See new behind-the-scenes season 8 photos from EW’s post-finale ‘GoT’ issue
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Whazzup from Winterfell!
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The Starks strike a pose on the set.
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The remains of the Iron Throne
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Stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington, along with showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff, in the Red Keep’s charred throne room. “If 10 years ago somebody had given me a chance to write a ticket, I wouldn’t have been crazy enough to write a ticket to something this great,” Weiss says.
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Winter and rubble
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Jon Snow prepares to enter.
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The table read
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The cast reacts to a surprising moment during the season 8 table read.
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The last Targaryens
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Jon and Dany snuggle.
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Chaos is a ladder
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“This show is my life,” Emilia Clarke says. “Any doors that are open now, this show opened them. Any major life choice I’ve made have been a reaction to this show.”
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Jon against the wall
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“This gives me the freedom to try things I want to do,” Kit Harington says. “I keep nicking beers from David and Dan’s fridge. I left them a note saying, ‘I owe you two beers and one career,’ and that’s how I feel.”
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Tyrion on the move
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“I will miss this so much,” Peter Dinklage says. “It’s the greatest role I’ve ever had.”
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Queen in the North
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“On one of my last days on set, I had a moment where I was walking in my Sansa costume onto the grounds of Winterfell thinking, ‘This is one of the last times I will be here as Sansa in my home’ and it was this emotionally powerful moment,” Sophie Turner says.
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Sisters
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Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams on the King’s Landing set.
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Arya Stark
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“There are loads of stories I want to tell,” Maisie Williams says. “There are loads of stories I want to play.”
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Bran Stark
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The Three-Eyed Raven
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EW’s new post-finale cover, on sale now
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Alternate cover: The pack survives
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