Even before season 8 of Game of Thrones concluded, it was clear that Kit Harington was struggling with the show’s ending. To be fair, he had been immersed in playing Jon Snow for nearly a decade. That’s a long time to commit to a project!
It was evident Harington was struggling when fans watched The Last Watch, the HBO documentary about the behind-the-scenes filming of Thrones’ final season. Harington was visibly upset during production, where he cried during his last shot and had strong emotional reactions to some of the major plot twists from season 8.
In fact, Harington spoke about this with GQ Australia while he was still working on season 8. He shared: “The last season of Thrones seemed to be designed to break us.”
He added: “Everyone was broken at the end. I don’t know if we were crying because we were sad it was ending or if we were crying because it was so f***ing tiring. We were sleep deprived. It was like it was designed to make you think, Right, I’m f***ing sick of this.”
Harington concluded by saying, “I remember everyone walking around towards the end going, ‘I’ve had enough now. I love this, it’s been the best thing in my life, I’ll miss it one day – but I’m done.'”
