Kit Harrington became a household name after portraying the beloved character of Jon Snow on HBO’s Game of Thrones for the series’ entire run. Since then, he has gone on to star in several projects, though his resume is inextricably tied to his portrayal of one of the most beloved protagonists from George R.R. Martin’s fantasy world.In the latest news about the English actor, Kit Harrington recently shared his thoughts on the backlash towards the final season of Game of Thrones. In an interview with The New York Times, he opened up about his reaction to the viral 2019 petition for Season 8 to be remade with “competent writers.” He said,“That genuinely angered me. Like, how dare you? Sorry, that’s just how I feel. I think it was a level of idiocy that can only come about through social media.”While Kit Harrington made his thoughts on the petition clear, they seemingly do not align with a large faction of the show’s fandom. According to Variety, while the original goal of the petition was to amass 15,000 signatures, the Change.org petition ultimately landed a whopping total of 1.86 million.Kit Harrington’s previous take on the GOT finaleWhile Kit Harrington gave his views on the audience’s response to the ending of Game of Thrones to the New York Times very recently, it wasn’t the first time the actor opened up about his thoughts on how the beloved series came to an end. In a 2024 interview with GQ, he shared,“I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so f*cking tired, we couldn’t have gone on longer. And so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them. But I’m not sure there was any alternative. I look at pictures of me in that final season and I look exhausted. I look spent. I didn’t have another season in me.”He went on to say on the finale,“Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end maybe. I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t quite work.”After taking a break from acting, Kit Harrington made a triumphant return to the screen in Season 3 of HBO’s series Industry. This role marks a departure from the fantasy world depicted in Game of Thrones and is a nod to the actor’s versatility.