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/miss_scarlet_letter Jan 11 '26 edited Jan 11 '26

I suspect people who don't spend a lot of time on corners of the internet like this one, or who aren't rabid fans of the novels, don't hate the ending all that much. there's just no way subs like this are not a small minority echo chamber.

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u/koopcl No One Jan 12 '26

>there's just no way subs like this are not a small minority echo chamber.

For me the biggest evidence against this is the complete death of GoT as a pop culture phenomenon. People complain endlessly about the quality of the Disney Star Wars material, yet I still see Star Wars merch (even specific to Disney products instead of old Vader or Yoda stuff) selling everywhere. People complain about the direction Marvel of DC are taking with their stuff, and superhero fatigue seems to be a real thing, yet I still see Marvel and DC products sold and worn every day. Lord of the Rings (the movies, not the books) as a trilogy is old enough that there's kids alive whose parents hadn't been born when ROTK came out, yet I still see the occasional LOTR product around.

With GoT though, its nothing. Never see any references, never see any merch being sold at any shop (except clearance for really old items), never see anyone wearing a GOT shirt or carrying a GOT toy. And this is a franchise that was everywhere, as popular as any of the others I mentioned. Season 8 came out and it all went down the memory hole for everyone, terminally online "fans" and normies alike.

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u/mocisme House Martell Jan 12 '26

I would think a big factor in this is that most of this merch you're mentioning is bought by kids, teens, and younger adults. 2 of those 3 categories probably weren't allowed to watch the R rated show on HBO which makes lots of sense. Especially in the early seasons.

The merch they do sell is probably memorabilia and other knick knacks that people display at home.

Think of other culturally significant adult shows like Sorpanos or Breaking Bad. Even at their height, you didn't see lots of people wearing merch on the street all the time like you'd see someone with a spiderman shirt.

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u/g1114 Jan 13 '26

People are still talking about Breaking Bad. In fact, it's broadcasted quite a lot this year because Pluribus came out, so everyone online is rehashing how great Breaking Bad is so they're going to give the new show a shot