Game of Thrones star Kit Harington surprised that Jon Snow was deprived of a major moment at the Battle of Winterfell

This article contains spoilers for Game of thrones& # 39; Battle of Winterfell, Season 8, Episode 3 & # 39; The Long Night & # 39 ;. Read at your own risk.

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While Game of thrones"The big fight between the living and the dead could have been a little rudimentary (the battle plan of our heroes is terrible), not to say dark, it was satisfying to see Arya Stark bring the final blow to the King of the Night, rather than the obvious choice of Jon Snow.

Challenging expectations is what The Thrones is known for, although all members of the cast expect Jon Snow to be the one who will eventually kill his longtime foe.

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Talk to Weekly entertainment, Kit Harington, actor of Jon, said: "I was surprised, I thought it would be me, but I like it, it gives the Arya formation the goal of reaching an end goal. much better as she does.

"I think the audience will be frustrated to hear that Jon is chasing the Night King and you are expecting this epic fight and that it never happens. The Thrones. But that's the good thing for the characters. There is also something about this that is not the person you are waiting for. The young woman sticks it to the man. "

Maisie Williams also feared that everyone would hate this moment and claim that Arya did not "deserve" it before changing their minds.

She said: "When we played the game with Melisandre, I realized the whole scene with [her] That brings me back to everything I've been working on for the last six seasons – four if you think about it since … the Black and White House.

"It all boils down to that moment, it's also unexpected and that's what this series does." So, I was like: "F ** k you Jon, I understand. "

Although we wanted Arya to use some of her faceless Man skills (if the King of Nights could guess where Bran was, she might have disguised as a tree), but she's still the best character. We are therefore delighted to have accomplished the act.

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