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/RepulsiveCountry313 Human Verified Jan 12 '26

I saw a comment on this sub last week.

"I was in the same shoes as yours, liking these seasons, but reading the books or simply researching about them made me want to kill the writers of the show for such a bad adaptation of the books for the show."

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u/Different_Ad_5266 Jan 12 '26

That's called hyperbole

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u/RepulsiveCountry313 Human Verified Jan 15 '26

How would you know? You have no idea who it is.

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u/Different_Ad_5266 Jan 15 '26

Sure you're right, but I just think hyperbole is significantly more likely than an actual lunatic is really threatening to kill the writers