Game of Thrones was the crown jewel of HBO with its interesting storylines and stunning visuals. Further, it brought George R. R. Martin’s fantasy novels to life, filled with political intrigue and epic battles. While the initial seasons truly captivated the viewers, the final season was an utter disappointment, not just for the audience but for the GOT actors as well.
In this kit, Harington was among the first to express his disappointment with the concluding season. In a past interview, he talked about a particular scene that he really wanted to happen, but unfortunately it did not.
Kit Harington Wanted to Fight Vladimir Furdik in GOT
The eighth season of Game of Thrones was released all the way back in 2019, and even after five years, viewers cannot forgive and forget the blunder that happened with the show. While the public was definitely not pleased with how the history epic was wrapped up, Kit Harington was also displeased with how a particular sequence turned out.
In a 2019 interview, he revealed his desire to have a cinematic duel with Vladimir Furdik, who played the White Walker. But while he didn’t get to do it, he added that this opportunity opened the door for Maisie Williams’ Arya Stark to shine.
I was a bit pissed off, only because I wanted to kill the Night King! (Further) I think I felt like everyone else did, in that it had been set up for a long time, and then I didn’t get to do it. But I was so happy for Maisie and Arya. I was secretly like, ‘I wanted to do that!
Game of Thrones was filled with capable fighters, whether it be Jon Snow or Jaime Lannister. But in the end, Arya Stark was the one who eliminated the biggest antagonist of the show, the Night King, in the Battle of Winterfell. This resulted in all the White Walkers turning into little pieces of icy fragments in one swift move.
With this single act, Arya managed to save Winterfell as well as all of humanity. The showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, revealed in the post-episode breakdown that they had known for a couple of years that it would be Williams’ Arya who would deliver the final blow to the Night King.
Interestingly, Arya used a Valyrian steel dagger, one of the few weapons that can kill a White Walker. As soon as she stabbed the Night King with the dagger, he immediately shattered into pieces. In the show, it was Bran who passed on the weapon to Arya, knowing that she would use it to save him.
Maisie Williams Was Worried That People Would Hate Arya for Killing the Night King
While Harington really wanted to be the one to kill the Night King, it was Maisie Williams’ Arya Stark who emerged victorious in this feat. But this came with its own set of doubts and nervousness, given the huge fandom Jon Snow had at the moment.
Further, even Williams’ boyfriend felt that it should have been Jon Snow who should have killed the Night King.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly (via The Standard), the actress recalled that getting the opportunity to kill the Night King was “so unbelievably exciting.” But she soon pondered over the fact that “everybody would hate it; that Arya doesn’t deserve it.”
But to her surprise, as soon as the scene was out in the open, fans rallied behind her character, even hailing her as the true queen who deserves to sit on the Iron Throne.
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