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Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5: Doom and a high death count come to King's Landing

A spoiler-filled recap of what went down in Episode 5 of Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 review: Daenerys' last war is a fierce, fiery but empty spectacle

Heading into its final hour (and some minutes), Game of Thrones has to show us that it can deliver more of the emotion and the storytelling -- and less of the spectacle.

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5: Questions around The Night King that remain unanswered

The war against The Night King's army in Game of Thrones season 8 has left the fans with many things unanswered that were built up over the last seven seasons of the show.

Game of Thrones has depicted Daenerys Targaryen's ruthlessness long before season 8

Daenerys Targaryen has always had to grapple with questions of tempering her vengeance with mercy, justice with compassion, idealism with pragmatism.

Game of Thrones season 8: Varys' plans for the Iron Throne draw from this storyline in the books

Why would Varys support Jon? To lend credence to this development, we go back to the Song of Ice and Fire books, where Varys is working to install Aegon Targaryen (not Jon, but the child who would have been Jon's half-brother — Rhaegar Targaryen's son with his first wife Ellia Martell) on the Iron Throne.

Game of Thrones season 8 art director clarifies the coffee cup in episode 4 was not from Starbucks

The Game of Thrones makers have admitted that the Starbucks coffee cup was indeed a mistake and have taken a dig at the whole gaffe.

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 review: The Last of the Starks shows the living are a greater threat than the dead ever were

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4: The dead, it turns out, weren't the biggest threat after all; it was the living who had to be feared all along.

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 recap: The Last of the Starks sets up a high-stakes finale, with Cersei and Dany ready to face off

In Episode 4 of Game of Thrones season 8, the survivors in Winterfell pay their last respects to those who fell in the battle against the Night King.

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4: Fans point out editing blunder as Daenerys is spotted with a Starbucks cup

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4 has become a subject of memes after Daenerys is seen with a Starbucks cup in a scene in the episode

Game of Thrones: George RR Martin confirms HBO is moving forward with three spinoff shows

George RR Martin said that while the one called 'The Long Night' will be shot later this year and two other Game of Thrones spinoffs remain in the script stage