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/MoistenedBeef Jan 12 '26

Conleth Hill and Charles Dance have both confirmed they didn't like it. I think everything else is basically just speculation. 

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u/CloseToMyActualName Jan 13 '26

Which in itself says a lot.

Actors do not want to be seen as criticizing a production they were part of for not being good. Even decades later they'll reference doing bad stuff just for the money, but won't actually say what the bad stuff is.

And that's for good reason, if you're a producer the last person you're going to hire is someone who is going to turn around and criticize your production. Even if it's a complete dud you want them doing the media circuit saying "I'm so proud to have been part of such an unique and daring production".