We’ve all seen the infamous table read.

Ahead of the final season, the "Game of Thrones" cast gathered to read through the series' last episodes, and some actors appeared either distraught or disapproving of how things ended.

In the video, Emilia Clarke, Conleth Hill, and Kit Harington appear the most visibly shaken. All three actors have since voiced their distaste with where season 8 left things.




Speaking with The Times in 2023, Hill said, “I just felt frustrated with the last couple of [seasons] because Varys wasn't the all-knowing character he had been. I think the writers wanted to do one thing to end it and the studio HBO wanted to do another. I felt that last [season] was a bit rushed."

In a 2024 interview with GQ, Harington agreed that the series felt “rushed” at the end. “I think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end maybe. I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t quite work,” he said.




Most recently, Clarke was quite blunt when she told Variety how she felt about the fate of her character, Daenerys Targaryen:

“F---ing outrageous. I was so pissed. I was absolutely livid.”

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