
Even with an undead army approaching, there’s always time for sex in WesterosGuest star Ian McShane famously said the show’s defining characteristics were “tits and dragons”. According to insiders at the premiere, the big showdown will finally happen in episode three – and it will be utterly epic.Ĩ.

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Everything’s gearing towards the next battle of WinterfellTechnically, this will be the third Battle of Winterfell we’ve seen in the series and the biggest by far. For readers of a betting disposition, Varys has to be high on the death list now, closely followed by Missandei, Grey Worm, Podrick and – whisper it – Tyrion?ħ.

George RR Martin has teased that this final season will be “bittersweet” and those two factors surely bode ill for the suddenly muted. Some previously big names have little or nothing to say there just aren’t enough lines to go around. There aren’t enough lines to go around ** They begin with the very first line and continue through a series of running jokes ranging from elephants and dragons to onions and testicles. This could be the funniest episode in the history of ThronesAnother bold claim, but this is a genuinely humorous episode, with a number of unexpected, laugh-out-loud moments. This one came in at an entirely normal Thrones length of just under an hour.ĥ. Length isn’t everythingOn this evidence, rumours of six feature-length episodes were sadly wide of the mark.
