Game of Thrones / House of Dragon

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/thrones-final-season-set-for-april/

Season 8 is now confirmed for sometime April 2019

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date-confirmed-in-new-teaser-trailer/ar-BBS7w6t?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=iehp

Season 8 starts 14 April 2019

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/game-of-thrones-s8-episode-lengths/

It's looking like the first two episodes will be 60 minutes in length and the final four will be 80 minutes each

[Neon Ignition]

Trailer for Season 8

[Ouenben]

Time to get bittorrent loaded up again

http://needleinthehay.net.inmo.clonezone.link/gameofthronesleaks

[Neon Ignition]

I know someone at work who's going to very upset about the lengths they'll now have to go to in order to avoid spoilers

[Neon Ignition]

So, Episode 1:

->Open Spoiler<-

It was a good start to be honest, loads to chew on and they seem to be headed in the right direction with several of the characters including the arc for Daenerys at last. Unless it throws in a major bell curve it feels like it's fairly obvious where the seasons arc is going but the delivery was on point and bodes well for the rest of the season

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/thrones-ending-comparison-talk-s8e2-trailer/

George RR Martin says that though some secondary things will differ, when (if) the books reach their ending both the written story and the shows endings will broadly be the same.

[prinnysquad]

Lazy old fool.

Instead of poncing around writing indulgently-long historical back stories, he needs to shift his arse and finish the core series. 8 years is it since the last book?

Episode 1 was ok. Lots of set-up and very little in the way of stuff happening. Jon and Dany are going to come to a head over the revelation.
‘Hey baby. I’m the rightful king. Step aside. Yes, you and the dragons. Oh, and I probably shouldn’t have nobbed you. We are pretty much Lannisters in that respect.’

I enjoyed the dragon ride but can’t remember much else.

[D J Kix]

‘Hey baby. I’m the rightful king. Step aside. Yes, you and the dragons.

This would be a complete betrayal of Jon's character, who has shown no ambition towards any position of power in the entire series.

I reckon he will share what he knows with Dany, and ask everyone to forget it and focus on the coming war. If (or rather, when) anything happens to Dany, that will be the moment he asks people to step aside.

[prinnysquad]

Good point.

Unless he decides, having heard about the roasting of the Tarlys, that Daenerys is too volatile and/or inexperienced in Westerosi politics and customs, that he feels like he has to take charge, for the good of the realm?

[D J Kix]

Hey it could happen, but I will eyeroll at the writers so hard you will hear it

[Neon Ignition]

He won't aim to overthrow Dany but he will question her with a fresh set of eyes. She'll immediately be aware something's not right because fresh with this information he'll be suddenly wary of groin bumping his Aunt but she's a vile, nasty little dictator in waiting and he's known her all of two minutes. Before the end of Ep3, at my guess, he'll say he can't follow her anymore and they'll end up against one another each aboard a dragon that has chosen its side as Cersei watches on with glee

[prinnysquad]

Ha ha that’s a good idea!

Dany is a wad.

[Brad]

The bit where they were riding the dragons felt like a Harry Potter movie scene. Also I think Supes has nailed it.