--- title: Kit Harington's Shares His Favorite GoT Scene of Rose Leslie description: Kit Harington's favorite 'Game of Thrones' scene with wife Rose Leslie, who he met on set, may make you shed a tear or two. canonical: https://time.com/5579684/kit-harington-favorite-game-of-thrones-scene-with-rose-leslie/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-29T15:27:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:08.178Z og:title: Kit Harington Has a Surprirsing Favorite Game of Thrones Scene With Rose Leslie og:description: Jon and Ygritte forever og:url: https://time.com/5579684/kit-harington-favorite-game-of-thrones-scene-with-rose-leslie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13367221d45f2742/6989492b86f68e765d6ebc72/kit-harington-favorite-game-of-thrones-scene-with-rose-leslie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: The Olivier Awards With Mastercard - Red Carpet Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kit Harington Has a Surprirsing Favorite Game of Thrones Scene With Rose Leslie twitter:description: Jon and Ygritte forever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13367221d45f2742/6989492b86f68e765d6ebc72/kit-harington-favorite-game-of-thrones-scene-with-rose-leslie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kit Harington's _Game of Thrones_ Favorite Scene With Rose Leslie Might Make You Weep > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: (L-R) Rose Leslie and Kit Harington attend The Olivier Awards with Mastercard at The Royal Opera House on April 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) Jeff Spicer—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 29, 2019 3:27 PM UTC [Kit Harington’s romance with wife Rose Leslie](http://time.com/4959441/kit-harington-rose-leslie-love-story-timeline/) began on the set of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5578054/game-of-thrones-battle-of-winterfell-deaths/)_,_ but his favorite scene with her actually came at the end of her time on the show. In an interview with [_People_](https://people.com/tv/kit-haringtons-favorite-game-of-thrones-scene-wife-rose-leslie/)_,_ Harington (who plays hero of the North, Jon Snow) shared that his favorite scene with Leslie (who played the wilding Ygritte, who became Jon’s lover) was actually one that broke the hearts of many _Game of Thrones_ fans — when Ygritte dies in Jon’s arms during battle. “I liked her death. I know, it sounds bizarre,” Harington said. “I thought she nailed that. And it’s the first time in _Thrones_ that slow motion was used and I think it’s a beautiful, cradling moment as this battle is raging in the background. It was one of those incredible shots.” Relationship speculation circulated around Harington and Leslie since 2012, but the couple officially confirmed that they were an item in 2016\. 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