Behind The 'Game Of Thrones' Sex Scene You Were Waiting For

Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 3, Episode 5 of "Game Of Thrones," titled "Kissed By Fire."

Jon Snow finally lost his V-card to Ygritte on "Game Of Thrones" last night and amongst the many sexually explicit scenes on the HBO series, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Ygritte's (Rose Leslie) sex scene was a rare one filled with romance and perhaps even love.

As a brother of the Night's Watch, Jon had taken a vow of celibacy, but the red-headed Wildling (i.e. "kissed by fire") broke him down in a cave near a hot spring.

"It's one of the rare moments in the series where you get quite a tender, happy moment between two people. We were looking forward to filming it, because it was so beautifully written, and then when we did it, it's so beautifully lit," Harington told Vulture. "I enjoyed it a lot ... I think Jon's the only one on the show who hasn't had sex yet, it seems to be, so that was nice. You're rooting for him to finally, for want of a better word, get laid."

Harington added that it was "very strange being naked in front of a hundred or so people" and Leslie told Entertainment Weekly that filming the scene was "a very bizarre experience, but it was completely necessary.”

But she echoed Harington's sentiments, telling EW, "It’s a very beautiful scene and [nice things] don’t haven very often on the show ... It’s just two people falling in love. It’s very beautiful.”

It wasn't without some steaminess, though. Afterwards, Ygritte said to Jon, "That thing you did, with your mouth? Is that what Lords do to their ladies in the South?" "I don't know," he replied. "I just wanted to kiss you there, is all."

Harington told Vulture that he and Leslierehearsed the love scene a few times "fully clothed." It's a rare non-manipulative love scene and "we wanted to do it justice," he explained. "It was important that we didn't screw it up. Hopefully it worked."

Do you think Jon Snow and Ygritte's love scene "worked"? What did you think and hope the future holds for them as a couple? Sound off in the comments!

Click over to EW for more from Leslie, Harington and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and head to Vulture for the full Harington interview.

"Game Of Thrones" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Lannister, Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark

Conleth Hill as Lord Varys, Diana Rigg as Olenna Redwyne

John Bradley as Samwell Tarly

Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish, Conleith Hill as Lord Varys, Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle

Noah Taylor as Locke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister

Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon

Esme Bianco as Ros

Noah Taylor as Locke

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth

Richard Madden as Robb Stark, Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton

Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell

Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell, Diana Rigg as Olenna Redwyne, Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark

Rose Leslie as Ygritte, Kit Harington as Jon Snow

Kristofer Hivju as Tormund

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei, Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Naklaz

Sibel Kekilli as Shae, Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister

Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark

Joe Dempsie as Gendry, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie

Richard Madden as Robb Stark

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lanniser, Jerome Flynn as Bronn, and Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne

Richard Madden as Robb Stark

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister

Clive Russell as Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully

Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth

Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark

Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion

Dianna Rigg as Olenna Tyrell

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister

Richard Madden as Robb Stark, Oona Chaplin as Talisa Maegyr

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister

Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark

Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon, Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell

Ciaran Hinds as Mance Rayder

Carice van Houten as Melisandre

Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon

Rose Leslie as Ygritte

Kit Harington as Jon Snow

Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark

Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed

Thomas Brodie Sangster as Jojen Reed

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark

Paul Kaye as Thoros

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

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