Nikolaj Coster-Waldau declares the backlash of "Game Of Thrones" is "a bit ridiculous" – Deadline

Game of thrones The actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (aka Jaime Lannister) was joined by citizens of Westeros, Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Hannah Murray (Gilly) and Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel) at Con Thrones in Nashville during the week-end as they continue to make a victory round of its eighth and final season (which will probably culminate this weekend at Comic-Con). Asked about the last season and the negative reactions he received, he had some thoughts.

"It happens every season," he said at the panel. "We're so lucky to be part of a show where people … are so interested in it that you get upset when it does not go the way you want. And it's fantastic, and I love it, and I also like that there was an online petition for it to be rewritten. "

The popular popular series of George RR Martin's books is currently wearing the Emmy crown of Best Drama (and is aiming for another nomination tomorrow) and he went on to explain how the anger of the fans and the rewrite demands of the last season have affected the cast. . designers David Benioff and DB Weiss.

"The only thing I would say is that anyone can imagine or think that the two creators of this show are not the most passionate, the greatest, the most invested of all and, for a second, think they did not do it. spending the last 10 years thinking about how they would end it is a little ridiculous, he said. "And also know that they too read the comments, and even if you sit alone and you leave, writers stupid writers! Assholes' … they really, like everyone on Game of thrones … And there are thousands, we worked hard to make the best show possible for the end. "

Coster-Waldau is not the first Game of thrones the actor to express his feelings on the backlash of the season 8. Sophie Turner, who played Sansa Stark, said The New York Times She was not surprised by the reaction and called the petition disrespectful, while HBO programming president Casey Bloys shared Turner's feelings about the fans' reaction, saying, "I do not think all fans can be happy. "

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