Miguel Sapochnik Answers All (Well, Almost) Burning Questions on the final season of 'Game of Thrones'

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Game of Thrones? Final season? Bad, worse or pathetic? Make your pick. But even though all that is true to a major extent, one thing can never be denied about the series ever and that is how big that the show has been and how the stakes have always been higher.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Miguel Sapochnik talked about everything (well, almost). On elongated night shoots of 'The Long Night', Miguel said, "We started shooting in January in Northern Ireland in a place called Toome that is known as one of the coldest places in that region. We finished shooting in mid-April. Monday to Friday I would usually work nights from 5 p.m to 5 a.m., depending on what time it got dark. Then Saturday midday I'd go to the edit room and review what we'd done, cut some scenes and discuss the next week's work. Sunday I'd scout or rehearse on location in the daytime, then try to stay up as long as possible, shot-listing in preparation for going back to nights on Monday."

On the big moment of Arya killing the Night King, "I questioned everything and we worked long and hard to find the right balance of credibility versus wish fulfillment. Then we shot it and reshot it and found that what was really important was rhythm. At one point there was an elaborate plan to have her fight her way into the Weirwood forest, but as we progressed we realized she'd already done that earlier in the episode, so it felt like a repeat. In the end, we felt it didn't matter how she got there — what mattered was setting up that moment when the Night King catches her mid-leap and we think she's done for, then she pulls her knife switch and takes him out. I loved Maisie's performance post the takedown as well, sharing a moment with her brother, Bran. That weary smile. "Not today."

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