Cast of Game of Thrones agrees that season 8 is bad

While Game of Thrones stumbled in some ways since he left George RR Martin's books behind him, the epic series of HBO Fantasy had truly rolled into its eighth and final season, with the last two episodes – " The Last of the Starks "and" The Bells "- considered as the worst episodes in Thrones' history so far by the public and critics, and now, the cast of Game of Thrones is also a bit more open to this subject, according to two new interviews of Conleth Hill and Pilou Asbæk, who respectively play Varys and Euron Greyjoy in the series.

Spoilers to come for Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5.

Varys and Euron were killed this week in Game of Thrones in "The Bells", the former burned by Daenerys Targaryen for committing treason and the last stabbed to death by Jaime Lannister. At Entertainment Weekly, Hill expressed disappointment at how Varys had behaved in recent seasons, while Game of Thrones was turning to a more epic show.

"It's what I've felt over the past two seasons, namely that my character has become more peripheral and more focused. on others more, "said Hill EW. "It's fine, it's the nature of a multi-character show, it was a little frustrating, overall it was extremely positive and brilliant, but I guess the last two seasons were not my favorites. "

" I loved traveling with [Tyrion actor Peter Dinklage] and we are only two in this car, "added Hill. "I think what was said here included the nature of monsters and strangers so precisely. In a way, this was lost when we pbaded [the narrative in George R.R. Martin’s] pounds. This particular interest for weirdos was not as effective as it had been.

"Last season and this season, there were some great scenes, then I came in and gave you some sort of a weather report at the end – the movie at age 11". So I thought he was losing his knowledge. If he was such a smart man and he had such resources, how come he does not know anything? This added to my dismay. It is now corrected to obtain a great and noble end. But it was frustrating for two seasons.

Pilou Asbæk as Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5
Photo credit: Helen Sloan / HBO

Asked by IndieWire about what he would have liked for Euron, Asbæk replied: "I would have liked that we could see – not the seductive side, not the seductive side. "I want f – k the queen 's side – but something different – maybe something [darker] more mysterious – it would have been fun to see that side because it' s closer to the books "

Asbæk also mentioned Euron's foolishness in not realizing that Cersei had lied to him since Tyrion knew about the baby, and told the creators of Game of Thrones, David Benioff and DB We do not put "importance" on this thread of history and because of the way the scene was filmed.

"When we did this scene, you have to remember Lena [Headey, who plays Cersei] of myself and The Mountain, everyone stood at 85 meters from Peter [Dinklage, who plays Tyrion]"said Asbæk." Peter is not a guy who likes to scream. I could not hear a word of what he said, so I did not know that he had mentioned the baby, because if I had read the script or if I I had read the script, I would have looked at Cersei, like "What? Hey, how can he know? What's going on? Nobody could be so stupid except an actor who had probably not read the script. I only read my own lines. I used the Michael Caine method. "

" I wanted to be surprised by watching her, "added Asbæk. "I wanted to be seduced by this, like the rest of the world. That said, it's not intrigue that Dan and David have to follow because they did not think it was important. "

Choosing not to focus on what would have been a major revelation in previous seasons of Game of Thrones shows how hurried the show has become in recent years. If Cersei were caught in a lie, she could have broken her alliance with Euron, which would change her approach to the Daenerys war, but it's clear that writers could not be bothered to stick to that.

In the meantime, this weekend, YouTuber has compiled pieces from the Game of Thrones cast about Season 7 and Season 8 in various interviews. Kit Harington qualifies as "disappointing" last season before adding without conviction: "Epic, I do not know, one of them. Dinklage pointed out the stupidity of putting women and children alongside corpses in Winterfell's crypts when Night King arrives, noting: "Tyrion, he's smart, but I guess it's not so smart. "

Joe Dempsie, a Gendry actor, explained that the development of the character had been disappointing in season 7, before adding," I really have to shut up now. "" You're brave, "he said. said Anderson in response, and then burst out laughing.

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