THE Battle of Winterfell in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3 certainly didn’t disappoint, with a number of pivotal characters winding up dead in the midst of fighting the Night King and his army of dead people.
And if you haven’t seen it yet, here are all the details you need to know before watching the most climactic and exhilarating episode of the season so far!
The latest episode (season 8, episode 3) of Game of Thrones will air TONIGHT (April 28, 2019), at 9pm on Sky Atlantic in the UK.
It first airs at 2am on the television network before being repeated in the evening, for those who couldn’t watch it while it aired in the early hours of the morning.
Episode three will see the all-important battle of Winterfell take place as Jon Snow and the gang try all they can to stop the Night King.
The Great Battle of Winterfell is a major battle that takes place during the Great War to save the seven kingdoms.
The alliance of living armies, including the forces of the Starks and Targaryens, against the army of the dead – led by the Night King and his White Walkers.
The battle takes place at Winterfell, the seat of House Stark and regional capital of the North.
It had already been speculated by fans that the battle would begin in the third episode because director Miguel Sapochnik is credited for two episodes of season 8, one of which is episode three and the other being episode five.
Given that his previous contributions to the series include the infamous Battle of the Bastards and Hardhome, fans are keen to see what he delivers for the final battle.
The episode will make television history when it airs as it is set to shatter records for the biggest battle sequence ever seen on screen.
The monumental war scene took a monster three months to shoot with the majority of the filming taking place at night.
The episode took a total of 11 weeks of night shoots in freezing temperatures with only trailers and space heaters to provide amenity.
Game of Thrones season 8 premiered in the UK on Monday, April 15, at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.
Episodes are available to watch on NOW TV in the UK.
The final series will be the shortest in Game of Thrones’ history with just six episodes, following on from the seven in season seven.
It’s not available for viewing on Netflix.
Yes, Game of Thrones bosses filmed multiple endings for the cult fantasy drama’s big series finale to prevent key plot details leaking online.
The secrecy surrounding the series’ ending was taken to a whole new level.
Producers have even kept cast members in the dark about which characters live or die.
Talking to Vulture, Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, revealed that they also shot fake scenes.
She said: “We shoot fake scenes. We got into costume in Croatia because we know the paparazzi lurk around there, so we would spend like half a day doing nothing.”
Kit Harington admitted that he cried when he read the final script, and also revealed that there was a secret episode of the show that will never air.
He revealed: “They say, if I ever p**s them off too much, they’ll release it on YouTube.
“Every now and then, they send me a screengrab, just as a threat.”
As the final ever episode of Game of Thrones looms ever closer, fans are starting to freak out over the possibility that Winter will win and all the characters we’ve obsessed over aren’t going to make it out alive.
One of the most famous phrases in the show is the high Valyrian saying Valar Morghuli.
As many of you know, that means, “All men must die”, and it is the customary saying in Essos.
Actor Liam Cunningham, who plays Ser Davos Seaworth, all but admitted the famous phrase could be the key to the show’s ending during an appearance on The Late Late Show.
“We’re all going to die. Don’t forget ‘Valar Morghulis,’ which is one of the phrases on the show which means ‘all men must die’,” he said ominously.
The phrase also has a traditional reply that translates to “all men must serve.”
Could that mean all men must die so they can serve the Night King in his Army of the Dead?
