Kit Harington says there were “mistakes made story-wise” with final ‘Game Of Thrones’ season
Kit Harington has suggested that there were “mistakes made, story-wise” at the end of Game Of Thrones.
The hit HBO fantasy series wrapped up its eight-season run in 2019, though the final episodes sparked a backlash from fans, with a petition to re-write the season attracting over 1 million signatures.
Harington, who played Jon Snow in the series, has now reflected on the final season, admitting that “everyone is entitled to their opinion”.
“I think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end maybe,” he told GQ. “I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t quite work.”
The actor also looked back on how he felt around the time they made the last season, admitting that the cast “were all so fucking tired”.
“I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so fucking tired, we couldn’t have gone on longer,” he said.
“And so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative. I look at pictures of me in that final season and I look exhausted. I look spent. I didn’t have another season in me.”
Harington isn’t the only Game Of Thrones cast member to speak out on the show’s ending, with Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams suggesting back in 2022 that the series “fell off at the end”.
However, the year before, Daenerys Targaryen star Emilia Clarke said that she “only sees [the ending] with peace”.
Creator George RR Martin addressed the backlash in 2022, telling The Independent: “I don’t understand how people can come to hate so much something that they once loved. If you don’t like a show, don’t watch it! How has everything become so toxic?”
Meanwhile, earlier this month Harington reflected on playing the “morally perfect” Jon Snow, admitting he found it “difficult”.
Since the show ended, the Game Of Thrones universe has continued in prequel series House Of The Dragon, which recently wrapped up its second season. Last last week it was confirmed that the show would conclude with its fourth season.
HBO is also prepping a new spin-off called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, which is due in 2025, as well as a separate show called 10,000 Ships.
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