More than five years have passed since then. game of thrones Though the final episode has aired, Kit Harington is still getting asked about the HBO hit. You’d think he’d have mostly fond memories — he met his wife, Rose Leslie, on the show, and even briefly planned a sequel series centered around his character, Jon Snow (which has since been canceled) — but in a new interview, he admits he was just exhausted by the end of season eight.
In a British GQ article (via Variety), she spoke about some trouble on set. game of thrones Although fame got him where he was (having to keep his curly hair at a certain length and people yelling at him on the street, “You know nothing!”), Harington said the show had to end at the time for one big reason.
“If there’s something wrong with this ending, Throne“The problem was, we were all super tired and just couldn’t go on any more,” he explained.
He’s also well aware that fans are still disappointed over the show’s final season. “I understand some people felt it was rushed, and I think I would too,” he said. “But I don’t know if I had any other choice. When I look at pictures of myself in the final season, I look exhausted. I look exhausted. I just couldn’t do another season.”
Regarding the finale, he told the magazine, “Everybody’s entitled to their opinion. Story-wise, I think there were probably some mistakes made towards the end. I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t work out.” (The article also includes Harington recalling his entry into rehab just before the finale aired: “When I went in, everybody liked me. Throne; When I came out, everyone hated me…I was like, ‘What is going on?’
While Harington has spoken about a failed Jon Snow spinoff (“I eventually backed away and said, ‘If I push it any further and keep developing it, I think it’s going to end up being a bad thing, and that’s the last thing any of us want”), he also said, quite reasonably, that he’s now ready to put the character behind him: “It’s essential to doing my job that people come to see me and not see Jon Snow.”
As for his brief appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he actually Eternals While it seems unlikely that his character Dane Whitman will return, he said, “If Marvel contacts me, I have to do it.”
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