[Blind Gossip] The cast members of Game of Thrones are defending the controversial series finale.
In public.
In private, it’s another matter.
One cast member was particularly disappointed.
[They are] quietly saying that [they] are disappointed that the show went out with a whimper instead of a bang and that it would have been a more satisfying ending if Jon or Sansa or Tyrion had won. Of course, [they] would never say that in public! That would show a lack of appreciation for a once-in-a-lifetime role. [They] are very grateful that this role paid well and has opened up a lot of doors and afforded [them] many opportunities that might not have come their way without it!
Sounds like this person should be coaching Fresh Off The Boat actress Constance Wu about gratitude!
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Actor/Actress or Role:
Optional: What did you think of the series finale?
Calm_Waters says
I’ve read 4 of Emilia’s interviews post finale so far – all them make you feel she doesn’t accept that Dany committed genocide on a city of a million people + it was just a bit of grief and refusing to see any questionable things Dany did previously in a negative light. Thats a lot of shade throwing at David and Dan the show runners and writers without explicitly saying the writing sucked and didn’t make sense. No one else has interview after interview coming out this week.
winteriscoming says
The seasons 6 -8 were not well done, with 8 being the worst. The finale was terrible! It seemed rushed and truly jacked up ending. Gray worm should of died and what was the point of Arya being a Faceless Man if she didn’t kill Cerci or Dani! Sending Jon back to BW was ridiculous! The members of small council was laughable as was the picking of the king. Horrible, disappointing end to a fabulous series! Hopefully GRRM will correct this mess in his books!!
LaBellaVida says
Emilia Clarke or Lena Headey
D & D did Dany so wrong. I will never get over seeing a heartbroken Drogon upon finding his mother like that. Soul-crushing. I’m too upset to even be angry at the writers yet. What a mess. And Bran as King is probably the worst character they could have chosen to be King. Cersei’s death couldn’t have been more disappointing. I just can’t with this.
Kellikopter says
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is my guess. I’ve seen him interview and he seems to be a really kind, polite, and honest man with a genuine love for the character he played. I could definitely see him telling people what he honestly thought in private. I don’t think he ranted about it, though. Not his style.
deepsigh says
John Bradley (Samwell Tarley) is my guess. Because he seems like the kind of
actor and person who would be grateful and not want to say anything negative.
I liked the way the show ended. Well,not Bran as King….I thought that was a lame choice. His character wasn’t very interesting to me. Stuff just happened TO him,
he didn’t really grow/develop. But,yes, I kind of liked scenes of the mundane…
Brienne writing about Jamie… Tyrion having a meeting about roads and sewers..
wfreshie says
one of the stars issac hempstead came out and said he thought the final script was a joke, so not all of them are staying mum
mimsicle says
Could be any of them. I hope they all come out eventually with their real thoughts but most of them are probably too classy for that and want long careers so they wouldn’t want future employees thinking they might spill the beans at any moment. I did see the actor who plays Jamie Lannister made a video praising the ending so let’s go with him.
A real shame the whole thing was rushed at the end. I cried for Drogon but the rest left me cold.
mayer2816 says
emilia clarke
but hey it can be anyone on that set! the ending is just mind-blowingly awful!
cherry37 says
Kit Harington or
Peter Dinklage
The finale was horrible. For many reasons. The fact that in the last couple of episodes they’ve destroyed important female character (daenerys) basically destroyed the whole show. King bran is laughable. Last episodes are lowest rated episodes in a history of a show.
rebeccadewinter says
Kit Harrington.
There is a great 3 minute clip of actors reacting in off ways about the last season on youtube. Emilia Clarke has been pretty honest about working through it and getting on board.l and I don’t think has come off as ungrateful at all.
sleb_gossip says
Emilia Clarke? Just a guess. Could be any of the actors, but for most non-casual fans of the show, the uproar is about how horribly written and paced the season went, not exactly about who “won” the throne. A lot of people would have been alright with the character who “won” if there was build up to it. By the shows end, I didn’t want a monarchy. I wanted a democracy.
boyjack4 says
A bit of a drab ending but tied up most loose ends.
LizardQueen says
Kit Harrington?
I don’t know. It could be any of them and can’t say I disagree on their sentiment.
Series finale was dull. Not because I needed to see anyone on the throne, hell everyone could’ve died and that would’ve not bothered me. It’s just that the final season felt lazy, and rushed.
yesyesyall says
Actor: anyone on cast with half a lick of sense
Opinion: Worst. Series. Finale. Ever.
yesyesyall says
And yes, that includes LOST.
sarah777 says
This could be anyone from the show.
The Bran ending was absolute horse manure. And I’m in the camp that thinks Dany was done dirty by the writers.
Henriette says
I’m guessing Kit Harrington?
Love the finale. It was perfect with everyone ending up doing things they like and are good at.
Braains says
I don’t think this is anything like Constance Wu, who I see doing commercials for the The Baconwave in her future.
With that said, I can maybe see Lena Headey saying something like this as her death was feckless considering how much they built her up as a monster the last few seasons. Dany’s hasty turn as a tyrant came to a very slow and romanticized end topped off by crowning a character who unfortunately wasn’t written well enough to appeal to the masses.
totskie says
One cast member? I wouldn’t be surprised if all the cast were upset. The show was rushed, but D&D didn’t care. They refused HBO’s offer of 10 episodes and chose 6 instead, because they wanted to finish the series so that they can direct the next crappy Star Wars. The series finale belonged to a lifetime movie not GOT.
rexczarina says
Peter Dinklage
Taytay25 says
Sophie Turner is the only one I can think of that has had more movie roles since being on GoT.
As far as the series finale, I was underwhelmed.
Raoul Duke says
Peter Dinklage
It was the worst with valid criticism.
luvprue1 says
Actor/actress: Kit Harington
Role : Jon Snow
Optional: I thought the actual ending with a Stark ruling each part of the world was beautiful. But over all the series finale was underwhelming,with a side of boring. But all in all it was bitter sweet. None of the couple’s wound up together.
BlackAdder says
Ah poor Emilia! She really thought she would win the game of thrones!
It was a brilliant and true answer to GRRM question about human heart, how can we better ourselves, we cannot, we must strive to be true to ourselves and make a difficult choices hoping one day all will be well.
monkeyman420 says
Emilia is far from the only one disappointed in the ending. Lots of the actors have spoken out. They were given really poor material from the writers
nycmadam says
I don’t know which actor this blind is about, as probably several feel that way.
Personally, I liked the finale, with all the Starks going off in different directions to live out their fates, with the exception of Bram ascending to be king. That made no sense to me at all. Who would want the Three-Eyed Raven as ruler?
monkeyman420 says
The pack survives….. but lets just split up here at the end. The show had no idea what it was about and if it did it certainly did a poor job letting the audience know
GretaGuesses says
I never watched a single episode of GOT, so I am not troubled by the finale at all. I am hearing that there are actually counselors available to address the traumatized viewers. Omg! 😟
ravenglass says
Emilia Clarke
I feel the books make it obvious, Bran will become King. But I thought the show writers would change things up & give Sam the throne. I enjoyed the final season & will miss the show.
Knightbird says
The ending was foreshadowed within the first 20 minutes of Season 1 Episode 1. The actor that’s complaining doesn’t seem to understand how good stories are told; how to read between the lines; how to look beneath the surface. Perhaps they should just stick to acting and take direction from their director.
monkeyman420 says
lol just because GRRM laid a foundation that would have Bran be the king in early chapters doesn’t mean you can just do that and never touch on it again. The show did everyone a major disservice in how they told the story. Bran is a non character for years basically and if they knew he was to be king they could have changed his role in the show to make him more interesting. They had him sitting around doing nothing for seasons and then just said he should be king because of his stories…
itstarapagain says
Agreed. It was foreshadowed then the series kept hinting at it. And Bran passed the crown to Sansa while he was off “finding drogon” Technically she wore the Crown and sat on the Iron Throne.
To all complaining- I think the writers did the best they could possibly do under the circumstances. They basically had to finish GRRM books for him. That would be tough!
Searlait says
It could be any or all of them.
Optional: What did you think of the series finale?
I hated the series finale and was disappointed in season 8 as a whole. I think the writers could have done a much better job for the fans. Hopefully the author of the books will deliver a better ending.
malice says
Kit Harington
Virolution says
Guessing Lena Heady? But I’ve heard several of the cast were disappointed like Nikolaj. I was disappointed. Doesn’t make sense Jaime would be pardoned for kingslaying but Jon is exiled for technically defending his rightful claim…and Bran is all “that’s why I came all this way”. For a future king he could have helped more with his powers along the way. So much didn’t make sense.
MademoiselleRose says
It’s Westeros, not America, Jaime wasn’t punished because his father was one of the most powerful lords in Westeros and everyone wanted the mad king gone anyway as he was going to “burn them all”. Jon was “punished” because if he weren’t the Unsullied and the Dothraki would have started a war over it. No-one wanted more war. I don’t think it was a punishment anyway, Jon would be happiest up north and Tyrion said in time he would be free anyway.
luvprue1 says
But not many people knew that Jon was the rightful heir to the throne, and the people who did know says nothing at his trial. Plus, Jon didn’t want to be king. But being sent back to the wall totally sucks!
gossipycat says
I was just going to say Constance Wu should take note!
No idea about the actor.
amagod121 says
That Headey woman who played Cersie was certainly disappointed, so I’ll go with her.
I have only read the synopsis of the show but was disappointed with the ending. It lacked realism. Blah! :-b
Violets says
I’ll guess Kit Harrington. Only because I saw him describe the last episode in one word as, disappointing before changing it to epic.
I loved the ending. Thought Tyrion’s reasoning for Bran to be king made sense. Loved the banter about brothels at the end and how everyone got a final scene. Well done!
Now if they could continue the story, see where Arya goes that would be great.
monkeyman420 says
His reasoning for Bran to become king made sense? He has a good story? I mean they all have good stories. Jon has a great story AND had the bloodline. Arya has a far better story than Bran. Sansa too. It was about as shallow an ending as they could have pulled off. Boooring
kimmukwest says
Kit Harington/Jon Snow/Aegon Targaryen
Blossom says
Rose Leslie
I Am PunkA says
Kit Harrington/Jon Snow
I thought it was great, and really came full circle on many characters and story arcs. House of Stark deserved it after all the crap they took for having honor. They followed the story outline of GRRM, so if there were issues, it was because he was too fat and lazy to finish the books and add more exposition. The exposition would have allowed for more build up, which would have helped, but the ending made sense.
monkeyman420 says
Making sense was not the problem. The problem was that the show didn’t bother to do the work to make the plot points from GRRM something people cared about deeply. They did this to themselves trying to wrap it up in two 6 episode seasons. GRRM is NOT to blame for their inability to write. They clearly aren’t that talented. Show speaks for itself
xxNYGirl says
Actor/Actress or Role: Sophie Turner — she’s now part of the X-Men franchise as a result of this role
xxNYGirl says
Also, baby Bran in the picture is so cute
hunhun says
Could literally be any one of them. And I whole heartedly agree with their opinion. I’ll take a guess and say Mrs. Sophie Jonas
bluthbananas says
Emilia Clarke
haley1020 says
Emilia Clarke