Game Of Thrones Season 8: 10 Crucial Things That Must Happen

2. A Balance Between INSANE Spectacle & Character Moments

Game of Thrones Season 8 Trailer
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Game of Thrones is going to be going bigger than ever before in Season 8: the budget has been increased to, reportedly, $15m per episode. The Battle of Winterfell took 55-nights just for the exterior filming, and then continued shooting in the studio for a few more weeks. That episode is believed to be the longest in the show's history, and the longest consecutive battle ever shown on screen, with the nearest comparison being the Battle of Helm's Deep.

That's the kind of thing to get your heart racing with excitement, and the show needs to get that spectacle right. This is the final season, so it needs to be more all out, balls to the wall, insane scale than ever before. But it also needs to find a balance within that.

What has made Game of Thrones so great isn't just the jaw-dropping action sequences. It's the smaller character moments. It's the quiet before and after the battles. It's the conversations in dark rooms. Alongside the incredible spectacle, Season 8 needs to make sure it nails these quieter, character-driven moments too.

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