Writers explain Season 7 timeskips and suggest a more naturally paced Season 8

Though season seven of Game of Thrones was generally well-received, a much-maligned aspect of it was its quick pacing—or, more specifically, how it was perceived to rely on timeskips more often and more abruptly than any previous season. Now, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, the writers have finally addressed this charge, which they never had before, […]

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Sean Bean, Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma & more look back on Game of Thrones, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau defends the showrunners and trolls us about Season 8

With season eight around the corner, Entertainment Weekly is in full Game of Thrones mode, coinciding with their cover story. They were the first to break the news that critics wouldn’t receive review copies for this final season (which isn’t surprising, as there haven’t been advanced review copies since season five), and now they also […]

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Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams & more on Game of Thrones ending and notorious Dany-Sansa meeting

It appears the floodgates for last month’s press junket have opened, as we’re being barraged by so many interviews with most of the main Game of Thrones cast. As usual, don’t expect them to accidentally spoil anything about season eight—they’re all old pros at this, after all—, but damn it if their stories from the […]

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