âHeâs never been a bastard⊠heâs the heir to the Iron Throne.â
That bombshell was dropped on fans during the concluding moments of Game of Thrones season 7, when it was revealed that Jon Snow wasnât actually Jon Snow at all. Rather, he was Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. One glance at the Thrones family tree tells us that Kit Haringtonâs hero is actually the nephew of Danereys, which will no doubt make for for some complications going into the upcoming final season.
Speaking of which, as we quickly approach its premiere, the hype train continues to build and speaking at the Golden Globes last weekend, HBO CEOÂ Richard Plepler said that every episode of the new run feels like a movie.
âItâs a spectacle. [David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] have done six movies. The reaction I had while watching them was, âIâm watching a movie,ââŠThey knew the bar was high. Theyâve exceeded the bar. Iâve watched them twice without any CGI and Iâm in awe. Everybodyâs in for an extraordinary treat of storytelling and of magical, magical production.â
Obviously, itâs not like the CEO of the network would say anything bad about the final season of whatâs quite possibly one of their biggest shows ever, but this is still encouraging to hear. After all, from everything weâve learned so far, season 8 has all the makings of a landmark achievement â I mean, it was almost spun into three summer blockbusters at one point.
For the cast, though, itâs been an emotional ride. In fact, Sophie Turner said not too long ago that reaching the final page of those top-secret scripts was âcompletely overwhelming.â She even âhad to take a walk for hoursâ just to clear her head. Yikes!
Game of Thrones season 8 will arrive on HBO this April. And, yes, this really is it; the beginning of the end, folks. The only question that remains is, are you ready for it?
