We’re destined for greatness and world domination is a breath away.’ And so I need to be like: ‘Can I braid your hair, Sansa? Little Arya, come over here, let’s play some cricket.’ So there’s that. She also told Entertainment Weekly that Daenerys and Sansa's tense meeting would be "like Meet the Parents." She said of her character's arrival of Winterfell: “It’s like: ‘I hope they like me. I had a scene with someone and I turned to him and said, ‘Oh my God, I’m not going to do this ever again,’ and that brings tears to my eyes.” It was like it was designed to make you think, Right, I’m fucking sick of this."Įmilia Clarke commented: “Everything feels more intense.
I don’t know if we were crying because we were sad it was ending or if we were crying because it was so fucking tiring. He told GQ Australia that filming the season was intense: "Everyone was broken at the end. Kit Harington cried the first time he read the ending. Sophie Turner revealed that at a table read of the final episode, "everyone burst into tears." She told Entertainment Weekly that “afterwards I felt numb, and I had to take a walk for hours.” But some have spoken about the experience of discovering what happens and filming the final season. Given the high level of secrecy about the season generally (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, has said the actors have in some cases been fed their lines through earpieces instead of getting scripts), it's not surprising that the actors have kept details to themselves. HBO What have the cast said about the season? New actors have reportedly been cast for the season, including Marc Rissman as army commander Harry Strickland, Danielle Galligan as Sarra Frey, Emer McDaid (role to be confirmed), and Alice Nokes as "Willa." Visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer told Huffington Post that "he has a fair amount of screen time in season 8."Īn Entertainment Weekly reporter wrote, though, that there were "characters in the finale that I did not expect." (We hope we'll see Tormund.but we're not sure if he survived the great attack at the Wall.) Of course, the Night King and his giant army of the dead will be there, too.įor direwolf fans, some good news: Jon's faithful Wolf will be back. Who will be in the season?įew were left standing at the end of season 7, but we can expect to see Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Ser Jorah Mormont, Varys, Grey Worm, Missandei, Ser Davos Seaworth, Theon Greyjoy, Samwell Tarly, and Bronn. The season took 10 months to film and cost over $15 million per episode, according to Entertainment Weekly. The reaction I had while watching them was, ‘I’m watching a movie.’” There's no official word on how long the season or each episode will be, but actor Iain Glen told Daily Express that there was a "read-through of six feature-length episodes" that contained "monumental set pieces." HBO chief Richard Plepler seemed to confirm this in a comment to Variety: “It’s a spectacle. What follows is a thrilling and tense intermingling of characters-some of whom have never previously met, many who have messy histories-as they all prepare to face the inevitable invasion of the Army of the Dead." One specific nugget of drama will be Sansa's discovery of Jon's new allegiance as we know from the first sneak peek, Sansa and Daenerys finally meet.Īs for the eventual clash between the humans and the Army of the Dead, it's " expected to be the most sustained action sequence ever made for television or film." Instead of King Robert’s procession arriving, it’s Daenerys and her army. The season, according to Entertainment Weekly, will open "at Winterfell with an episode that contains plenty of callbacks to the show’s pilot. Were she to find out about his title, it would cut deep.” Finding out about Dany would be very hard for him.” As for Emilia Clarke, who plays the dragon queen, she wonders whether Dany could actually handle it: “Daenerys’s lifelong dream has been to avenge her family and claim her rightful seat on the Iron Throne,” she said. It’s about what happens when Jon finds out.” Kit Harington, who plays Jon, doesn't think it'll be easy on him: “Jon is someone who plays by the book.
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Weiss told TV Insider that this issue will definitely cause drama: “From a dramatic standpoint, it makes things interesting.because the story is no longer about who Jon’s parents are. We can also guess that the season will deal with the revelation that Daenerys and Jon are related she's his aunt, as we discovered after they finally slept together in the ending throes of season 7. We can surmise that it will finally reveal who will finally sit atop the Iron Throne (if it isn't destroyed by the Night King's army first). There has been very little information so far about the plot of season 8.