Starring an ensemble cast including Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, the HBO series Game of Thrones ran successfully for eight seasons before it came to an end in 2019. The series was praised for its story, complex characters, and the cast’s performance and went on to be one of the most popular shows all around the world. However, the show somehow failed to land with a satisfactory ending, as many criticized it for lacking emotional weight and not giving characters a proper closure.
But when it comes to behind-the-scenes, fans have surely been delighted with Harington and Clarke’s reaction when they learned about the series finale during their table read.
Kit Harington And Emilia Clarke’s Priceless Reaction to Game of Thrones Ending
Game of Thrones’ final episode features Bran Stark being chosen as the new ruler of the Six Kingdoms. Jon Snow ends up being sent to the Night’s Watch after he kills Daenerys Targaryen. Sansa becomes the Queen of the North, while Arya sets off on a journey to explore lands west of Westeros.
And Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke’s reaction to learning that Jon Snow would have to kill Daenerys is priceless. A behind-the-scenes clip from The Last Watch features the cast’s reaction, as the Eternals actor held his head in his hands, shocked to learn that his character would be killing his love interest.
The Daenerys Targaryen actress tries to make her co-star laugh, pulling faces before she sinks into her chair. Harington, however, seemed to get emotional as the narrators say, “He looks down at what he’s done, terrible and necessary. End of Game Of Thrones.”
Fans have been heavily touched by the actor’s reaction to the documentary, as they shared that the Game of Thrones finale table read seemed to hold more emotions than the actual scene in the series.
Fans Captivated by Cast’s Reaction to Game of Thrones Ending
Fans of the HBO series Game of Thrones have been very open about how bad the show’s ending was. Although they were quite captivated by Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke’s reaction to the ending they did not forget to point out how bad it actually was.
One fan said, “GOT table read had more emotion than the actual scene.” Fans all over social media shared their reaction, as they said that watching the actor’s reaction to the ending was way more hurtful than watching the actual scene in the series.
Watching Game of Thrones: The Last Watch and seeing Kit Harington’s actual reaction to reading the ending broke my heart! 💔 Even worse than the scene in the show. @GameOfThrones
— Ashley Marie (@PeachyKeen4Life) May 28, 2019
I found his reaction harder to watch than when he actually did it on the show!
— Paula (@wheezy58) May 27, 2019
Now that made me cry – unfortunately Dany’s death did not and I wish it did!!
— Kim (@kimrfukui) May 27, 2019
This and when Kit is saying goodbye to the actors and crew and everyone’s farewells got me in the feels. You can tell how close they are and that it wasn’t just a job to them but something more 😭
— Tony 🔮 (@tonyk_90) May 27, 2019
Kind of feel like people are projecting their reaction to the show onto him. Emilia has a yikes face on but Kit looks shocked but the hell if any of us know if it was happy or sad about it. I mean he was in tears but that doesn’t mean he was upset or happy.
— Mikeyt00 (@devilmikey00) May 28, 2019
Others also joked that his reaction was to how badly the writers concluded the series instead of his character’s ill-fated love story with Daenerys Targaryen. Fans also stated everyone at the table seemed to be cringing at the ending, stating that they probably did not like the way the makers concluded the story as well.
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