Game Of Thrones: 25 Key Details You Need To Know & Remember For Season 8

5. Daenerys Won't Get A Warm Welcome

Daenerys Targaryen Game Of Thrones Season 8
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Speaking of that Royal arrival, it's not exactly going to go down well. Ned Stark greeted Robert Baratheon as an old friend, but Sansa isn't going to extend that same warmth to Daenerys.

That much was clear in the first clip of the premiere revealed, where she echoes her father's words - "Winterfell is yours, my grace" - but sounds none-too-pleased about it. That makes sense, really: Jon left to go south despite everyone telling him not to, and now he's returned home with the Dragon Queen as his lover, AND he's bent the knee.

While they ultimately have to band together, there's going to be a lot of tension between Dany and the Stark sisters, with Arya siding with Sansa on this one, despite her close relationship to Jon. Maisie Williams told EW: "This season you see Arya teaming with Sansa and sometimes calling out Jon."

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