How do you end a show like Game of Thrones?

HBO's fantasy epic is currently shooting the final season, but nailing a satisfying ending to do the previous eight years justice will surely be one of its biggest challenges.

The cast have now seen the finale script, and Iain Glen (who plays Ser Jorah Mormont) believes that the last episode will give fans closure – even if it may not please everybody.

This is possibly the most difficult of them all, mainly because a) it only made its catwalk (cliffwalk?) debut this year so b) going to be hard to find at your local fancy-dress shop.  But if you've got the patience to braid a blonde wig and customise that one fake-fur coat you've got in your wardrobe, the one you haven't worn since the 1980s, it'll be worth the effort for the stirring music and rousing applause you'll get when you enter the party.  Maybe only take one of your dragons though, you don't want to accidentally lose one of them.pinterest
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"Yes, I hope," he told IANS. "I can't tell, but I am one of the few people who has read the script and I know the ending and what happens.

"When I read it, I thought it was rather brilliant. I am a bit of a fan of the series as well, and it satiated my expectation and hopes. I felt [it was the] conclusion.

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"But we will have to see. You know with something this big like Game of Thrones, you cannot please everyone. All I can say is that we will be doing what we have done before, and the writers have written great episodes.

"They have had a great strike rate up to now, and I am sure that will continue."

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Fans were recently treated with the final season's first poster (which didn't actually show much, aside from confirming it will air next year).

Meanwhile, pictures have surfaced revealing that Jon Snow will be having scenes with Cersei Lannister. Lena Headey, whose character currently sits on the Iron Throne, was spotted in costume, shooting a number of scenes in Dubrovnik, Croatia – alongside Kit Harington also in costume.

Game of Thrones season 8 will premiere in 2019. The show airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK. Season 7 is now available to buy on DVD, Blu-ray or digital download.

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