Joe Dempsie says he knew Game of Thrones season 8 would be controversial. 1 / 8
In season 8, Daenerys Targaryen became the Mad Queen... 2 / 8
...which led Jon Snow to kill her. 3 / 8
Bran Stark also became king... 4 / 8
...because he had the best story. 5 / 8
Dempsie says the last season was bound to be controversial. 6 / 8
He says everyone had a different idea of how the show would end, while hoping to be surprised 7 / 8
Dempsie says backlash was all but inevitable. 8 / 8