Kit Harington talks about game of thrones Backlash over what some fans saw as a rushed ending to the series.
the industry The star opened up about why the HBO fantasy drama was rushed to end and why the Jon Snow spinoff series isn’t happening.
“I think if there is any mistake at the end Thrones“What happened was that we were all so tired, we couldn’t go on any longer,” Harrington said in an interview with The New York Times. GQ Hype“So, I understand that some people think it was rushed, and I probably agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative. When I look at pictures of myself from that last season, I look exhausted. I look worn out. I didn’t have another season in my life.”
On the backlash, Harington said: “Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think there were mistakes made in terms of the story, maybe at the end. I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t quite work.”
after that game of thrones After the series ended, HBO was developing a spinoff series focusing on Harington’s character Jon Snow, but it was ultimately shelved.
The actor was reluctant to discuss the spinoff “because it’s the beginning of something whole” but did discuss the process of developing the show.
“What I can tell you is that HBO came to me and said, ‘Would you consider this?’ My first reaction was no,” Harrington recalls. “Then I thought, ‘There might be an interesting and important story about the post-war soldier.’ I felt like there might be something left to say and a story left to tell in a somewhat limited way.”
“We spent two years going back and forth on development,” Harrington said. the snow “There was nothing interesting enough for us,” he added.
“Eventually, I stepped back and said, ‘I think if we push this further and continue to develop it, we might end up with something that’s not good. And that’s the last thing we all want,’” he said.
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