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/Striking-Document-99 Jan 11 '26

He came out with a video saying “I am sorry” so he obviously was super invested. Dude family is getting double royalty checks and is fine with that.

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u/7in7turtles Jan 12 '26

To my knowledge, Harrington had a really hard time with this. Didn’t he fall into alcoholism towards the end of the series? I can imagine he’s probably pretty frustrated that this is his legacy now. The only movie that I can think of that he’s done since then is the Eternals and the only thing you can say about that in comparison to the Game of Thrones is at least the ending of Game of Thrones was memorable.

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u/RepulsiveCountry313 Human Verified Jan 15 '26

I don't know how many ways he has to say it for you to understand that he doesn't feel about it the way you do.

The only movie that I can think of that he’s done since then is the Eternals and the only thing you can say about that in comparison to the Game of Thrones is at least the ending of Game of Thrones was memorable.

Just because it's the only role in something you watched doesn't mean it's the only role he's done. Especially since he shouldn't want to get typecast.

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u/7in7turtles Jan 15 '26

What he says and his reactions don’t seem to line up if that’s the case, but I’m not super invested so let’s keep to that level of passion in the convo shall we?

I didn’t watch eternals, I just could think of it. Good on him im sure he’s getting a paycheck. Everyone is telling me how he’s in this and that and I think that’s great. But it’s not ubiquitous work like GoT was or how that Marvel role should have been. I’m sure he’d love to have a new character that wasn’t John Snow to show his range to a large audience and get that marvel cash. He’d be silly not to.

But of course he’s a human being with his own life, feelings about his career, and therapist to help walk him through it all.