Game of Thrones season 7: the latest coverage from the new season – The Verge

Go behind the scenes on Game of Thrones in this featurette from the season 7 box set

2017-12-08T11:53:55-05:00

Winter has come, both in the sense that it's December, and in the sense that Game of Thrones has wrapped for 2017, and we're all doomed to share a two-year slog through the Game Of Thrones-less wilderness before the final season comes around. Not much to do now except look for other fantasy epics to fill the gap, talk over the past season, and revisit it on video, free of the frantic rush to be the first to comment on every plot development online. The seventh-season Blu-ray and DVD sets of the series arrive on December 12th, which will make that last part easier. And as a bonus, they'll come with the usual round of cast commentaries, an ani …

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Where to watch Game of Thrones stars while you wait for Season 8

2017-11-03T09:40:02-04:00

HBO's Game of Thrones is on hiatus for the next year or two, so if fans want to see any of its stars on-screen, they'll have to follow them elsewhere to new films and projects. It can be fun to see familiar faces in entirely different contexts, and soon the Game of Thrones cast will be turning up everywhere from superhero blockbusters to quirky, foreign indie films.

Kit Harington (Jon Snow)

In the British historical television miniseries Gunpowder, set in the early 17th century, Harington trims down his beard to play Gunpowder Plot mastermind Robert Catesby. The series is currently airing on BBC One, and heads to HBO in December. He also sta …

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Why do Game of Thrones’ showrunners hate Tyrion so much?

2017-09-01T09:30:27-04:00

Spoilers ahead for season 7 of Game of Thrones and for the book series

It's been a rough Game of Thrones season for Tyrion Lannister. Throughout season 7, showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff scooted him firmly to the back burner, where he sat and fretted and was generally ineffectual. And even when he took center stage, it was to fail - not in dramatic and interesting ways, but in petty, often sad ones, like whispering unheard warnings to his brother Jaime during the loot-train robbery. The only useful thing he accomplished on-screen all season was getting Jon Snow to Dragonstone to meet Daenerys Targaryen, and even that was accomplis …

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Seven crucial things missing from the Game of Thrones season 7 finale

2017-08-29T16:52:01-04:00

Game of Thrones' season 7 finale was the most-watched episode in the show's history. While it had its satisfying sequences, the consensus across social media was mixed. In typical Game of Thrones fashion, the finale left a lot of unanswered questions to set up a final season a year or two from now. But there were also rushed, predictable plot points that left the fans frustrated, and sparked a good deal of online debate.

Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 7

1. A justification for Theon's ongoing story

I probably have more sympathy for Theon than most Game of Thrones fans, but seriously, how did he survive that beatdown at Dragonsto …

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If you already miss Game of Thrones, HBO has a new feature for you

2017-08-28T18:40:03-04:00

If you're sad about Game of Thrones being over until 2018 (or 2019), HBO is ready to ease the withdrawal symptoms with another Game of Thrones-related series. Game Revealed explores what goes into the series' set design. It includes new footage of how the crew shot different production-intensive scenes, and there are interviews with the directors, actors, writers, and producers. The first episode is up on YouTube now.

Mild spoilers ahead for Games of Thrones season 7

Seeing the craft and labor that goes into making this epic series just might be the pick-me-up you need after a season full of incestuous romance and not nearly enough major c …

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The Verge looks back on season 7 of Game of Thrones

2017-08-28T17:49:18-04:00

Spoilers ahead for season 7 of Game of Thrones. Also: a lot of complaining. But some compliments too!

A lot changed in season 7 of Game of Thrones. The season got shorter, while the episodes got longer. The pace accelerated rapidly. Characters who've been gone for years resurfaced; characters who haven't seen each other in years reunited. Showrunners and writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss moved beyond the last of George R.R. Martin's written material, and struck out on their own, with Martin himself repeatedly reminding viewers that they'd diverged from his plans, and are, for instance, killing off characters he plans to keep in his books …

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The Game of Game of Thrones: season 7, episode 7, The Dragon and the Wolf

2017-08-28T14:40:49-04:00

Here we are on the other side of Game of Thrones' penultimate season. How does it feel? Are you listening to your break-up playlists in honor of Jaime and Cersei, or your twinkly sex-song playlists in honor of that other pair of close relatives? Are you drinking red wine with your breakfast in celebration of some first-rate drunken diplomacy, or are you munching on bugs, training yourself to subsist on lean proteins in preparation for a hard winter? Are you crying because it's over, or smiling because it happened?

We open the 81-minute finale with a 45-minute scene in King's Landing that is, I'm sorry to tell you, mostly bickering. First, J …

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Game of Thrones, The Dragon and the Wolf: a breakdown of the 5 most memorable scenes

2017-08-28T09:08:53-04:00

This season of Game of Thrones has felt like a sprint, packing in huge plot points, long-awaited reveals, and action-packed sequences in record time. The season finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf," hewed to that formula from the very first frame. Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, and Cersei Lannister all ended up in the same location at the same time. The Clegane brothers finally faced off, if only for a moment. Littlefinger finally ended up on the losing end of a manipulation gone wrong. And the long-awaited romantic union of Dany and Jon finally arrived - just as the show decided to clue audiences in on Jon Snow's real name and lineage. And did …

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Is there any upside if Jon Snow learns and reveals his lineage?

2017-08-28T02:08:24-04:00

Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones' season 7 finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf"

In the season 7 finale of Game of Thrones, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen have sex, after a few episodes of smoldering glances and tentative hand-holding. But just as they come together, there's news brewing on the horizon that might tear them apart. Jon is the legitimate heir to the Iron Throne, and he's also Daenerys' nephew. That has all kinds of political consequences.

Viewers who have been paying attention already saw this coming; Jon Snow's parentage has been a fan theory for years, and the show confirmed it before any major characters connected the dots …

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Lore of Thrones: What exactly was Littlefinger’s long-term plan?

2017-08-28T01:19:50-04:00

HBO's Game of Thrones is a dense series with a huge weight of history behind its story, so in practically every episode, something happens that could use a little explanation. So every week, The Verge will be diving into a scene or event from the latest installment of the series and explain how we got here. Whether you're basically a Game of Thrones maester or you need a little reminder about previous events, we'll try to help you keep your history straight.

Littlefinger - also known as Petyr Baelish - has been one of Game of Thrones' power players since the beginning of the show, quietly lurking in the shadows and constantly moving pieces …

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