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One thing all ‘Game of Thrones’ fans — book readers, show watchers, bloggers, everyone — can agree on is that Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane and his brother Sandor “The Hound” must eventually meet again and fight in what is known as “Cleganebowl.”

Sunday night’s Game of Thrones had hours of essential information, major narrative developments and character reunions all packed into one swift episode. We could spend forever analyzing – spoiler alert – Cersei’s pregnancy reveal, how long Gendry will stick around, and what Gilly’s major Rhaegar Targaryen bomb drop reveals about Jon’s threat to Daenerys’ right to the throne. But one of the more unexpected and interesting developments in “Eastwatch“ was the raven Arya discovered in Littlefinger’s room. What did it say? Is Littlefinger tricking Arya? And what does that mean for the two Stark sisters?

Game of Thrones’ leak of Season 7’s “The Spoils of War” turned out an international error rather than consequence of the network’s recent hack, but the group responsible has designs of their own. Another round of leaks reportedly reveals detailed descriptions of Thrones’ “Eastwatch,” as well as multiple documents from a top executive’s email.

If there was giant wall of ice surrounding HBO to protect the network’s most precious properties, well, that sucker has come crashing down. The company has become the target of a recent cyber attack after The Night King a group of hackers reportedly infiltrated the network’s systems. And some secretive Game of Thrones data has allegedly leaked online.

Jon Stewart’s first attempt at a new HBO series may have been scrapped, but the former Daily Show host isn’t down and out. Not only will Stewart return to standup for the first time in twenty-one years with a new HBO special, but also headline a Night of Too Many Stars.

Sunday night’s Game of Thrones began placing all the pieces in place for the total political chaos and carnage that’s to come. In “Stormborn” – spoiler alert – Daenerys said Jon Snow’s name for the first time, which was all sorts of exciting, two Sand Snakes met a nasty end, Arya had multiple reunions, Missandei discovered the wonders of oral sex, and Sam began to cure Jorah.

You’d think the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere would preclude any more major trailers, but why stop there? Dany makes a new friend at Dragonstone, and Jon proposes a long-awaited alliance in this spoilery new trailer for the next six episodes.

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 ventures to “Dragonstone” for a satisfying, if table-setting premiere, but should fewer episodes mean a change in urgency? And did Ed Sheeran bring us one of the series’ best scenes? Find out in our full review!

Who watches the Watchmen? Everyone with an HBO account, if Damon Lindelof has his way. The former LOST and Leftovers boss is officially in talks to helm a new TV series version of the Alan Moore classic, and Zack Snyder is nowhere near it.

There’s been some back and forth on Game of Thrones Season 7 having longer runtimes than previous years, but the full episode breakdown brings good news. Season 7 may have been hacked down to seven episodes, but at least two of them will be the series’ longest outings to date.

Like winter before it, Game of Thrones’ end is coming. We may not like to think about Seasons 7 and 8 bringing an end to the world of Westeros, but according to HBO, the main saga may not wrap at least 2019. Not only is the final Game of Thrones season currently unscheduled, but any and all spinoffs might not air until well-after.

We were all especially hungry for Game of Thrones after its spring delay, and doubly-so by the time HBO released the Season 7 trailer. So much so, in fact, that this week’s Season 7 footage racked up 61 million views in a day, believed to break TV’s record.