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We explore the ways the show’s season 8 premiere parallels its first episode.

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It’s largely gotten rid of second acts in its many storylines, and that’s made it sloppier than ever.

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After watching “Winterfell,” our critics discuss how the series should conclude, and how it definitely shouldn’t.

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The series’ introductory sequence has rarely received as big an update as it did in the season eight premiere, “Winterfell.”

By Emily St. James
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Winners: Jon Snow! Cersei Lannister! Circular narratives! Losers: Daenerys Targaryen! Narrative urgency!

By Emily St. James
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Most of the characters are safe headed into the premiere, except for Yara and Tormund.

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Here’s the rundown on your fave pairings and when they last met, from Jon and Arya to the Cleganebowl.

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But it will bring an end to the glorious age of the TV recap.

By Emily St. James
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We divided our must-watch episode guide into two lists: one for the plot and one for the shocks.

By Aja Romano
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The beginning of the end of Game of Thrones has arrived.

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Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane battles Bud Light’s Bud Knight and it’s not Dilly Dilly.

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HBO has finally set a return date for the last six episodes of its smash-hit fantasy epic.

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An alliance between Sansa and Daenerys is here.

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The end of Game of Thrones begins in five months.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The show is slated to return in the first half of 2019.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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But there’s still no official premiere date.

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