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Game of Thrones: Why Bran’s Plan Is Significant
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 8, episode 2 continue below, so read on at your own risk. Be sure to read IGN's review of Season 8, episode 2.
Bran Stark is the man with the plan to defeat the Night King, and there couldn’t be a better time for it. With the White Walkers finally arriving at Winterfell at the end of the second episode of Season 8, all hopes currently lie on Bran’s plan to draw out the Night King and allow someone to kill him.
We know next week’s episode is going to be the epic Battle of Winterfell and that apparently it will make history as the longest sequential battle scene to ever be committed to film. But with three more episodes of Season 8 after that battle, it seems safe to assume that the Night King might not go down as easily as Bran, Jon, and Daenerys may hope.
Game of Thrones: Why Bran’s Plan Is Significant
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 8, episode 2 continue below, so read on at your own risk. Be sure to read IGN's review of Season 8, episode 2.
Bran Stark is the man with the plan to defeat the Night King, and there couldn’t be a better time for it. With the White Walkers finally arriving at Winterfell at the end of the second episode of Season 8, all hopes currently lie on Bran’s plan to draw out the Night King and allow someone to kill him.
We know next week’s episode is going to be the epic Battle of Winterfell and that apparently it will make history as the longest sequential battle scene to ever be committed to film. But with three more episodes of Season 8 after that battle, it seems safe to assume that the Night King might not go down as easily as Bran, Jon, and Daenerys may hope.
Game of Thrones: What Is the Significance of THAT Song?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."
The second episode of Game of Thrones' final season ended on a fittingly somber note. As the inhabitants of Winterfell settled down for what very well might be their final night together, Podrick Payne serenaded his friends with a rendition of "Jenny of Oldstones," a popular folk tune among the people of Westeros. The episode also featured a reprise of the song over the ending credits, this time performed by Florence + The Machine.
Game of Thrones: What Is the Significance of THAT Song?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2!
The second episode of Game of Thrones' final season ended on a fittingly somber note. As the inhabitants of Winterfell settled down for what very well might be their final night together, Podrick Payne serenaded his friends with a rendition of "Jenny of Oldstones," a popular folk tune among the people of Westeros. The episode also featured a reprise of the song over the ending credits, this time performed by Florence + The Machine.
As is pretty much always the case whenever we hear a new bit of music in the series, this tune has deep thematic implications. It's more than just a sweet, sad song about a bygone age. It speaks to the heart of the conflict between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen as the series finale looms.
Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 Review
This review contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2, titled "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." To refresh your memory of where we left off, check out our Season 8, episode 1 review, and for more of our thoughts on episode 2, check out our Dragons on the Wall recap above, or download the podcast version here.
Now that’s more like it.
While last week’s Season 8 premiere was a solid, scene-setting hour, it sometimes felt like the script was checking boxes rather than telling an organic story with a fluid sense of pacing. (Every episode has to do a certain amount of narrative legwork to get its characters from A to B, obviously, but the strings seemed more noticeable in the premiere than they have elsewhere.)
Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 Review
This review contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2, titled "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." To refresh your memory of where we left off, check out our Season 8, episode 1 review.
Now that’s more like it.
While last week’s Season 8 premiere was a solid, scene-setting hour, it sometimes felt like the script was checking boxes rather than telling an organic story with a fluid sense of pacing. Every episode has to do a certain amount of narrative legwork to get its characters from A to B, obviously, but the strings seemed more noticeable in the premiere than they have elsewhere.
Riding With Red Dead Online Role Players Was My Best Ever Multiplayer Experience
The last time I rode into Valentine in Red Dead Online I was shot, tied up, stabbed, and shot again. Some days that’s life in Rockstar’s Wild West wonderland, where the atmosphere’s magnificent but the murder indiscriminate.
I tend to spend most of my time in Red Dead Online alone against the world; hunting, fishing, and simply surviving inside the simulation. Sometimes I can saunter into towns solo without incident but, unfortunately, things regularly go south faster than a stork strapped to a scramjet. That’s the risk you run riding alone.
Today, however, is different. Today, I’m not alone.
“We tend to ride in two-by-two formation just because it makes a bigger impression when we ride into town,” explains DirtyWorka, president of the PS4 charter of the Reaper Lords, a GTA Online MC club that has since mostly migrated to Red Dead Online. “We won’t shoot at anybody unless they raise a weapon in our direction.”
Riding With Red Dead Online Role Players Was My Best Ever Multiplayer Experience
The last time I rode into Valentine in Red Dead Online I was shot, tied up, stabbed, and shot again. Some days that’s life in Rockstar’s Wild West wonderland, where the atmosphere’s magnificent but the murder indiscriminate.
I tend to spend most of my time in Red Dead Online alone against the world; hunting, fishing, and simply surviving inside the simulation. Sometimes I can saunter into towns solo without incident but, unfortunately, things regularly go south faster than a stork strapped to a scramjet. That’s the risk you run riding alone.
Today, however, is different. Today, I’m not alone.
“We tend to ride in two-by-two formation just because it makes a bigger impression when we ride into town,” explains DirtyWorka, president of the PS4 charter of the Reaper Lords, a GTA Online MC club that has since mostly migrated to Red Dead Online. “We won’t shoot at anybody unless they raise a weapon in our direction.”
How Long is Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3?
The final season of Game of Thrones is underway and with only six episodes as opposed to the usual 10, we have less time in Westeros than ever before. Despite that, the episode lengths for Season 8 are some of the longest in the show's history.
So how long are the episodes in Game of Thrones Season 8? The Season 8 premiere was the shortest episode of the season at 54 minutes, while episode 2 length was just under a full hour - but episode 3 of Season 8 will be the longest Game of Thrones episode ever at an hour and 22 minutes. The so-called "Battle of Winterfell" is reportedly the longest battle scene in pop culture history, and many of our favorite Game of Thrones characters are expected to die - here are our predictions for the Battle of Winterfell.
Game of Thrones: Catch Up Before Season 8 with Season Recaps
Update: If you need a quick catch up on the previous seasons of Game of Thrones, watch our season video recaps, plus check out our Season 8 premiere review.
Game of Thrones: Season 8 is right around the corner, which means you might be busy rewatching the past seven seasons of the hit HBO series just like we are (ahem). But don't worry: If you don't have the time to rewatch 76-ish hours of quality television, though, you're in luck, because IGN has been busy working on recap videos of all seasons to serve as an efficient plot summary of Seasons 1-7.