The Game of Thrones ending surprised the cast members, and we’re next
It’s nearly impossible not to come into the final season of Game of Thrones finale without an endgame theory in mind. Fans have been speculating for seasons now about what will happen in the show’s final hours, and the day is quickly approaching where we can finally find out who was right, and who was very, very wrong.
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And the fans aren’t the only ones who have done this; the cast members have also been trying to suss out how the show ends for years. Speaking to The Star, several of them talked about how much the actual ending surprised them.
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) was quick to point out that Kit Harington (Jon Snow) had the best reaction to the shocker finale. ” You should have seen Kit’s face at the read-through!” she said.
"His reactions were insane. And even for me, hearing it all come together. . . Everyone was crying."
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) promises a season full of unexpected team-ups. She filmed several scenes with characters she’d never worked with before, which made saying goodbye to the show feel extra strange.
"I keep going, ‘Oh my God. Watching you is just so bizarre because the only time I have ever seen you in character is on TV.’ It’s really funny. I do feel like more of a fan-girl this year than ever."
Turner’s best friend and on-screen sister Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) was as bowled over by the ending as anyway:
"I remember I was shooting something else earlier in the year and my mum came out to join me. We sat down one evening and we both said to each other, ‘Let’s project the final season. Let’s say who we think is going to be alive and who we think is going to be dead.’ We did and we were both wrong."
Based on these actors’ comments, one theme emerges: in season 8, surprise reigns. This is great news; it would feel pretty disappointing at this point if it turned out that a large portion of the fanbase had already guessed how things would go down in the endgame.
The pressure to please those fans was definitely on, but it sounds like the Game of Thrones crew was well aware of their call to duty. Series writer Dave Hill reassured the eager fanbase that all our time and dedication was worth it:
"We wanted to justify people’s investment for many years and hopefully they will not feel cheated. But we do feel a great deal of pressure to bring this thing to a satisfying close. Hopefully we’ll stick the landing."
We hope so, too. Finales can make or break a series. Let’s hope that nothing tarnishes Game of Thrones’ legendary reputation.
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