The controversial ending of Game of Thrones is still one of the hotly debated topics by fans to this day – nearly a year after this fantasy monument ended. Even the cast of Game of Thrones had mixed opinions:  Kit Harington was pleased with Jon Snow’s fate  and thought his character was free as he had hoped. On the contrary, his good co-star, “dragon mother” Emilia Clarke could not be relieved that Jon Snow easily escaped the murder of Daenerys Targaryen – a role that has stuck with her for nearly a decade.

Emilia Clarke is not satisfied with the beautiful ending for Jon Snow, especially after he killed the person he loved with his own hands.

If you remember, in the last episode of season 8, Daenerys successfully captured King’s Landing and regained the Iron Throne from Cersei. However, her ambition did not stop there, but also wanted to liberate more lands and other areas, which means that the war has not ended. After a lot of ideological struggles, Jon Snow finally decided to kill his beloved to avoid this terrible scenario from happening. The Iron Throne was later melted by the dragon Drogon with a fierce fire with the meaning: ” If my mother does not take the throne, no one else will be worthy enough to sit in this position “.

At the suggestion of Tyrion Lannister, Bran Stark was appointed as the new ruler of Westeros. At the same time, the punishment for Jon Snow is exile to the North, never to return. And for a man who has never cared about power like Jon, this sentence suddenly becomes a priceless gift to help him be free, live the life he wants with the “boss” wolf Ghost and his close friend Tormund Giantbane. In other words, he murdered Daenerys without any heavy punishment.

In a recent interview with The Times, Emilia Clarke frankly admitted that she still feels frustrated about this ending. The actress said: “ I really sympathize with Daenerys. I am who she is. It’s frustrating that Jon Snow doesn’t get the punishment he deserves for his actions. He got away with murder too easily .”

Daenerys died at the hands of Jon Snow in the final episode of Game of Thrones, but this guy was released without any heavy sentence.

Of course, considering the scenario at that time, Daenerys seemed to have become a completely different person, losing her reason and being called the Mad Queen by fans. Therefore, her ending is completely predictable, no matter how infuriating many viewers. However, what Emilia wants here is that at least Jon Snow should receive an appropriate punishment, instead of being released like that under the label of “exile”. Just look at Gray Worm’s angry but helpless face at the end of the movie, it’s clear: His queen was murdered but he could do nothing to avenge, even had to watch the murderer leave for free. from King’s Landing.

However, no matter how angry Emilia or the fans are, it can’t change the ending of Game of Thrones. The DVD that HBO just released late last year also explains some more details in season 8, but basically the main content has not changed. 

Now, the only hope they can cling to is George RR Martin’s version of the novel A Song of Ice and Fire. Currently, George is still rushing to finish the final 2 volumes – The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, but cannot say before the official publication date. However, with the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, he suddenly had more free time when self-isolating at home and spent most of his time on his work so that he could be released as soon as possible with the ending. different from the TV version.