Credit: HBO I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this evening's episode of Game of Thrones. I wrote a review and you can read it right here. I'm not sure what to think. I loved some parts of this episode and others I kind of hated. It was the best of Game of Thrones; it was the worst of Game of Thrones. The trailer for next week doesn't give us much. No dialogue or hints at outcomes for the 80-minute penultimate episode of one of the biggest, most expensive shows ever made. Just looks and various characters preparing for battle. Cersei looking smug and one-dimensionally evil. Jon Snow looking grim as ever. Euron looking up at the sky because there's still a dragon to contend with. Give it a view and let me know what you think: I admit, I have little else to say at the moment. I hope the next two episodes give us some resolution. There's so much going on right now, so many various characters at odds with one another, that just two more episodes feels almost criminally insufficient. If I were this show's showrunner I would not abandon it so soon. Alas, that is the reality of things. The show has been cut loose too soon, and I'm not sure there will be a fitting, satisfying ending at this point. C'est la vie. At least these books were made into an epic TV show. At least one version of this story will be completed.<doc-sep>Do not read this if you haven’t seen Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4. You hear me? Do not glance below the picture of Daenerys looking pissed, do not scroll down, just don’t do it, because we're about to talk about the Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 trailer. Still here? Swell. The Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 trailer is here, and just in case the ticking sound in the background wasn’t a big enough clue, everyone is counting down until the final confrontation with Cersei, who - surprise surprise - has turned out to be the season’s main villain. Not the Night King, but Cersei and her ruthless, borderline-psychotic tendencies. As well as showing her looking out over King’s Landing to the forces that are building outside its gate, the trailer also gave us a glimpse of Euron Greyjoy looking terrified. Terror is a new emotion for Euron, as he’s usually manic with glee at the prospect of violence and power. In the footage we see him shielding his eyes from the sun, looking up into the sky, almost certainly scanning the horizon for Drogon. But why would he look frightened at the sight of the giant flying reptile, especially if he’s expecting Drogon to turn up? Maybe Daenerys has decked her dragon out in some armor, though how they’d smith some big enough and quick enough is beyond me. Or perhaps Rhaegal is still alive? Honestly, I have no clue what could strike fear into Euron’s cold, dead heart. We’ll just have to wait until Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 is live next week to find out…<doc-sep>HBO It's almost time to pack away your Game Of Thrones fandom again into the parts of your mind where it won't burst out every Monday morning and you're not spending hours endlessly theorising about some minute behaviour by a character in the background and why it might confirm that they're going to die/not going to die/a secret Targaryen/ a f*cking mermaid. That's because next week sees the penultimate episode of Game Of Thrones' final season and with the shocking revelations of the end of The Last Of The Starks and the likely impact on Dany, we're in for some serious fireworks. Unsurprisingly, the trailer for the next episode has gone heavy on building suspense without showing too much. And yet, there's still a fair bit in there to discuss ahead of the new episode. Here's the trailer... So, what can we learn from this...? 7. Dany Doesn't Simply Burn King's Landing Immediately HBO One of the strangest revelations of the trailer is the implication that Dany greets the death of Missandei by walking away and not taking immediate action against Cersei for it. This is particularly strange considering the fact that she had batted away Vary's concerns about burning King's Landing and seemed to suggest that was her exact plan last episode. For her to then take on Missandei's death and not react furiously and swiftly suggests that either she did listen to Varys and banked the fears that the people would not take to a queen so willing to burn them, or her emotional state is even more dangerous than outright fury. That could be taking us in some interesting directions...<doc-sep>
The final season of Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9PM on HBO. Here's what to look forward to in May 12's penultimate episode. Fans eagerly anticipating what's next in Game of Thrones are in luck. With the series drawing to a close later this month, HBO has released an Episode 5 preview trailer--this being the penultimate episode of both Season 8 and the show overall. You can watch it above. Game of Thrones Season 8 primarily consists of longer-than-usual episodes, and that's true of both Episodes 5 and 6. These final two episodes of Season 8 will be 80 minutes in length. Episode 5 air this coming Sunday, May 12, with Episode 6 closing things out on May 19. As is often the case with these teaser trailers, this one doesn't confirm a lot whole in terms of what will happen, although we do see that Tyrion made it out safely. There's also a moment where Euron looks to the sky that has seemingly prompted people to wonder if there are more dragons, though that seems pretty unlikely. Episode 4 largely dealt with the fallout of Episode 3's massive battle, but another one is on the horizon. Dany and Jon are moving south to reclaim the Iron Throne from Cersei, who has been scheming off-screen for some time now, as Rhaegal can attest. We're not sure how things are going to play out from here, but it is looking more and more likely that we will finally get Cleganebowl.