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  • Game of Thrones season 8 received considerable backlash from audiences... 1 / 7

  • ...and it's the lowest-rated season of the entire series, sitting with a "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 2 / 7

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  • But two months after it ended, Game of Thrones cast members attended SDCC 2019 to hold a retrospective panel. 3 / 7

    Arya and white horse on Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5
  • It was during this panel that Varys actor Conleth Hill blamed the press for the season 8 backlash, saying: 4 / 7

    Conleth Hill As Varys In Game Of Thrones
  • "You look at the amount of people that are here, and we’re here to thank you for watching us all these years... 5 / 7

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  • We’re very grateful for your fandom over the years and I think this is the reality... 6 / 7

    Conleth Hill As Varys In Game Of Thrones
  • ...rather than a media-led hate campaign." 7 / 7

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