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When they object, he tells them, “We must fight together now, or die.” Sansa appears to be more aligned with the Northern Lords than Jon and Daenerys. Adding to their dismay, Tyrion Lannister ( Peter Dinklage) informs them that the Lannister army will be riding North to join their cause. When they meet to discuss preparations, Lyanna Mormont ( Bella Ramsey) tells Jon what they’re all thinking: “We named you King in the North.” Jon expresses his gratitude but insists that none of that matters anymore. While Jon was looking for allies, the Northern bannermen have been preparing for war under the guidance of Sansa Stark ( Sophie Turner). Northerners don’t much trust outsiders.” When her dragons appear, the Northerner townsfolk scurry in fright, causing Daenerys to smile at her show of power. In “Winterfell,” the royal procession and its foreign army is greeted with silence and cross looks by suspicious Northerners. At the start of Season 8, Winterfell has been through the worst of the War of the Five Kings, and remains under threat from the North and the South. By the end of Season 1 we were thoroughly disabused of any fairy-tale conceptions of morality.

It hearkens back to a child’s excitement at seeing a royal procession and antiquated notions of heroes and villains. The arrival of Daenerys Targaryen ( Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow ( Kit Harington) at Winterfell echoes that of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister in Season 1. The opening scene of the Season 8 premiere, “Winterfell,” reminds us of a simpler time in Game of Thrones.