Kit Harington has made no secret that Jon Snow’s final decision in Game Of Thrones to kill Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emilia Clarke) was a bitter pill for him to swallow.
But now he’s admitted that he knows that deep down it was the right call for his altruistic character to make – because if he didn’t he could’ve lost everything in the long run.
Speaking to Hollywood Reporter, the star said: ‘Jon essentially sees it as Daenerys or Sansa and Arya, and that makes his mind up for him.’
‘He choose blood over, well, his other blood,’ the actor continued. ‘But he chooses the people he has grown up with, the people his roots are with, the North.
‘That’s where his loyalties lie in the end. That’s when he puts the knife in.’
He also added that the table read which revealed what happened proved to be a ‘holy f***’ moment for him, with the clip since going viral of him tearing up as he stared at screen partner, Emilia.
Jon Snow ended up being shunned to The Wall forever, and appeared happy in the decision, as his sister Arya went West of Westeros, Sansa became Queen of the North, and Bran became ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
So, while it may have been one of the most divisive ever in real life, at least the actual residents of the fantasy world seem OK with it.
The end of Game Of Thrones took its toll on the star, and soon after the final episode aired, it was revealed that he had checked into a wellness retreat after he turned to alcohol.
But now he’s back to his best, Kit is landing himself some major roles – starting by joining his Game Of Thrones on-screen brother/co-star Richard Madden in The Eternals.
It was announced this weekend at D23 that Kit would be joining the ranks of the latest star-studded MCU instalment.
He will play Dane Whitman, who in the comics became the Superhero Black Knight.
The superheroes were created by the Celestials in order to protect the human race, with the Celestials also creating the Infinity Stones which made up a solid part of the first three phases of the MCU.
So overall, not too shabby.
Game of Thrones is available now on NOW TV and Sky Atlantic.
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