--- title: Kit Harington Fends Off 'Game of Thrones' Questions on 'SNL' description: On 'Saturday Night Live,' host Kit Harington's opening monologue turned into a deluge of questions of how the show will end. canonical: https://time.com/5565617/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live/ author: Alejandro de la Garza article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-07T14:50:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:48.161Z og:title: 'Game of Thrones' Cast Members Hound Kit Harington for Season 8 Spoilers on 'Saturday Night Live' og:description: The host's monologue turned into a deluge of questions of how the show will end og:url: https://time.com/5565617/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-saturday-night-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt833ec3815ae267dc/698947e509208fa9b54139c1/kit-harington-snl-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Saturday Night Live - Season 44 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Game of Thrones' Cast Members Hound Kit Harington for Season 8 Spoilers on 'Saturday Night Live' twitter:description: The host's monologue turned into a deluge of questions of how the show will end twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt833ec3815ae267dc/698947e509208fa9b54139c1/kit-harington-snl-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Game of Thrones' Cast Members Hound Kit Harington for Season 8 Spoilers on 'Saturday Night Live' > Sponsored content. 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Who Will Win the Iron Throne?_  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Apr 7, 2019 2:50 PM UTC  Musical guest Sara Bareilles (L), host Kit Harington (C), and cast member Beck Bennett (R) during "Saturday Night Live" promos in studio 8H on Thursday, April 4, 2019 Musical guest Sara Bareilles (L), host Kit Harington (C), and cast member Beck Bennett (R) during "Saturday Night Live" promos in studio 8H on Thursday, April 4, 2019 Rosalind O'Connor—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Apr 7, 2019 2:50 PM UTC It’s been the better part of a decade, and everyone really, _really_ wants to know how [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/) ends. That was the sentiment expressed in last night’s _Saturday Night Live_ opening monologue, when host Kit Harington, known for playing Jon Snow on _Game of Thrones_, was flooded with questions about how the long-running fantasy show will end. HBO’s _Game of Thrones_ launches into its final season on Sunday, April 14, and series’ ending has been subject to [nearly endless debate](http://time.com/5563493/thrones-death-poster/) by fans. Harington’s _SNL_ monologue started out like any other, with the 32-year-old actor delivering jokes about the New York Yankees and his own spotty acting career. Then he was forced to fend off a series of questions about the popular show’s ending — many from his own fellow cast members. “Could you just give us a general sense… of how it ends?” asked Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on _Game of Thrones_. “Emilia, you’re in the show,” Harington responded. “You know already.” “Well yeah, but, you know, I forgot,” she said. “It’s been so damn long since the last season. Plus a lot of my scenes are talking to a dragon, which is just a tennis ball on a green pole.” Watch the full opening monologue here: ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:05] After a nearly 20 month hiatus, Game of Thrones is set [00:08] to return for it's eighth and final season on April 14th. [00:11] As the highly anticipated conclusion draws near, [00:13] predictions about how the show will end are flying [00:14] Throughout Game of Thrones' eight year run, the [00:18] central question has always been, who will end up on [00:20] the Iron Throne? Some fans predict that the final [00:23] season will actually conclude with either the literal or [00:25] figurative destruction of the throne. When all is said [00:29] and done, is it possible than no one, and we don't [00:31] mean Arya, will rule over the Seven Kingdoms? If the [00:33] throne is still standing at the end of season eight. [00:36] There are a number of remaining power players who [00:37] can still win it. While Cersei Lannister currently wears [00:42] the crown, there are several prophecies that seem to [00:44] be working against her, including Maggy the Frog's [00:47] prediction that another, younger, more beautiful queen [00:50] will come to cast her down and take all she holds dear. [00:52] That certainly sounds a lot like Daenerys to us, but [00:55] both Sansa and Arya Stark have a score to settle with [00:57] Cersei as well. Meanwhile, Red Priestesses of the Lord [01:00] of Light have declared both Daenerys and Jon to be [01:02] the Prince Who was Promised, a prophesied savior who [01:07] is the reincarnation of legendary hero Azor Ahai. Who [01:09] is destined to lead the people against the darkness, [01:11] which we can only assume is a reference to the White [01:13] Walkers. [ MUSIC ] While, the common interpretation of [01:16] the prophecy seem to make John the more likely [01:20] candidate. Daenerys' right hand woman, Lassonde [01:21] pointed out that the word, Prince, is considered [01:23] gender neutral in high Valerian. [ MUSIC ] Meaning, [01:27] the proper translation is the Prince or Princess, who [01:30] was promised. This is an important distinction. [01:32] Especially, considering that some fans believe, there's [01:35] evidence to believe The Mother of Dragons is actually [01:37] the chosen one. But, hold up, what about the Knight [01:40] King? If neither John nor Danny manages to take down [01:45] the later of the Night Walkers who is now in possession [01:46] of his very own ice dragon, another popular theory [01:50] suggests that Bran Stark will try to use his time [01:53] traveling abilities to prevent the Children of the Forest [01:55] ever creating the Knight. That seem somewhat unlikely, [01:59] considering the former three eye raven's plain that the [02:01] past is already written, the ink is dry. Ultimately no [02:05] matter who ends up on top when season eight comes [02:07] to a close, it seems all but certain that at least some of [02:10] our favorite characters Characters will be lost along the [02:12] way. This is Game of Thrones after all. 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