It may have been an epic scene that Game of Thrones fans spent years anticipating, but, as it turns out, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) riding a dragon was not a super pleasant experience behind the scenes of the HBO series.
In order to make a scene as impressive as that, a lot of visual effects had to be employed, and the actors were basically sitting on an electronic “buck” that worked a lot like a mechanical bull. Only these bucks were supposed to keep you firmly seated on them rather than throwing you off — at least in theory. According to Kit Harington, the logistics of being a dragon rider didn’t leave too much room for, um, necessary bits and bobbles if you get our drift.
“There was a bit where Jon almost falls off the dragon — swings round really violent like this — and my right ball got trapped, and I didn’t have time to say stop,” Harington said in a behind-the-scenes video. “I was being swung round. In my head, I thought, ‘This is how it ends, on this buck swinging me round by my testicles. Literally.'”
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This BTS look also dives into all those emotional reunions, fight scenes, and of course the make-out scene between Jon and Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), complete with fake gagging once the director yelled cut. It’s definitely a must-watch for Game of Thrones nuts.
Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9/8c on HBO.
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