{"id":117930,"date":"2024-08-12T19:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/kit-harington-yes-the-game-of-thrones-finale-sucked\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:16:23","slug":"kit-harington-yes-the-game-of-thrones-finale-sucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/kit-harington-yes-the-game-of-thrones-finale-sucked\/","title":{"rendered":"Kit Harington: Yes, the Game of Thrones Finale Sucked!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s taken just over five years for him to speak out on the topic, but Kit Harington finally acknowledges the criticism and agrees with the consensus of television viewers everywhere:<\/p>\n<p>The Game of Thrones series finale was really pretty terrible.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"Kit Harrington as Jon Snow\" class=\"wp-image-506959 lazyload\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-2048x1363.webp 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-960x639.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-1080x719.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b-1200x799.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GOT505_103114_HS__DSC4414-1-56a3419e5f9b58b7d0d11e4b.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kit Harrington as the beloved character of Jon Snow.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (HBO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so f-cking tired, we couldn\u2019t have gone on longer,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/kit-harington-gq-hype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harington told GQ<\/a> in a new interview. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them. But I\u2019m not sure there was any alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The final Game of Thrones episode aired on May 19, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>It crowned Bran Stark as the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, an unexpected and disappointing resolution to basically everyone who had followed the legendary series for eight seasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506960 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165474671-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kit Harington attends the HBO\u2019s \u201cIndustry\u201d Season 3 Premiere at Metrograph on August 5, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked by the aforementioned publication about this letdown of episode, which was somehow the lowest-rated of the entire drama, Harington said he understood where critics were coming from with their frustrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is entitled to their opinion,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end maybe. I think there were some interesting choices that didn\u2019t quite work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite this admission, Harington delved into a bit of detail with GQ about the proposed Game of Thrones spinoff that would have featured his character, Jon Snow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can tell you is it was HBO that came to me and said, \u2018Would you consider this?\u2019 My first reaction was \u2018no,\u2019\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I thought there could be an interesting and important story about the soldier after the war. I felt that there might be something left to say and a story left to tell in a pretty limited way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506961 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1473613558-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kit Harington attends the Apple Original Series \u201cExtrapolations\u201d red carpet premiere event at Hammer Museum on March 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The spinoff advanced through production and a couple of years were spent developing it\u2026 but Harington just didn\u2019t see the upside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, I kind of backed out and said, \u2018I think if we push this any further and keep developing it we could end up with something that\u2019s not good. And that\u2019s the last thing we all want,\u2019\u201d he told GQ.<\/p>\n<p>The British star \u2014 who plays a critical role on Industry Season 3 \u2014 also said he didn\u2019t want to be known to audiences just as Jon Snow.<\/p>\n<p>He was also satisfied with the way this soldier was written off on Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing him go beyond the Wall back to something true, something honest, something pure with these people, he was always told he belongs with \u2014 the Free Folk \u2014 it felt to me like he was finally free,\u201d Harington said to The Hollywood Reporter in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really sweet ending. As much as he had done a horrible thing [in killing Daenerys], as much as he had felt that pain, the actual ending for him was finally being released.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L2tpdC1oYXJpbmd0b24teWVzLXRoZS1nYW1lLW9mLXRocm9uZXMtZmluYWxlLXN1Y2tlZC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s taken just over five years for him to speak out on the topic, but Kit Harington finally acknowledges the criticism and agrees with the consensus of television viewers everywhere: The Game of Thrones series finale was really pretty terrible. Kit Harrington as the beloved character of Jon Snow. (HBO) \u201cI think if there was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-117930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}