The Jon Snow actor admits when he first read the pilot in 2009, he thought the programme was 'kind of weird'.
Whether you have seen it or not, Game of Thrones has become a worldwide phenomenon, with fans staying up until the early hours to watch the first episode of the eighth and final season.
But one of the main stars Kit Harington has revealed he"did not get" the fantasy drama at first and remembers asking himself"What is this crock of s***?" when he read the pilot in 2009. In an interview with Esquire, the actor, who has played Jon Snow in the show since the first episode in 2001, admitted he thought it was"kind of weird".He said:"I remember thinking, I don't understand this. I'm going to have to read this again. And I read it again. And I'm like, I still don't get this s*** at all.Advertisement
"And I think that's what people feel when they start watching it. Or when they hear about it. Like, No. Fantasy-weird.More from Ents & Arts
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