This Fan-Favorite GAME OF THRONES Villain Says Season 8's Ending Was Perfect

This Fan-Favorite GAME OF THRONES Villain Says Season 8's Ending Was Perfect

Euron Greyjoy actor Pilou Asbæk disagrees with the vast majority of TV critics and Game of Thrones fans as he reveals his own thoughts on how the much-maligned ending of the HBO fantasy series played out.

By MarkJulian - Jan 21, 2020 12:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: EW
Don't tell Euron Greyjoy actor Pilou Asbæk that season 8 of HBO's Game of Thrones was bad television.

At the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Pilou revealed that he and some of the other cast members gave the ending a 20 minute standing ovation during their first table read. He reckons that people hated season 8 because it meant the show was ending, not because it was rushed or seemed to flounder without George R.R. Martin's books to serve as a guide.

"When we had the read-through… we ended up doing a standing ovation for 15, 20 minutes. It was a perfect ending. But people were upset because an era finished. I kind of get it, I was a big fan of the show before I became a part of it, and if it had ended in that way, I would have been angry as well. Because when something you like so much says, ‘No,’ it’s like a break-up. And Game of Thrones broke up with millions of people all over the world, and they got upset."

In addition to Game of Thrones, Asbæk is best known for roles in Lucy, Ghost in the Shell and Overlord. He'll next be seen in the Chinese film Project X-Traction with John Cena and Jackie Chan.
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Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/21/2020, 12:53 AM
"Euron Greyjoy"

"fan-favorite"



dracula
dracula - 1/21/2020, 1:30 AM
Maybe he should spend more time looking for his next role and less time
thewanderer
thewanderer - 1/21/2020, 3:43 AM
I don’t see the issue. One can be a fan favorite villain. He was so hated that he was a very good villain. I think being a very good villain qualifies you to be a fan favorite (ie liking the character because it’s a well done character regardless of being a hero or villain).


Would Darth Vader not qualify as a fan favorite villain?
BizarroGrif
BizarroGrif - 1/21/2020, 5:22 AM
@thewanderer - Except that he wasn't a good villain. He was bad, and not in the way a villain should be.

tbf I'd lay most of the blame for that at the feet of the writers, but regardless he was not received well by the majority of fans and calling him a "fan favourite" is beyond generous
thewanderer
thewanderer - 1/21/2020, 10:01 AM
@BizarroGrif - he was surely liked in all the places I saw on the internet.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 1/21/2020, 3:43 PM
@EmpressCipher - lol right
DaenerysChained
DaenerysChained - 1/21/2020, 5:31 AM
I wouldn't call it perfect but it was pretty damn close
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 1/21/2020, 8:41 AM
Season 8 was terrible and Euron Greyjoy wasn't even a character. No arc, not interesting. All the dude did was chew scenery and be the most boring and annoying non character on screen.
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 1/21/2020, 11:38 AM
“Fan Favorite”? Euron was one of the most lambasted characters, even the actor acknowledged how disappointing the adaptation process was.

Which is honestly why these comments are so surprising. He’d never really held back on voicing his issues before.
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