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Games Of Thrones Star Kit Harington Apologises To Fans Over Plot Twist

It was the ‘Game of Thrones’ twist that no one expected.

Well, some did. Quite a lot, even.

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But last night as Jon Snow heaved in his first breath after being brought back to life, actor Kit Harington felt compelled to apologise for the deceit surround his character’s assassination at the tumultuous conclusion of last season.

Speaking to EW, and asked what he might want to say to fans after last night’s (Sunday night’s in the US) shock ending, he said: “Sorry?! I’d like to say sorry for lying to everyone.

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“I’m glad that people were upset that he died. I think my biggest fear was that people were not going to care. Or it would just be, ‘Fine, Jon Snow’s dead.’

“But it seems like people had a, similar to the Red Wedding episode, kind of grief about it. Which means something I’m doing - or the show is doing - is right.”

Snow, the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, was murdered in a mutinous attack by a splinter group of his former comrades at the end of season five, to much shock and consternation among fans.

But he was brought back to life by the Red Woman, Melisandre, played by Carice Van Houten.

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Seemingly, the scene took an entire day to shoot.

“We shot the s*** out of it, I’ve touched Kit’s body, I’ve cleaned him I don’t know, 55,000 times. To the point where I was like, 'Can he just wake up now?’” said Van Houten.

“He has a ripped body, he’s a beautiful young man. But most of all he’s a really generous actor and a really sweet guy, but it was a long resurrection. For that little thing it was a long day.”

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It’s also been revealed that Harington had a codename throughout the shooting of season six, so that word of his return would not leak.

Rather than being called Jon Snow, he was referred to as 'LC’, short for 'Lord Commander’, not only in the scripts but also when talking about the character, so that Jon Snow’s name could not be accidentally overheard.

“No one was allowed to say ‘Jon Snow’ on set, ever, everyone had to refer to me as 'LC’,” added Harington.

Where the plot is heading now, who knows… but what we know for sure is that what is dead may never die.

Image credits: HBO