This is it. The big one. The final episode of Game of Thrones season 8, and the show as a whole. After the controversy of its recently aired predecessor, episode 5, the finale to everyone's favourite fantasy drama series still has a lot to make good on. Sadly, the newly released trailer (seen below, with full spoilers included) isn't giving anything away. Coming in at approximately 15 seconds long, the teaser for the Game of Thrones season 8 finale is the shortest one yet, with only nine shots included to reveal as little as possible about the fate of the Seven Kingdoms. It may be vague, then, but that doesn't mean we can't piece together the clues available to make some predictions on what to expect... For starters, it very much looks as though Daenerys is now Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, and you can be sure to expect a shot of her perched atop the Iron Throne in the finale... but don't expect to necessarily see her sitting there for long. For one thing, the season 8 finale trailer shows both Tyrion and Arya dismayed by the wreckage of King's Landing brought about by the Dragon Mother's rage, with both characters – alongside Jon and possibly Ser Davos – now fully positioned to side against their new Queen, who exhibited all the behaviour of a Mad Targaryen monarch in episode 5. There's also glimpses of both the Unsullied and Dothraki army positioned both outside and within King's Landing, though it's unclear whether the latter are cheering for their new Queen, or gearing up for another battle... Just because Cersei and the Night King are gone does not mean another battle for the throne is off the cards, then, as otherwise, Game of Thrones season 8 would have ended with episode 5. Hopefully showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss can pull off one last shocking, satisfying gauntlet of a finale to prove once and for all that the war of Westeros has been worth eight seasons of build up. Word of advice? Maybe stay off Twitter from next Sunday onwards until you'd had time to digest the episode for yourself. Things are about to get very heated, both on and off of the television screen. Read up on the biggest Game of Thrones theories that could still be fulfilled during the season 8 finale, or watch the video below for a recap of seasons 1 - 7 so far.<doc-sep>***WARNING: THIS ARTICLE - OBVIOUSLY - CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR GAME OF THRONES*** Here we go then. After years in the making and eight seasons, we're down to just one singular episode of Game of Thrones to go. Check out the teaser trailer before we get into it. Obviously, there are still quite a few significant loose ends to be tied up. Advert 10 We've no idea who is going to sit on the Iron Throne at the end of all this madness - does it even matter anymore? After the events of episode five, what is there left to rule over? Daenerys Targaryen used her one remaining dragon, Drogon, to eviscerate and incinerate every single part of King's Landing. By the time they were finished nearly everyone seemed to be dead, and much of the capital of Westeros was no longer standing. Advert 10 It's been coming for a while now, but Dany finally inherited the 'Mad Queen' title that seems to have been in the post to her for quite a while now. She's really mad. Credit: HBO What is there left for her, anyway? She seems to have forsaken all counsel and burned anyone who tried to offer it to her. She's got Tyrion Lannister still, but she hasn't trusted his advice for a while now. A lot of his recent advice has been uncharacteristically bad, in her defence. Advert 10 As we survey the scene left for us after the War of the Queens became a rather one-sided war between one woman and her own sanity, in which there were no winners, it almost feels a bit pointless that a ruler must be chosen, but that's sort of why everyone is still here. Tyrion can be seen looking - probably justifiably - terrified. Jon looks pretty damn worried too. Arya is skulking around still, which is interesting. What does she have planned? Credit: HBO Imagine spurning the advances of a woman who can sack an entire city using only her own cruelty and a gigantic dragon. Advert 10 Nobody needs that kind of relationship. Let's not forget that the catalyst - or at least one of the catalysts - for this was Jon realising that he can't be with Dany anymore. She's his aunt, for Christ's sake. Not that it matters to her anymore. Anyway, the short and pensive trailer tells us very little other than that an ill wind is blowing through what remains of King's Landing. Advert 10 Tyrion looks worried. Credit: HBO Exactly what that wind is gonna blow through, we'll have to wait and see. What do you reckon? Come give us your angle at Game of Thrones: Westeros Posting on Facebook.<doc-sep>Game of Thrones airs its final episode this upcoming Sunday, but that isn’t quite the end of the fun. A week after that, at 9:00 p.m. EST on Sunday May 26, where there would normally be a new episode of GoT, HBO will air The Last Watch, a documentary exploring what went into the making of the eighth and final season: Season 8 is a strange beast. it’s causing more division than any season previous, but from a production standpoint it was a bigger undertaking than anything this team had attempted before, and they’d attempted some major stuff. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all came together. At the start of the trailer we get a look at the much talked-about season 8 table read, where we’ve heard that more than one cast member broke down in tears. Kit Harington, especially, seems to be going through it. Then there’re the weeks of night shoots the cast and crew endured to film the Battle of Winterfell, and then there’s the making of the incredibly detailed King’s Landing set just so the team could blow it up in “The Bells.” RELATED PRODUCT New York Mets Game Of Thrones Kingsguard Bobblehead Buy Now! Buy Now! That set, by the way, is such an accomplishment that HBO plans to leave it standing as a tourist attraction, and as something to rent out to other productions. They built something magnificent here. I’m all for memorializing it. To stay up to date on everything Game of Thrones, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter. Watch Game of Thrones for FREE with a no-risk, 7-day free trial of Amazon Channels<doc-sep>
Well, if you’ve caught your breath after the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones (which we won’t ruin for you), here’s the preview trailer for the last EVER episode of the series. Something we never thought we’d type, but here we are. Should we be excited or sad? First, for a trailer that clocks in at 37 seconds, there’s only about 15 seconds of actual footage. I suppose that’s to be expected from the Game of Thrones series finale, but we still wanted more! At any rate, while it might look like winter has finally come to King’s Landing, that snow is probably ash. Also, does it seem like the Dothraki and Unsullied suddenly multiplied? We hardly saw either in “The Bells,” and yet now it seems like their ranks are replenished. The trailer is naturally light on individual reactions to Daenerys’ actions, but we do see Arya inside King’s Landing after leaving last episode. Would killing Dany be considered revenge, as the Hound was cautioning her against? Or just pure survival? What will Jon think of all this? We have so many questions! Either way, this is the last episode we’re ever going to have of Game of Thrones. After Daenerys burnt King’s Landing to the ground, it will be time to pick up the pieces. Who lives happily ever after? Who joins the dearly departed? This is it, people! Our last episode of Game of Thrones! To stay up to date on everything Game of Thrones, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter. Watch Game of Thrones for FREE with a no-risk, 7-day free trial of Amazon Channels