SPOILERS: This article contains Mockingjay plot details some readers may wish to avoid.
#TeamPeeta and #TeamGale dominated the early chat about The Hunger Games, and now Mockingjay - Part 2 is out in cinemas fans will have seen an emotional epilogue showing Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) together with their two children.
The writing was on the wall for Gale (Liam Hemsworth) after he devised an attack on the Capitol that ultimately resulted in the death of Katniss's sister Prim.
Speaking at the UK press conference for Mockingjay - Part 2, Lawrence and Hemsworth both addressed the romantic triangle at the heart of the The Hunger Games series.
"Our conversations about the relationships and romance between Katniss and Peeta and Katniss and Gale is that these kids are living in a time that we don't recognise," Lawrence observed.
"They're dealing with problems that are so much bigger than they are - they don't have the luxury of a first kiss or wondering if he likes her, too."
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"Peeta represents comfort to Katniss. Katniss is a warrior at the end of these movies, she's a veteran, she doesn't want excitement, she doesn't want another warrior-hunter, like Gale.
"Peeta represents the life that Katniss has sought through all of these movies, it's just peace and a safe family."
Hemsworth also discussed his final scene as Gale, in which he has to bid farewell to Katniss for the final time.
"That last scene is just basically the realisation that he's finally lost her," he said. "He realises he went too far and did something that she always disagreed with.
"It's quite emotional, it's a goodbye for both of them."
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is showing in cinemas now. Watch a trailer below:
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