'Game of Thrones' Stars Respond to Fan Criticism
by EG
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner says that fans who have criticized the show's final season are being "disrespectful" for expressing their frustration, implying that fans should just like what they've been given and shut up about it. Co-star Kit Harington had even harsher words, saying critics should just "go f**** themselves." Read on for details.
Via People.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Season 8 finale of Game of Thrones.
The Queen in the North disapproves.
Sophie Turner, who has played Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones for the HBO drama’s entirety, finds a recent fan-fueled petition to “remake” the final season “disrespectful.”
But she told the New York Times in an interview published Monday that she’s “not surprised” fans have voiced their frustration with the way the story wrapped up.
“People always have an idea in their heads of how they want a show to finish, and so when it doesn’t go to their liking, they start to speak up about it and rebel,” Turner, 23, told the outlet.
“All of these petitions and things like that — I think it’s disrespectful to the crew, and the writers, and the filmmakers who have worked tirelessly over 10 years, and for 11 months shooting the last season,” the actress continued. “Like 50-something night shoots. So many people worked so, so hard on it, and for people to just rubbish it because it’s not what they want to see is just disrespectful.”
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