Nearly ten months after the series finale of Game of Thrones aired, star Emilia Clarke still isn’t too happy about the ending.
Her beloved character, Daenerys Targaryen, was murdered by her aunt (and once lover) Jon Snow (Kit Harington), which ‘annoyed’ her, as she told The Times in a wide-ranging interview as she gets ready for her West End play The Seagull.
‘Yeah, I felt for her. I really felt for her. And yeah, was I annoyed that Jon Snow didn’t have to deal with something? He got away with murder — literally,’ Clarke said.
Not happy: Nearly ten months after the series finale of Game of Thrones aired, star Emilia Clarke still isn’t too happy about the ending
Annoyed: Her beloved character, Daenerys Targaryen, was murdered by her aunt (and once lover) Jon Snow (Kit Harington), which ‘annoyed’ her, as she told The Times in a wide-ranging interview as she gets ready for her West End play The Seagull
The final season started with Daenerys and Jon getting ready to try and take the Iron Throne, but after torching King’s Landing and everyone in it, Jon stabbed her in the gut, killing her and ending her reign of terror.
Clarke had known the ending for years, revealing that when the show finally did come to a close, ‘it felt like coming out of a bunker. Everything felt really strange.’
‘I knew how I felt when I first read it, and I tried, at every turn, not to consider too much what other people might say, but I did always consider what the fans might think — because we did it for them, and they were the ones who made us successful, so … it’s just polite, isn’t it?’ Clarke added.
Jon and Dany: The final season started with Daenerys and Jon getting ready to try and take the Iron Throne, but after torching King’s Landing and everyone in it, Jon stabbed her in the gut, killing her and ending her reign of terror
The actress added that the ‘global temperature,’ referring to the glut of ‘horrific news’ we’re bombarded with daily helps, ‘explain the enormity of the fans’ outrage.’
‘Because people are going, finally, here’s something I can actually see and understand and get some control back over … and then when that turns, and you don’t like what they’ve done,’ she added.
When asked if she was mad that Daenerys didn’t get a ‘happy ending,’ she admitted that she was, but added that the show was a ‘gift’ for her as an actor.
Outrage: The actress added that the ‘global temperature,’ referring to the glut of ‘horrific news’ we’re bombarded with daily helps, ‘explain the enormity of the fans’ outrage’
Aside from the ending, many fans criticized the final season since it was just six episodes, while the first five seasons came in at 10 episodes apiece.
‘We could have spun it out for a little longer,’ Clarke admitted, while adding the show could have used more dialogue.
‘It was all about the set pieces. I think the sensational nature of the show was, possibly, given a huge amount of airtime because that’s what makes sense,’ she said.
Too short: Aside from the ending, many fans criticized the final season since it was just six episodes, while the first five seasons came in at 10 episodes apiece
When asked if she was happy the show ended when it did, she said happy is a ‘funny word,’ adding, ‘Again, the show was so big. I was a small cog in a very, very, very big machine.’
While she added that the show gave her a routine she could fall back on each year, she admitted being a ‘cog’ isn’t always a good thing.
‘Doing a show so many people had opinions about doesn’t serve your creativity on any level,’ she said.
Clarke stars in The Seagull, which runs at Playhouse theatre in London through May 30.
Happy: When asked if she was happy the show ended when it did, she said happy is a ‘funny word,’ adding, ‘Again, the show was so big. I was a small cog in a very, very, very big machine’