content: "'''The Long Night'''" is the third episode of the eighth season of HBO's fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', and the 70th overall. It was written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. It aired on April 28, 2019. It is the longest episode of the series, with a run time of 82 minutes.
  "The Long Night" takes place entirely at Winterfell and depicts the final battle between the Army of the Dead and the combined armies of the living, ending one of the series' primary storylines. The episode's title refers to the prolonged winter that occurred thousands of years earlier, in which the White Walkers first descended upon Westeros.
  The episode received mixed reviews. Critics praised the visual grandeur and scale of the battle and Arya Stark's personal storyline as its highlights. It received nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for Ramin Djawadi, and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Carice van Houten  for her final performance as Melisandre. It was later picked by Alfie Allen and Maisie Williams to support their nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, respectively. It has so far received five Primetime Emmy Awards.
  This episode also marks the final appearances of Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Megan Parkinson (Alys Karstark) and Vladimir Furdik (The Night King).