If there’s one major complaint viewers might have with the first two episodes of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” it’s the fact that there hasn’t been a whole lot of action. Of course, that isn’t to say that not much has happened, it’s just that with only six episodes in the 8th season, many assumed it would be much more action-packed. However, even with the lull in action (which will surely be fixed next weekend), that doesn’t mean there weren’t some serious challenges facing the crew of ‘Thrones.’
As seen in the new behind-the-scenes featurette for the latest episode, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the emphasis of Winterfell on these early episodes meant that there was a bit of a logistical nightmare for the crew. Normally, with “Game of Thrones” episodes flashing back and forth between Winterfell and numerous other locales, you can get away with the North looking a bit “small.” However, when most of the first two hours of the season take place in the wintery kingdom, you have to use more than just your typical three or four locations.
The new featurette shows just what went into creating the new and improved Winterfell, which meant that the crew had to build out a kingdom that had been in existence on screen for almost a decade, but never to this scale.
While many viewers probably couldn’t care less about the behind-the-scenes machinations of “Game of Thrones,” and are only here for the death, destruction, dragons, and drama, we’re going to go out on a limb and guess that many of our readers are interested in finding out about the hard work of the cast and crew that brings it all to life. Sure, theories and guesses about who is going to end up on the Iron Throne at the end of the series are all well and good, but what about the blood, sweat, and tears that went into what is likely going to be the most epic six episodes in TV history?
The final four episodes of “Game of Thrones” will air every Sunday from now until someone wins the throne on May 19.