relationships between characters and some of them were very inappropriate. It’s actually quite nice if there were at least a few characters with integrity like Davos who were able to win the audience’s sympathy.