Seth Rogen Rips ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators for Skipping Comic-Con Panel: “A F*cking Nightmare”

Seth Rogen is no fan of Game of Thrones‘ final season. On Friday, Seth Rogen’s Comic Con panel made waves when he took shots at Game of Thrones Season 8, as well as creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff for skipping their own discussion. Shortly after Game of Thrones was booed at Comic-Con, Rogen ripped the HBO drama, which he described as “anti-climactic,” and its “fucking nightmare” of a panel. Rogen went on to compare Preacher‘s final season to Game of Thrones‘, saying that the AMC series will be “fast-paced and satisfying — you know, like the end of a TV show” should be.

The Seth Rogen Comic-Con Game of Thrones takedown came on Friday night, immediately after the HBO drama’s final panel, so naturally, the actor took a few minutes to address the big story of the day: Benioff and Weiss canceling their appearance just two days prior. “I just wanna say we’re following the Game of Thrones panel, which is a fucking nightmare, just objectively,” said Rogen, according to Esquire. “I also know that the showrunners didn’t turn up, because they didn’t want to answer questions about the show … I’m not one of the creators of Game of Thrones, I am the creator of other TV shows, so feel free to ask me any Game of Thrones questions you might have throughout the night.”

Comic-Con visitors proceeded to do just that. When asked about the finale’s climax — in which Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) takes the Iron throne — Rogen took another dig at Weiss and Benioff. “I imagine those guys regret making Bran the king because, ultimately, he doesn’t have the best story,” he said. Arya, he argued, deserved to rule Westeros, as she “learned all that face shit.” Said Rogen, “Where’d it go?”

Seth Rogen’s Game of Thrones criticism also extended to the Lannisters’ crushing — literally — death. “You don’t want to follow these people for three years and then have them die in rubble,” he said. “Anti-climactic.”

Fans later asked about Preacher‘s fourth and final season, which premieres August 4 on AMC (watch the trailer here!) “I’m here, at least, so I think that’s a good sign. I’m willing to show my face,” said Rogen about the show’s final moments (per The Independent). “There was a world where we could have maybe extended it longer,” he added. “But to us it felt like [it was good] having a show where nearly every episode was propelling the story forward, and moving towards a final conclusion… in a plotted-out way that was hopefully fast-paced and satisfying — you know, like the end of a TV show.” Them’s fightin’ words, man.

Watch the entire Preacher panel on YouTube. Seth Rogen’s Game of Thrones monologue begins at the 2:20 mark.

Watch Game of Thrones on HBO