Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington) saw his time on Game of Thrones come to an end as he rode north with the Free Folk. After killing Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and escaping execution from Greyworm (Jacob Anderson), it’s fair to say the GOT character had one of the most dramatic storylines in the final ever season of the HBO series. While emotions ran high on-screen, there’s one scene Harington has described as “horrific”.
The Game of Thrones star told the publication: “I was on the back of that buck [the rig used for filming the dragon-riding scenes] for longer than we filmed the entire Battle of the B*******.
“Emilia had been moaning about it for seasons, and I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. You have not been through the mud in Northern Ireland. A buck in a nice warm room? Boo hoo.’
“But she was absolutely right. It was horrific. It’s not acting at all. It is not acting, it never will be acting,
“It is not what I’d signed up for. But it looked great, right? It just felt horrible! It is very uncomfortable as a man.”
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In the same interview, Harington said he would “not recommend” actors filming these scenes in the future.
He said: “Not recommended, no. I don’t think I can have children now.
“I loved The Long Night. I loved working with [Miguel Sapochnik], one of my favourite directors I have ever worked with.
“As tough as it was, it was Thrones, man. It was Thrones! It was everything Thrones should have been.
“It’s a full set built, hundreds of extras throwing everything they had into it, all of us as a big ensemble cast — I loved it.
“I hated it at the time, but I love it, looking back on it. I have some really fond memories of that whole experience.”
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Harington isn’t the only Game of Thrones stalwart to open up publicly about his experience on the show.
Following the series coming to an end, Gwendoline Christie revealed what she really thought about Brienne’s sex scene with Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).
Alfie Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy, also revealed what he really thought of his character.
Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin added to the hype by openly admitting the TV series “slowed him down” when it came to writing his books.
Game of Thrones season 8 is available to buy and stream on Amazon Prime now.
