HBOs highly acclaimed series Game of Thrones enters its seventh season with fewer episodes than usualseven, in lieu of the usual 10but with more anticipation. Fill that Drogonsized hole in your heart with these 13 awesome TV shows that will remind you of Game of Thrones. George RR Martin pokes fun at the long wait for latest Game of Thrones novel The Winds of Winter Patience, people. Patience. The Long Night in Game of Thrones, Explained. In the seventh season of Game of Thrones, people in Westeros absolutely cannot stop talking about the Long Night. Bran isworried about it. Welcome to the Experts reviews of Game Of Thrones here at The A. V. Club, which are written from the perspective of someone who has read George R. R. Martins A. October 18, 2017 The Winds of Winter Arriving Before Game Of Thrones Season 8 George R. R. Martin Makes A New Promise. Welcome to Winter Was Here, a weekly Game of Thrones podcast series from The Hollywood Reporter and Post Show Recaps. Every week, hosts Rob Cesternino of Survivor. Night-King-Featured-Game-of-Thrones-08202017.jpg' alt='Long Winter Game Of Thrones' title='Long Winter Game Of Thrones' />Eight thousand years before the Targaryen Conquest, a winter known as the Long Night descended. Jon Snow is very worried about it. Daenerys will definitely be worried about it, once she comes around to Jons warnings about the Night King. Long Winter Game Of Thrones' title='Long Winter Game Of Thrones' />Cersei is well, Cersei isnt worried about it, but she should be. Things move very fast on Game of Thrones, so you may have missed all of the specifics of what this lengthy darkness is all about. Thats where we come in. Heres every question you might have about the Long Night, answered. The Long Night, huh How long is it Like winter in Boston long, or 3. Days of Night longEven longer. Were not quite sure exactly how long it lasts, because according to Westerosi myths, theres only been one other Long Night in history. But it allegedly lasted for years and years. When was the other oneBasically at the dawn of recorded history, during a period known as the Age of Heroes. You know how every so often in GOT, someone will mention the Andals and the First Men The Age of Heroes is the era in Westerosi history before the Andals sailed over from Essos, and it was basically just the First Men chilling with the Children of the Forest and the giants. Got it. So, what happened The White Walkers killed everyone To be honest, I dont know if I can explain this part better than Old Nan. Take it away, Old Nan In George R. R. Martins books, she goes even further. Did you know the White Walkers rode ice spiders According to Old Nan, they did. She also tells of a man called the Last Hero, who tried to get help from the Children of the Forest, but before he could, his dog and all his friends died and the White Walkers were closing in and oh, sorry, thats where her story ends. Sounds intriguing It is. Later in the books, Sam tells Jon that the Last Hero eventually defeated the White Walkers with a substance called dragonsteel, which is probably Valyrian steel or dragonglass. Its generally assumed that the Last Hero is Westeross version of Azor Ahai and the Prince That Was Promised  that is, mythical heroes who ended some great catastrophe. Was the Long Night just in Westeros It would be easier for everyone if it was, right Our heroes could just pop over the Narrow Sea and avoid having to deal with the White Walkers, the wights, and everything else. Essos does have a bunch of war bands who might not take too kindly to a bunch of people from Westeros just showing up, but at least theyre human. Compaq Jbl Pro Drivers. Unfortunately, that doesnt seem to be the case. Just as our own world has many different myths about a great flood, The World of Ice and Fire gave us a number of stories about heroes ending a terrible age of darkness from all over the map. The legend of Azor Ahai comes from Asshai, all the way in the southeast corner of the known world further north, the Patrimony of Hyrkoon tells of Hyrkoon the Hero on the Jade Sea, Yi Ti has a fable about a disaster averted by a woman with a monkeys tail. Though the details change, all of these myths tell the same basic story, which would seem to indicate every corner of the GOT globe had its own Long Night. Just as Westeros built the Wall after its White Walker invasion, Yi Ti even has its own version of hulking, ancient citadels called the Five Forts, which are made out of a mysterious black stone with walls that stand 1,0. Thats 3. 00 feet higher than the Wall in Westeros clearly, Yi Ti knows what its doing. Wait, whats all that prophecy mumbo jumbo When it comes to mythical heroes, just remember these three names the Last Hero, Azor Ahai, and the Prince That Was Promised. For our purposes, its easiest to assume theyre all the same, but if youre curious about the differences, heres a quick rundown. The Last Hero is the Westerosi guy who killed the White Walkers with the help of the Children of the Forest there are no prophecies about him coming back. Azor Ahai lived in Essos during their Long Night, and he sacrificed his beloved wife to create a magical sword called Lightbringer that saved the day followers of the Lord of Light think hell come back one day, reborn amid smoke and salt and carrying Lightbringer. The Prince That Was Promised is a hero who many Targaryens believed would come one day, though its not clear if he or she has ever come before most of the prophecys conditions are similar to Azor Ahai returning. In the books, Melisandre uses both names to mean the same thing, while the show prefers to say The Prince That Was Promised instead of Azor Ahai. Wasnt Stannis supposed to be that guyHe was, but now hes dead, so hes probably not. Right. So who is the front runner for Azor Ahai now Depending on who you ask, this legendary hero may be one person, or it may be a group of people. Danys brother Rhaegar believed it was the latter, memorably intoning, The dragon has three heads. And as Missandei pointed out in last weeks episode, the Valyrian word for prince has no gender, so you can cast a wide net of candidates. Easy money is on some combination of Daenerys, Jon, and Tyrion filling this role, though some people believe Bran will take Tyrions spot. Based on the season seven premiere, some people think the Hound might be a candidate, too. Last question If theres gonna be a big battle against the White Walkers, wouldnt they need to get past the Wall first How is that going to happen Thats the big question of this season. Well, besides if Jon and Dany are going to kiss. There are a few ways that could happen. Last season, the Night King give Bran a mark that allowed the White Walkers to break through the spell protecting the Three Eyed Ravens cave one possibility is that the White Walkers can now get through the magic that protects the Wall, too. But in the season seven premiere, the Hound had a vision of the White Walkers simply walking around the Wall, which would make everyone feel a bit stupid. A fan on Reddit noticedthe sea around the Walls eastern end is now frozen over in the opening credits, bolstering this theory. Book readers have long theorized that the Wall will fall when someone blows on the Horn of Joramun, a magical horn that Mance Rayder looked for and was probably found by the Nights Watch at the Fist of the First Men. In the books, the Horn of Joramun is with Sam in Oldtown, where Euron Greyjoy seems to be heading. The show has largely avoided the horn topic, but they did take care to include it back in season two, so its worth talking about. No matter what, one thing is for sure You dont put a gigantic wall to keep out bad guys in your story if it does exactly what its supposed to do all the time. One way or another, the Long Night is coming. Lets Discuss Tonights Episode of Game of Thrones.