Game Of Thrones - final (8th) season - starts April 14 2019

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JUST announced the date of the first episode - April 14th 2019. Only SIX this time round, but EVERY indication that they are ALL doosies.

Also released a 1:30 teaser (no spoilers therein) . . .

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Chills (no pun intended).

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[Stormheart]

That trailer left me speechless! Is it April yet?

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A new trailer out today - no spoilers in it.

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[list][list][list][list] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlR4PJn8b8I [/list][/list][/list][/list]

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[Crazy Joe]

OH H E L L Y E S ! ! !

Something I posted last year -

Well, it's a slow morning at the office, and I'm doing a quick cruise around the Clubhouse, and I had this spoilery - thought -


I didn't want to see any in-pro photos that gave anything away, as I want to be spoiler free as possible, but WinterIsComing.com posted some shots of the Winterfell set on fire last Friday, i want to say -

And I all of a sudden, after my Friday workout, began thinking about what I saw -

We all know Jon Snow's a Targaryen, right? He has the Blood Of The Dragon, right? So, if he happens to be in a situation back home at Winterfell, and he gets consumed by flame, wouldn't he emerge as unburnt and naked as his Aunt And Lover Danerys (ewwww) and that MIGHT tip him off (if Sam and Bran hadn't told him by then) about his TRUE heritage, as well as Danerys.

My guess that scene, and mark it down, fellow Westerosi Nerds, it's gonna happen, will take place at the end of either episode 1 or 2. Gotta. Just Gotta.

Thoughts?

Too early??

Should I go back to binge-watching Season 1-7 again???

BTW, I AM binge-watching the entire previous episodes - I'm presently on Season 4 Episode 5...

ALSO - predictions I made at the very end of Season 7 .....

In what episode does the Night King meet his demise? Come on, it's GONNA HAPPEN - HBO CANNOT allow a series like this to end when the ultimate bad guy(s) win, and all of humanity gone?

My guess it happens before Circe gets it - and the Mountain as well.

For my money, it would be far more satisfying to these events to happen in the last 3 episodes -

Episode 4 - The Night King and his dragon meet it's demise, along with the army of the dead in a protracted, heart-crushing battle in which a few favorite characters die - but NOT Jon "Aegon" Snow-Garyen -

Episode 5 - Bran and Sam finally spill the goods on Jon as to who he REALLY IS - the urgency of the Army of the Dead spilling south of The Wall prevent them from doing so in the first three episodes. Meanwhile, the problem of Circe resurfaces and the remaining allies foment a plan on dealing with her. Jon has to reveal to Danerys his Targaryen blood, who may have already figured it out, but doesn't care because Jon is such a dreamboat, and she couldn't stand to live without her hot nephew...(ewwww grossss) An emotionally charged and dramatic episode.

Episode 6 - The SERIES FINALE - Circe is dispatched by the tragic figure of either Tyrion or Jamie or Arya or Sansa, Cleganebowl happens, with the Hound victorious over The Mountain, Danerys gives birth to a beautiful baby daughter with Jon/Aegon's inky-black eyes, and Jon and Sam, incognito, sip ales at a Flea Bottom brewery while a minstrel band plays "Don't Stop Believing" - fade to black, series over.

Thoughts?

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. . . Thoughts?

I would comment - but I didn't dare read your post (yet) . . .

• . . . it looked like it had guesses in it, and I want my mind BLANK as to possibilities going into this - some of you folks are WAY too accurate/good with your guesses

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[Stormheart]

Crazy Joe wrote:

Thoughts?

I don't know Joe? I think Jon's true lineage will come out fairly early on this season. I think the producers will want to milk that cow for awhile. After all, Jon goes from being a Stark bastard to a true born Targaryen, and heir to the Iron Throne. How will the nobles of Westeros, especially those in the North, react to that? How (or will) that news change how Dany feels about Jon, or how Jon feels about Dany? Then, Jon has to be accepted by, and learn to ride, a dragon. I can't see that being held until nearly the last minute.

I also think that Circe will die before the Night King - they may die in the same episode - but Circe will die first. I think from the start this has been about the White-walkers, and that's how it will end, with the death of the Night King and the defeat of his army. For me, Circe outliving the Night King, is too much like Saruman outliving Sauron. I know GRRM is a big fan of Tolkien, but I still can't see it going down that way. I do agree one of her brothers will kill her, but I have no idea which one it will be? Although, it might be more satisfying to see her torn apart by White-walkers. Then killed by one of her brothers after she's been reborn as one. I guess that would be considered a mercy killing though?

With only 6 episodes to work with, I wonder how much story they can really squeeze into it? I expect some of the episodes will be more than an hour long, but there should be one (if not two, good sized, if not epic scale) battles to film that could eat up a lot of screen time. If they leave any time at all for an epilogue, dialogue and story advancement may end up being precious commodities.

I'm excited about seeing the story resolved, but dreading the end of something that's been part of my life ever since the release of the first book. I'm sure I'll be pleased with some of it, and displeased with other parts of it, but I'm sure GRRM has at least one more twist to throw at us.

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FOUR WEEKS to go . . .

• • S08E01 - Sun 14th April @ 9pm - ERT 54mins
  • S08E02 - Sun 21st April @ 9pm - ERT 58mins
  • S08E03 - Sun 28th April @ 9pm - ERT 1hr 22mins
  • S08E04 - Sun 5th May @ 9pm - ERT 1hr 20mins
  • S08E05 - Sun 12th May @ 9pm - ERT 1hr 20mins
  • S08E06 - Sun 19th May @ 9pm - ERT 1hr 20mins

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[DoctorG]

I'm rewatching Season 7 just to get my mind ready for Season 8. One thing that I absolutely love about this show, is that they aren't shy about highlighting the wonderful scenery in which the show is filmed. Watching it on Blu-Ray, the Irish cliffs and other gorgeous locations are a wonderful bonus to a great storyline.

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Cersei trapped in a caved in dungeon with headless corpse of Agnew.... I meant the Mountain of course.
Always figured that the Mountain's original head had been discarded and another head substituted.

The mad Maester had a Wight skeletal hand to study during his efforts to keep the Mountain alive, and there was something fishy about Tywin's burial, those near the corpse saying it smelled like it had been dead far longer than it should have been.
I figured the Maester gave up on the mountain's head and transplanted Tywin's to the reanimated corpse. Both kept alive, sorta, though whatever magic was gleaned from the walker hand.

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EIGHTEEN DAYS to go . . . and news that there will be a documentary about the making of the final season, airing a week after season 8 ends . . .

• • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch - Sun 26th May @ 9pm - ERT 2hrs

[list][list][list] https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1054 ... ter-finale [/list][/list][/list]

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• • TWO WEEKS to go . . . they’d better look after ma main men.

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Edited to link to the official one (now it's been released) . . .

NEW promo - and no real spoilers . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuLUyJdRvSU


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And another (official) one . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2E30wWcBjY


Saw this (paraphrased) in the comments section and it made me smile . . .

• • "If you are having a bad day, just remember how old the Earth is . . . yet you were born in the same era as Game of Thrones."

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[Stormheart]

Heavy Metal Spike wrote:

Saw this (paraphrased) in the comments section and it made me smile . . .

"If you are having a bad day, just remember how old the Earth is . . . yet you were born in the same era as Game of Thrones."

Yeah, I think a lot of us will look back on our lives as Before GOT, and After GOT.

[Crazy Joe]

Yeah, I think a lot of us will look back on our lives as Before GOT, and After GOT.

You know what, Stormy? You got a point - I'm likely one of them!

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• • ONE WEEK

• • • • SEVEN DAYS

• • • • • • ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT HOURS

• • • • • • • • TEN THOUSAND AND EIGHTY MINUTES

• • • • • • • • • • . . . whatever way you look at it - it's still too bloody long!

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[Buc Wheat]

you're off your meds again, aren't ya?

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you're off your meds again, aren't ya?

I'm on somebody else's - maybe that's the problem?



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