The Night King's army of the dead has come to Winterfell, and an epic battle of 'survival horror' is coming to Game of Thrones this Sunday. Let's take a look at what to expect from the show's longest episode ever.
director and Emmy-winner Miguel Sapochnik, who has previously directed “Hardhome,” “Battle of the Bastards,” and “The Winds of Winter", some of the show's best episodes., Sapchnik described the episode as"survival horror" which should be a pretty new take on a massive battle. An excerpt:
"This is survival horror. That’s the whole episode for me. What we realized is you look at like Assault on Precinct 13 — movies where a group is under siege — usually there’s an ensemble cast and a central theme in there. So I’ve been trying to work out whose story this is. That’s different than the stuff I’ve done previously which was generally from Jon’s perspective. Here I’ve got 20-some cast members and everyone would like it to be their scene."k.
Here we have Daenerys and Jon Snow no longer at Winterfell at all. They have flown off, it appears, to view the battle from afar. Perhaps they intend to wait until just the right moment to fly Drogon and Rhaegal in to battle the Night King. We're left with Jon's admission of his true bloodline to Dany echoing in our thoughts, and Dany's perturbing reaction.Here we have Varys and Tyrion sitting around chatting it up in the crypts.
We'll find out tomorrow night when Game of Thrones returns at 9 pm ET on HBO and HBO Now. Look for my review after the episode airs, a little later than usual given the movie-length run-time. I am equal parts excited and terrified. I'm sure the battle will be epic, but I'm afraid of who we'll lose. It seems the right time for some serious winnowing of the cast.
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