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House Stark
Jon Snow
Returning home after giving up his crown and pledging the North to Daenerys.
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Game of Thrones
Season 8 · Winter ends and the final ruler is chosen.
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SEASON 8 · EPISODE 1
Winterfell
The army of the dead has breached the Wall. Jon and Daenerys are heading north together, while Jaime has left Cersei after learning that her promised help was a deception.
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House Stark & the North
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House Stark
Sansa Stark
Questioning Daenerys’s intentions and the food needed for her armies.
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House Stark
Arya Stark
Reuniting with Jon, Gendry and the Hound at Winterfell.
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House Stark
Bran Stark
Waiting for Jaime and urging Jon to learn his parentage.
House Lannister
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House Lannister
Cersei Lannister
Holding King’s Landing with Euron and the arriving Golden Company.
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House Lannister
Jaime Lannister
Reaching Winterfell alone and meeting Bran’s gaze.
House Targaryen
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House Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bringing dragons, Dothraki and Unsullied to defend the North.
Night’s Watch
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Night’s Watch
Samwell Tarly
Discovering Daenerys executed his father and brother.
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Content note: Strong violence, undead imagery, family bereavement and sexual content.
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