Game of Thrones star explains why she is satisfied with the death of her character in the Battle of Winterfell

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest Game of thrones episode of season 8 'The Long Night'. Keep reading at your own risk.

The great battle of Winterfell between the living and the dead took place and, although more people survived what we hoped for, our protagonists did not escape the security.

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The saddest death was probably the Ser Jorah Mormont, who died defending his beloved Khaleesi.

Actor Iain Glen said he was upset not to see Daenerys' victory over the undead (and the possible reign of Westeros). Weekly entertainment that he thought it was the perfect time to go there.

"When I read the nature of his disappearance, it just seemed right," he said. "That was the good conclusion.

"For eight consecutive years, you say," Please, please … "You just want to stay at the party, you just want to stay on board, so this season is coming and it's Is the season to go, if you are it is a heroic and satisfying end.

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"The first thing I did was I went and sent an email (Dan Benioff and DB Weiss) and told them how much I liked the scripts." And they said: " Ah, you are a man. "I am really grateful for this conclusion.

The actor said part of him would have liked Jorah to become jiggy with Dany, but he felt as if the character was happy to protect her after their fallout and grayscale scenario.

Fans complained that the Battle of Winterfell was "too dark" to be seen, but if you think it's bad, think carefully about the actors who had to go through a lot of night shoots.

"It's completely your biological clock," he added. "You do not have a life outside – at least the daytime shootings you go to eat at night and you'll do something." On filming nights, those off-peak hours are removed.

"You sleep at 7 am and you wake up at noon and you can not do anything, it's the most unpleasant experience I've ever had. The Thrones; the least pleasant of all this. "

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