Winter Is Here with The A.V. Club

The ash has settled and new dawn rises over Westeros. The A.V. Club gives our final thoughts on this season of Game Of Thrones, how "The Iron Throne" did and did not work for us, and who the real winner of this whole game was. (It's Sansa.) Senior Writer Katie Rife and Managing Editor Caity PenzeyMoog are joined by special guests in this final episode of Winter Is Here. Our writer Alex McLevy, who has been recapping the show all season, and our TV Editor Erik Adams join the show for some parting thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Rife and Caity PenzeyMoog are a couple of mad queens themselves as they discuss Daenerys’ sacking of King’s Landing and offer predictions for the final episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the goodbyes at Winterfell, the many giant crossbows of King’s Landing, and one infamously sloppy piece of set dressing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the cinematic qualities of “The Long Night,” whether that battle lighting was intentional, and who lived and who died in the Battle of Winterfell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in Winter is Here with The A.V. Club we discuss how Arya can get it, Tormund is too good for this world, and whether it’s really a good idea to put Winterfell’s children in the crypts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Body parts, Winterfell, Jaime and Bran: We dive into the many parallels between season eight’s premiere and the pilot episode of Game Of Thrones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us as we break down the final season of Game Of Thrones on our new podcast, Winter Is Here with The A.V. Club. We’ve got recaps, analysis, dragon puns, and everything else you need to get through the winter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices