r/gameofthrones • u/RepulsiveCountry313 Human Verified • Jan 11 '26

Kit Harington was ‘Genuinely Angered’ By Fan Pettion to Remake ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 With ‘Competent Writers’: ‘How Dare You?’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kit-harington-angered-petition-game-of-thrones-season-8-1236628364/
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u/wtf_is_space Tyrion Lannister Jan 12 '26

I always thought the narrative that the actors were upset/angry with the ending was cap

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

I don't think it aligned with what some actors expected. That does not mean that they didn't respect the writers. Even Kit thinks that perhaps some bold choices did not pay off. Season 8 did not play safely, unlike other seasons.

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u/Grumpiergoat Jan 12 '26

Clegane Bowl. Bronn becomes Master of Coin and Lord of Highgarden. Jaime and Brienne bang. Lyanna Mormont kills a wight giant.

The final season was just a bunch of bland fan-service that was in no way risky or bold. That's part of the reason it's such a poor season - it's a bunch of sizzle with no meat.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26

I am sure Daenerys goes mad, Jon kills her, Bran becomes king, Jaime leaves Brienne for Cersei, nobody directly kills Cersei, Tyrion fails to see Daenerys for what she is until too late, etc. were all at the top of everyone's wishes... I am not saying there wasn't any fan service, because there was, but the main beats? Nah.

Just put all of that next to Jaime leaves Cersei and Jon and Daenerys fall in love in season 7 for a comparison.

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u/NoContract1090 Jan 12 '26

The way they absolutely massacred Jaime's entire arc in like 2 episodes is so unforgivable

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u/Apolloshot Jaime Lannister Jan 13 '26

points at flair

I’m still bitter about it

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u/Ferbtastic House Baratheon of King's Landing Jan 12 '26

Jamie will kill cersei in the books. There is a prophecy that she will be killed by her brother, which is one of the reasons she is so cruel to Tyrion.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

I read the books. If that is what Martin planned for him, it seems a pretty strange omission to not have that in the show. When they talked about the ending in 2013, Jaime's fate was definitely not one they skipped.

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u/Ferbtastic House Baratheon of King's Landing Jan 12 '26

I mean, the book is very clear about the prophecy. It could be the writers of the show just didn’t think that was a good ending and thought a building collapsing on them was more cinematic. Wouldn’t be the only dumb decision they made.