After almost a decade, fans, critics, and cast members bid their final goodbye to Game of Thrones. Despite the backlash and the upcoming Game of Thrones Prequel, a lot of people are still left heartbroken, including Nathalie Emmanuel.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the 30-year-old star revealed the end of the show was like "going through a breakup." After being in the series since Season 3, the conclusion made her feel like she was saying goodbye to an old relationship. Hence, she found it hard to commit to new acting gigs.
"When other shows had kind of come along... that needed a six-year option, I was like, 'I'm not ready!'" she said. Emmanuel seemed to be still in the process of moving on and compared it to the feeling of wearing her former boyfriend's jumper.
"I'm not ready for a new jumper. I'm not ready to date again! It was that sort of feeling," she added. However, the actress is now starring in the television reboot of Four Weddings and a Funeral, playing the role of Maya.
Game of Thrones Season 8 proved to be divisive after a huge backlash. Its last three episodes drew criticisms from fans and critics alike. There were even 1.7 million people who signed a petition, asking HBO to remake the final season.
There were questions about Daenerys' (Emilia Clarke) death and Jon Snow's (Kit Harington) fate. Although most cast and crew of the series defended Game of Thrones Season 8, Natalie Tena, who played Osha the Wildling, didn't feel the same.
The 34-year-old star said she wasn't happy with how the series ended. From the caliber of writing toward the end to the plots and everything that happened to how things ended compared to previous seasons, she felt like a different set wrote it of people. "It doesn't make sense, for me," she admitted on the podcast, White Whine Question Time with Kate Thornton, via Express.
Osha had been in the show from Season 1 to Season 6. She tried her best to protect Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and Rickon (Art Parkinson). She worked hard and risked her life to get the two Starks to safety along with Hodor (Kristian Nairn).
She died in Game of Thrones Season 6 when the evil Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) stabbed her in the neck when she tried to seduce him. But, despite her disbelief, Tena liked the scene where Arya (Maisie Williams) killed the Night King (Vladimír Furdík).
She liked it from there, but the rest was a different question. It has been almost three months since Game of Thrones Season 8 ended, but it was still making noise. So far, HBO is busy working on Game of Thrones Prequel.
