‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Share Emotional Responses to Behind-the-Scenes Documentary ‘The Last Watch’

'Game of Thrones: The Last Watch' aired on Sunday night, giving fans an in-depth breakdown of what the cast and crew went through.

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Kit and Emilia

It's been a week since HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones came to end, but to honor all the work that went into Season 8 the network shared one last look at how it all came together. Game of Thrones: The Last Watch aired on Sunday night (May 26), giving fans an in-depth breakdown of what the cast and crew went through. Directed by Jeanie Finlay, the full-length documentary managed to get Twitter emotional over one moment in particular.

*Game of Thrones series finale spoilers*

The final episode of Thrones has proved divisive for fans, especially when it came to the feat of Daenerys, who was killed by Jon Snow. Despite the polarizing reaction to the dramatic story beat, fans were immediately emotional over Kit Harington's reaction to the scene during the table read for "The Iron Throne." Tearful, Harington and Emilia Clarke react to the script in pure shock as they stare at each other from across the room.

Not gonna lie this is far more emotional than the actual scene itself. #GameOfThrones #TheLastWatch

https://t.co/C6YxgPD3sD

— MeryHeartSoo 🌕 (@squishysoo00_) May 27, 2019

Clarke also had another emotional moment on set. The actress completed her final shots for the series and returned to the hair and makeup trailer, only to discover "Goodbye Dany, Hello Emilia" written on the mirror. 

Emilia Clarke's last day as Daenerys Targaryen. You can see how hurt she is to say goodbye to the character she played for so many years, the character that actually changed her life. Do not touch me, I'm crying #GameofThrones #TheLastWatch pic.twitter.com/StdnabLHND

— Maximoff (@ohmytargaryen) May 27, 2019

The Last Watch was filled with goodbyes, showing not just what the cast went through as they bid farewell to the characters they embodied for a decade, but also the sacrifices the crew had to make. Thankfully it wasn't all tears, as the doc showed how the production crew hilariously put in effort to make sure spoilers weren't making it out by keeping actors around who had otherwise finished shooting. It also featured Harington doing the makeup department's job for some reason.

Check out some of the biggest takeaways and reactions to the documentary below.

kit sobbing on his last day this one really got me by the throat #TheLastWatch pic.twitter.com/3W4woBiBEh

— osha (@oshawildling) May 27, 2019

Mad respect to all the cast and crew that made Game of Thrones something incredible. The Last Watch documentary shows the amount of effort that went into it - mighty impressive stuff. BRAVO! And thank you. #GameOfThrones #TheLastWatch

— Nick Nullafy (@nullafy) May 27, 2019

Love watching director David Nutter on #TheLastWatch special. He had a wicked pilot directing streak years back. Every pilot he did went to series 15 times in a row. Crazy. Besides #GOT, he’s directed X-Files, Sopranos, Entourage, West Wing, I mean. A legend. Congrats to him. 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/rYI3Uk3Tjy

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 27, 2019

seeing emilia and kit’s pure emotions on their last days of filming breaks my heart. thank you to these two people for bringing two of my favorite characters to life. im forever grateful to them. #TheLastWatch pic.twitter.com/4io8WKWSdJ

— osha (@oshawildling) May 27, 2019

I love how Conleth Hill tossed his script after his last line so he didn't even have to read along with Varys' death scene. And totally teared up at Lena Headey and Gwendoline Christie comforting him. #TheLastWatch pic.twitter.com/JDCVMCP39U

— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) May 27, 2019

Literally the most passionate I've ever seen anyone be about snow. What a legend. #TheLastWatch #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/06Tl4VdA5E

— Jack Barrett (@birddog9213) May 27, 2019

The season 1 table read: look at these babies!!!! Miss them so much.#TheLastWatch pic.twitter.com/pfFGMMGExr

— Slytherin Scientist (@slytherinalexx) May 27, 2019

“Your Queen in the North ... Sansa Claus!” 🎅🏼 #TheLastWatch #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/wsvtcznQqq

— Kay Boatner (@kayboatner) May 27, 2019

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