USA: Games of Thrones actors hold Comic Con panel after showrunners drop out

W/S Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appearing on stage, San Diego
W/S Actress Maisie Williams appearing on stage
W/S Actress Maisie Williams walking towards her seat
M/S Actress Maisie Williams and actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, John Bradley, Conleth Hill, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempstead Wright and Jacob Anderson raising cups
SOT, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor: "Of course HBO is gonna change the whole thing, because that's the power of the internet but every season we had huge controversies. There was from Ned Stark being killed it was like: I'm never gonna watch that piece of shit show again. Terrible. And then there was the Red Wedding and I'll never ... I mean every season, and I think, obviously again, in a show that, I mean I think it's been... I feel so lucky to have met so many people just here, but also fans of the show, and realising that this show has brought so many people together watching it, loving it. So obviously if it comes to and end it's going to piss you off no matter what, cause it's the end. It's too annoying".
M/S Actors applauding
SOT, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor: "I thought it was a great ending. I thought it was perfect for that characters ending in the arms of Cercei. It made sense to me".
W/S Audience and actors on stage
SOT, Liam Cunningham, actor: "I think it was a nice end, the small council of King's Landing. I'm eternally optimistic and I didn't mention the spin-off. I think it should be a 'Better call Davos'. Just a suggestion".
M/S Actors
W/S Fans at press conference
SOT, Conleth Hill, actor: "It was a life-changing experience. I met wonderful people on and off screen that I worked with and were beautiful inside and out. And the one thing that last series was about was the futility of conflict and the pointlessness of war. And if you get one thing from the w hole show, take that".
C/U Fans taking pictures
SOT, Liam Cunningham, actor: "The reason you guys are here is because you could recognise the amount of love that we had in making this show. We and you were all on this journey together. We weren't just delivering something we thought was nice, and *INAUDIBLE*, and great. We didn't know where it was gonna go, nobody knew how big it was gonna get and all of us here feel absolutely blessed to have been part of it as much as we are all fans of the show, we all did our little bit. And we are all huge fans of the show. You have to be. It's a beautiful, beautiful storytelling and I'm blessed to be a part of it and blessed to watch it".
W/S Fans applauding
SCRIPT
Several actors from the Game of Thrones TV series held their final panel at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday. This year some of the key showrunners dropped out after an online campaign threatening to shame them at the event. Most of them said they had scheduling conflicts.
The meeting began with actors raising empty coffee cups left on stage in reference to a blunder in the show's final season. The cast members faced questions from a moderator during the hour-long session.
"I thought it was a great ending. I thought it was perfect for the characters ending in the arms of Cercei. It made sense to me", said actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau when asked about the disappointment among many fans with the show's finale. He added that most of them were going to feel dissatisfied simply because the series ended.
Other cast members spoke about their gratitude for being part of the show. "We didn't know where it was gonna go. Nobody knew how big it was gonna get and all of us here feel absolutely blessed to have been part of it as much as we are all fans of the show. We all did our little bit", said actor Liam Cunningham.