British actor Kit Harington, known for his role as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones", acknowledged that mistakes were made during the show's final season in a GQ Magazine interview.
He agreed with fans that the last season, which premiered in May 2019 to critical backlash, felt rushed.
"I think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end, maybe. I think some interesting choices didn’t quite work,” Harington said.
"I think if there was any fault with the end of ‘Thrones’, is that we were all so f**king tired, we couldn’t have gone on longer. And so, I understand some people thought it was rushed, and I might agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative," he added.
The last season of "Game of Thrones" received extensive backlash from both fans and critics in 2019 for various reasons.
The primary issue was the show's attempt to fit major events into only six episodes, despite spending years developing intricate storylines and character arcs. Additionally, many viewers were dissatisfied with the resolution of key characters' journeys, particularly Emilia Clarke's Daenerys Targaryen.
Harington said that though “everyone is entitled to their opinion,” the team felt worn out after filming the series for over ten years.
“I look at pictures of me in that final season, and I look exhausted. I look spent. I didn’t have another season in me,” he said.
“I went in and everyone loved ‘Thrones’; I came out and everyone hated it … I thought, ‘What the f**k is going on?’” he added.
The actor also discussed the spin-off series based on Jon Snow, which is no longer in development.
“I don’t really want to say. Because it starts a whole thing," he said.
It was reported in June 2022 that HBO was developing a Jon Snow spin-off with Harington in talks to reprise the role. However, in April this year, Harington revealed that the show is "off the table".
When HBO approached him for the spin-off show, the actor said his first reaction was "no".
"And then I thought there could be an interesting and important story about the soldier after the war. I felt that there might be something left to say and a story left to tell in a pretty limited way.
"We spent a couple of years back and forth developing it. And it just didn’t... nothing got us excited enough. In the end, I kind of backed out and said, ‘I think if we push this any further and keep developing it we could end up with something that’s not good. And that’s the last thing we all want'," Harington said.
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