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  ===Filming===
  Miguel Sapochnik served as director for the episode, his second episode for the series.
  "Hardhome" was directed by Miguel Sapochnik. He joined the series as a director in the fifth season. He also directed the previous episode, "The Gift".
   The sequence at Hardhome was filmed at the Magheramorne quarry and took nearly a month to film.